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Kane Cocker imagePhD candidate

Email cokan630@student.otago.ac.nz

Area of study

Environmental physiology, water safety

Thesis

Individual differences in the immediate physiological and behavioural responses during cold-water immersion

Supervisors

  • Professor Chris Button
  • Professor Jim Cotter
  • Dr Tina van Duijn (Human Performance Research Center, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Technology Sydney)
  • Dr Luke Wilson (Department of Medicine, University of Otago)

Education

  • Bachelor of Science with Honours (First Class) in Sport, Exercise and Health (2021)
  • Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sport Science)

Publications

  • Button, C., van Duijn, T., Cocker, K., Trotter-Dunn, G., and Seifert, L. (in review). Does a combined swimming pool and open water education programme for children develop adaptable water safety competencies. Journal of Sport and Exercise Sciences
  • van Duijn, T., Cocker, K., Seifert, L., & Button, C. (2022). Assessment of water safety competencies: Benefits and caveats of testing in open water. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.982480
  • van Duijn, T., Ng, J. L., Burnay, C., Anderson, N., Uehara, L., Cocker, K., & Button, C. (2021). The Influence of Equipment and Environment on Children and Young Adults Learning Aquatic Skills. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733489

Presentations (and other)

Presented:

  • Cocker, K. N., O'Reilly, K., Wypych, J., Wilson, L. C., van Duijn, T., Gibbons, T. D., Button, C., Cotter, J. D. (2022). Cross-adaptation of cold shock to cold-pressor (pain-related) responsiveness. (Oral Presentation – SESNZ 2022 Annual Conference)
  • Cocker, K. N., van Duijn, T., Cotter, J. D., Button, C. (2022). Characterising the demands of human-powered Surf Lifeguard Rescue in New Zealand. (Poster Presentation – SESNZ 2022 Annual Conference)
  • Cocker, K., Daniels, N., Nancarrow, A., Spriggs, N., Gibbons, T., Cotter, J. (2020). The effect of combined lactate and VO2 max testing on elicited VO2 max measurement. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 4(3). doi.org/10.36905/jses.2020.03.01 (Poster Presentation – SESNZ 2020 Annual Conference)

Co-Author:

  • Button, C., Cocker, K., Trotter-Dunn, G., and van Duijn, T. (2022). Improving water safety skill transfer through education in different aquatic environments. Safety-14th world conference on injury prevention and safety promotion.
  • van Duijn, T., Cocker, K., and Button, C. (2021). Assessing water safety skill learning: implications of testing in an outdoor environment. Australasian Skill Acquisition Network Annual Conference 2021

Reports:

  • Button, C.; van Duijn, T.; Cocker, K. (2021). Testing Children's Water Safety Competencies in an Open Water Environment. Report presented to Broad Bay and Macandrew Bay Schools.
  • Button, C., Cocker, K., Trotter-Dunn, G., and van Duijn, T. (2022). Teaching Water Skills for Life to children in a combined swimming pool and open water education programme. Report for Water Safety New Zealand.

Scholarships

  • University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship (2022)
  • Summer Research Scholarship (2020, 2021)
  • University of Otago Scholarship in Science (2020)

Hobbies

Rugby, cold-water swimming, motocross

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