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Associate Professor Daniel A. Galvão Director, Edith Cowan University Health
and Wellness Institute Associate Professor Daniel Galvão is the Director of the Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute at Edith Cowan University. The work by Galvão has had significant impact by opening new perspectives for the use of exercise as an important strategy to enhance physical function reducing treatment side effects and improving quality of life in prostate cancer survivors. Galvão has co-authored the Cancer Council Western Australia Guidelines for Implementing Exercise Programs for Cancer Survivors, the Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Position Stand on Exercise for Cancer Survivors, and the influential American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Consensus Statement on Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors. Galvão is a member of the Research Grants Committee of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Panel from The Cancer Council of Western Australia and has been the recipient of project grants from NHMRC, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, Cancer Council Western Australia, and Cancer Council Queensland.
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Dr Prue CormiePost Doctoral Research Fellow Dr Prue Cormie is the Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Exercise and Human Performance in the Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute. Prior to this appointment, Cormie completed her doctoral studies at Edith Cowan University, WA (November 2009) and her master’s degree at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, USA (August 2006). Throughout her studies, Dr Cormie worked in various laboratories in the United States and Australia during which time she gained extensive research experience in exercise science across numerous healthy and disease populations. During this time her main research interests centred on neuromuscular adaptations to resistance exercise with a particular focus on improving human performance. As an early career researcher Dr Cormie has developed a solid track record in this area including 25 refereed journal publications (14 of which are first author publications), 22 refereed conference presentations, 1 book chapter and approximately $197,800 of competitive grant funding. Dr. Cormie has 20 ISI listed publications which have been cited a total of 94 times for an average citation rate of 4.7 and a resulting H-index of 5. Dr Cormie was awarded the 2009 University Research Medal by Edith Cowan University in recognition of the best PhD thesis of the year. Additionally, Dr Cormie was also awarded the Exercise and Sports Science Australia Medal, a national award for most outstanding PhD thesis of the year in the field of Exercise and Sport Science. Dr Cormie is a regular invited reviewer for numerous international exercise science journals including the fields leading journal Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. Dr Cormie is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist and consultant to numerous professional sporting organisations. While Dr Cormie’s previous research experience has predominately been focused on athletic populations, she has always had an appreciation of the immense impact exercise has on the health of patients with chronic diseases as well as the prevention of such diseases. With her recent appointment within the Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Dr Cormie has been actively broadening her research interests to include the application of exercise as medicine for the prevention, treatment and management of chronic disease as well as for maintaining health and physical function. Her expert knowledge surrounding the effective design of exercise programs and the neuromuscular adaptations to exercise training gives her a unique edge in exploring innovative and novel research avenues in these areas. Dr Cormie is determined to develop into a leading researcher in the exercise science field and hopes that her scientific contribution may eventually lead to significant improvements in our understanding of the role of exercise in health and human performance. RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Catherine BellBusiness Manager, Vario Wellness Clinic |
