DrChe Fornusek

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

Research Projects

  • Enhancing Electrical Stimulation Exercise in Persons with Paralysis
  • Classification and Analysis of Disability Rugby League / Touch Football

 

 

Supervision

Dr Fornusek supervises PhD, Masters, and Honours students in projects related to his research topics. International students must study full time plus pay significant  tuition and cost of living expenses; they will need to find scholarships to cover these expenses.

 

Recent PhD Completions:

  • Taylor Margaret Wileman 2025 DEVELOPING ALL ABILITIES TOUCH FOOTBALL: FOUNDATIONS FOR A CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK
  • Suzanne Julie Máté 2024 Functional electrical stimulation and voluntary exercise to enhance cardiorespiratory responses to aerobic exercise in people with advanced multiple sclerosis.
  • Jennifer Rita Melanie Fleeton 2021 STRENGTH TRAINING TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE IN ATHLETES WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: EFFECTS ON STRENGTH, POWER, AND BODY COMPOSITION.

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Developing All Abilities Touch Football: Foundations for a Classification Framework
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Functional electrical stimulation and voluntary exercise to enhance cardiorespiratory responses to aerobic exercise in people with advanced multiple sclerosis
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    High-Intensity Progressive Resistance Training and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A 12-Week Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigation and Quantification of FES Exercise - Isometric Electromechanics and Perceptions of Its Usage as an Exercise Modality for Various Populations
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Strength training to improve performance in athletes with cerebral palsy: effects on strength, power, and body composition
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The Effect of Competition Specific Auditory Stimulus Dive Training on Swimming Start Reaction Time: A Randomised Controlled Trial
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The potential of isometric electrical stimulation exercise for muscle and aerobic fitness