Associate ProfessorJanelle Gifford
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Associate ProfessorFaculty of Medicine and Health
Research projects & supervision summary
Project Opportunities
Title: Health and Nutrition in Masters Athletes
Summary of opportunity:
Masters athletes (MA) are a relatively under-researched group, and while some international data exists, it is often sport-specific, across nationalities, or dated. The physiological effects of the normal ageing process along with age- or lifestyle-associated health conditions may complicate the sports performance needs of individual MAs. We have recently undertaken survey work at the Australian Masters Games and the Pan Pacific Masters Games around nutrition-related chronic conditions in MA. This work provides a platform for several research opportunities for PhD candidates who are dietitians interested in working in sports nutrition and/or masters athletes.
Opportunity synopsis:
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RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONAn investigation of nutrition and health status of Masters Athletes
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDevelopment of a Valid and Reliable Electronic Questionnaire to Evaluate Sports Nutrition Knowledge in Elite Australian Athletes
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONResearch capacity for clinician researchers working in public health organisations in NSW
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONThe Athlete Diet Index: an electronic diet quality assessment tool for elite Australian athletes