[ Qualifications ]
[ Principal Interests ] [ Research
Supervision ]
[ Biographical Note ] [ Publications ]
Qualifications
- Diploma in Teaching (Wollongong
CAE, 1976)
- Diploma in Health and Phys.Ed (Wollongong Inst.of Ed, 1981)
- Bachelor of Education (Newcastle CAE, 1984)
- Masters Qualifying (University of Queensland, 1985)
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland, 1991)
Principal
Interests
- Development of rhythm and skill in movement
- Analysis of aquatic locomotion from the perspectives of skill learning, elite performance, and rehabilitation/exercise
- Hydrotherapy and aquatic exercise
- Anthropometry: Applications of the elliptical zone method of quantifying the physical properties of body segments
Research
Supervision
PhD Supervision at The University of Edinburgh:
- Gavin Moir: Biomechanics/Motor control. Athletic Sprinting. Completed 2004
- Shuping Li: Motor Control/Biomechanics.
Fin Swimming. Completed July 2006
- Stelios Psycharakis: Biomechanics. Front crawl swimming. Completed October, 2006
- Roozbeh Naemi: Biomechanics. Front crawl swimming. Completed October, 2006
- Stewart Cotteril: Motor Control/Psychology: Pre-performance routines in golf. Completed May 2007
- Carla McCabe: Biomechanics/Motor Control. Sprint and distance swimming. Completed July 2008
- Chris Connaboy: Motor Control/Biomechanics. Undulating swimming. In progress
- Georgios Machtsiras: Fluid Dynamics
/Biomechanics. CFD analysis of drag in swimming.
In progress
- Thomas Ridgeway: Anthropometry
/Biomechanics: Pending
Biographical
Note
As a physical education teacher in NSW, Australia from
1977 to 1984 I became very interested in applied sports science, in particular,
biomechanics and motor control. In 1984 I began teaching in the tertiary
system, completing a PhD though the University of Queensland in 1991 overlapping
with ten years as a lecturer and researcher at The University of Otago. Prior
to accepting a chair at The University of Edinburgh in Jnauary 2000 I was
a senior lecturer at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia (1996-2000).
Having founded the Centre for
Aquatics Research and Education (CARE) in 2001 I now lead a research team
comprising current and graduated PhD students including Dr Carla McCabe,
Dr Stelios Psycharakis (Napier University), Chris Connaboy (final year
PhD student), and Georgios Machtsiras (PhD student).
The Sports Science team and I
welcome enquiries from PhD students and researchers who have strong academic
credentials and share a passion for applying science to sport, human performance,
and rehabilitation in the Sports Science research programme at The University
of Edinburgh.
Publications
Selected
Publications
Books Chapters:
Payton, C. and Sanders, R., (2009). Body roll and body undulation in competitive swimming. In Seifert, L., Chollet, D. & Mujika, I. (Eds.), Swimming Science and Performance, Nova Science Publishers Inc.
Sanders, R., Psycharakis, S., Naemi, R., McCabe, C. and Machtsiras, G., (2008). Swimming. In . Hong, Y. & Bartlett, R (Eds.) Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science, pp. 323-339, Routledge
Journal Articles:
Sanders, R.H., Li, S., and Hamill, J. (2009). Adjustment to change in task constraints in flutter kicking. Journal of Sports Science. In press.
Psycharakis, S., Connaboy, C., McCabe, C., Naemi, R., Coleman, S. and Sanders, R. (2009). Three-dimensional analysis of intracycle velocity fluctuations in front crawl swimming. Scandanavian Journal of Medicine and Sport. In press.
Sanders, R. and Psycharakis, S., (2009). Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimming with six-beat kick. Journal of Biomechanics. 42 (2009), pp. 273-279.
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