Ken is Lead, Exercise and Sports Science in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.
Background
Professor Ken Nosaka worked in Japan for nearly 20 years before relocating to ECU in April 2004 as an Associate Professor, and was promoted to a full Professor in December 2009. Over the past 18 years, his main responsibilities in the school and university have been to coordinate Exercise and Sports Science Postgraduate and Honours research programs (2007 - 2014), direct the Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research (2007 - 2012), and lead the Exercise and Sports Science discipline (2015 - present). Since January 2022, he is the PhD coordinator of the school.
Prof Nosaka has published more than 310 peer-reviewed journal articles; his current h-index is 61 (Scopus), and about 80% of his articles are related to “eccentric exercise.” His research has been internationally recognised, and he is considered as a world leader in the area of eccentric exercise research. His other research interests include neuromuscular fatigue, strength and power training, exercise as medicine, thermoregulation, and muscle cramp. He has established collaborations with numerous institutes nationally and internationally, and is actively involved in several international collaborative research projects; more than 70% of his publications include international collaborators. He has supervised 35 PhD and 25 Masters by Research students to completion, and currently supervises 6 PhD and 2 Masters students.
- 2022 - present: PhD coordinator, Lead of Exercise and Sports Science, Professor of School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University (ECU)
- 2016 - 2021: Professor and Director of Exercise and Sports Science, School of Medical and Health Sciences, ECU
- 2008 - 2015: Professor, School of Exercise and Health Sciences, ECU; Postgraduate Course Coordinator for Exercise and Sports Science (2007 - 2014), Research Degree Coordinator for Exercise and Health Sciences (2012–2015)
- 2008 - 2013: Director of Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research (CESSR), ECU
- 2004 - 2008: Associate Professor, School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, ECU
- 2001 - 2004: Associate Professor, Exercise and Sports Science, Graduate School of Integrated Science, Yokohama City University (YCU), Japan
- 2000 - 2001: Visiting researcher, School of Biomedical and Sports Science, ECU
- 1997 - 2001: Associate Professor, Exercise and Sports Science, Department of Environmental Science, Yokohama City University (YCU), Japan
- 1995 - 1997: Lecturer, Exercise and Sports Science, YCU
- 1984 - 1995: Assistant, Institute of Sports Medicine, Department of Liberal Arts, YCU
- 1989 - 1991: Visiting Researcher, Department of Exercise Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Professional Associations
- European College of Sport Science
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Physiological Society
Awards and Recognition
- 2020: ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Award “Engagement in Research”
- 2019: Most Widely Read Story in The Conversation
- 2014: Most highly-cited researcher over the past five years
- 2013: Most highly-cited researcher over the past five years
- 2012: Vice-Chancellor’s Award “Excellence in Research”
- 2008: Vice-Chancellor’s Award “Excellence in Research Supervision”
- 2008: ECU Faculty of Computing, Health and Science Executive Dean’s Award
Research Areas and Interests
- Mechanisms of muscle pain induced after exercise
- Characteristics of muscle damage induced by eccentric exercise
- The repeated bout effect that attenuates the magnitude of muscle damage induced by single eccentric exercise bout
- Effects of eccentric exercise training on health and disease prevention
- Effects of exercise on health, fitness and anti-ageing