Exercise Physiology

Robbie Mullins

Dr Robert Mullins AES AEP FESSA (Robbie) is the Director of Clinical Services and Education, and the Course Coordinator of the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology for the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at QUT. For the QUT Health Clinics he is the Director of the Exercise Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics Clinics. He specialises in cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic conditions rehabilitation. Robbie has been an Accredited Exercise Physiologist since 2003 with clinical practice experience across the hospital, community and university health clinic settings. He was awarded Fellowship of Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) in 2017 and was a former member of the ESSA Accreditation Council and QLD State Chapter. He has worked extensively with the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), both as clinician and researcher in heart failure, cardiac rehabilitation and type 2 diabetes. More recently his work focused on client experience of health care and student experience of learning in a university health clinic. He has held previous leadership and advisory roles for Queensland Health as Chair State-wide Exercise Physiology Discipline and Chair Clinical Education Training and Advisory Group. Robbie also holds qualifications in teaching in higher education, strength and conditioning and sports medicine. His personal exercise interest is in triathlon, and he competed in the ITU World Triathlon Championships for Australia in Hamburg 2007, Budapest 2010, and London 2013.

Qualifications: PhD, MAppSci(ClinExSci), GradCertAcadPrac, BAppSciHMS(hon)
Primary domains of professional focus: Cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic
Other areas of Interest: Clinical education
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Rob Murray

Mr Robert Murray AES AEP ESSAM (Rob) is the Clinic Coordinator of the QUT Health Clinics Exercise Physiology Clinic. He is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist who has been working at the QUT Health Clinics since 2015. Rob graduated in 2012 with a Master’s in Clinical Exercise Physiology from the University of Queensland. His clinical experience includes working in private practice, working for Queensland Health/Metro North Hospital and Health Service, and operating his own business, Atrium Exercise Physiology, which he founded in 2015.

Rob has a special interest in the management of chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and chronic pain. He believes that exercise is medicine, motion is lotion and rest is rust, and that movement is key to improving and maintaining health. He uses evidence-based practice to develop programs that facilitate positive change through lifestyle and behavioural modification.

Rob likes to practice what he preaches and stays active by playing sports, throwing weights around in the gym and training for various long distance endurance events, including swimming, cycling and running.

Qualifications: MClinExPhys, BSpSc&Phys
Primary domains of professional focus: Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, Pain

Angus Gibson

Mr Angus Gibson is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Clinical Supervisor at the QUT Health Clinics’ Exercise Physiology Clinic. Angus completed his studies at QUT in 2018 with a Bachelors in both Behavioural Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology, followed by a Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation at James Cook University in 2020. He has 5+ years experience in the exercise and sport science industry moving from endurance sport performance coaching and strength and conditioning to clinical practice at the QUT Health Clinics in 2019.

Angus has experience managing metabolic, cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal chronic conditions, with a special interest in providing active therapy to those living with mental illness, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease and children/adolescents with chronic conditions. He is an advocate for exercise as medicine and believes that moving is the key to a healthy mind and body. He uses evidence-based practice to empower people to move more and move well, while instilling these principles into the exercise physiologist students of QUT.

Angus has competed around the world in triathlon, including the ITU World Triathlon Championships in Auckland, New Zealand (2011) and London, UK (2013). He continues to enjoy challenging his physical limits in the gym, trekking and in long-distance endurance events.

Justin Holland

Dr Justin Holland is the Course Coordinator and Lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. He specialises in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.

Justin is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) with 8 years of experience working in a variety of clinical, corporate and sporting organisations. In addition to working as an AEP, Justin is a certified level 1 strength and conditioning coach working predominantly with rugby league players and motorsport athletes.

Justin completed his PhD at the University of Queensland in 2018 examining the role of hydration in motorsport performance. He plans to continue research into this field of sports science with attention towards the physiology of motorsport drivers. His research interests also centre around the musculoskeletal domain, examining the impact of exercise on inflammation and clinical outcomes for inflammatory arthritis conditions.

Bridget Nash

Miss Bridget Nash AES AEP ESSA is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist at the QUT Health Clinics. Bridget graduated from QUT's Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology program in 2019 with distinction. This provides her with unique insight into the Exercise Physiology Clinic and student education experience.

Bridget’s academic achievements as a student, facilitated her recruitment into the QUT 4^th year teaching team in 2021. Bridget has worked within a diverse range of subjects in the Clinical Exercise Physiology program including Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology Business Practice, Exercise Physiology Professional Practice and Evidence Based Practice.

Bridget’s clinical work experience includes 2 years in Rockhampton, working across the whole lifespan. She helped to develop referral networks with the Mater Hospital Cardiac Rehab and Pulmonary Programs as well as provided outreach programs to the First Nations Populations in Rockhampton and Woorabinda. Returning to Brisbane in 2021 she continued to work in private practice servicing women’s health and chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

Bridget has a keen interest in taking the learnings from the sports science literature and applying it to clinical populations. Bridget is currently employed as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Women’s Football (NPL) and undertaking a Masters (Research) degree, investigating recovery kinematics of professional ballet dancers with Queensland Ballet.

Qualifications: GC.ExSci(S&C), B.ClinExPhys
Primary Domains of Professional Focus: Musculoskeletal Injury, Return to Sport, Return to Work.

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