Andrew Mckune

Associate Professor

Associate Professor, Sport & Exercise Science

EmailAndrew.McKune@canberra.edu.au

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

1) Stress-response and metabolic systems in children living in military and first responder families: Potential targets for individualising exercise treatment of anxiety? 2) Skin-Autofluorescence and Ethylene trace gas deterction as mon-invasive biomarkers for training status, physical overloading, illness and injury risk in athletes. 3) Adipose tissue lipolysis, body composition and fitness changes in response to high-fat diets and high intensity interval training in overweight/obese men.

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Biography

Andrew McKune is an Associate Professor in Strength and Conditioning at UC. Prior to taking up this role he held positions in Sport and Exercise Science at Tshwane University of Technology and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He holds qualifications in sport & exercise science, medical science (physiology), strength and conditioning (CSCS) and a doctoral degree specialising in exercise immunology.

Andrew has published papers in scientific journals, has presented at international conferences and has worked with recreational and elite athletes in a sport science capacity.

Research Interests

Dysfunctions in the stress-response, inflammation and bioenergetic systems in mental illness: Targets for exercise and nutrition interventions?
Immune/Inflammatory responses to exercise
Monitoring disease, health and adaptation to exercise using non-invasive methods e.g. heart rate variability, salivary biomarkers, Ethylene trace gas deterction, skin autofluorescence
Strategies to reduce severity of and enhance recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage
Understanding lipolysis in response to exercise and nutrition interventions using the microdialysis technique

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Stress-Response and metabolic systems in children living in military and first responder families: Potential targets for individualising exercise treatment of anxiety?
Mckune, A., Naumovski, N., D'Cunha, N., Speer, K., Rudzki, S., Lim, A. & Koenig, J.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
The nutrition composition of Prickly Pears (Opuntia ficus indica), cladode and their products and potential health benefits in humans
Naumovski, N. & Mckune, A.
Chiron Health Products
1/03/19 → 1/10/21
Project: Research
The nutrition composition of Prickly Pears (Opuntia ficus indica), cladode and their products and potential health benefits in humans
Naumovski, N. & Mckune, A.
1/03/19 → 1/04/21
Project: Other
Top up Scholarship - Alice Wallett
Mckune, A. & Saunders, P.
14/01/19 → 13/01/21
Project: Research
Effects of social interventions on stress and inflammatory responses in dementia
Naumovski, N., Mckune, A. & D'Cunha, N.
Dementia Research Foundation
1/03/18 → 1/03/21
Project: Other

Activities outside of the care setting for people with dementia: a systematic review
D'Cunha, N. M., Isbel, S., McKune, A. J., Kellett, J. & Naumovski, N., 6 Oct 2020, In : BMJ Open. 10, 10, p. 1-13 13 p., e040753.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Acute physiological responses following a bout of vigorous exercise in military soldiers and first responders with PTSD: An exploratory pilot study
Speer, K. E., Semple, S. & McKune, A. J., 1 Jan 2020, In : Behavioral Sciences. 10, 2, p. 1-17 17 p., bs10020059.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
5 Downloads (Pure)
Anthocyanins and Human Health-A Focus on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Disease
Speer, H., D'Cunha, N. M., Alexopoulos, N. I., McKune, A. J. & Naumovski, N., 28 Apr 2020, In : Antioxidants. 9, 5, p. 1-13 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Open Access
File
1 Citation (Scopus)

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Assessing the diet quality of individuals with rheumatic conditions; a cross-sectional study
Carter, T., D'Cunha, N. M., Georgousopoulou, E. N., Isbel, S., Davey, R., Mellor, D. D., Kellett, J., McKune, A. J. & Naumovski, N., 6 Feb 2020, In : Rheumatology International. p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Consensus on a video analysis framework of descriptors and definitions by the Rugby Union Video Analysis Consensus group
Hendricks, S., Till, K., Den Hollander, S., Savage, T. N., Roberts, S. P., Tierney, G., Burger, N., Kerr, H., Kemp, S., Cross, M., Patricios, J., McKune, A. J., Bennet, M., Rock, A., Stokes, K. A., Ross, A., Readhead, C., Quarrie, K. L., Tucker, R. & Jones, B., Feb 2020, In : British Journal of Sports Medicine. p. 1-26 26 p., 101293.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
2 Citations (Scopus)