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Biography
Associate Professor Kate Pumpa is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Accredited Practicing Sports Dietitian who teaches Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition at The University of Canberra. Kate is the convenor of the Bachelor of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation degree within the Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, and the current Performance Dietitian for the Australian Rugby Union Wallabies and the UC Capitals. Kate completed her PhD at the Australian Institute of Sport in 2008 before consulting as a Sports Dietitian to Leinster Rugby Club based in Dublin, Ireland until 2010. Kate joined the University of Canberra in a teaching and research position in 2010.
Dr Pumpa's research focuses on two distinct areas; the evaluation and application of nutritional interventions and energy expenditure assessment in athletes to assist with nutrition prescription and body composition manipulation, and the evaluation of different exercise interventions to improve outcomes in cancer patients. Current research projects include the evaluation of the efficacy of probiotics for reducing the incidence and severity of illness in elite Australian Rugby Union athletes; and the multi-site project entitled "The efficacy of Exercise during CHemotherapy for Ovarian cancer (ECHO)".
Dr Pumpa is an assistant editor for the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, and on the editorial board for the Journal of Fitness Research. She has been the recipient of a Vice Chancellors Early Career teaching award in 2013, a Faculty of Health Teaching Excellence award in 2014, received the Young Tall Poppy Science award in 2013 and was named a state finalist for the Fresh Science Awards in 2012.
Student Projects Available
I will be available to supervise Higher Degree by Research students in 2018 in the following areas:
1. Sports nutrition interventions
2. Exercise physiology - with a focus on sport science or exercise oncology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Complementary and alternative medicine use among elite Australian athletes and the efficacy of selected complementary and alternative medicines in the prevention and treatment of delayed onset muscle soreness and muscle damage in well trained males, Western Sydney University
Apr 2004 → Sep 2008
Award Date: 1 Sep 2008
Master, Nutrition Dietetics Exercise Rehabilitation, University of Wollongong
Feb 2002 → Dec 2003
Award Date: 1 Dec 2003
Bachelor, Exercise Science & Nutrition, University of Wollongong
Feb 1999 → Dec 2001
Award Date: 2 Apr 2001
External positions
Performance Dietitian, Australian Rugby Union, Sydney, Australia.
2015 → …
Performance Dietitian, Brumbies Rugby Union Club
Oct 2010 → Jul 2011
Performance Dietitian, Australian Rugby Union, Sydney, Australia.
2010 → 2012
Performance Dietitian, Leinster Rugby Union Club
2008 → 2010
Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Rehability
2003 → 2004
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NSWIFT : Physiological and Performance Development in Talented Emerging Female Athletes - The NSWIFT Project
Etxebarria, N., Pumpa, K. & Pyne, D.
1/06/23 → 31/05/27
Project: Other
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Managing jet lag and travel fatigue following long-haul travel in athletes
Pumpa, K., Clark, B. & Maloney, P.
6/02/23 → 6/02/26
Project: Research
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Improving physical activity measurement for the secondary prevention of heart disease: accelerometer cut-points for physical activity intensities
Freene, N., Davey, R., Back, M., Pumpa, K., Clark, B., Lo, W., Tan, R. & Niyonsenga, T.
1/02/23 → 13/12/23
Project: Research
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Promoting health and performance of elite and youth female football athletes
Mara, J., Pumpa, K., Coltman, C. & Ball, N.
19/11/22 → 19/11/25
Project: Other
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Increasing Myogenesis and Reducing Inflammatory Pathways to Attenuate Sarcopenia in Crohn’s Disease – The ‘GUTSY’ project.
Etxebarria, N., Pyne, D., Beard, N., O'Brien, C., Pumpa, K. & Subramaniam, K.
31/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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The effect of α-lactalbumin consumption on sleep quality and quantity in female rugby union athletes: a field-based study
Gratwicke, M., Miles, K. H., Clark, B. & Pumpa, K. L., Feb 2023, In: Biology of Sport. 40, 2, p. 449-455 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Lipids and Volume in Satiation and Satiety (LIVES) Hypothesis : a Proposed Alternative Model for the Pathogenesis of Obesity
Warrilow, A., Pumpa, K., Somerset, S. & Naumovski, N., 14 Feb 2023, In: Diabetology. 4, 1, p. 64-75 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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After the spotlight: Are evidence-based recommendations for refeeding post-contest energy restriction available for physique athletes? A Scoping Review.
Chica Latorre, S., Buechel, C., Pumpa, K., Etxebarria, N. & Minehan, M., Aug 2022, In: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 19, 1, p. 505–528 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Game Day Preparation for Team Sports: A Delphi Study With Expert Consensus
Mason, B. R. J., Pumpa, K. L., Mckune, A. J., Gill, N. D. & Ball, N. B., 1 May 2022, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 36, 5, p. 1345-1352 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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How Do the Habitual Sleep Patterns of Elite Female Basketball and Soccer Athletes Compare With the General Population?
Miles, K. H., Clark, B., Mara, J. K., Fowler, P. M., Miller, J. & Pumpa, K. L., 1 Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 17, 2, p. 234-240 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)