Murdoch University

Faculty Member, School of Chiropractic and Sports Science

Other Affiliations: Griffith University, Griffith Health Institute
The University of Western Australia, School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health

Lecturer in Biomechanics and Sports Science

Thesis Title: How does technique and technique modification impact on knee loads in sporting tasks?

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Dr Alasdair Dempsey is an early career academic who completed his PhD entitled How does technique and technique modification impact on knee loads in sporting tasks? in 2010.  This work focused on the development, implementation and laboratory based testing of a technique based intervention aimed at reducing the risk of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries. 
Work arising from this PhD thesis has been published in the second, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and third, American Journal of Sports Medicine, ranked Sports Science journals.  The following paper “Dempsey AR et al. Changing sidestep cutting technique reduces knee valgus loading. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 37(11): 2194-2200, 2009” was awarded the 2010 Best Paper – Biological Sciences in the University of Western Australia’s annual Higher Degree by Research Achievements awards.  Work from this thesis has also been awarded at three national and local conferences, including the Young Investigator Award – Oral at the 2006 Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference. 

Dr Dempsey is currently a Lecturer in Biomechanics and Sports Science at Murdoch University.  Prior to this he was working on NHMRC grants 334151 and 629950 as a postdoctoral researcher at Griffith University.  Both projects are looking at the development of knee joint osteoarthritis and involve the recruitment, extensive neuromuscular biomechanical testing and retention and re-recruitment of participants at a two year follow-up.  In this role Dr Dempsey oversaw the day to day running of both projects at Griffith as well as testing and paper preparation.  In project 62995 Dr Dempsey has also been involved in the design of the neuromuscular biomechanical testing as well as project preparation within UWA and Griffith.  Dr Dempsey has also previously been involved in the intervention design and the design and undertaking of the neuromuscular biomechanical testing for the NHMRC funded project 400937 – “A randomised control trial of exercise training programs from prevention knee injuries,” a project with a similar design that in the current application.


Work arising from this PhD thesis has been published in the second, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and third, American Journal of Sports Medicine, ranked Sports Science journals.  The following paper “Dempsey AR et al. Changing sidestep cutting technique reduces knee valgus loading. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 37(11): 2194-2200, 2009” was awarded the 2010 Best Paper – Biological Sciences in the University of Western Australia’s annual Higher Degree by Research Achievements awards.  Work from this thesis has also been awarded at three national and local conferences, including the Young Investigator Award – Oral at the 2006 Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference. 

Dr Dempsey is currently working on NHMRC grants 334151 and 629950 as a postdoctoral researcher.  Both projects are looking at the development of knee joint osteoarthritis and involve the recruitment, extensive neuromuscular biomechanical testing and retention and re-recruitment of participants at a two year follow-up.  In his current role Dr Dempsey oversees the day to day running of both projects at UWA and not at Griffith as well as testing and paper preparation.  In project 62995 Dr Dempsey has also been involved in the design of the neuromuscular biomechanical testing as well as project preparation within UWA and Griffith.  Dr Dempsey has also previously been involved in the intervention design and the design and undertaking of the neuromuscular biomechanical testing for the NHMRC funded project 400937 – “A randomised control trial of exercise training programs from prevention knee injuries,” a project with a similar design that in the current application.

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