Rob Duffield

Professor Rob Duffield is Director of Higher Degree Research Students in the Faculty of Health at UTS, specializing in sport and exercise science. His research examines athlete fatigue/recovery and exercise interventions for chronic diseases.

Key research areas:

• Fatigue mechanisms in sports performance
• Heat stress and cooling interventions
• Travel and sleep impacts on recovery
• Exercise for diabetes and cardiovascular risk reduction

Recent studies analyze coaching practices in basketball development and recovery challenges in elite football. He leads projects funded by Football Australia investigating load management in national team athletes.