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Craig is a Senior Lecturer and with a research focus on esports physiology for health and performance. He supervises several post-graduate research students across topics of performance physiology and women’s health in esports. Craig was a founding board member of the Esports Research Network and is an emerging leader in esports physiology research for performance and well-being. Craig recently authored the book: The Science of Esports (2023). Research Areas:
Projects (Chief investigator)
- E-Racing Simulators for Learning in Secondary Schools
- Indexing League of Legends Performance
- Psychophysiology of Elite League of Legends
- The Female Esports Athlete - Impact of the Menstrual Cycle on Esports Health and Performance
- Understanding the Physiological Demands and the Role of Exercise in Esports
Publications
- Nicholson, Mitchell, Poulus, Dylan, Robergs, Rob, Kelly, Vince, McNulty, Craig (2024) How Much Energy Do E'Athletes Use during Gameplay? Quantifying Energy Expenditure and Heart Rate Variability Within E'Athletes. Sports Medicine - Open, 10 (1), pp.Article number: 44.
- Nicholson, Mitchell, Poulus, Dylan, McNulty, Craig (2020) Letter in response to review: More physiological research is needed in Esports. International Journal of Esports, 1 (1), pp.Article number: 31 1-6.
- Nicholson, Mitchell, Thompson, Courtney, Poulus, Dylan, Pavey, Toby, Robergs, Rob, Kelly, Vince, McNulty, Craig (2024) Physical Activity and Self-Determination towards Exercise among Esports Athletes. Sports Medicine - Open, 10 (1), pp.Article number: 40.
- McNulty, Craig, Jenny, Seth E., Leis, Oliver, Poulus, Dylan, Sondergeld, Peter, Nicholson, Mitchell (2023) Physical Exercise and Performance in Esports Players: An Initial Systematic Review. Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports, 1 (1).
- Nicholson, Mitchell, McNulty, Craig, Pavey, Toby, Poulus, Dylan, Thompson, Courtney, Robergs, Rob, Kelly, Vince (2023) Quantifying Physical Activity and Self-Determination towards Exercise among Esports Players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26 (Supplement 2), pp.s133-s134.
- Nicholson, Mitchell, Poulus, Dylan, Johnston, Daniel, Robergs, Rob, Kelly, Vince, McNulty, Craig (2024) Role of a 10-Week Exercise Intervention on Cerebral Hemoglobin Saturation, Cognitive Function, and Heart Rate Variability Within Elite Esports Players: A Pilot Study. Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports, 2 (1), pp.Article number: jege.2024-0007.
- McNulty, Craig, Polman, Remco, Watson, Matthew, Bubna, Kabir (2024) The Science of Esports