Associate Professor Adam Gorman

Doctor of Philosophy (Human Movement Studies) (University of Queensland), Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary Teaching) (University of Ballarat (now Federation University)), Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) (Honours) (University of Ballarat (now Federation University))

Adam is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition at QUT. Adam completed his PhD through the University of Queensland under the supervision of Professor Bruce Abernethy and Professor Damian Farrow. His thesis investigated the capability of expert basketball players to extract information from the patterns of play that exist in a typical basketball game. Adam's previous work experience includes 4 years as a Physical Education teacher in British and Australian secondary schools, as well as 10 years working at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra, Australia, as a Senior Skill Acquisition Specialist. Adam's employment at the AIS involved working with a range of sports including basketball, netball, water polo, volleyball, rowing, swimming, and athletics. Adam's research interests cover a diverse range of topics, but most notably focus upon the areas of representative design of practice sessions, scaling of equipment for junior sport, performance analysis, manipulating constraints to enhance skill acquisition, and analysing the underlying factors that contribute to expertise in the sports domain. Adam continues to work with a number of different sports and sporting organisations ranging from elite sport through to junior and developmental levels.

Projects (Chief investigator)

• Adapting to environmental constraints: A representatively designed environment for spin bowling in international cricket
• Examining the use of virtual reality technology for enhancing sports performance
• The swimming relay changeover: A multi-disciplinary approach to improving performance
• Transfer of perceptual-motor expertise in talent transfer athletes

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