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Projects

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Publications

15

Awards

0


Biography

Wade Sinclair joined Sport and Exercise Science (SES) in 2003 as a Research Officer after completing his honours thesis investigating the thermoregulatory responses of junior surf lifesavers exercising in protective clothing. Wade completed his undergraduate education with James Cook University and has also completed a Graduate Certificate in Education (Tertiary teaching) progressing to an Associate Lecturer (2008-2009), Lecturer (2010-2019) and Senior Lecturer (2020-). Wade has formerly coordinated the SES Honours program (2015-2023) and has previously supervised 18x Honours and 5x PhD Candidates to completion.

Previously Wade has held collaborative arrangements with the Townsville JCU FIRE WNBL side, Surf Life Saving Australia, the National Rugby League and North Queensland Cowboys, Aspetar - Qatar's Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital as well as various Australian and International Universities. Away from University, Wade has served as the Assistant Coach for the Australian Life Saving Team (2013-2016) as well as the Performance Analyst for the North Queensland Cowboys (2017-2022; & 2023-present), the Queensland Maroons State of Origin team (2021 to present) and the Papua New Guinea Orchids Women's rugby league team (2021-present). Wade currently manages the JCU Performance Science Hub, a collaborative research and teaching facility co-located with industry on the site of the North Queensland Cowboys High Performance training facility offering opportunities to visiting scholars, post- and undergraduate students.

Research

Research Interests

Performance analysis in elite rugby league;

Physiological performances in aquatic sports;

Short term heat acclimatisation interventions;

Travel strategies for sporting teams.

Projects

Teaching

Teaching Interests

Student empowerment and engagement across all year levels of exercise science


Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type

Secondary


Taught Modules
Current JCU Research Students
The identification and development of regional female rugby league players within an elite talent pathway
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Stakeholders’ engagement with performance analysis and key metrics & techniques for team success in elite rugby union
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Monitoring exercise-induced stress and adaptation across the playing season in rugby league
Doctorate by Research - time-based
The impact of heat on driving safety
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Quantifying the Acute Physical, Cognitive and Physiological Responses of various Training Modalities in Australian Soldiers
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Completed JCU Research Students
Analysis of Technical & Tactical Performances for Success in the National Rugby League
Doctorate by Research - time-based- 2022
Quantifying the Physical, Technical and Tactical Qualities Discriminant of Development Level in the Queensland Rugby League Talent Pathway
Doctorate by Research - time-based- 2020

Activities

Associations
Employment

Output

Di Bella, Larissa; Doma, Kenji; Sinclair, Wade Heath; Connor, Jonathan Douglas (2023) 'The Acute Eff. Internation, 18 (3):31...
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Wedding, Corey; Gomez, M.A.; Woods, C.T.; Sinclair, Wade; Leicht, Anthony (2023) 'Effect of match-re. 18 (3):832-838. ...
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Callinan, Mikaela J.; Connor, Jonathan D.; Sinclair, Wade H.; Leicht, Anthony S. (2023) 'Exploring r. PLoS ONE, 18 (1)....
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Heilbronn, Brian; Doma, Kenji; Sinclair, Wade; Connor, Jonathan; Irvine-Brown, Lachlan; Leicht, Anth...
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Wedding, Corey James; Woods, Carl Thomas; Sinclair, Wade Heath; Leicht, Anthony Scott (2022) 'Operat. Spor, 8 ...
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Wedding, C.; Woods, C. T.; Sinclair, W. H.; Gomez, M. A.; Leicht, A. S. (2021) 'Analysis of styles o. Journal of Science, 24 (2):206-210. ...
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Simmons, Ryan; Doma, Kenji; Sinclair, Wade; Connor, Jonathan; Leicht, Anthony (2021) 'Acute effects . Sports Medic, 51 :2181-2...
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Wedding, C.; Woods, C.T.; Sinclair, W.H.; Gomez Ruano, M.A.; Leicht, A.S. (2021) 'Exploring the effe. 16 (4):976-984. ...
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Heilbronn, Brian E.; Doma, Kenji; Gormann, Dale; Schumann, Moritz; Sinclair, Wade H. (2020) 'Effects. Journ, 34 ...
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Wedding, C.; Woods, C.T.; Sinclair, W.H.; Gomez, M.A.; Leicht, A.S. (2020) 'Examining the evolution . Journal of Science and, 23 (9):891-896. [DO ...
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Pearce, Leesa A.; Leicht, Anthony S.; Gomez-Ruano, Miguel-angel; Sinclair, Wade H.; Woods, Carl T. (...
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Doma, Kenji; Nicholls, Anthony; Daniel, Gahreman; Damas, Felipe; Libardi, Cleiton Augusto; Sinclair,...
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Pearce, Leesa A.; Sinclair, Wade H.; Leicht, Anthony S.; Woods, Carl T. (2019) 'Passing and tackling. International Jour, 19 (6):985-998. ...
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Woods, Carl T.; Robertson, Sam; Sinclair, Wade H.; Till, Kevin; Pearce, Leesa; Leicht, Anthony S. (2...
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Connor, Jonathan D.; Crowther, Robert G.; Sinclair, Wade H. (2018) 'Effect of different evasion mane. Motor Control, 22 (1):18-27. [DOI] ...
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