Rate My Professor Brendyn Appleby

Dr. Brendyn Appleby serves as a part-time Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science within the School of Allied Health at Murdoch University, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he coordinates first- and second-year exercise science units. Appleby earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Sport Science from Edith Cowan University between 2012 and 2019, with his thesis titled "Bilateral and unilateral resistance training and athletic performance." He previously obtained a Master of Science in 2000 and a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the University of Western Australia.

Appleby brings over 25 years of experience as a strength and conditioning coach in elite sport to his academic role. He has worked with the Western Force Super Rugby team from 2007 to 2014, the Western Force Academy, the Hockey Australia High Performance Program, and served as strength and conditioning coach for the Australian Men’s Hockey team at the Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024, and Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. His research specializations include strength and conditioning, the comparative effects of bilateral and unilateral resistance training on sprint speed, change of direction, lower-body strength transfer, plyometric training, and physical preparation for field hockey. He has 36 publications listed on ResearchGate, garnering over 775 citations. Notable publications include "Can a Specific Neck Strengthening Program Decrease Cervical Spine Injuries in Rugby Union" (2013), "Specificity and transfer of lower-body strength: Influence of bilateral or unilateral lower-body resistance training" (2019), "Effect of Plyometric Training on Speed and Change of Direction Ability in Elite Field Hockey Players" (2018), "A repeated shuttle sprint test with female and male international field hockey players" (2022), and "Physical preparation of the Australian national male field hockey team for the 2023 FIH World Cup" (2023).