Rate My Professor Peter Friis

At the University of Queensland, Dr Friis teaches postgraduate courses in sports medicine, including SPMD7005 Clinical Exercise Science for Sports Medicine, SPMD7003 Exercise Prescription and Sport Injury Management, SPMD3052 Musculoskeletal Assessment and Management, and SPMD7001 Evidence and Practice in Sports Medicine. He co-convenes the university's postgraduate sports medicine program with Dr Anita Green. His research addresses sports injury mechanisms, clinical skill assessment, and exercise as evidence-based medicine. Key publications include Green, A., Engstrom, C., and Friis, P. (2018). Exercise: an essential evidence-based medicine. Medical Journal of Australia, 208(6), 242-243; Hay, P. J., Engstrom, C., Green, A., Friis, P., Dickens, S., and Macdonald, D. (2013). Promoting assessment efficacy through an integrated system for online clinical assessment of practical skills. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 38(5), 520-535; Hess, S. A., Richardson, C. A., Darnell, R., Friis, P., Lisle, D., and Myers, P. (2005). Timing of rotator cuff activation during shoulder external rotation in throwers with and without symptoms of pain. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 35(12), 812-820; and Hinton-Bayre, A. D., Geffen, G., and Friis, P. (2004). Presentation and mechanisms of concussion in professional Rugby League football. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 7(3), 400-404. These works have contributed to over 350 citations. Dr Friis is available for higher degree research supervision.