Alasdair Dempsey
@ardempsey.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Biomechanics and Sport and Exercise Science at Murdoch University.
My research focuses on sports injury prevention
My research focuses on sports injury prevention
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Alasdair Dempsey
@ardempsey.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Time for a bit of an introduction.
I am an Associate Professor at Murdoch University in the School of Allied Health. I mostly research sports injury prevention and look after learning and teaching for the school as the Associate Dean.
Here's a quick supercut of my research greatest hits
I am an Associate Professor at Murdoch University in the School of Allied Health. I mostly research sports injury prevention and look after learning and teaching for the school as the Associate Dean.
Here's a quick supercut of my research greatest hits
Go West Coast Fever
July 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Go West Coast Fever
My intrusive academic thought is to knock on a colleague's door every time any of them put up this sign. Particularly about 30min in...
July 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
My intrusive academic thought is to knock on a colleague's door every time any of them put up this sign. Particularly about 30min in...
What is also neglected is that at some point we should be asking students to do it face to face and when they have used ChatGPT though the degree they cant do it
I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
July 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
What is also neglected is that at some point we should be asking students to do it face to face and when they have used ChatGPT though the degree they cant do it
I really see this working at a uni that attracts students who should be on Youth Allowance - yet the number of students who are is tiny.
My generation (uni early 2000s) and older look back fondly on uni days but I am not sure this generation will
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
My generation (uni early 2000s) and older look back fondly on uni days but I am not sure this generation will
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
The number of students on Youth Allowance has dropped significantly
Analysis of data from the Department of Social Services shows a sharp decline in the number of students who receive support to study.
www.abc.net.au
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I really see this working at a uni that attracts students who should be on Youth Allowance - yet the number of students who are is tiny.
My generation (uni early 2000s) and older look back fondly on uni days but I am not sure this generation will
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
My generation (uni early 2000s) and older look back fondly on uni days but I am not sure this generation will
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Knife crime is common but difficult to investigate. Robots can help
theconversation.com/knife-crime-...
theconversation.com/knife-crime-...
Knife crime is common but difficult to investigate. Robots can help
Using robots to simulate stabbings can enhance forensic accuracy – and the pursuit of justice.
theconversation.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Knife crime is common but difficult to investigate. Robots can help
theconversation.com/knife-crime-...
theconversation.com/knife-crime-...
New paper led by Stevie Ziogos at Murdoch University
Overview of Sharp Force Damage: Key Factors, Analytical Approaches, Reconstruction Methods, and Future Directions for Standardization in Forensic Investigations
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Overview of Sharp Force Damage: Key Factors, Analytical Approaches, Reconstruction Methods, and Future Directions for Standardization in Forensic Investigations
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Overview of Sharp Force Damage: Key Factors, Analytical Approaches, Reconstruction Methods, and Future Directions for Standardization in Forensic Investigations
Can stabbing machines and robotic arms enhance stabbing simulations? This paper reviews factors affecting sharp force damage, focusing on textiles and comparing manual versus mechanical simulations, ...
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
New paper led by Stevie Ziogos at Murdoch University
Overview of Sharp Force Damage: Key Factors, Analytical Approaches, Reconstruction Methods, and Future Directions for Standardization in Forensic Investigations
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Overview of Sharp Force Damage: Key Factors, Analytical Approaches, Reconstruction Methods, and Future Directions for Standardization in Forensic Investigations
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Week one of semester - where every staff members primary job is directing freshers around campus
February 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Week one of semester - where every staff members primary job is directing freshers around campus
Congratulations to Priyankara Manoj Rajakaruna on a grat completion seminar today
February 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Congratulations to Priyankara Manoj Rajakaruna on a grat completion seminar today
BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTED WALKING: DOES THE HYPOXIC ENVIRONMENT COMPROMISE WALKING TECHNIQUE?
Frontiers in Sports Active Living
www.frontiersin.org/journals/spo...
Frontiers in Sports Active Living
www.frontiersin.org/journals/spo...
Frontiers | BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTED WALKING: DOES THE HYPOXIC ENVIRONMENT COMPROMISE WALKING TECHNIQUE? Article Type: Opinion
IntroductionImplementing blood flow restriction (BFR) during walking is gaining momentum, with a benefit of this approach being reduced absolute external tra...
www.frontiersin.org
December 31, 2024 at 4:04 PM
BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTED WALKING: DOES THE HYPOXIC ENVIRONMENT COMPROMISE WALKING TECHNIQUE?
Frontiers in Sports Active Living
www.frontiersin.org/journals/spo...
Frontiers in Sports Active Living
www.frontiersin.org/journals/spo...
Today I learnt my kids have spent the last couple of weeks of term 4 playing Just Dance
Do you think I can do that in my classes? Surely there is a motor contol or biomechanics link there
Do you think I can do that in my classes? Surely there is a motor contol or biomechanics link there
December 6, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Today I learnt my kids have spent the last couple of weeks of term 4 playing Just Dance
Do you think I can do that in my classes? Surely there is a motor contol or biomechanics link there
Do you think I can do that in my classes? Surely there is a motor contol or biomechanics link there
A pretty big academic flex has got to be respected enough you can graph some data excel and just post it and other academics lap it up
November 28, 2024 at 12:59 PM
A pretty big academic flex has got to be respected enough you can graph some data excel and just post it and other academics lap it up
Attending the Murdoch University School of Allied Health Practicum Supervisor Recognition evening
November 27, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Attending the Murdoch University School of Allied Health Practicum Supervisor Recognition evening
This story (perhaps other than the growth) could unfortunately be written about almost every sport in the country that has a professional or elite pathway
Australian cricket is booming at junior levels but as the sport attracts a more diverse and higher player base, the pressure on some of these kids is becoming too much and burnout looms.
'Sixty overs in a weekend': The parent trap causing burnout in cricket's generation next
Australian cricket is booming at junior levels but as the sport attracts a more diverse and higher player base, the pressure on some of these kids is becoming too much and burnout looms.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2024 at 4:58 AM
This story (perhaps other than the growth) could unfortunately be written about almost every sport in the country that has a professional or elite pathway
Time for a bit of an introduction.
I am an Associate Professor at Murdoch University in the School of Allied Health. I mostly research sports injury prevention and look after learning and teaching for the school as the Associate Dean.
Here's a quick supercut of my research greatest hits
I am an Associate Professor at Murdoch University in the School of Allied Health. I mostly research sports injury prevention and look after learning and teaching for the school as the Associate Dean.
Here's a quick supercut of my research greatest hits
November 21, 2024 at 5:38 AM
Time for a bit of an introduction.
I am an Associate Professor at Murdoch University in the School of Allied Health. I mostly research sports injury prevention and look after learning and teaching for the school as the Associate Dean.
Here's a quick supercut of my research greatest hits
I am an Associate Professor at Murdoch University in the School of Allied Health. I mostly research sports injury prevention and look after learning and teaching for the school as the Associate Dean.
Here's a quick supercut of my research greatest hits
Continuous blood flow restriction during repeated-sprint exercise increases peripheral but not systemic physiological and perceptual demands
doi.org/10.1002/ejsc...
doi.org/10.1002/ejsc...
Continuous blood flow restriction during repeated‐sprint exercise increases peripheral but not systemic physiological and perceptual demands
This study examined the impact of continuous blood flow restriction (BFR) during repeated-sprint exercise (RSE) on acute performance, peripheral, systemic physiological, and perceptual responses. In ...
doi.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Continuous blood flow restriction during repeated-sprint exercise increases peripheral but not systemic physiological and perceptual demands
doi.org/10.1002/ejsc...
doi.org/10.1002/ejsc...
Latest paper
Prescribing Blood Flow Restricted Exercise: Limb Composition Influences the Pressure Required to Create Arterial Occlusion
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
doi.org/10.1123/jsr....
Prescribing Blood Flow Restricted Exercise: Limb Composition Influences the Pressure Required to Create Arterial Occlusion
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
doi.org/10.1123/jsr....
Prescribing Blood Flow Restricted Exercise: Limb Composition Influences the Pressure Required to Create Arterial Occlusion
Context: As blood flow restriction gains popularity across different populations (eg, young and older adults) and settings (eg, clinical and sports rehabilitation), the accuracy of blood flow restrict...
doi.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Latest paper
Prescribing Blood Flow Restricted Exercise: Limb Composition Influences the Pressure Required to Create Arterial Occlusion
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
doi.org/10.1123/jsr....
Prescribing Blood Flow Restricted Exercise: Limb Composition Influences the Pressure Required to Create Arterial Occlusion
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
doi.org/10.1123/jsr....
November 15, 2024 at 7:28 AM