
Overview
Background
Professor Robert Newton, PhD, DSc, AEP, CSCS*D, FACSM, FESSA, FNSCA
Professor Robert Newton is Professor of Exercise Medicine in the Exercise Medicine Research Institute that he established (2004) at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia. Prior to appointment at Edith Cowan University, Professor Newton was Director of the Biomechanics Laboratory, at Ball State University in Indiana, and was visiting research fellow at the Pennsylvania State University, in the Center for Sports Medicine. Current major research directions include: exercise medicine as neoadjuvant, adjuvant and rehabilitative cancer therapy to reduce side-effects and enhance effectiveness of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy; the influence of targeted exercise medicine on tumour biology and exercise medicine for reducing decline in quality of life, strength, body composition and functional ability in cancer patients.
Professor Newton is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction with the NSCA, Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, Fellow of Exercise and Sports Science Australia and Fellow of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Member of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia, American Society of Clinical Oncology and American College of Sports Medicine. In 2004 he was awarded Outstanding Sports Scientist of the Year by the NSCA. In 2018 he received the career achievement award from the Cancer Council WA and was a finalist for Western Australian of the Year and finalist for the Premier’s Science Award. In 2019, Professor Newton was named the Western Australian Premier’s Scientist of the Year. In 2021, The University of Queensland awarded Professor Newton a Higher Doctorate (DSc) for his research into exercise oncology. Professor Newton was a finalist in the Research Australia Health and Medical Research Awards for 2021 and received a Highly Commended Frontiers Award.
Professor Newton has supervised 8 postdoctoral fellows, 52 PhD, 26 Masters by Research and 3 Honours students to successful completion. He is currently supervising 5 PhD students and 2 Masters students.
Professor Newton has published over 1,000 scientific papers including 550 refereed scientific journal articles, 490 conference abstracts and papers, three books, 17 book chapters and has a current Scopus h-Index of 96 with his work being cited over 32,000 times. Topic of greatest publication output is exercise and cancer for a field-weighted citation impact of 3.00 and prominence percentile of 99.31. As of 2024 Professor Newton had attracted 258 competitive research grants valued at $50,773,064 including NHMRC, PCFA, Cancer Australia and World Cancer Research Fund International.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Exercise and Sports Sciences, Southern Cross University
- Doctoral (Research) of Clinical Exercise Physiology, The University of Queensland
Works
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2007
Journal Article
Change in power output across a high-repetition set of bench throws and jump squats in highly trained athletes
Baker, Daniel G. and Newton, Robert U. (2007). Change in power output across a high-repetition set of bench throws and jump squats in highly trained athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21 (4), 1007-1011. doi: 10.1519/R-22376.1
2007
Journal Article
The effects of ten weeks of resistance and combined plyometric/sprint training with the Meridian Elyte athletic shoe on muscular performance in women
Ratamess, Nicholas A., Kraemer, William J., Volek, Jeff S., French, Duncan N., Rubin, Martyn R., Gómez, Ana L., Newton, Robert U. and Maresh, Carl M. (2007). The effects of ten weeks of resistance and combined plyometric/sprint training with the Meridian Elyte athletic shoe on muscular performance in women. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21 (3), 882-887. doi: 10.1519/R-50512.1
2007
Journal Article
Salivary cortisol, testosterone, and T/C ratio responses durinq a 36-hole golf competition
Doan, Brandon K., Newton, R. U., Kraemer, W. J., Kwon, Y. H. and Scheet, T. P. (2007). Salivary cortisol, testosterone, and T/C ratio responses durinq a 36-hole golf competition. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 28 (6), 470-479. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-924557
2007
Journal Article
Comparison of four different methods to measure power output during the hang power clean and the weighted jump squat
Hori, Naruhiro, Newton, Robert U., Andrews, Warren A., Kawamori, Naoki, Mcguigan, Michael R. and Nosaka, Kazunori (2007). Comparison of four different methods to measure power output during the hang power clean and the weighted jump squat. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21 (2), 314-320. doi: 10.1519/R-22896.1
2007
Journal Article
Exercise can prevent and even reverse adverse effects of androgen suppression treatment in men with prostate cancer
Galvao, D. A., Taaffe, D. R., Spry, N. and Newton, R. U. (2007). Exercise can prevent and even reverse adverse effects of androgen suppression treatment in men with prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 10 (4), 340-346. doi: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500975
2006
Journal Article
Relationship between the number of repetitions and selected percentages of one repetition maximum in free weight exercises in trained and untrained men
Shimano, Tomoko, Kraemer, William J., Spiering, Barry A., Volek, Jeff S., Hatfield, Disa L., Silvestre, Ricardo, Vingren, Jakob L., Fragala, Maren S., Maresh, Carl M., Fleck, Steven J., Newton, Robert U., Spreuwenberg, Luuk P.B. and Häkkinen, Keijo (2006). Relationship between the number of repetitions and selected percentages of one repetition maximum in free weight exercises in trained and untrained men. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (4), 819-823. doi: 10.1519/R-18195.1
2006
Journal Article
Four weeks of optimal load ballistic resistance training at the end of season attenuates declining jump performance of women volleyball players
Newton, Robert U., Rogers, Ryan A., Volek, Jeff S., Häkkinen, Keijo and Kraemer, William J. (2006). Four weeks of optimal load ballistic resistance training at the end of season attenuates declining jump performance of women volleyball players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (4), 955-961. doi: 10.1519/R-5050502x.1
2006
Journal Article
Eccentric utilization ratio: effect of sport and phase of training
McGuigan, Michael R., Doyle, Timothy L. A., Newton, Michael, Edwards, Dylan J., Nimphius, Sophia and Newton, Robert U. (2006). Eccentric utilization ratio: effect of sport and phase of training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (4), 992-995. doi: 10.1519/R-19165.1
2006
Journal Article
The impact of velocity of movement on performance factors in resistance exercise
Hatfield, Disa L., Kraemer, William J., Spiering, Barry A., Häkkinen, Keijo, Volek, Jeff S., Shimano, Tomoko, Spreuwenberg, Luuk P.B., Silvestre, Ricardo, Vingren, Jakob L., Fragala, Maren S., Gómez, Ana L., Fleck, Steven J., Newton, Robert U. and Maresh, Carl M. (2006). The impact of velocity of movement on performance factors in resistance exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (4), 760-766. doi: 10.1519/R-155552.1
2006
Journal Article
Determination of functional strength imbalance of the lower extremities
Newton, Robert U., Gerber, Aimee, Nimphius, Sophia, Shim, Jae K., Doan, Brandon K., Robertson, Mike, Pearson, David R., Craig, Bruce W., Häkkinen, Keijo and Kraemer, William J. (2006). Determination of functional strength imbalance of the lower extremities. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (4), 971-977. doi: 10.1519/R-5050501x.1
2006
Journal Article
An evaluation of a new test of reactive agility and its relationship to sprint speed and change of direction speed
Sheppard, J. M., Young, W. B., Doyle, T. L. A., Sheppard, T. A. and Newton, R. U. (2006). An evaluation of a new test of reactive agility and its relationship to sprint speed and change of direction speed. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 9 (4), 342-349. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.05.019
2006
Journal Article
Adaptations in upper-body maximal strength and power output resulting from long-term resistance training in experienced strength-power athletes
Baker, Daniel G. and Newton, Robert U. (2006). Adaptations in upper-body maximal strength and power output resulting from long-term resistance training in experienced strength-power athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (3), 541-546. doi: 10.1519/R-16024.1
2006
Journal Article
Maximum strength and strength training - A relationship to endurance?
Stone, Michael H., Stone, Meg E., Sands, William A., Pierce, Kyle C., Newton, Robert U., Haff, G. Gregory and Carlock, Jon (2006). Maximum strength and strength training - A relationship to endurance?. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 28 (3), 44-53. doi: 10.1519/00126548-200606000-00008
2006
Journal Article
Sports-science roundtable: Does sports-science research influence practice?
Bishop, David, Burnett, Angus, Farrow, Damian, Gabbett, Tim J. and Newton, Robert U. (2006). Sports-science roundtable: Does sports-science research influence practice?. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 1 (2), 161-168. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.1.2.161
2006
Journal Article
Comparison of different methods of determining power output in weightlifting exercises
Hori, Naruhiro, Newton, Robert U., Nosaka, Kazunori and McGuigan, Michael R. (2006). Comparison of different methods of determining power output in weightlifting exercises. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 28 (2), 34-40. doi: 10.1519/00126548-200604000-00006
2006
Journal Article
Velocity specificity of resistance training: Actual movement velocity versus intention to move explosively
Kawamori, Naoki and Newton, Robert U. (2006). Velocity specificity of resistance training: Actual movement velocity versus intention to move explosively. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 28 (2), 86-91. doi: 10.1519/1533-4295(2006)028[0086:VSORTA]2.0.CO;2
2006
Journal Article
The effects of amino acid supplementation on hormonal responses to resistance training overreaching
Kraemer, William J., Ratamess, Nicholas A., Volek, Jeff S., Häkkinen, Keijo, Rubin, Martyn R., French, Duncan N., Gómez, Ana L., McGuigan, Michael R., Scheett, Timothy P., Newton, Robert U., Spiering, Barry A., Izquierdo, Mikel and Dioguardi, Francesco S. (2006). The effects of amino acid supplementation on hormonal responses to resistance training overreaching. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 55 (3), 282-291. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2005.08.023
2006
Journal Article
Effects of physical conditioning on intercollegiate golfer performance
Doan, Brandon K., Newton, Robert U., Kwon, Young-Hoo and Kraemer, William J. (2006). Effects of physical conditioning on intercollegiate golfer performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (1), 62-72. doi: 10.1519/R-17725.1
2006
Journal Article
Influence of exercise order in a resistance-training exercise session
Spreuwenberg, Luuk P. B., Kraemer, William J., Spiering, Barry A., Volek, Jeff S., Hatfield, Disa L., Silvestre, Ricardo, Vingren, Jakob L., Fragala, Maren S., Häkkinen, Keijo, Newton, Robert U., Maresh, Carl M. and Fleck, Steven J. (2006). Influence of exercise order in a resistance-training exercise session. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (1), 141-144. doi: 10.1519/R-18185.1
2006
Journal Article
The effects of carbohydrate loading on repetitive jump squat power performance
Hatfield, Disa L., Kraemer, William J., Volek, Jeff S., Rubin, Martyn R., Grebien, Bianca, Gómez, Ana L., French, Duncan N., Scheett, Timothy P., Ratamess, Nicholas A., Sharman, Matthew J., McGuigan, Michael R., Newton, Robert U. and Häkkinen, Keijo (2006). The effects of carbohydrate loading on repetitive jump squat power performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20 (1), 167-171. doi: 10.1519/R-18300.1
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