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Honorary Professor Robert Newton
Honorary Professor

Robert Newton

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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.

Availability

Honorary Professor Robert Newton is:
Available for supervision
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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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636 works between 1989 and 2025

161 - 180 of 636 works

2021

Journal Article

Relationships between internal training load in a taper with elite weightlifting performance calculated using different moving average methods

Coyne, Joseph O.C., Newton, Robert U. and Gregory Haff, G. (2021). Relationships between internal training load in a taper with elite weightlifting performance calculated using different moving average methods. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16 (3), 342-352. doi: 10.1123/IJSPP.2020-0002

Relationships between internal training load in a taper with elite weightlifting performance calculated using different moving average methods

2021

Journal Article

Weight Loss for Obese Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Wilson, Rebekah L., Newton, Robert U., Taaffe, Dennis R., Hart, Nicolas H., Lyons-Wall, Philippa and GalvÃo, Daniel A. (2021). Weight Loss for Obese Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 53 (3), 470-478. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002509

Weight Loss for Obese Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy

2021

Journal Article

Longitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial

Jongenelis, Michelle I., Jackson, Ben, Newton, Robert U. and Pettigrew, Simone (2021). Longitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial. Aging and Mental Health, 26 (2), 368-375. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1884845

Longitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial

2021

Journal Article

Aspects of formal volunteering that contribute to favourable psychological outcomes in older adults

Jongenelis, Michelle I., Jackson, Ben, Warburton, Jennifer, Newton, Robert U. and Pettigrew, Simone (2021). Aspects of formal volunteering that contribute to favourable psychological outcomes in older adults. European Journal of Ageing, 19 (1), 107-116. doi: 10.1007/s10433-021-00618-6

Aspects of formal volunteering that contribute to favourable psychological outcomes in older adults

2021

Journal Article

Acute effects of high-intensity resistance exercise on cognitive function

Anders, John Paul V., Kraemer, William J., Newton, Robert U., Post, Emily M., Caldwell, Lydia K., Beeler, Matthew K., Dupont, William H., Martini, Emily R., Volek, Jeff S., Häkkinen, Keijo, Maresh, Carl M. and Hayes, Scott M. (2021). Acute effects of high-intensity resistance exercise on cognitive function. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 20 (3), 391-397. doi: 10.52082/jssm.2021.391

Acute effects of high-intensity resistance exercise on cognitive function

2021

Journal Article

Publisher Correction: Exercise-induced myokines and their effect on prostate cancer (Nature Reviews Urology, (2021), 10.1038/s41585-021-00476-y)

Kim, Jin-Soo, Galvão, Daniel A., Newton, Robert U., Gray, Elin and Taaffe, Dennis R. (2021). Publisher Correction: Exercise-induced myokines and their effect on prostate cancer (Nature Reviews Urology, (2021), 10.1038/s41585-021-00476-y). Nature Reviews Urology, 19 (1), 64-64. doi: 10.1038/s41585-021-00501-0

Publisher Correction: Exercise-induced myokines and their effect on prostate cancer (Nature Reviews Urology, (2021), 10.1038/s41585-021-00476-y)

2021

Journal Article

Psychological distress in men with prostate cancer undertaking androgen deprivation therapy: modifying effects of exercise from a year-long randomized controlled trial

Galvão, Daniel A., Newton, Robert U., Chambers, Suzanne K., Spry, Nigel, Joseph, David, Gardiner, Robert A., Fairman, Ciaran M. and Taaffe, Dennis R. (2021). Psychological distress in men with prostate cancer undertaking androgen deprivation therapy: modifying effects of exercise from a year-long randomized controlled trial. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 24 (3), 758-766. doi: 10.1038/s41391-021-00327-2

Psychological distress in men with prostate cancer undertaking androgen deprivation therapy: modifying effects of exercise from a year-long randomized controlled trial

2020

Journal Article

Efficacy of a weight loss program prior to robot assisted radical prostatectomy in overweight and obese men with prostate cancer

Wilson, Rebekah L., Shannon, Tom, Calton, Emily, Galvão, Daniel A., Taaffe, Dennis R., Hart, Nicolas H., Lyons-Wall, Philippa and Newton, Robert U. (2020). Efficacy of a weight loss program prior to robot assisted radical prostatectomy in overweight and obese men with prostate cancer. Surgical Oncology, 35, 182-188. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2020.08.006

Efficacy of a weight loss program prior to robot assisted radical prostatectomy in overweight and obese men with prostate cancer

2020

Journal Article

An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People

Worrall, Caitlin, Jongenelis, Michelle I., McEvoy, Peter M., Jackson, Ben, Newton, Robert U. and Pettigrew, Simone (2020). An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People. Frontiers in Public Health, 8 579304. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.579304

An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People

2020

Conference Publication

Exercise in preventing falls and fractures for men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy: a modelled cost-utility analysis

Edmunds, Kim, Scuffham, Paul, Newton, Rob U., Galvao, Daniel A. and Tuffaha, Haitham (2020). Exercise in preventing falls and fractures for men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy: a modelled cost-utility analysis. COSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2020, Virtual meeting, 11-13 November 2020. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13497

Exercise in preventing falls and fractures for men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy: a modelled cost-utility analysis

2020

Journal Article

Validity and Reliability of Methods to Determine Barbell Displacement in Heavy Back Squats: Implications for Velocity-Based Training

Appleby, Brendyn B., Banyard, Harry, Cormack, Stuart J. and Newton, Robert U. (2020). Validity and Reliability of Methods to Determine Barbell Displacement in Heavy Back Squats: Implications for Velocity-Based Training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34 (11), 3118-3123. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002803

Validity and Reliability of Methods to Determine Barbell Displacement in Heavy Back Squats: Implications for Velocity-Based Training

2020

Journal Article

Large Reductions in Match Play Physical Performance Variables Across a Professional Football Season With Control for Situational and Contextual Variables

Springham, Matthew, Williams, Sean, Waldron, Mark, Burgess, Darren and Newton, Robert Usher (2020). Large Reductions in Match Play Physical Performance Variables Across a Professional Football Season With Control for Situational and Contextual Variables. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2 570937, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2020.570937

Large Reductions in Match Play Physical Performance Variables Across a Professional Football Season With Control for Situational and Contextual Variables

2020

Journal Article

We have the program, what now? Development of an implementation plan to bridge the research-practice gap prevalent in exercise oncology

Kennedy, Mary A., Bayes, Sara, Newton, Robert U., Zissiadis, Yvonne, Spry, Nigel A., Taaffe, Dennis R., Hart, Nicolas H., Davis, Michael, Eiszele, Aileen and Galvão, Daniel A. (2020). We have the program, what now? Development of an implementation plan to bridge the research-practice gap prevalent in exercise oncology. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17 (1) 128, 128. doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-01032-4

We have the program, what now? Development of an implementation plan to bridge the research-practice gap prevalent in exercise oncology

2020

Journal Article

Safety, Effectiveness, and Uptake of Exercise Medicine Integrated Within a Cancer Care Center

Newton, Robert U., Kennedy, Mary A., Singh, Favil, Taaffe, Dennis R., Spry, Nigel A., Chee, Raphael, Zissiadis, Yvonne, Davis, Michael and Galvão, Daniel A. (2020). Safety, Effectiveness, and Uptake of Exercise Medicine Integrated Within a Cancer Care Center. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 36 (5) 151073, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2020.151073

Safety, Effectiveness, and Uptake of Exercise Medicine Integrated Within a Cancer Care Center

2020

Journal Article

Can Exercise Adaptations Be Maintained in Men with Prostate Cancer Following Supervised Programmes? Implications to the COVID-19 Landscape of Urology and Clinical Exercise

Lopez, Pedro, Taaffe, Dennis R., Newton, Robert U., Spry, Nigel, Shannon, Tom, Frydenberg, Mark, Saad, Fred and Galvão, Daniel A. (2020). Can Exercise Adaptations Be Maintained in Men with Prostate Cancer Following Supervised Programmes? Implications to the COVID-19 Landscape of Urology and Clinical Exercise. European Urology Open Science, 21, 47-50. doi: 10.1016/j.euros.2020.09.002

Can Exercise Adaptations Be Maintained in Men with Prostate Cancer Following Supervised Programmes? Implications to the COVID-19 Landscape of Urology and Clinical Exercise

2020

Journal Article

Physical activity and exercise guidelines for people with cancer: why are they needed, who should use them, and when?

Spence, Rosalind R., Sandler, Carolina X., Newton, Robert U., Galvão, Daniel A. and Hayes, Sandra C. (2020). Physical activity and exercise guidelines for people with cancer: why are they needed, who should use them, and when?. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 36 (5) 151075, 151075. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2020.151075

Physical activity and exercise guidelines for people with cancer: why are they needed, who should use them, and when?

2020

Journal Article

Keeping patients with cancer exercising in the age of COVID-19

Newton, Robert U., Hart, Nicolas H. and Clay, Tim (2020). Keeping patients with cancer exercising in the age of COVID-19. JCO Oncology Practice, 16 (10), 656-664. doi: 10.1200/OP.20.00210

Keeping patients with cancer exercising in the age of COVID-19

2020

Journal Article

Examining the priorities, needs and preferences of men with metastatic prostate cancer in designing a personalised eHealth exercise intervention

Evans, Holly E. L., Forbes, Cynthia C., Vandelanotte, Corneel, Galvão, Daniel A., Newton, Robert U., Wittert, Gary, Chambers, Suzanne, Kichenadasse, Ganessan, Brook, Nicholas, Girard, Danielle and Short, Camille E. (2020). Examining the priorities, needs and preferences of men with metastatic prostate cancer in designing a personalised eHealth exercise intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 28 (4), 431-443. doi: 10.1007/s12529-020-09932-2

Examining the priorities, needs and preferences of men with metastatic prostate cancer in designing a personalised eHealth exercise intervention

2020

Journal Article

Voluntary exercise in mesothelioma: effects on tumour growth and treatment response in a murine model

Fisher, Scott A., Peddle-McIntyre, Carolyn J., Burton, Kimberley, Newton, Robert U., Marcq, Elly, Lake, Richard A. and Nowak, Anna K. (2020). Voluntary exercise in mesothelioma: effects on tumour growth and treatment response in a murine model. BMC Research Notes, 13 (1) 435, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05284-y

Voluntary exercise in mesothelioma: effects on tumour growth and treatment response in a murine model

2020

Journal Article

Weight loss in underserved patients -A cluster-randomized trial

Katzmarzyk, Peter T., Martin, Corby K., Newton, Robert L., Apolzan, John W., Arnold, Connie L., Davis, Terry C., Price-Haywood, Eboni G., Denstel, Kara D., Mire, Emily F., Thethi, Tina K., Brantley, Phillip J., Johnson, William D., Fonseca, Vivian, Gugel, Jonathan, Kennedy, Kathleen B., Lavie, Carl J., Sarpong, Daniel F. and Springgate, Benjamin (2020). Weight loss in underserved patients -A cluster-randomized trial. New England Journal of Medicine, 383 (10), 909-918. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2007448

Weight loss in underserved patients -A cluster-randomized trial

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  • cancer
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  • exercise physiology
  • oncology
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