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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.
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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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