Tue 8 Jan 19
糖心Vlog lecturer in sport psychology and coaching Dr John Mills has been appointed Executive Chair of a new academic society aiming to improve research methods and practices in sport and exercise science.
The (STORK) will encourage kinesiologists - sport and exercise scientists and movement scientists - to prioritise research quality over quantity.
It will also aim to provide educational opportunities to empower early career researchers and established scientists to adopt more rigorous research practices, such as pre-registration, replication, open sharing of data and sharing of working documents for discussion.
鈥淲e are excited to provide a space where anyone with an interest in improving kinesiology research can come together to strengthen our knowledge of sport, exercise, health, and rehabilitation sciences,鈥 explained Dr Mills, from our School of Rehabilitation, Sport and Exercise Sciences. 鈥淲hether you鈥檙e an educator, coach, practitioner, researcher, student, athlete or consumer of science 鈥 you鈥檙e welcome here.鈥