Professor Andy Stewart
PhDDean - Health, Medical & Applied Sciences-597030
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
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I was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland and lived/grew up there through my school years. My family life was steeped in sport. My mother was a member of the GB Olympic Swimming Team in 1952. My father represented Scotland in Water Polo. My brother was the first person in the UK to be awarded the prestigious Ribena Award for swimming 1 mile butterfly continuously - modern butterfly competition maxes out at 200m! My brother moved to rugby and went on to compete for Scotland at School and University level.
I followed the family swimming background for a while before following my brother into rugby - I ended up representing Scotland at U18 and U21 level and also Scotland Universities. I followed my passion for sport and studied to become a teacher of Physical Education at the Scottish School of Physical Education - which has since morphed into the University of Strathclyde then moved again to the University of Edinburgh.
Injury cut short my rugby career so I went travelling and ended up in New Zealand. I got the bug for research after meeting key academics at the University of Otago. I ended up staying longer than planned and completed my PhD in the School of Physical Education and Department of Physiology. Since then I have 'bounced' back and forth between Scotland, New Zealand, and Australia and have followed a research career in Physical Education > Sports Science > Sports Medicine > Allied Health > Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation and finally to my current interest in sports Injuries, athlete/player training load, return to play, travel and jet lag.
Background
I am currently the Dean of the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences at CQU. The School consists of the College of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Science, College of Psychology, and the College of Science and Sustainability. I have led multiple course accreditations in Medicine, Health, Allied Health, and Sport and Exercise Science in a number of Universities in Scotland, New Zealand, and Australia. I am a Board Member of the Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences and a member of the Australian Council of Deans of Science and have held previous national leadership posts such as the General Manager Millennium Institute of Sport and Health in New Zealand and the Director of the Scottish Institute of Sports Medicine and Sports Science. I was also a member of the Inaugural Steering Committee that established the UK Sports Institute in the 1990s.
Universities Studied At
Scottish School of Physical Education, Jordanhill College of Education/University of Strathclyde (1982-1986)
University of Stirling (1987-1989)
University of Otago (1991-1996)
Universities Worked At
University of Stirling (1987-1989)
University of Otago (1990-1996)
University of Strathclyde/University of Aberdeen (1997-1999)
University of Edinburgh (1999-2002)
Lister Post-Graduate School of Medicine (1999-2002)
Auckland University of Technology & Unitec (2003-2011)
Victoria University (2011-2023)
CQUniversity (2023-present)
Previous teaching
Over the course of my career, I have performed typical teaching and learning roles of unit and course coordinator, course chair, and Director of Teaching and Learning leading curriculum development and governance.
I have led a variety of successful accreditation submissions in UG and PG education covering a range of disciplines, in multiple institutions, in several countries.
I have taught multiple units/courses/subjects in a variety of (mostly) allied health, pre-clinical science and medicine, research methods & design, and sport disciplines in UG and PG programmes across nine universities in three countries.
Professional Experience
Editorial Board Frontiers in Physiology.
Advisory Board Member of the PhD Program in Biomedicine, European University of Madrid.
International Advisory Board for the International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science.
Reviewer International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance.
International Advisory Board & Reviewer for the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.
External Advisor, Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) Talent Identification and Development Taskforce.
Reviewer Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
Reviewer British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Editor Human Movement Science.
Reviewer Journal of Sports Sciences.
United Kingdom Sports Council & Sports Institute Science and Medicine Steering Group.
Chair Sports Medicine and Sports Science committee of the Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain.
Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain: Exercise Physiology sub-committee.
Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain: Head Exercise Physiology consultant.
Scottish Amateur Swimming Association: Training and Exercise Physiology consultant.
Training and Exercise Physiology consultant to the New Zealand Swimming Academy.
Professional Memberships
Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences.
Australian Council of Deans of Science.
Sports science and exercise - Exercise Physiology