About

Kenji Doma is a senior lecturer within the Sport and Exercise Science department at James Cook University. He is also a certified strength and conditioning coach with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and an exercise physiologist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia. He has an international reputation in acute responses to various modalities of exercises, with a particular emphasis on the impact of exercise-induced muscle damage on sport-specific performance measures. Using his clinical sciences background, and as an adjunct senior research fellow with Orthopedic Research Institute of Queensland, he is expanding his research area on the effects of various surgical and exercise interventions on functional outcomes in patients with osteoarthritis. He has published over 100 articles in international, peer-reviewed journals that are indexed in major databases, and a successful recipient for several funding and awards. He is regularly invited to review for various international journals in both exercise science and orthopedics and is an editorial board member for a number of international journals.

Kenji has over 10 years of experience teaching in various areas of exercise science, including exercise prescription, exercise testing, biomechanics, sports rehabilitation and motor learning and control. Currently, he is a subject coordinator for subjects that involve exercise prescription for apparently healthy individuals, athletes and in sports rehabilitation. He is also the course coordinator for the sport and exercise science program, accredited with Exercise and Sports Science Australia.

Teaching
  • SP2009: Strength Training and Conditioning (Level 2; TSV)
  • SP2201: Exercise Prescription (Level 2; TSV)
  • SP3011: Sports Training and Rehabilitation (Level 3; TSV)
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 111+ research outputs authored by Dr Kenji Doma from 2009 onwards.

Current Funding

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Cowboys Rugby League Football Limited - Contract Research

The identification and development of regional female rugby league players within an elite talent pathway.

Indicative Funding
$40,000 over 3 years
Summary
With the successful emergence of the National Rugby League Women?s (NRLW) elite competition comes a necessity to better understand and prepare young women for the physical requirements needed to achieve this highest level of competition. This project will provide support to a PhD Candidate to undertake research focussing on the pathways available for young girls to progress through the elite rugby league pathway: from local and state-based competitions through to the NRLW. With a focus on the talent development environment and practices, the Candidate will conduct research whilst embedded alongside professional coaches within an elite sporting pathway.
Investigators
Wade Sinclair, Jonathan Connor, Kenji Doma and Fiona Barnett in collaboration with Larissa Di Bella (College of Healthcare Sciences)
Keywords
Talent Development; Rugby League; Athletes; Team Sports; Talent Identification; Women in Sport

Australian Army - Contract Research

Quantifying the acute physical, cognitive and physiological responses of various training modalities in Australian Soldiers

Indicative Funding
$21,655 over 6 years
Summary
The project sets out to answer the following research question: What is the degree of stress, fatigue and recovery experienced by Australian Soldiers after bouts of occupationally specific physical activities? To answer this question, the project will develop an evidence-based assessment protocol to assess levels of fatigue and stress in Soldiers after bouts of occupationally related strenuous activities across various periods of employment. This will inform the chain of command on appropriate recovery times for different modalities of training, ensuring that soldiers remain combat-ready throughout their training cycles and minimise symptoms overtraining.
Investigators
Brian Heilbronn, Kenji Doma, Wade Sinclair and Anthony Leicht in collaboration with Jace Drain (College of Healthcare Sciences and Defence Science and Technology Group)
Keywords
Sport Science; Military; Injury Prevention; Tactical Athlete; Army

Bionics Queensland Ltd - Bionic Queensland Challenge

Combat apathy in traumatic brain injury patients

Indicative Funding
$25,000 over 2 years
Summary
Clinicians often mention apathy as the cause for decreased treatment progression for Traumatic Brain Injury patients. TBI patients with apathy symptoms are less motivated to engage continuously in their therapy schedule. Constant monitoring of patient engagement can help clinicians better measure patient progress and personalise the treatment accordingly. However, current clinical measurements of apathy cannot provide clinicians with continuous feedback. This project offers a novel continuous comprehensive measure of apathy feedback to assist clinicians with assessing and improving patient recovery. This apathy measure will combine traditional clinical measures of apathy with neurophysiological data collected from a virtual reality exoskeleton device.
Investigators
Shou-Han Zhou, Liza van Eijk, Sara Brice, Jonathan Connor, Kenji Doma, Shareef Omer and Blair Hunt (College of Healthcare Sciences, College of Science & Engineering, Townsville University Hospital and Smart Solutions Rehab Group)
Keywords
Apathy; Virtual Reality; Exoskeleton; Traumatic Brain Injury

Australian Government Department of Defence Science and Technology - Land Division

Optimising concurrent cognitive and physical Training in military personnel (OptiTrain)

Indicative Funding
$248,573 over 3 years
Summary
The combination of different training types is common for athletes looking to improving fitness and performance however, this combination or `concurrent training? may impair overall training quality and adaptations. Using the theoretical basis of concurrent training, this project will clarify the effects of concurrent cognitive and physical training on cognitive and physical performance. Project outcomes will substantially aid in the development of appropriate training and maximization of performance for military personnel. This project is being conducted as part of the Human Performance Research network (HPRnet) program of studies.
Investigators
Anthony Leicht, Kenji Doma, Jonathan Connor and Anne Swinbourne (College of Healthcare Sciences)
Keywords
Military; Physical performance; Concurrent Training; Cognitive performance

National Rugby League - Rugby League Research Committee

Identifying the impact of cognitive fitness on decision-making capacity of elite NRL officials

Indicative Funding
$11,369 over 1 year
Summary
Officiating team sport matches requires engagement of complex physical and mental/cognitive processes. Superior cognitive fitness may assist with management of match stresses for greater decision-making. This project will: 1) identify the current cognitive fitness levels of elite NRL officials; and 2) examine the impact of cognitive and/or physical stress on elite NRL official?s decision-making proficiency; 3) clarify how cognitive fitness level moderates elite NRL officials? decision-making proficiency. This project will provide recommendations to enhance the decision-making capacity of elite NRL officials with reference to cognitive fitness.
Investigators
Jonathan Connor, Anthony Leicht, Anne Swinbourne, Kenji Doma and Wade Sinclair (College of Healthcare Sciences)
Keywords
referee; Elite Athlete; Rugby League; Decision Making

National Rugby League - Rugby League Research Committee

Identifying the impact of cognitive fitness on decision-making capacity of elite NRL officials

Indicative Funding
$11,369 over 1 year
Summary
Officiating team sport matches requires engagement of complex physical and mental/cognitive processes. Superior cognitive fitness may assist with management of match stresses for greater decision-making. This project will: 1) identify the current cognitive fitness levels of elite NRL officials; and 2) examine the impact of cognitive and/or physical stress on elite NRL official?s decision-making proficiency; 3) clarify how cognitive fitness level moderates elite NRL officials? decision-making proficiency. This project will provide recommendations to enhance the decision-making capacity of elite NRL officials with reference to cognitive fitness.
Investigators
Jonathan Connor, Anthony Leicht, Anne Swinbourne, Kenji Doma and Wade Sinclair (College of Healthcare Sciences)
Keywords
referee; Elite Athlete; Rugby League; Decision-making
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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

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  • Investigating the Impact of Neuromuscular Fatigue and Exercise Induced Muscle Damage on Motor Skills (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
  • The impact of variable resistance on movement during the barbell back squat (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
  • The identification and development of regional female rugby league players within an elite talent pathway (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
  • Alternative Applications of Computer Assisted Technologies in Knee Replacement (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
  • The Validation of a Positional and Physiological Profile of Talented Male Junior Rugby Union Players in Australia (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
  • Influence of Various Athletic Movement tasks on Interlimb Asymetry in Team Sports Athletes (PhD , Primary Advisor)
  • Monitoring exercise-induced stress and adaptation across the playing season in rugby league (PhD , Primary Advisor)
  • Quantifying the Acute Physical, Cognitive and Physiological Responses of various Training Modalities in Australian Soldiers (PhD , Primary Advisor)
  • The impact of heat on driving safety (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
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