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Adjunct Associate Professor

Staff Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 1997 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• An Assessment of the Biomechanical Protocols to Review Bowlers with Suspected Illegal Bowling Action,  International Cricket Council (ICC),  Grant,  2009,  $46,600.
• An investigation of the force attenuation properties of the Pelican hip protectors and recommendations for enhanced impact resistance,  Pelican Manufacturing Pty Ltd,  Grant,  2004,  $263.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

• Burns, J., Peiffer, J., Abbiss, C., Watson, G., Burnett, A., Laursen, P., (2012), Effects of Short-Term Training With Uncoupled Cranks in Trained Cyclists. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 7(2), 113-120, United States.
• Briggs, A., Straker, L., Burnett, A., Wark, J., (2012), Chronic low back pain is associated with reduced vertebral bone mineral measures in community-dwelling adults. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 13(49), 1-10, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-49.
• Burnett, A., Wee, W., Xie, W., Oh, P., Lim, J., Tan, K., (2012), Levels of Muscle Activation in Strength and Conditioning Exercises and Dynamometer Hiking in Junior Sailors. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26(4), 1066-1075, United States.
• Briggs, A., Jordan, J., O'Sullivan, P., Buchbinder, R., Burnett, A., Osborne, R., Straker, L., (2011), Individuals with chronic low back pain have greater difficulty in engaging in positive lifestyle behaviours than those without back pain: An assessment of health literacy. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12(161), 1-10, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-161.
• Perich, D., Burnett, A., O'Sullivan, P., Perkin, C., (2011), Low back pain in adolescent female rowers: A multi-dimensional intervention study. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 19(n/a), 20-29, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1173-6.
• Strahan, AD., Burnett, A., Caneiro, JP., Doyle, MM., O'Sullivan, PB., Goodman, C., (2011), Differences in spinopelvic kinematics in sweep and scull ergometer rowing. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 21(4), 330-336, DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31821a6465.
• Seah, SH., Briggs, AM., O'Sullivan, PB., Smith, AJ., Burnett, A., Straker, LM., (2011), An exploration of familial associations in spinal posture defined using a clinical grouping method. Manual Therapy, 16(5), 501-509, DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2011.05.002.
• Chen, G., Tan, B., Jia, HL., O'Sullivan, P., Burnett, A., (2011), Questionnaires to examine back pain beliefs held by health care professionals: A psychometric evaluation of simplified Chinese versions. Spine, 36(18), 1505-1511, United States, DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f49eec.
• Campbell, A., Briggs, A., O'Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Burnett, A., Moss, P., Straker, L., (2011), An Exploration of the relationship between back muscle endurance and familial , physical, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors in adolescents and young adults. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 41(7), 486-495, DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2011.3638.
• Abbiss, C., Burnett, A., Nosaka, K., Green, JP., Foster, J., Laursen, P., (2010), Effect of hot versus cold climates on power output, muscle activation, and perceived fatigue during a dynamic 100-km cycling trial. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28(2), 117-125 , London, DOI: 10.1080/02640410903406216.
• Ranson,, CA., Burnett, A., Kerslake, RW., (2010), Injuries to the lower back in elite fast bowlers: Acute stress changes on MRI predict stress fracture. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 92-B(12), 1664-1668, Boston, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B12.
• Mitchell, T., O?sullivan, P., Burnett, A., Straker, L., Smith, A., Thornton, J., Rudd, C., (2010), Identification of Modifiable Personal Factors That Predict New-onset Low Back Pain: A Prospective Study of Female Nursing Students. Clinical Journal of Pain, 26(4), 275?283, United States, DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181cd16e1.
• Joyce, C., Burnett, A., Ball, K., (2010), Methodological considerations for the 3D measurement of the X-factor and lower trunk movement in golf. Sports Biomechanics, 9(3), 206?221, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2010.516446.
• Caneiro, J., O?sullivan, P., Burnett, A., Barach, A., O?neil, D., Tveit, O., Olafsdottir, K., (2010), The influence of different sitting postures on head/neck posture and muscle activity. Manual Therapy, 15(1), 54-60, UK, DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2009.06.002.
• Briggs, A., Jordan, J., Buchbinder, R., Burnett, A., O?sullivan, P., Chua, J., Osborne, R., Straker, L., (2010), Health literacy and beliefs among a community cohort with and without chronic low back pain. Pain, 150(2), 275-283, Netherlands, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.04.031.
• Astfalck, R., O?sullivan, P., Straker, L., Smith, A., Burnett, A., Caneiro, J., Dankaerts, W., (2010), Sitting Postures and Trunk Muscle Activity in Adolescents With and Without Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain: an analysis based on sub-classification. Spine, 35(14), 1387-1395, United States.
• Mitchell, T., O'Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Burnett, A., Straker, L., Thornton, J., Rudd, C., (2009), Biopsychosocial factors are associated with low back pain in female nursing students: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(5), 678-688, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.11.004.
• Ranson, C., King, M., Burnett, A., Worthington, P., Shine, K., (2009), The Effect Of Coaching Intervention On Elite Fast Bowling Technique Over A Two-Year Period. Sports Biomechanics, 8(4), 261-274, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1080/14763140903469908.
• Ng, L., Burnett, A., Campbell, A., O'Sullivan, P., (2009), Caution: The Use Of An Electromagnetic Device To Measure Trunk Kinematics On Rowing Ergometers. Sports Biomechanics, 8(3), 255-259, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1080/14763140903229492.
• Dankaerts, W., O'Sullivan, P., Burnett, A., Straker, L., Davey, P., Gupta, R., (2009), Discriminating healthy controls and two clinical subgroups of nonspecific chronic low back pain patients using trunk muscle activation and lumbosacral kinematics of postures and movements: A statistical classification model. Spine, 34(15), 1610-1618, United States, DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181aa6175.
• Burnett, A., Sze, CC., Tam, SM., Yeung, KM., Leong, M., Wang, W., Tan, BK., O'Sullivan, P., (2009), A Cross-Cultural Study of The Back-Pain Beliefs of Female Undergraduate Healthcare Students. Clinical Journal of Pain, 25(1), 20-28, Philadelphia, PA, DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181805a1e.
• Bell, J., Burnett, A., (2009), Exercise for the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of low back pain: A systematic review. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 19(1), 8-24, United States, DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9164-5.
• Burnett, A., O'Sullivan, P., Caneiro, J., Krug, R., Bochmann, F., Helgestad, GW., (2009), An Examination of the Flexion-Relaxation Phenomenon in the Cervical Spine in Lumbo-Pelvic Sitting. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 19(4), E229-E236, Oxford, UK, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.04.015.
• Straker, L., Skoss, R., Burnett, A., Burgess-Limerick, R., (2009), Effect of Visual Display Height on Modelled Upper and Lower Cervical Gravitational Moment, Muscle Capacity and Relative Strain. Ergonomics, 52(2), 204-221, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1080/00140130802331609.
• Mitchell, T., O'Sullivan, P., Burnett, A., Straker, L., Smith, A., (2008), Regional differences in lumbar spinal posture and the influence of low back pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9(152), 1-11.
• Mitchell, T., O'Sullivan, P., Burnett, A., Straker, L., Rudd, C., (2008), Low Back Pain Characteristics From Undergraduate Student to Working Nurse in Australia: A Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(11), 1636-1644, United Kingdom.
• Netto, K., Burnett, A., Green, J., Rodrigues, J., (2008), Validation of an EMG-driven, graphically based isometric musculoskeletal model of the cervical spine. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 130(3), 031014-1 ? 031014-8.
• Burnett, A., Coleman, J., Netto, K., (2008), An electromyographic comparison of neck conditioning exercises in healthy controls. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(2), 447-454, Colorado Springs, United Sates.
• Kelly, C., Burnett, A., Newton, M., (2008), The Effect of Strength Training on Three-Kilometer Performance in Recreational Women Endurance Runners. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(2), 396-403, Colorado Springs, United Sates.
• Ranson, CA., Burnett, A., King, M., Patel, N., O'Sullivan, P., (2008), The relationship between bowling action classification and three-dimensional lower trunk motion in fast bowlers in cricket. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26(3), 267-276, London.
• Ranson, C., Burnett, A., O'Sullivan, P., Batt, M., Kerslake, R., (2008), The lumbar paraspinal muscle morphometry of fast bowlers in cricket. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 18(1), 31-37.

Conference Publications

• Joyce, C., Burnett, A., Herbert, S., (2012), The Effects of the Deflection Point and Shaft Mass on Swing and Launch Parameters in the Golf Swing. 30th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (2012), 88-91.
• Robertson, S., Burnett, A., (2012), Swing and Launch Parameters in Approach-Iron Shots Hit with Varying Height and Trajectory in Golf. 30th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (2012), 84-87.
• Wee, W., Burnett, A., Xie, W., Oh, P., Lim, J., Tan, K., (2010), Levels of muscle activation in strength and conditioning exercises and dynamometer hiking in junior sailors. Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, 433-436, Michigan, USA.
• Worthington, P., Ranson, C., King, M., Burnett, A., Shine, K., (2009), The Effect of Individualised Coaching Interventions on Elite Young Fast Bowlers Technique. Scientific Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, 260-263, Limerick, Ireland.
• Ranson, C., Burnett, A., King, M., O'Sullivan, P., Cornish, R., Batt, M., (2008), Acute Lumbar Stress Injury, Trunk Kinematics, Lumbar MRI and Paraspinal Muscle Morphology in Fast Bowlers in Cricket. The XXVI International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, 4, Seoul.
• Ng, L., Burnett, A., O'Sullivan, P., (2008), Gender Differences in Motor Control of the Trunk During Prolonged Ergometer Rowing. The XXVIth International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports Proceedings ISBS 2008, 382-385, Seoul, Korea.
• Ng, L., Burnett, A., O'Sullivan, P., (2008), Spino-Pelvic Kinematics and Trunk Muscle Activation in Prolonged Ergometer Rowing: Mechanical Etiology of Non-Specific Low Back Pain in Adolescent Rowers. The XXVI International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports Proceedings ISBS 2008, 270-273, Seoul, Korea.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Master of Science (Sports Science),  The Load That Maximises The Mechanical Power Output In The Power Clean: A Comparison Between Different Ability Levels..
• Doctor of Philosophy,  An Examination Of Low Back Pain In Schoolgirls Rowers..

Associate Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  Development Of A Falls Risk Assessment Tool To Identify Fallers In A Hospital Setting..
• Doctor of Philosophy,  Cervical Neck Loads In High Performance Combat Pilots During Aerial Combat Manoevering And Various Neck Strengthening Exercises..