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Dr James McKee

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: james.mckee@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5365-4927

James is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Health and Medical Sciences with the Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute. He is currently supporting the delivery of a NHMRC Partnership Project (GNT2035789) with the WA Police Force Academy, with a focus on training load management and performance analyses.

Background

Dr Mckee is an early-career researcher, strength and conditioning coach and teacher. His research focuses on manipulating training loads (using methods such as blood flow restriction) to target physiology and optimise training adaptations in athletes, clinical (i.e., elderly), and tactical populations. He previously worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Casual Academic (2022-2025) in Exercise Science at Murdoch University. He was also employed as a Strength and Conditioning Coach with Subiaco Football Club/Athlete Alliance (2017-2024) and as an Exercise Science Teacher with Health Sciences Hub (2023).

Research Areas and Interests

  • Training load monitoring
  • Environmental physiology (hypoxia and heat stress)
  • Strength and conditioning
  • Injury prevention

Professional Associations

  • Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Level 2 Coach (ID:37870)
  • Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (ID:PR298975)
  • Exercise and Sports Science Australia Membership (ID:28029)
  • Sports Medicine Australia Membership (ID:59634)

National and International Awards

  • 2023 – Winner Best Poster (Sports and Exercise Science) Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Sunshine Coast

University Awards

  • 2024 – Higher Degree by Research Impact Prize – Exercise Science (MU)
  • 2022 – Top Publication by a Higher Degree by Research Student (MU; Exercise Science)
  • 2019 – Vice Chancellor’s Commendation for Academic Excellence (MU)

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2024.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • McKee, J., De Marco, K., Girard, O., Peiffer, J., Scott, B. (2025). Effects of blood flow restriction on internal and external training load metrics during acute and chronic short-term repeated-sprint training in team-sport athletes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2025(Article in press), 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2457863.

2024

Journal Articles

  • McKee, J., Girard, O., Peiffer, J., Dempsey, A., Smedley, K., Scott, B. (2024). Continuous blood flow restriction during repeated-sprint exercise increases peripheral but not systemic physiological and perceptual demands. European Journal of Sport Science, 24(6), 703-712. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12106.
  • McKee, J., Girard, O., Peiffer, J., Hiscock, D., De Marco, K., Scott, B. (2024). Repeated-sprint training with blood-flow restriction improves repeated-sprint ability similarly to unrestricted training at reduced external loads. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 19(3), 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0321.
  • McKee, J., Girard, O., Peiffer, J., Scott, B. (2024). Manipulating internal and external loads during repeated cycling sprints: A comparison of continuous and intermittent blood flow restriction. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 38(1), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004594.

2023

Journal Articles

  • McKee, J., Girard, O., Peiffer, J., Scott, B. (2023). Repeated-sprint training with blood flow restriction: A novel approach to improve repeated-sprint ability?. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 45(5), 598-607. https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000771.
  • Scott, B., Girard, O., Rolnick, N., McKee, J., Goods, P. (2023). An updated panorama of blood-flow-restriction methods. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18(12), 1461-1465. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0135.

2021

Journal Articles

  • McKee, J., Wall, B., Peiffer, J. (2021). Temporal location of high-intensity interval training in cycling does not impact the time spent near maximal oxygen consumption. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16(7), 1029-1034. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2020-0354.
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