Researcher Profile

Professor David Greene

National Head of School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, 

Areas of expertise: musculoskeletal health; low carb ketogenic diets and exercise; neurological conditions and exercise

HDR Supervisor accreditation status: Full

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9574-3656

Phone: +61 2 9701 4377

Email: david.greene@acu.edu.au

Location: ACU Strathfield Campus

Professor David Greene has an extensive background in musculoskeletal health with a particular focus on children and adolescents. David has explored the impact of athletic participation on musculoskeletal health in paediatric populations across a range of bone-loading sports such as gymnastics, track and field, and horse racing. David has compared and contrasted the body composition characteristics of elite Rugby League players to emerging junior players and has worked with National Sporting Organisations such as Rowing Australia, Athletics Australia, and Swimming Australia as well as individual teams to provide expertise regarding body composition. More recently, David has broadened his research interests to include clinical populations such as Multiple Sclerosis, obese adolescents, people with auto-immune disease, and the impact of low carb ketogenic diets on exercise capacity. David continues to search new opportunities to translate research outcomes into practice while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

Select publications

• 2021 Lonsdale, C., Sanders, T., Parker, P., Noetel, M., Hartwig, T., Vasconcellos, D., Lee, J., Antczak, D., Kirwan, M., Morgan, P., Salmon, J., Moodie, M., McKay, H., Bennie, A., Plontnikoff, R., Cinelli, R., Greene, D., Peralta, L., Cliff, D., Kolt, G., Gore, J., Gao, L., Boyer, J., Morrison, R., Hillman, C., Shigeta, T., Tan, E., Lubans, D. Effectiveness of scalable school-based intervention to improve children’s cardiorespiratory fitness. JAMA Peds 1;175(7):680-688.
• 2021 Millett, E.L., Moresi, M.P., Watsford, M.L., Taylor, P.G., Greene, D.A. Variations in lower body stiffness during sports-specific tasks in well-trained female athletes. Sports Biomechanics, 20(1):22-37.
• 2020 Chaplais, E., Dutheil, F., Masurier, J., Naughton, G., Greene, D.A., Pereira, B., Duclos, M., Thivel, D., Courteix, D. Geometric and mechanical bone response to a multidisciplinary weight loss intervention in adolescents with obesity: The ADIBOX study. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 23(2):254-263.
• 2018 Greene, D.A., Varley, B.J., Hartwig, T.B., Chapman, P., Rigney, M. A low carbohydrate ketogenic diet reduces body weight without compromising performance in Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(12):3373-3382.
• 2018 Psarakis M, Greene D, Cole M, Lord S, Hoang P, Brodie M. Wearable technology reveals gait compensations, unstable walking patterns and fatigue in people with Multiple Sclerosis. Physiological Measurement 39(7):075004.
• 2018 Chaplais, E., Naughton, G., Greene, D.A., Dutheil, F., Pereira, B., Thivel, D., Courteix, D. Effects of interventions with a physical activity component on bone health in obese children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 36(1):12-30.
• 2018 Speranza M, Gabbett T, Greene D, Townshend A, Johnston R. An alternate test of tackling ability in rugby league players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(3):347-352.
• 2018 Speranza M, Gabbett T, Greene D, Townshend A, Johnston R. Relationship between 2 standardized tackling proficiency tests and rugby league match-play tackle performance. Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(6):770-776.
• 2017 Burt LA, Greene DA, Naughton GA. Bone health of Young Male Gymnasts: A Systematic Review. Pediatric Exercise Science, 29(4):456-464.
• 2017 Chaplais, E., Dutheil, F., Naughton, G., Greene, D.A., Pereira, B., Thivel, D., Courteix, D. Effects of interventions with a physical activity component on bone health in obese children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 36(1):12-30.
• 2017 Greene, D.A., Varley, B., Duncan, C.S., & Gabbett, T. Assessment of body composition in junior representative and first grade rugby league players using dual x-ray absorptiometry. Science & Medicine in Football 1(3): 197-202.
• 2017 Higgins, T. R., Greene, D. A., & Baker, M. K.. The effects of cold water immersion and contrast water therapy for recovery from team sport: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31(5):1443-1460.
• 2017 Speranza M, Gabbett T, Greene D, Johnston R, Sheppard J. Changes in Rugby League tackling ability during a competitive season: the relationship with strength and power qualities. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31(12):3311-3318.
• 2017 Psarakis M, Greene D, Moresi, M., Baker, M., Stubbs, P., Brodie, M., Lord, S., Hoang P. Impaired heel to toe progression during gait is related to reduced ankle range of motion in people with Multiple Sclerosis. Clinical Biomechanics, 49:96-100.
• 2017 Speranza M, Gabbett T, Greene D, Johnston R, Townshend A. Tackle characteristics and outcomes in match-play rugby league: the relationship with tackle ability and physical qualities Science & Medicine in Football 1(3): 265-271.
• 2017 Silk, L.N., Greene D.A., Baker, M.K., Jander, C.B. The effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on bone health of male Jockeys. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, 20(3):225-229.
• 2017 Naughton, G.A., Greene, D.A., Courteix, D., Baxter-Jones, A. Resilient, responsive, and healthy developing bones: The good news about exercise and bone in children and youth. Pediatric Exercise Science, 29(4):437-439

Accolades and awards

• 2018 Margaret Balint Award – In recognition of outstanding contribution to the University, Australian Catholic University - $500
• 2011 F.E.Johnson Fellowship for Outstanding Achievement by an established NSW researcher in the field of Sports Medicine, New South Wales Sports Safety Awards - $20,000
• 2009 Wendy Ey – Women in Sport Award. Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport $500
• 2002-2004 Australian Catholic University Post Graduate Scholarship (PhD) for the project Exercise type, musculoskeletal development and injury risk factors in elite adolescent athletes.
• 2003 John Sutton Award for Best Young Investigator – Basic Science. Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport award - $2,500
• 2003 New South Wales Most Outstanding New Research Talent in Applied Sports Medicine, New South Wales Sports Safety Awards - $15,000
• 2002 CHISM Research Team: Member of the Outstanding research team gold medal. New South Wales Sporting Injuries Committee - $5,000