5 episodes

Welcome to Kicking Off with me, John Mills is currently on a short break. When I return, I will be joined fortnightly by guests working in sport, science, and sport science. In each episode, my guests discuss research practice in sport and exercise science, what drives them to conduct rigorous research, and the experiences that led them to become researchers. I hope you enjoy the show!

Kicking Off with John Mills John P. Mills

    • Science

Welcome to Kicking Off with me, John Mills is currently on a short break. When I return, I will be joined fortnightly by guests working in sport, science, and sport science. In each episode, my guests discuss research practice in sport and exercise science, what drives them to conduct rigorous research, and the experiences that led them to become researchers. I hope you enjoy the show!

    Starting a Research Lab

    Starting a Research Lab

    In this episode, I go solo and talk about how I started my research lab and offer some lessons from my first year running the lab.

    • 25 min
    Getting Ahead of the Game

    Getting Ahead of the Game

    In this episode, Dr Stewart Vella from the University of Wollongong discusses his career journey from aspiring goalkeeper to the holder of a $2million dollar grant from the Movember Foundation.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Conflict, Cohesion, and Curling

    Conflict, Cohesion, and Curling

    In this episode, Dr Kyle Paradis from the University of Ulster talks about his early work with Dr Albert Carron, leaving Canada for Northern Ireland, and the potential to represent his new country on the international stage in curling.

    • 48 min
    Teamwork makes the dream work (in academia and sport)

    Teamwork makes the dream work (in academia and sport)

    In this episode, John is joined by Dr Blair Evans of Penn State University. The pair discuss Blair's career, what led him into psychology, skiing, and following your nose as a researcher.

    • 43 min
    Knowing Just Enough (about statistics) to be Dangerous

    Knowing Just Enough (about statistics) to be Dangerous

    In this episode, John is joined by Dr Aaron Caldwell of the US Army and discuss Aaron's career journey, what led him into science, and statistical practices in sport and exercise science.

    • 50 min

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