Dr Benjamin Serpell

Lecturer - School of Science and Technology

Benjamin Serpell

Email: bserpell@une.edu.au

Twitter: @serpell_ben

Biography

Ben completed his undergraduate degrees in Occupational Therapy (Honours) and Human Movement (Honours), before going on to be awarded his PhD from the medical school at the Australian National University.  He has extensive experience working in elite and professional sport overseas and in Australia having worked with clubs such as Gloucester Rugby, Port Adelaide Power, Brumbies Rugby, NSW Waratahs and the Wallabies, as well as with individual athletes and in Olympic Sports.

Ben's research career has focused heavily on sports injury prevention, particularly ACL and hamstring injury.  However, more recently he has refocused his interest to explore stress and human behaviour in sport and elsewhere.

Qualifications

PhD

Publications

Serpell BG, Strahorn J, Colomer C, McKune A, Cook C, Pumpa K. The Effect of Speed, Power and Strength Training, and a Group Motivational Presentation on Physiological Markers of Athlete Readiness: A Case Study in Professional Rugby. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2018:1-15.

Kenneally-Dabrowski C, Serpell BG, Spratford W, et al. A retrospective analysis of hamstring injuries in elite rugby athletes: More severe injuries are likely to occur at the distal myofascial junction. Phys Ther Sport. 2019;38:192-198.

Kenneally-Dabrowski C, Brown NAT, Warmenhoven J, Serpell BG et al. Late swing running mechanics influence hamstring injury susceptibility in elite rugby athletes: A prospective exploratory analysis. J Biomech. 2019;92:112-119.

Serpell BG, Freeman S, Ritchie D, Choi P, Periard JD, Sharma AP. Altitude exposure as a training & iron overload management strategy post leukemia. J Sci Med Sport. 2020;23(1):75-81.

Serpell BG, Waddington G, McGrath B, Cook CJ. Is There a Link between Stress and Cognition, and Capacity to Execute Motor Skill? Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020;52(11):2365-2372.

Cook CJ, Crewther BT, Kilduff LP, Agnew LL, Fourie P, Serpell BG. Testosterone and Dihydrotestosterone Changes in Male and Female Athletes Relative to Training Status. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2021:1-7.

Serpell BG, Cook CJ. Testosterone and cortisol are more predictive of choice behavior than a social nudge in adult males on a simple gift give-get task. Stress. 2021:1-7.