Prof Jeff Coombes

Jeff completed his PhD from the University of Florida and has been at the University of Queensland since 2000. He is Director of the Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health (CRExPAH) and Chair of the Exercise is Medicine Australia initiative. His research interests include optimising exercise for improving health and the mechanisms of exercise-related benefits. Many of his current projects are using high intensity interval training to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and investigate health outcomes. He has over 300 publications, written three text-books, been a CI on over $20 million in funding, graduated over 30 PhD students and has a Scopus H Index of 55.