Academic Staff

Dr Paul Finn

Contact details
Teaching area
Relevant professional affiliations
Qualifications and experience
Research interests
Current projects
PhD students
Publications

Contacts

Phone: +61 8 8946 6146
Email: paul.finn@cdu.edu.au

Teaching Areas

• Exercise physiology
  
• Anatomy and physiology
  
• Exercise and sport science practicum

Research Interests

Anaerobic metabolism and sprint performance as well as environmental physiology, are the general areas of research interest. Two specific areas are high-intensity intermittent exercise performance in tropical conditions and risk assessment for heat stress in various occupations working in tropical conditions. These interests are pursued in Paul's capacity as the coordinator of the National Heat Training and Acclimatisation Centre that operates as a partnership between Charles Darwin University and the Northern Territory Institute of Sport.

Relevant Professional Affiliations

• Sports Medicine Australia
  
• Professional Association of Diving Instructors
  
• International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry
  
• Editorial Board for the international journal: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Qualifications and Experience

James Paul Finn was awarded a PhD in Exercise Physiology from Flinders University in 1998. He completed M Ed studies from Flinders University in 1992 and a Grad Dip, B Ed, and Dip T from the University of South Australia in 1988, 1980, and 1979, respectively. He is qualified as a level 3 (instructor) in Kinanthropometry, and as a Diver Medical Technician.

Paul has worked with the National Heat Training and Acclimatisation Centre and at Charles Darwin University since late 1999. He lectured in recreation, sport and fitness at Regency Institute in South Australia before moving to the Northern Territory.

Current Projects

• Acute responses to intermittent, high intensity activity in a tropical environment. (ARC SPIRIT)
• Strategies to reduce risk heat induced illness during intermittent, high intensity physical activity in a tropical environment. (ARC Linkage)
• Pulse and ECG analysis in heat stress. (CDU project grant)
• Heat stress in electricity corporation service workers. (Power and Water)
• Effect of air-conditioning exposure on heat acclimatisation status. (Department of Defence)

PhD Students

• Matt Brearley
  
• Vanessa Paun

Publications

Abstracts and conference proceedings

• Withers, RT; Van Der Ploeg, G; Finn JP (1992) Measurement of maximal anaerobic power and anaerobic capacity using an air-braked cycle ergometer. Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society 23:217P.
• Hargreaves, M; Finn, JP; Withers, RT; Halbert, JA; Scroop, GC; Mackay, M; Snow, RJ; Carey, MF (1994) Influence of muscle glycogen on maximal exercise performance. Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society 25: 129P.
• Finn, JP; Ebert, TR; Withers, RT; Berry, MN; Mackay, M; Carey, MF; Phillips, JW; Febbraio, MA (1997) Effect of creatine ingestion on performance of repeated sprints on an air-braked cycle ergometer. 10th International Conference on the Biochemistry of Exercise, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Poster Abstracts.
• Finn, JP; Marsden, JF; Wood, RJ (2000) Effect of environmental temperature on steady-state and maximal cycling. Proceedings of the International Conference on Physiological and Cognitive performance in Extreme Environments, Edited by Lau, T; Cotter, J; Forbes-Ewan, C. Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Department of Defence – Australia. Canberra, pp17-20.
• Finn, JP; Marsden, JF; Wood, RJ (2000) Effect of environmental temperature on the anaerobic capacity of heat acclimatised athletes. Proceedings of the International Conference on Physiological and Cognitive performance in Extreme Environments, Edited by Lau, T; Cotter, J; Forbes-Ewan, C. Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Department of Defence – Australia. Canberra, pp183-185.
• Marsden, JF; Williams, P; Wood, RJ; Finn, JP (2000) The effect of training on the ability of the Multi-stage Test to predict the VO2peak of professional AFL players. International Congress on Sport Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane, p51.
• Wood, RJ; Marsden, JF; Finn, JP (2000) Comparison of size and performance characteristics of indigenous and non-indigenous Australian Football League players at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport. International Congress on Sport Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane, p124.
• Finn, JP; Marsden, JF; Wood, RJ; Travar, AL (2000) Cycling in the tropics. 7th Annual Applied Physiology Conference Proceedings, Darwin, p9.
• Finn, JP; Marsden, JF; Wood, RJ (2001) Acute responses of heat acclimatised cyclists to intermittent sprints in temperate and warm conditions. Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society 32: 32P.
• Marsden, JF; Finn, JP; Wood, RJ (2001) Australian football league in tropical Australia. Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2001: A Sports Medicine Odyssey challenges, controversies and change, p92.
• Wood, RJ; Finn, JP; Marsden, JF (2001) Pre game hydration status of athletes competing at the 2001 Arafura games in Darwin. Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2001: A Sports Medicine Odyssey challenges, controversies and change, p9.
• Brearley, MB; Finn, JP; Royal, KA (2002) Responses to V8 Supercar driving in hot conditions. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 5: (supplement) p38.
• Brearley, MB; Finn, JP; Wood, RJ (2002) Elite hockey in a tropical environment. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 5: (supplement) p34.
• Finn, JP (2004) National Heat Training and Acclimatisation Centre. Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference 2004: From Research to Practice. Brisbane.
• Patterson, MJ; Roberts, WS; Finn, JP; Barton, D (2005) Thermal strain induced by armoured vehicle activities in hot environments. Environmental Ergonomics XI, pp. 194-196.
• Patterson, MJ; Roberts, WS; Finn, JP; Barton, D (2005) The effect of accessible cool water on hydration status during armoured vehicle activities in hot environments. Environmental Ergonomics XI, pp. 532-533.
• Brearley, MB; Finn, JP (2006) Physiological, perceptual and performance responses to intermittent, high intensity activity in a tropical environment following pre-cooling. Proceedings of the 2nd Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference and the 4th Sports Dietitians Australia Update: From Research to Practice II. Sydney, September-October 2006. p48.
  

Articles in international journals

• Withers, RT; Van Der Ploeg, G; Finn JP (1993) Oxygen deficits incurred during 45, 60, 75 and 90 s of maximal cycling. European Journal of Applied Physiology 67: 185-191.
• Finn, JP; Sainsbury, DA; Withers, RT (1996) A macro-driven Excel template for determining the anaerobic capacity using an air-braked ergometer. International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 13: 179-189.
• Hargreaves, M; Finn, JP; Withers, RT; Halbert, JA; Scroop, GC; Mackay, M; Snow, RJ; Carey, MF (1997) Effect of increased muscle glycogen availability on maximal exercise performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology 75: 188-192.
• Finn, JP; Maxwell, BF; Withers, RT (2000) Air-braked cycle ergometers: validity of the correction factor for barometric pressure. International Journal of Sports Medicine 21: 488-491.
• Finn, JP; Ebert, TR; Withers, RT; Carey, MF; McKay, M; Phillips, JW; Febbraio, MA (2001) Effect of creatine supplementation on metabolism and performance in humans during intermittent sprint cycling. European Journal of Applied Physiology 84: 238-243.
• Finn, JP; Marsden, JF; Wood, RJ (2001) Acute responses of heat acclimatised cyclists to intermittent sprints in temperate and warm conditions. Journal of Thermal Biology 26: 365-370.
• Finn, JP; Wood, RJ; Marsden, JF (2003) Effect of 30° heat on the anaerobic capacity of heat acclimatised athletes. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 2:159-163.
• Brearley, MB; Finn, JP (2003) Pre-cooling for performance in the tropics. Sportscience 7, December.
• Finn, JP; Wood, RJ (2004) Incidence of pre-game dehydration in athletes competing at an international event in dry tropical conditions. Nutrition and Dietetics 61: 221-225.
• Brearley, MB; Finn, JP (2007) Responses of motor-sport athletes to V8 supercar racing in hot conditions. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 2: 182-191.

Book chapters

• Finn, J; Gastin, P; Withers, R; Green, S; Woolford, S (1999) The estimation of peak power and anaerobic capacity of athletes. In Sports Specific Guidelines for the Physiological Assessment of Elite Athletes (3rd Edition). Edited by C.J. Gore, Australian Sports Commission.
• Finn, J; Gastin, P; Withers, R; Green, S (2000) The estimation of peak power and anaerobic capacity of athletes. In Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes. Edited by C.J. Gore, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.

Technical reports

• Patterson, MJ; Roberts, WS; Finn, JP; Lau, WM (2004) Risk Analysis of Thermal Stress to Australian Army Leopard Tank Crews and Effectiveness of Cooling Strategies. DSTO Client Report – DSTO-TR-1527 Restricted Classification.