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Professor Nick Draper

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Department: School of Health Sciences

Email: nick.draper@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3693878

Office: Physiology Lab G140 Kirkwood

Languages: English, British Sign Language (BSL), French, Spanish

Professor Nick Draper is a practitioner-researcher with a focus on finding solutions to real-world problems in sports performance and health contexts.
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Fields of Research

  • Sport and Exercise Science
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Concussion Mitigation
  • Health and Physical Activity
  • Performance Sport

Researcher Summary

Professor Nick Draper has been a researcher and teacher at the University of Canterbury for over decade, but has a wealth of experience developed as a practitioner. Nick’s research has a translational focus with the aim of finding solutions to real-world problems.  Nick has a thorough understanding of the elite performance sport environment, having been a sport and exercise scientist for British Judo for 8 years and a Selector and Team Manager at European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games.  He has written training programmes for World and Olympic medalists, supporting athletes to success at the highest levels in sport.  At a grassroots level Nick continues to coach junior rugby and judo players and has also coached 1st XV and Reps rugby in NZ.  Nick started his career as a physical education teacher, graduating from the University of Exeter, and teaching at primary, middle and high school levels.

Nick completed his research training at the Universities of London and New Mexico where he received a thorough grounding in qualitative and quantitative methods, both of which he applies to research problems in his chosen field of exercise physiology.  Through his research training and depth of his experience as a practitioner Nick is able to bring a practitioner’s and researcher’s knowledge to solving real-world problems.  As a researcher Nick has led or been involved in over 20 successful competitive grants in New Zealand and the UK totaling over $10 million.  His current research projects, very much with a translational focus, include examining possible impact force mitigation through rugby headgear, the feasibility of exercise to improve outcomes for cancer patients, the health benefits of trampolining and performance prediction for elite cyclists.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Health and Health Sciences: Sport & Exercise Science
  • Science & Technology: Science & Technology

Resources

  • UC Staff webpage
  • International Rock Climbing Research Association
  • Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Allan J., Buss LA., Draper N. and Currie MJ. (2022) Exercise in People With Cancer: A Spotlight on Energy Regulation and Cachexia. Frontiers in Physiology 13 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.836804.
  • Faulkner J., O’brien WJ., Stuart B., Stoner L., Batten J., Wadsworth D., Askew CD., Badenhorst CE., Byrd E. and Draper N. (2022) Physical Activity, Mental Health and Wellbeing of Adults within and during the Easing of COVID‐19 Restrictions, in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031792.
  • Gajdošík J., Baláš J., Krupková D., Psohlavec L. and Draper N. (2022) Effect of Climbing Speed on Pulmonary Oxygen Uptake and Muscle Oxygen Saturation Dynamics in the Finger Flexors. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 17(2): 176-184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2021-0110.
  • Reeves N., Draper N., Lane KN., Neric F., Tolfrey K. and Davison K. (2022) Introducing the International Confederation of Sport and Exercise Science Practice (ICSESP). British Journal of Sports Medicine 56(20): 1146-1147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106014.
  • Sellathurai J. and Draper N. (2022) An insight into Short-sprint coaches’ knowledge and use of periodisation models and training methods-Sri Lankan context. Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports 26(1): 38-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.15561/26649837.2022.0105.
  • Stitt D., Kabaliuk N., Alexander K. and Draper N. (2022) Drop Test Kinematics Using Varied Impact Surfaces and Head/Neck Configurations for Rugby Headgear Testing. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 50(11): 1633-1647. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10439-022-03045-5.
  • Stitt D., Kabaliuk N., Alexander K. and Draper N. (2022) Potential of Soft-Shell Rugby Headgear to Mitigate Linear and Rotational Peak Accelerations. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 50(11): 1546-1564. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10439-022-02912-5.
  • Alexander K., Clement T. and Draper N. (2021) Developing a mathematical model to predict energy expenditure while bouncing on a trampoline. European Journal of Sport Science 21(2): 141-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1728390.
  • Clement T., Alexander K. and Draper N. (2021) Investigating the effect of bouncing type on the physiological demands of trampolining. European Journal of Sport Science 21(1): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1721564.
  • Draper N., Giles D., Taylor N., Vigouroux L., Na-Romero VE., Balá J., Altamirano IS., Mally F., Beeretz I. and Canalejo JC. (2021) Performance Assessment for Rock Climbers: The International Rock Climbing Research Association Sport-Specific Test Battery. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 16(9): 1242-1252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/IJSPP.2020-0672.
  • Draper N., Kabaliuk N., Stitt D., Alexander K. and Draper N. (2021) Potential of soft-shelled rugby headgear to reduce linear impact accelerations. Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2021 5567625: 10.
  • Faulkner J., O'Brien WJ., McGrane B., Wadsworth D., Batten J., Askew CD., Badenhorst C., Byrd E., Coulter M. and Draper N. (2021) Physical activity, mental health and well-being of adults during initial COVID-19 containment strategies: A multi-country cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 24(4): 320-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.11.016.
  • O’brien WJ., Badenhorst CE., Draper N., Basu A., Elliot CA., Hamlin MJ., Batten J., Lambrick D. and Faulkner J. (2021) Physical activity, mental health and wellbeing during the first covid-19 containment in new zealand: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(22) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212036.
  • Rogers B., Giles D., Draper N., Hoos O. and Gronwald T. (2021) A New Detection Method Defining the Aerobic Threshold for Endurance Exercise and Training Prescription Based on Fractal Correlation Properties of Heart Rate Variability. Frontiers in Physiology 11 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.596567.
  • Rogers B., Giles D., Draper N., Mourot L. and Gronwald T. (2021) Detection of the anaerobic threshold in endurance sports: Validation of a new method using correlation properties of heart rate variability. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 2021: 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk6020038.
  • Rogers B., Giles D., Draper N., Mourot L. and Gronwald T. (2021) Influence of artefact correction and recording device type on the practical application of a non-linear heart rate variability biomarker for aerobic threshold determination. Sensors (Switzerland) 21(3): 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21030821.
  • Stitt D., Draper N., Alexander K. and Kabaliuk N. (2021) Laboratory validation of instrumented mouthguard for use in sport. Sensors 21(18) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21186028.
  • Maddison R., Hargreaves EA., Jiang Y., Calder AJ., Wyke S., Gray CM., Hunt K., Lubans D., Eyles H. and Draper N. (2020) Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs in New Zealand. Trials 21(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-4038-4.

Student Supervision

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  • PhD - Allan J: Exercise and cancer (2023)
  • PhD - Clement T: Health benefits of trampolining (2021)
  • PhD - Cullinane F: Performance prediction in elite track cycling (2023)
  • PhD - Dewar H: Training loads for professional rugby (2024)
  • PhD - Henley S: Concussion in sport (2024)
  • PhD - Lawson V: Hormone profiling for elite female athletes (2024)
  • PhD - Sellathurai J: Periodisation for elite track sprinters (2022)
  • Masters - Cox K: TBC (2021)
  • Masters - Groube N: Strength assessment in rugby (2021)
  • Masters - Andrews T: Strength assessment in rugby (2021)

Research Projects

  • Mitigation of collision forces in rugby through the use of soft-shelled headgear
  • Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ)
  • Benefits of exercise for cancer patients
  • Performance prediction in elite track cycling
  • Potential health benefits of trampolining

Future Research

  • Commercial Partner Research Projects
  • Multi-disciplinary Research in Area of Physical Activity Promotion
  • Sport-specific Measurement and Evaluation

Key Methodologies

  • Commercial Partner Research
  • Multi-disciplinary Research
  • Applied Research
  • Collaborative Research
  • Mixed Methods Approaches to Research
  • Exercise physiology assessments
  • Sport-specific tests and test development

Equipment

  • UC Drop test rig
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