Dr Grace Rose is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology within the School of Health. She is an award-winning and passionate academic educator. Grace is an Honorary Academic at the University of Queensland, following her Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in exercise oncology (2021-2023), and PhD completion in healthy ageing (2018-2021). Grace is a current peer reviewer for several Q1 oncology, exercise and ageing journals.
Professional Membership
- Exercise and Sport Science Australia
- Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (Exercise Oncology special interest group)
- Australia and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research
Awards and fellowships
- 2019, Tutor and Demonstrator Award, The University of Queensland
- 2019, 3-Minute Thesis Winner (School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences), The University of Queensland
- 2017, Best presentation in Exercise Physiology, The University of Queensland
Professional Social Media
Grace’s research focus is to identify exercise prescription principles that most effectively target primary and secondary prevention of age-related chronic disease, and evaluate strategies to implement these prescription principles. Particularly, she has a passion for improving the lives and outcomes for people living with and beyond cancer. As an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Grace’s research has a strong applied, clinical lens, where she is has managed and collaborated on >$4.9 million funded exercise implementation clinical trials.
Grace’s research uniquely cross-sects basic and implementation science, where key disease-contributing factors she investigates include: immune function, inflammation, body composition, psychosocial factors, and fitness.
Potential Research Projects for HDR and Honours Students
- Clinical assessment of body composition in people living with and beyond cancer (2023-2024)
- Implementation of student-run clinic for people living with and beyond chronic disease (2024-ongoing)
Research areas
- exercise physiology
- oncology
- healthy ageing
- biochemistry
- body composition
- clinical assessment
Teaching areas
- Clinical skills
- Practicum coordination
- Available for guest lectures in exercise for cancer, healthy ageing and clinical assessment
Dr Grace Rose has expertise and a keen interest in: exercise oncology (exercise for people during and following treatment for cancer), exercise physiology, healthy ageing, and clinical assessment of biological (e.g., inflammation) and physiological (e.g., fitness, body composition) outcomes.