Related Images

Dr Prue Cormie

Dr Prue Cormie

Dr Prue Cormie

Senior Research Fellow

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 3418  
Email: p.cormie@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.217  

 

Professional Memberships

  • Exercise and Sports Science Australia
  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • National Strength and Conditioning Association
  • Australian Strength and Conditioning Association

Awards and Recognition

National and International Awards

  • 2011 - Government of Western Australia Department of Health, New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support Award

National and International Research Positions

  • 2011 - Cancer Council of Western Australia Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship

Other

  • 2010 - Edith Cowan University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher
  • 2009 - Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Medal for the most outstanding PhD thesis of the year in the field of exercise and sport science across all Universities in Australia
  • 2009 - Edith Cowan University Research Medal for the most outstanding PhD thesis of the year throughout the University

Research Areas and Interests

  • The role of exercise in the management of cancer
  • The role of exercise in maintaining and improving health
  • Neuromuscular adaptations to resistance exercise
  • Strength and power development

Staff Qualifications

  • Master of Science, United States of America .
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University .
  • Bachelor of Science, United States of America .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Lucrin Immediate Exercise Trial,  Abbott,  Grant(**),  2010,  $58,577.
  • Mechanical Specificity of Weightlifting Movements to Athletic Performance,  National Strength and Conditioning Association,  Grant(**),  2010,  $17,109.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

  • Newton, R., Cormie, P., Kraemer, W., (2011), Power Training. NSCA's Guide to Program Design, 95-118, United States of America.
  • Newton, R., Cormie, P., Cardinale, M., (2011), Principles of Athlete Testing. Strength and Conditioning Biological Principles and Practical Applications, 461, United Kingdom.
  • Nuzzo, J., Cormie, P., Mcbride, J., (2009), Power in Resistance Exercise. Advances in Strength and Conditioning Research, 123-145, New York.

Journal Articles

  • Earp, J., Kraemer, WJ., Cormie, P., Volek, JS., Maresh, CM., Joseph, M., Newton, R., (2011), Influence of muscle-tendon unit structure on rate of force development during the squat, countermovement, and drop jumps. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(2), 340-347, United States, DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182052d78.
  • Cormie, P., Mcguigan, M., Newton, R., (2011), Developing maximal neuromuscular power: Part 2 training considerations for improving maximal power production. Sports Medicine, 41(2), 125-146, New Zealand, DOI: 10.2165/11538500-000000000-00000.
  • Cormie, P., Mcguigan, M., Newton, R., (2011), Developing maximal neuromuscular power: Part 1 - Biological basis of maximal power production. Sports Medicine, 41(1), 17-38, New Zealand, DOI: 10.2165/11537690-000000000-00000.
  • Inness, M., Cormie, P., Newton, R., (2011), Relationship between strength, power and sprint performance in professional cricketers. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 19(3), 4-12.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Cormie, P., Spry, N., Chambers, S., Mcintyre, C., Baker, M., Denham, J., Joseph, D., Groom, G., Newton, R., (2011), Efficacy and safety of a modular multi-modal exercise program in prostate cancer patients with bone metastases: A randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer, 11(N/A), Article Number 517, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-517.
  • Cormie, P., Mcguigan, M., Newton, R., (2010), Changes in the eccentric phase contribute to improved stretch-shorten cycle performance after training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42(9), 1731-1744, United States, DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181d392e8.
  • Cormie, P., Mcguigan, M., Newton, R., (2010), Influence of strength on magnitude and mechanisms of adaptation to power training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42(8), 1566-1581, United States, DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181cf818d.
  • Cormie, P., Mcguigan, M., Newton, R., (2010), Adaptations in athletic performance after ballistic power versus strength training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42(8), 1582-1598, United States, DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181d2013a.
  • Buchheit, M., Cormie, P., Abbiss, C., Ahmaidi, S., Nosaka, K., Laursen, P., (2009), Muscle deoxygenation during repeated sprint running: Effect of active vs. passive recovery. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 30(6), 418-425, Stutgart, DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1105933.
  • Cormie, P., Mcbride, J., Mccaulley, G., (2009), Power-time, force-time, and velocity-time curve analysis of the countermovement jump: impact of training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23(1), 177-186, United States.
  • Nuzzo, JL., Mccaulley, GO., Cormie, P., Cavill, M., Mcbride, JM., (2008), Trunk muscle activity during stability ball and free weight exercises. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(1), 95-102, United States.
  • Cormack, S., Newton, R., Mcguigan, M., Cormie, P., (2008), Neuromuscular and Endocrine Responses of Elite Players During an Australian Rules Football Season. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 3(4), 439-453.
  • Cormie, P., Mcbride, JM., Mccaulley, GO., (2008), Power-Time, Force-Time, and Velocity-Time Curve analysis During the Jump Squat: Impact of Load. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 24(2), 112-120, USA.
  • Mcbride, JM., Mccaulley, GO., Cormie, P., (2008), Influence of preactivity and eccentric muscle activity on concentric performance during vertical jumping. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(3), 750-757, United States.
  • Cormie, P., Flanagan, SP., (2008), Does an optimal load exist for power training?. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 30(2), 67-69, USA.
  • Nuzzo, JL., Mcbride, JM., Cormie, P., Mccaulley, GO., (2008), Relationship between countermovement jump performance and multijoint isometric and dynamic tests of strength. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(3), 699-707, United States.
  • Cormie, P., Mcbride, J., Mccaulley, G., (2007), Validation of power measurement techniques in dynamic lower body resistance exercises. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 23(2), 103-118, USA.
  • Cormie, P., Mcbride, J., Mccaulley, G., (2007), The influence of body mass on calculation of power during lower-body resistance exercises. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21(4), 1042-1049, Colorado Springs, United Sates.

Conference Publications

  • Earp, J., Newton, R., Cormie, P., Kraemer, W., (2010), The influence of muscle-tendon unit structure on rate of force development during the squat, countermovement and depth drop jumps. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(14-17 July 2010), S5, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, DOI: 10.1097/01.JSC.0000395587.79369.ff.
  • Haff, G., Ruban, R., Mccrory, J., Cormie, P., Sands, W., Stone, M., (2010), Reliability of accelerometer based performance measurements during countermovement vertical jumps and the influence of sampling frequency. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(July 14-17 2010), S92.
  • Ruben, R., Saffel, H., Mccrory, J., Cormie, P., Haff, G., (2010), Comparison of accelerometer based vertical jump assessments to a linear position transducer plus force plate system. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(July 14-17 2010), S37, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
  • Spry, N., Galvao, D., Cormie, P., Aitken, J., Hodder, R., Van Hazel, G., Tsoi, D., King, M., (2010), Study to assess benefits of incorporating an exercise program during neoadjuvant chemoradiation in patients with rectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial. 12th Annual Scientific Meeting Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group, 2010(1-3 September 2010), 65-66, 12th Annual Scientific Meeting Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group Abstracts.
  • Cormie, P., Mcguigan, M., Newton, R., (2008), The impact of strength training versus power training on the force-velocity relationship in jump squat. 6th International Conference on Strength Training, 129-130, Colorado Springs, USA.
  • Cormie, P., Mcguigan, M., Newton, R., (2008), The influence of initial strength level on the ability to adapt to power training. 6th International Conference on Strength Training, 59-60, Colorado Springs, USA.