Rate My Professor Henry Blake

Dr Henry Blake is a Lecturer in the School of Allied Health and Human Performance, College of Health, at Adelaide University. He coordinates the Motor Control and Learning and Human Movement Neuroscience courses, having previously served in a similar capacity at the University of South Australia. Blake has taught more than a dozen different subjects across UniSA and Flinders University, developing a reputation for clear, supportive, and engaging teaching. His pedagogical excellence has been recognized through multiple commendations for sustained excellence in teaching and consistently high student evaluations. An Accredited Exercise Scientist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia, he currently serves as the Student Engagement Officer for South Australia. Blake supervises Honours and PhD projects and is eligible to co-supervise Masters and PhD students. He is currently co-supervising Ms Emma Shoemaker's full-time Doctorate (commenced 2025) on evaluating and enhancing coaching pedagogy in elite Australian sports. His broader contributions include community health initiatives and collaborative research that connects evidence with practice.

Blake's research focuses on physical activity, sport participation, health and well-being, and learning design principles. He has an h-index of 6 and more than 580 citations. Key publications include Blake, H. T., Crozier, A. J., Buckley, J. D., & Stenner, B. J. (2024). Examining the relationship between different physical activities and health and well-being in middle-aged and older men: An isotemporal substitution analysis. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 10(3), 1-12; Blake, H. T., Buckley, J. D., Stenner, B. J., O’Connor, E. J., Burgess, S. A., & Crozier, A. J. (2022). Sport Participation and Subjective Outcomes of Health in Middle-Aged Men: A Scoping Review. American Journal of Men’s Health, 16(2), 16 pages; Ferguson, T., Olds, T., Curtis, R., Blake, H., Crozier, A. J., Dankiw, K., et al. (2022). Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Lancet Digital Health, 4(8), e615-e626; d’Unienville, N. M. A., Blake, H. T., Coates, A. M., Hill, A. M., Nelson, M. J., & Buckley, J. D. (2021). Effect of food sources of nitrate, polyphenols, L-arginine and L-citrulline on endurance exercise performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 18(1), 28 pages; and Blake, H. T., Davis, A., Mellow, M. L., Hull, M., Robins, B., Laver, K., et al. (2025). Co-design of a digital 24-hour time-use intervention with older adults and allied health professionals. Frontiers in Digital Health, 7(1544489), 14 pages.