Rate My Professor Hunter Bennett

Dr. Hunter Bennett serves as a Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science at the School of Allied Health and Human Performance, College of Health, Adelaide University. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise Science at the University of South Australia from 2016 to 2020. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) in 2015 from the University of South Australia, a Master of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning) from Edith Cowan University in 2014, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement and Health Studies) from the University of South Australia between 2009 and 2012. Bennett has been engaged in tertiary teaching since 2012 and research since 2016. Appointed Senior Lecturer in 2019 at what was then the University of South Australia (now transitioned to Adelaide University), he is affiliated with the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA). As an ESSA-accredited Exercise Scientist, he supervises three PhD candidates, five master's by research students, and two honours students, all focused on Exercise Science.

Bennett's academic interests encompass exercise and sport sciences, particularly training strategies to optimise physical performance, injury surveillance and prevention among athletes, and comprehensive exercise prescription tailored to athletic, healthy, and clinical populations. His contributions have been recognized with the 2023 UniSA Unstoppable Early Career Researcher award and the 2022 Exercise Scientist of the Year by Exercise and Sport Science Australia. Notable publications include: Bennett et al. (2025) "Enhancing Sport-Related Concussion Return-to-Play Protocols for Non-Professional Athletes" in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews; Singh et al. (2025) on physical activity's effectiveness against depression and anxiety in youth in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Singh et al. (2025) on exercise for cognition in the British Journal of Sports Medicine; Bennett et al. (2023) on concussion's impact on injury risk in elite junior Australian football in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport; and Bennett & Slattery (2023) on graphical abstracts in Scientometrics. Earlier works address movement quality, injury associations in Australian football, and musculoskeletal assessment tools. Through his research and supervision, Bennett influences advancements in exercise science, promoting evidence-based practices for performance enhancement and health outcomes.