Rate My Professor Selva Selva Raj

Associate Professor Isaac Selva Raj is an academic in the Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science within the Faculty of Health at Charles Darwin University. He earned his PhD in Human Movement, specializing in Exercise and Sport Science, from RMIT University between 2008 and 2012. Prior to his appointment at Charles Darwin University starting in July 2024, he served as a Lecturer in the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences at RMIT University from 2014 to 2021. He also held positions as Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Edith Cowan University. At Charles Darwin University, he contributes to higher degree research supervision in health-related fields and serves on the CDU Animal Ethics Committee.

Isaac Selva Raj's research focuses on exercise and physical activity for older adults, exercise physiology, strength and conditioning, resistance training, muscle physiology, and human performance. His work examines muscle architecture, force-velocity relationships in aging, and the effects of training modalities on older populations. Key publications include 'Aging and the force-velocity relationship of muscles' (2010, with SR Bird and AJ Shield), cited 258 times; 'Validation of the Fitbit One, Garmin Vivofit and Jawbone UP activity tracker in estimation of energy expenditure during treadmill walking and running' (2017, with K Price et al.), cited 112 times; 'Effects of eccentrically biased versus conventional weight training in older adults' (2012, with S Bird, B Westfold, and A Shield), cited 112 times; 'Reliability of ultrasonographic measurement of the architecture of the vastus lateralis and gastrocnemius medialis muscles in older adults' (2012, with SR Bird and AJ Shield), cited 105 times; and 'An acute bout of exercise improves the cognitive performance of older adults' (2016, with L Johnson et al.), cited 104 times. His research has garnered over 1,150 citations on Google Scholar, influencing studies on exercise interventions, wearable technology validation, and cognitive benefits of physical activity in aging populations. Recent publications include 'Evaluating the test-retest reliability and comparability of postural sway measures from the Balance Mat and a force plate' (2025) and 'THE EFFECTS OF MODERATE TO HIGH-LOAD RESISTANCE TRAINING WITH BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION IN HEALTHY ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW' (2024).