Rate My Professor Kieron Rooney

Rooney's research specializations encompass metabolic biochemistry, the influences of habitual diet and physical activity on health and performance, effects of sugar and non-nutritive sweeteners, low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets, exercise interventions for substance use disorders, mental health, chronic pain, and type 1 diabetes management, as well as animal research ethics. Key publications include the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0: Updated guidelines for reporting animal research (2020) and Reporting animal research: Explanation and elaboration for the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0 (2020), alongside works on physical activity and cognitive function (2016), maternal high-fat feeding and offspring glycaemia (2011), and obesity and hypoferraemia (2012). With 181 publications and over 20,000 citations, his contributions have substantial impact in exercise physiology, nutrition science, and research reporting standards. He has received NHMRC biennial awards (2021) and ARC Discovery Project funding. In teaching, Rooney coordinates units such as Biochemistry of Exercise and Advanced Exercise Physiology. He contributes to editorial boards, including Advanced Exercise and Health Science.