Rate My Professor Samantha Birse

In her research, Birse specializes in biomechanics, with emphasis on gait and movement analysis. Her scholarly interests include movement and coordination variability, nonlinear dynamics applied to athlete performance, and youth athlete development. Her prior investigations utilized nonlinear dynamics to examine the effects of gameplay on elite youth basketball players, and she now aims to apply these methods to broader youth athletic contexts. As an Accredited Exercise Scientist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), and a member of the Australia and New Zealand Biomechanics Society, Birse also expresses interest in consultancies related to exercise and sports biomechanics. Selected publications feature Blyton, S. J., Snodgrass, S. J., Pizzari, T., Birse, S. M., Likens, A. D., & Edwards, S. (2023). Differences in running variability between individuals with and without current or previous musculoskeletal injury: A systematic review. Gait & Posture, 101, 124-133; Birse, S. M., Webster, K. E., Middleton, K. J., & McClelland, J. A. (2022). Differences in accuracy and consistency in elite lawn bowlers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41(11), 1214-1219; and Dooley, K., Snodgrass, S. J., Stanwell, P., Birse, S., Schultz, A., Drew, M. K., & Edwards, S. (2020). Spatial muscle activation patterns during different leg exercise protocols in physically active adults using muscle functional MRI: a systematic review. Journal of Applied Physiology, 129(4), 934-946.