Bobby Cheema
Associate Professor Cheema is interested in investigating the health benefits of yoga, meditation, and multi-disciplinary interventions and currently collaborates with colleagues in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nutritional Sciences, Medicine, and Nursing and Midwifery. He joined Western Sydney University in 2009 as a Senior Lecturer of Sport and Exercise Science. His research to date has demonstrated the effectiveness of exercise training in chronically diseased and at-risk populations, including individuals with end-stage renal disease, breast cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Research focus
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Nutritional Sciences
- Cancer
- Type 2 diabetes
Awards and recognition
- 2008 Best Sport and Exercise Science Research Article in a Peer-reviewed Journal, Awarded by Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand (SESNZ)
Affiliations
- 2010-present Sports Medicine Australia
- 2009-present Exercise and Sport Science Australia
Education
- 2006 PhD Exercise Physiology, The University of Sydney, Australia
- 2002 MSc Exercise Physiology University of Victoria, Canada
- 1999 BHK Exercise Science University of British Columbia, Canada
Publications
For a full listing of publications please see:
- WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY (opens in a new window)
- ORCID (opens in a new window)
- GOOGLE SCHOLAR (opens in a new window)
- RESEARCHGATE (opens in a new window)
