Mick is an Associate Lecturer in the College of Sport, Health and Engineering.

Mick started his career as a physiotherapist in Italy before moving to Australia for his PhD completed at Victoria University in Melbourne and investigating the effects of travel and jet-lag on professional rugby players in collaboration with several Super Rugby teams.

Portfolios

Areas of expertise

  • Exercise physiology
  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Sport and exercise sciences

Contact details

+61 (3) 9919 4125
[email protected]

Teaching responsibilities

Coordination

  • SES6005 Research Methods and Applied Statistics
  • SCL6203 Exercise Assessments and Interventions for Neurological Conditions

Teaching

  • SES6005 Research Methods and Applied Statistics
  • SCL6203 Exercise Assessments and Interventions for Neurological Conditions
  • AHE3115 Clinical Exercise Practice
  • SCL3004 Sport and Exercise Practice
  • AHE3126 Motor Control

Publications

  • Lo M., Aughey R.J., Stewart A.M., Gill N., McDonald B. (2020). The road goes ever on and on - A socio-physiological analysis of travel related issues in Super Rugby. Journal of Sport Sciences. 39(3), 289-295.
  • Lo M., Carstairs G.L., Mudie K.L., Begg R.K., Billing D.C. (2020). The use of wearable assistive technology to increase soldiers’ effectiveness, Human Factors and Mechanical Engineering for Defense and Safety. 4(1), 7.
  • Lo M., Aughey R.J., Hopkins W.G., Gill N., Stewart A.M. (2019). Out of your zone? 21 years of travel and performance in Super Rugby. Journal of Sport Sciences. 37(18), 2051-2056.
  • Lo M., Aughey R.J., Hopkins W.G., Gill N., Stewart A.M. (2019). The longest journey in Super Rugby: 11 years of travel and performance indicators, Journal of Sport Sciences. 37(18), 2045-2050.
  • Lo M., Aughey R.J., Hopkins W.G., Gill N., Stewart A.M. (2022). The impact of matches and travel on rugby players’ sleep, wellness and training, PLoS ONE. 17(2).

Conference presentations

  • Lo M., Aughey R.J., Hopkins W.G., Gill N., Stewart A.M. (2019). The longest journey - 21 years of travel and performance in super rugby. World Conference on Science and Football, 4th-7th June 2019, Melbourne, Australia. Awarded Best Paper by Football Code (Rugby).
  • Lo M., Aughey R.J., Hopkins W.G., Stewart A.M. (2018). The effects of games and travel on super rugby players. Is sleep the key? 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 4th-7th July 2018, Dublin, Ireland. Gobbo M.,
  • Lo M., Putrino D., Orizio C., Bissolotti L., Gaffurini P. (2016). Active video game technology increases energy expenditure of stationary cycling performed by stroke patients – A crossover study. 9th World Congress for NeuroRehabilitation, 10th-13th May 2016, Philadelphia, United States.

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Professional memberships

Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA)

Appearances in the media

  • Stewart A.M., McDonald B., Lo M. (2019). Are the Wallabies’ struggles a sign of rugby union’s decline in Australia? The Conversation.
  • Lo M. (2019). Long-haul flights and Super Rugby performance: what the science says. The Conversation.
  • Lo M., Kennaway D. (2016). Health Check: what’s the best time of the day to exercise? The Conversation. Stewart A.M.,
  • Lo M., Aughey R.J., Howe S. (2015). Brains not brawn is the key to success in international rugby. The Conversation.