Justin Keogh
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Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine – Bond University
Associate Professor Keogh is an exercise scientist who is the Associate Dean of Research and the Head of Exercise and Sport science, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University.
His research focuses on better understanding the relationship between muscle mass, strength and physical performance in athletes as well as older adults at risk of disability and poor health outcomes. A recent research and advocacy focus has been on sarcopenia, defined as a progressive loss of muscle mass, muscular strength and physical performance.
His sarcopenia research and advocacy has focused on sarcopenia epidemiology in residential aged care, the SARC-F as a sarcopenia screening tool and the benefits and translational ability of progressive balance and resistance training. In order to better translate this research evidence, he also uses a variety of qualitative approaches to better understand the determinants of physical activity and exercise in a variety of older adult groups.