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Dr Adam McDonnell

Assistant Professor

School: Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

Adam McDonnell
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  • Development of and adherence to artificial gravity and resistive vibration exercises during 60 days of hypoxic 6° head-down tilt bed rest: BRAVE study, Fortune, J., Sorrentino, R., Zamantzas, S., Faivre-Rampant, V., Tsoutsoubi, L., McDonnell, A., Fisher, J., Podgornik, S., Ioannou, L., Ciuha, U., Mekjavic, I. 1 Jul 2026, In: Experimental Physiology
  • Entering a new era for exercise countermeasures in human spaceflight, De Martino, E., Swain, P., Lindsay, K., Bruce‐Martin, C., Jacobs, E., Barbour, B., Buckley, C., McDonnell, A., Caplan, N., Hughes, L. 1 Sep 2026, In: Experimental Physiology
  • Limited musculoskeletal benefits of artificial gravity combined with cycling during bed rest: Results from the BRACE study, Mandić, M., Lundberg, T., Frippiat, J., McDonnell, A., Mekjavić, I., Bareille, M., Billette de Villemeur, R., Fernandez‐Gonzalo, R. 1 Mar 2026, In: Experimental Physiology
  • Physiological responses to “AgeWell Europe” an 8-week online and on-demand multimodal exercise programme for middle-aged and older adults, McDonnell, A., Bartholmy, J., Bentlage, E., Brach, M., Ceron, S., Kavanagh, R., Mattarucco, M., O’Connor, S., Repanšek, S., Ward, K., Wittig, A., Cooper, D. 2 May 2026, In: Open Research Europe
  • The effect of artificial gravity on the outcome of a two-week resistance vibration exercise programme: BRAVE study, Mekjavic, I., Sorrentino, R., Fortune, J., Fisher, J., Tsoutsoubi, L., Ioannou, L., Vovk, A., Supej, M., McDonnell, A., Ciuha, U. 1 Mar 2026, In: Experimental Physiology
  • The combined effects of artificial gravity, temperature, and hypoxia on haemodynamic responses and limb blood flow, Fisher, J., Ciuha, U., Denise, P., McDonnell, A., Normand, H., Mekjavic, I. 1 Aug 2025, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Comparison of joint kinematics between upright front squat exercise and horizontal squat exercise performed on a short arm human centrifugation, Sorrentino, R., Avila-Mirèles, E., Babič, J., Supej, M., Mekjavic, I., McDonnell, A. 1 Jul 2024, In: Physiological Reports
  • Retinal blood vessel diameters in children and adults exposed to a simulated altitude of 3,000 m, Mlinar, T., Debevec, T., Kapus, J., Najdenov, P., McDonnell, A., Ušaj, A., Mekjavic, I., Jaki Mekjavic, P. 28 Feb 2023, In: Frontiers in Physiology
  • Adult Female Sleep During Hypoxic Bed Rest, Van Cutsem, J., Pattyn, N., Mairesse, O., Delwiche, B., Fernandez Tellez, H., Van Puyvelde, M., Lacroix, E., McDonnell, A., Eiken, O., Mekjavic, I. 10 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Determination of exercise intensity domains during upright versus supine cycling: a methodological study, Zubac, D., Ivančev, V., Martin, V., Iacono, A., Meulenberg, C., McDonnell, A. 13 Apr 2022, In: PeerJ

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