Dr Ben Dowswell (PhD) is a registered allied health care provider and Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP)
and Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES). Having spent over 12 years in the tertiary education sector,
including extensive health science research training and delivery, Ben has wide-ranging experience in the
provision of exercise and educational services to the community.
With considerable research experience specialising in resistance exercise, neuromuscular physiology, and
musculoskeletal physiology, Ben has led the design and implementation of multiple large scale health-based
research projects, including exercise intervention studies; and exercise assessment, testing and
training/programming protocols. Ben’s research pioneered the use of muscle-nerve stimulation techniques to
examine the musculoskeletal and nervous system mechanisms that mediate muscular fatigue and adaptation with
resistance exercise in healthy, elderly, and resistance trained population demographics.
As a health and exercise educator and published scientific author, Ben has communicated his
research findings to local and international peers, in addition to providing health based lectures to the
broader community. He has extensive university teaching experience in the fields of exercise prescription;
strength and conditioning; sports and exercise physiology; and nutrition, body composition and weight control.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (Health Science), Western Sydney University
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours), Western Sydney University
Bachelor of Applied Science (Sport and Exercise Science), Western Sydney University
Accreditations
Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
Accredited Exercise Scientist, Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
