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I joined the School of Community Health in 2010 after 2 years in Wagga Wagga in the School of Biomedical Science. I gained my BSc (Honours) degree at the University of Melbourne in 2003 and completed my PhD (Exercise Physiology) at The University of Melbourne in 2008. My major research interest is in skeletal muscle metabolism, particularly the regulation of contraction mediated glucose transport.

Teaching

Primary goals as a teacher: My teaching philosophy aims to provide an innovative and stimulating learning environment and to encourage life-long learning. The main purpose of education is to learn, however not all students learn in the same manner.

Approach to teaching: My approach to teaching is to employ a number of learning methods to develop students' abilities to understand and apply scientific processes.

Rationale for this approach: Within the University sector there has been a strong shift from the more traditional "passive" lectures and practical classes, to a style of learning that revolves around the students - active learning. Students come from extremely diverse backgrounds and have distinct learning styles and I feel it is important for both subject material and assessment to be diverse enough to cater for different student needs

Subject Delivery

• BMS191 and BMS192 - Human Bioscience
• BMS161 - Health and the Human Body
• BMS256 - Exercise Science for Health professionals

Research

There is evidence to suggest that the signalling molecule, nitric oxide is an important regulator of contraction mediated glucose uptake. There is also some evidence to suggest that increases in skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity observed following exercise are nitric oxide dependent. My current research objectives are to examine the role of nitric oxide in the regulation of both contraction mediated glucose uptake and increased insulin sensitivity, using both human and animal models.

My FoR codes are 0601 and 0606.

Current Research Projects

• Prof Glenn McConell, Victoria University   
  Is nitric oxide a central regulator in contraction mediated glucose uptake?
• Associate Professor Megan Smith   
  Exercise exertion and COPD.

Publications

• Linden KC, DeHaan CL, Zhang Y, Glowacka S, Cox AJ, Kelly DJ and Rogers S. Renal expression and localization of the facilitative glucose transporters
  GLUT1 and GLUT12 in animal models of hypertension and diabetic nephropathy. Am J Physiol - Renal 290(1):F205-13, 2006.
• Lee-Young R, Palmer M, Linden KC, LePlastrier K, Canny BJ, Hargreaves M, Wadley GD, Kemp BE and McConell GK. Carbohydrate ingestion does not alter AMPK Signalling During exercise in humans. Am J Physiol - Endocrinology 291(3):E566-73, 2006.
• McConell GK, Manimmanakorn A, Lee-Young RS, Kemp BE, Linden KC & Wadley GD. Ten Days of AICAR Administration Attenuates AMPK Activation during Exercise. J Appl Physiol. Nov;105(5):1422-7, 2008.