Ameeque | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award

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Mr. Ameeque | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award

HSE University | Pakistan

Mr. Ameeque is an emerging researcher in educational analytics and public policy, with a growing academic profile reflected through contributions to interdisciplinary research. With published work including studies on creative thinking, mathematics achievement, and student well-being, his research applies advanced statistical techniques such as multilevel modeling on large-scale datasets like PISA 2022 to uncover key drivers of educational outcomes, highlighting the central role of self-efficacy. He has also explored economic development through public procurement systems, employing robust econometric methods, including Instrumental Variable (IV) strategies, to analyze complex U.S. government datasets. His research demonstrates a strong focus on data-driven decision-making, policy evaluation, and societal impact. Although currently at an early stage, his scholarly record includes 2 documents and an evolving citation base, with an h-index in development, reflecting promising potential for future academic influence and contribution.

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Patrick Rodrigues – Methodological approach – Best Researcher Award

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Patrick Rodrigues – Methodological approach – Best Researcher Award

Dr. Patrick Rodrigues   distinguished academic and researcher in the field Methodological Approach. Working mainly in the areas of exercise physiology, effects of passive heating on neuromuscular Function, High-Density sEMG, and recovery management.

 

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

He obtained his PhD in Exercise Science from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2021, under the supervision of Dr. Geoffrey Minett, Dr. Gabriel Trajano, and Dr. Lee Wharton. His doctoral research focused on thermoregulatory and neuromuscular responses to passive heating in 42°C hot-water immersion. Prior to this, he earned a Master’s Degree by Research in Physical Education with a specialization in Exercise Physiology from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) in 2012, where he studied the time course of changes in indirect markers of muscle damage, neuromuscular parameters, and heart rate variability following a 130-km cycling race, under the guidance of Dr. Raul Osiecki. Additionally, he completed a specialization in Exercise Physiology applied in Health at Uniguaçu University in 2009, researching the acute effect of three different warm-up protocols on maximal strength, again supervised by Dr. Raul Osiecki. He also holds a degree in Physical Education from Uniguaçu University, obtained in 2007, where his honours study, supervised by Dr. Fabiano de Macedo Salgueirosa, examined the effect of maximal isometric force following a passive stretching session.

 

Research and Competitive Grant Experience

He has been the recipient of several prestigious awards and scholarships. In 2021, he was awarded $51,373 from the Diabetes Australia Research Trust (League-FIT) and $33,000 from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Colombo Plan). Additionally, he received a Write-Up Scholarship (WUS) from Queensland University of Technology, amounting to $4,312. In 2019, he was granted $36,500 by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment through the Endeavour Leadership Program. Furthermore, in 2017, he was honored with an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship.

Awards

He has received several notable awards throughout his academic career. In 2022, he earned the Executive Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis from the Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). In 2020, he was part of a team that won the Innovation in Curriculum Design and Pedagogy award from the Faculty of Education at QUT. Additionally, in 2019, he secured third place in the 3-Minute Thesis Contest at the Sport and Clinical Exercise Symposium hosted by the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (SENS) at QUT.

Professional Experience

He has accumulated a diverse range of professional experience. From May 2023 to June 2024, he served as a University Assistant – Postdoc at the Medical University of Innsbruck, working within the Departments of Physiology and Sports Science. His primary research projects included investigating the effects of a 6-week heat acclimation intervention on exercise performance in acute hypoxia, where he acted as the principal investigator, and examining the physiological responses to different training intensities during incremental exercise as an associate investigator. Prior to this, he held a sessional academic contract at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from 2018 to 2023, where he taught in programs related to Sport and Exercise Science, Clinical Exercise Physiology, and Health and Physical Education. He also served as a permanent lecturer in Exercise Science and Physical Education at Itajaí Valley University – UNIVALI in Brazil from February 2015 to January 2018 and as a visiting lecturer at Iguaçu Valley University Centre – UNIGUAÇU from 2010 to 2017.

 

📝🔬Publications📝🔬

1. Rodrigues, P., Orssatto, L., Hecksteden, A., Trajano, G. S., Minett, G. M. (2024). One size does not fit all:
Methodological considerations and solutions for intramuscular temperature assessment depths. Journal of
Thermal Biology.
2. Rodrigues, P., Orssatto, L., Gagnon, D., Dahhak, A., Hecksteden, A., Stewart, I. B., Minett, G. M. (2024). Passive
heat therapy: A promising preventive measure for people at risk of adverse health outcomes during heat
extremes. Journal of Applied Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00701.2023
3. Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Wharton, L., Orssatto, L., Minett, G. M. (2023). Hot-water immersion at 42 ºC
improves muscle contractile function and reduces motor unit discharge rate. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine &
Science in Sports. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14312
4. Orssatto, L. B. R., Rodrigues, P., Phillips, K. M., Blazevich, A. J., Borg, D. N., Souza, T. R., Sakugawa, R. L., Shield, A.
J., Trajano, G. S. (2023). Intrisic motor neurone excitability is increased after resistance training in older adults.
Journal of Neurophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00462.2022
5. Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Stewart, I., Minett, G. M. (2022). Potential role of passively increased muscle
temperature on contractile function. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-022-04991-7
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6. Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Wharton, L., Orssatto, L., Minett, G. M. (2021). An acute increase in muscle
temperature by hot-water immersion enhances rapid force production and neuromuscular function in healthy
adults. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.01.003
7. Silva, J. K. F., Sotomaior, B. B., Carneiro, C. F., Rodrigues, P., Wharton, L., Osiecki, R. (2021). Anaerobic threshold
(Dmax method) prediction by the rate of perceived exertion in young competitive male swimmers. Perceptual and
Motor Skills. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125211005227
8. Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Wharton, L., Minett, G. M. (2020). Muscle temperature and thermoregulatory
responses to 42 °C hot-water immersion in healthy males and females. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 1-
14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04482-7
9. Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Wharton, L., Minett, G. M. (2020). Effects of passive heating on muscle hypertrophy
and neuromuscular function: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Thermal Biology. 102684.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102684
10. Rodrigues, P., Gabellone Hernandez, S., de Macedo Salgueirosa, F., Oliveira, E., Whaton, L. & Osiecki, R. (2020).
Acute effect of three different warm-up protocols on maximal isokinetic strength in young men. Revista Andaluza
de Medicina del Desporte, 13(1): 5-9. DOI:10.33155/j.ramd.2018.02.007
11. Rodrigues, P., Correia, M. A., Whaton, L. (2019). Effect of menstrual cycle on muscle strength. Journal of Exercise
Physiology Online, 22(5), 89-97.
12. Pianezzer, L., Rodrigues, P. (2019). Comparison of morphological and cardiovascular indices among strength
training, aerobic training and competitive training. RBPFEX-Revista Brasileira de Prescrição e Fisiologia do
Exercício, 13(86), 995-1003. (paper in Portuguese)
13. Oliveira, E. C., Rodrigues, P., Salgueirosa, F. M., Seniski, G. G., Wharton, L., & Osiecki, R. (2018). Effect of ACTN3
R577X genotypes on muscle strength and power in Brazilian mixed martial arts athletes. Journal of Exercise
Physiology Online, 21(2), 202-213.
14. Rodrigues, P., de Macedo Salgueirosa, F. (2018). Effect of an active static stretching session on maximal handgrip
muscular strength production. Educacao Fisica em Revista, 12(1): 1-6.
15. Rodrigues, P., Wassmansdorf, R., Gabellone Hernandez, S., de Macedo Salgueirosa, F., Bonfim Gomes, E., Oliveira,
E., Whaton, L. & Osiecki, R. (2017). Time-course of neuromuscular parameters, muscle soreness and sympathovagal balance following a 130-km cycling race. Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto, (1).
DOI:10.5628/RPCD.17.01.13
16. de Macedo Salgueirosa, F., Rodrigues, P., Seniski, G. G., Wharton, L., & Osiecki, R. (2017). ACTN3 R577X and ACE
I/D Genotype Frequencies of Professional Soccer Players in Brazil. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 20(6),
129-139.
17. Rodrigues, P., Hernandez, S. G., de Macedo Salgueirosa, F., Novack, L. F., Wassmansdorf, R., Wharton, L., &
Osiecki, R. (2017). The influence of two static stretching protocols with different intensities on concentric knee
extension strength. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 25(1), 41-46.DOI:10.3233/IES-160643
18. Rodrigues, P., Wassmansdorf, R., Salgueirosa, F. M., Hernandez, S. G., Nascimento, V. B., Daros, L. B., Wharton, L.,
& Osiecki, R. (2016). Time-course of changes in indirect markers of muscle damage responses following a 130-km
cycling race. Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano, 18(3), 322-331. DOI:10.5007/1980-
0037.2016v18n3p322
19. Novack, L. F., Carignano, L. F. B., Rodrigues, P., Salgueirosa, F. (2011). Comparison of the percentage of body fat
between bioelectrical impedance methods – tetrapolar vs bipolar. The FIEP Bulletin, 81(1) 286 – 288. (paper in
Portuguese)
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Abstracts published in annals of congress (summary)
1. Rodrigues, P.; Orssatto, L.; Trajano, G.; Minnet, G. The effects of increased muscle vs. core temperature on
neuromuscular function after a hot-water immersion session. Oral presentation. European College of Sport
Science, ECSS 2023.
2. Blazevich, A.; Mackay, K.; Orssatto, L.; Rodrigues, P.; Rosa, T.; Shield, A.; Trajano, G. Increased functional capacity,
power, and maximal strength following short-term power and plyometric training in older adults. Journal of
Science and Medicine in Sport. 2021. v.24. p. s26
3. Rodrigues, P.; Minnet, G.; Trajano, G. S.; Wharton, L. Muscle temperature kinetics and thermoregulatory
responses to 42 °C hot-water immersion in healthy males and females. ESSA Sports Science Twitter Conference
2020.
4. Minnet, G.; Rodrigues, P.; Trajano, G. S.; Wharton, L. Effects of passive heating intervention on muscle
hypertrophy and neuromuscular function: A preliminary Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. ESSA Sports
Science Twitter Conference 2020.
5. Rodrigues, P.; Hernandez, S. G.; Salgueirosa, F. M.; Novack, L. F.; Borges, P. T.; Wassmansdorf, R.; Oliveira, E.;
Osiecki, R. Maximal voluntary contraction response after three different types of warm-up. (Abstract in
Portuguese).
In: 22° Congresso Brasileiro de Medicina do Esporte, 2010, Curitiba.
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte. 2010. v.16. p.13.
6. Rodrigues, P.; Hernandez, S. G.; Salgueirosa, F. M.; Novack, L. F.; Borges, P. T.; Wassmansdorf, R.; Oliveira, E.;
Osiecki, R. The influence of two static stretching protocols with different intensities on concentric knee extension
strength. (Abstract in Portuguese).
In: 33° Simpósio Internacional de Ciências do Esporte, 2010, São Paulo.
Revista Brasileira de Ciência e Movimento. 2010. p.96
7. Rodrigues, P.; Salgueirosa, F. M. The effect of stretching on maximal force production. (Abstract in Portuguese).
In: Celafiscs, 2008, São Paulo. XXXI Simpósio Internacional de Ciências do Esporte. 2008.