Brad Stenner

Dr Brad Stenner

Senior Lecturer

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Dr. Brad Stenner is a lecturer at Adelaide University, teaching in the areas of human anatomy, occupational therapy and evidence-based practice for 18 years. He has extensive experience in the teaching and learning of human anatomy and associated physical assessments (such as range of motion, strength, balance and function). He has worked clinically in the area of physical rehabilitation, and more recently, developed and implemented an Australian first, online university level course in Adapted Physical Activity, Exercise and Sport.
As a Senior Lecturer, he contnues to lead and innovate in in research, through his own program of research (PhD) in sport and health/wellbeing and continues to be involved in a number of multi-disciplinary research projects and both honours level and HDR student supervision. Current projects involve golf and health across the lifespan, the impact of adapted sport on middle aged men and the importance of wheelchair sport for people with disability. His specific research interest in golf and health has resulted in worldwide collaborations with industry and some of the highest ranked universities in the world.
During 2020 -2021 he held a senior leadership position as Lead: Invictus Pathways Program, providing strategic direction of the exercise sports, allied health, and community adapted sports programs. Since completing his PhD in 2019, he has been awarded over $700,000 in competitive research grants, including $250,000 as CI from The Hospital Research Foundation.
Research:
ARENA Member
Teaching Accolades:
Recognition of Ongoing Excellence in Teaching and Student Learning 2025 and 2026

Health Benefits of Golf for Older Australians 

Older Persons participation in sport as occupation

Avaialble for Honours, Masters and PhD Supervision

Date Institution name Country Title
University of South Australia Australia PhD
University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)

Year Citation
2026 Hinge, A., Tier, L., Burn, N., & Stenner, B. J. (2026). Driving inclusion: value and meaning of golf participation for people with a disability. Leisure/ Loisir, 1-22.
DOI
2026 Orchard, J. W., Redmayne, G., Stenner, B., Chamberlain, A. J., Ming, A., Inge, P., & Yip, L. (2026). Rates of Self-Reported Skin Cancer in Current and Retired Elite Australian Cricketers. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 7 pages.
DOI
2025 Paranjape, I., Crozier, A., Guerin, M., & Stenner, B. J. (2025). Walking sports and subjective wellbeing in older adults: a comparative study. Translational Exercise Biomedicine, 2(3), 178-187.
DOI
2024 Crozier, A. J., Carmichael, M. A., Townsend, J. R., Bingham, J. M., & Stenner, B. J. (2024). Norms in sport: a scoping review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 17(2), 645-667.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2024 Dunstan, J., Stenner, B., Carrick Ranson, G., & Norton, K. (2024). The effect of age on musculoskeletal injury compensation costs in South Australian professional urban firefighters: a cohort study. Work, 79(2), 695-701.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Blake, H. T., Crozier, A. J., Buckley, J. D., & Stenner, B. J. (2024). Examining the relationship between different physical activities and health and well-being in middle-aged and older men: An isotemporal substitution analysis. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 10(3), 1-12.
DOI
2023 Stenner, B. J., Boyle, T., Archibald, D., Arden, N., Hawkes, R., & Filbay, S. (2023). Australian golfers with and without osteoarthritis report reduced psychological distress and improved general health compared to a general population-based sample. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(3), 202-207.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2023 Stenner, B., Boyle, T., Archibald, D., Arden, N., Hawkes, R., & Filbay, S. (2023). Golf participants in Australia have a higher lifetime prevalence of skin cancer compared with the general population. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 9(3, article no. e001597), 1-6.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2022 Blake, H. T., Buckley, J. D., Stenner, B. J., O’Connor, E. J., Burgess, S. A., & Crozier, A. J. (2022). Sport Participation and Subjective Outcomes of Health in Middle-Aged Men: A Scoping Review. American Journal of Men S Health, 16(2), 16 pages.
DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC11
2021 Blake, H. T., Stenner, B. J., Buckley, J. D., & Crozier, A. J. (2021). Randomised controlled trial comparing two group-based exercise programmes (team sport vs circuit training) on men's health: Study protocol. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 7(3), 8 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2020 Costalonga, D. A., Crozier, A. J., Stenner, B. J., & Baldock, K. L. (2020). Sport as a Leisure Occupation in Occupational Therapy Literature: A Scoping Review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(3), 1-10.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC2
2020 Stenner, B. J., Mosewich, A. D., & Buckley, J. D. (2020). Why do older adults play golf? An evaluation of factors related to golf participation by older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28(3), 399-405.
DOI Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC5
2020 Stenner, B. J., Buckley, J. D., & Mosewich, A. D. (2020). Reasons why older adults play sport: a systematic review. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(6), 530-541.
DOI Scopus74 WoS73 Europe PMC43
2019 Stenner, B., Mosewich, A. D., Buckley, J. D., & Buckley, E. S. (2019). Associations between markers of health and playing golf in an Australian population. BMJ Open sport and exercise medicine, 5(1), 1-6.
DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2018 Stenner, B. J., Buckley, J. D., & Mosewich, A. D. (2018). Development and confirmatory factor analysis of the Golf Participation Questionnaire for Older Adults (GPQOA). Cogent psychology, 5(1, article no. 1450920), 1-14.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2016 Stenner, B. J., Mosewich, A. D., & Buckley, J. D. (2016). An exploratory investigation into the reasons why older people play golf. Qualitative research in sport, exercise and health, 8(3), 257-272.
DOI Scopus47 WoS46
2014 Stenner, B., & Buckley, J. (2014). Use of a ball alignment mark improves putting performance in golf. International journal of golf science, 2(2), 145-150.
DOI

Year Citation
2022 Blake, H. T., Crozier, A. J., Stenner, B. J., & Buckley, J. D. (2022). Bootcamp or Booting Goals: Does Team Sport Hold Advantage Over Traditional Group Exercise on Men's Health?. In JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 44 (pp. S66-S67). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC.
2018 Stenner, B., Mosewich, A., & Buckley, J. (2018). We're still teeing off! Why do older adults play golf?. In JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH Vol. 15 (pp. S135). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC.
  • Building Community Capacity for Outdoor Physical Activity: A Sustainable Ambassador Model for Enhancing Social and Physical Well-Being, Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing, 27/06/2025 - 30/06/2027
  • Monitoring and optimising outdoor fitness equipment usage in South Australia, Local Government Association of South Australia, 15/11/2024 - 30/06/2026
  • Activating Outdoor Fitness Equipment in South Australia, Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing, 20/06/2024 - 31/12/2025
  • MyGolf & Get Into Golf National Expansion Project, Golf Australia Limited, 01/07/2025 - 31/12/2025
  • Outdoor Fitness Equipment Guidelines Review, Parks and Leisure Australia (VIC/TAS), 23/02/2024 - 05/04/2024

Courses I teach

  • Introduction to Occupational Therapy Practice (2026)

  • Enabling Occupation 5 (2026)

     

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 Co-Supervisor Supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of veterans, first responders, and their family members as they transition through and out of the Invictus Pathways Program (IPP).  Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Hannah Cockram

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