Dr. Birinder S.Bobby Cheema

• Qualifications
• Biography
• Research 
• Selected Publications
• Grants/Current Projects
• Teaching Interests
• Awards/Honours 

Qualifications

PhD, MSc, BHK

Biography

Dr Cheema joined the University of Western Sydney (UWS) in 2009 as a Senior Lecturer of Sport & Exercise Science. His research to date has demonstrated the effectiveness of exercise training in chronically diseased and at-risk populations, including individuals with end-stage renal disease, breast cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus. He is also interested in investigating the health benefits of yoga, meditation, and multi-disciplinary interventions and currently collaborates with experts in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Nutritional Sciences, Medicine, and Nursing and Midwifery. Prior to moving to UWS in 2009, Dr Cheema lectured at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand, for a period of three years (2006-2008).  He has earned advanced degrees in Exercise Science from the University of British Columbia (1999) and the University of Victoria (2002) in Canada, and completed his doctorate at the University of Sydney, Australia (2006).  Dr Cheema is accredited as an Exercise Scientist and Exercise Physiologist (AEP) with Exercise and Sport Science Australia.

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Research

Health-related benefits of resistance training and hatha yoga; Mind-body interventions; Exercise as preventative medicine; Health & well-being.

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Selected Publications

Sukala, W.R., Page, R.A., Lonsdale, C., Rowlands, D.S., Lys, I., Krebs, J., Leikis, M.L., Cheema, B.S. (in press).  Exercise improves quality of life in indigenous Polynesian peoples with type 2 diabetes and visceral obesity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Sukala, W.R., Page, R.A., Cheema, B.S. (in press). Exercise training in high-risk ethnic populations with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of clinical trials. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

Urroz, P., Colagiuri, B., Smith, C.A., Cheema, B.S. (in press). Effect of acute acupuncture treatment on exercise performance and post-exercise recovery: A systematic review. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

Sukala, W.R., Page, R.A, Cheema, B.S. (in press). Targeting the type 2 diabetes epidemic in Polynesia:  Historical perspective and rationale for exercise intervention trials. Ethnicity & Disease.

Melville, G.W., Chang, D., Colagiuri, B., Marshall, P., Cheema, B.S. (2012). Fifteen minutes of chair-based yoga postures or guided meditation in the office can elicit a relaxation response. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Article ID 501986, 9 pages, doi:10.1155/2012/501986.

Sukala, W.R., Page, R., Rowlands, D.S., Krebs, J., Lys, I., Leikis, M.L., Cheema, B.S. (2012). South Pacific Islanders resist type 2 diabetes: comparison of aerobic and resistance training. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112:317Ð325.

Marshall, P.W.M., Cashman, A., Cheema, B.S. (2011). A randomized controlled trial for the effect of passive stretching on measures of hamstring extensibility, passive stiffness, strength, and stretch tolerance. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14:535-40.

Cheema, B.S., Marshall, P.W., Chang, D., Colagiuri, B., Machliss, B. (2011). Effect of an office worksite-based yoga program on heart rate variability:  A randomized controlled trial.  BMC Public Health, 11:578, P1-5.

Cheema, B., Abas, H., Smith, B., O'Sullivan A., Chan, M., Patwardhan, A., Kelly, J., Gillin, A., Pang, G., Lloyd, B., Berger, K., Baune, B.T., Fiatarone, Singh M. (2011). Effect of resistance training during hemodialysis on circulating cytokines: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 111:1437Ð1445.

Cornish, A.K., Broadbent, S., Cheema, B.S. (2011). Interval training for patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 111:579Ð589.

Cheema, B., Abas, H., Smith, B., O'Sullivan, A., Chan, M., Patwardhan, A., Kelly, J., Gillin, A., Pang, G., Lloyd, B., Berger, K., Baune, B.T.,
Fiatarone, Singh M. (2010). Investigation of skeletal muscle quantity and quality in end-stage renal disease. Nephrology (Carlton), 15:454-463.

Cheema, B. (2008). Tackling the survival issue in end stage renal disease: Time to get physical on haemodialysis. Nephrology (Carlton), 13:560-569.

Cheema, B., Gaul, C.A., Lane, K., Fiatarone, Singh M.A. (2008). Progressive resistance training in breast cancer:  A systematic review of clinical trials. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 109:9-26.

Raschke, V., Oltersdorf, U., Elmadfa, I., Wahlqvist, M., Cheema, B., Kouris-Blazos, A. (2008). Investigation of the Dietary Intake and Health Status in East Africa in the 1960s: A Systematic Review of the Historic Oltersdorf Collection. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 47:1-43.

Raschke, V., Cheema, B. (2008). Colonization, the New World Order, and the Eradication of Traditional Food Habits in East Africa:  Historical Perspective on the Nutrition Transition. Public Health Nutrition, 11:662-674.

Cheema, B., Abas, H., Smith, B., O'Sullivan, A., Chan, M., Patwardhan A., Kelly, J., Gillin, A., Pang, G., Lloyd, B., Fiatarone, Singh M. (2007). Randomized controlled trial of intradialytic resistance training to target muscle wasting in end-stage renal disease: The PEAK study. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 50:574-584.

Cheema, B., Abas, H., Smith, B., O'Sullivan, A., Chan, M., Patwardhan, A., Kelly, J., Gillin, A., Pang, G., Lloyd, B., Fiatarone, Singh M. (2007). Progressive exercise for anabolism in kidney disease (PEAK):  A randomized controlled trial of resistance training during hemodialysis.  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 18:1594-1601.

Cheema, B., Lassere, M., Shnier, R., Fiatarone, Singh M. (2007). Rotator cuff tear in an elderly woman performing progressive resistance training:  Case report from a randomized controlled trial.  Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 4(1):113-120.

Chan, M., Cheema, B., Fiatarone, Singh M.A. (2007). Progressive resistance training and nutrition in renal failure.  Journal of Renal Nutrition, 17(1):84-87.

Raschke, V., Oltersdorf, U., Elmadfa, I., Wahlqvist ,M., Cheema, B., Kouris-Blazos ,A. (2007). Content of a novel online collection of traditional east African food habits (1930s-1960s): Data collected by the Max-Planck-Nutrition Research Unit, Bumbuli, Tanzania.  Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16:140-51.

Raschke, V., Oltersdorf, U., Elmadfa, I., Wahlqvist, M., Kouris-Blazos, A., Cheema, B. (2007).  The need for an online collection of traditional African food habits. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND Online), 7(1):1-22.

Cheema B., O'Sullivan, A., Chan, M., Patwardhan, A., Kelly, J., Gillin, A., Fiatarone, Singh M.A. (2006). Progressive resistance training during hemodialysis: Rationale and method of a randomized controlled trial. Hemodialysis International, 10(3):303-310.

Cheema, B., Gaul, C. (2006). Full body training improves fitness and quality of life in survivors of breast cancer. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20(1):14-21.

Cheema, B, Fiatarone, Singh M. (2005). Exercise training in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: A systematic review of clinical trials. American Journal of Nephrology, 25(4):352-364.

Cheema, B., Smith, B., Fiatarone, Singh M. (2005). A rationale for intradialytic exercise training as standard clinical practice in ESRD. 
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 45(5):912-916, 2005

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Grants/Current Projects

Effects of acupuncture and instruction on recovery from maximal exercise(Masters of Science candidate: Ms. Paola Urroz). UWS School of Science and Health funding (current).

Effect of progressive resistance training on natural killer cell activity in breast cancer survivors (PhD Candidate: Ms. Mandy McKee). UWS Research Grant Scheme (current).

Effect of progressive resistance training on the menstrual cycle and metabolic outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (Master of Science candidate: Ms. Lisa Vizza). UWS School of Science and Health funding.

Effect of intradialytic progressive resistance training on arterial stiffness (PhD candidate: Mr. Danwin Chan), UWS School of Science and Health (current).

Effect of a 12-week yoga intervention on negative affective states, cardiovascular and cognitive function in post cardiac rehabilitation
(PhD candidate: Alan Yeung) (current).

The role of naturopathic medicine and lifestyle intervention in the management of women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) (PhD candidate: Susan Arentz) (current).

Effect of an office worksite-based hatha yoga program on heart rate variability:  A randomised controlled trial, UWS Early Career Researcher Project Grant (completed 2011). 

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Teaching Interests

Dr Cheema's teaching interests include Clinical exercise physiology, Exercise prescription, and Health & Well-being.
 

Awards/Honours

Award for Best Sport and Exercise Science Research Article in a Peer-Reviewed Journal, Presented by Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand, 2008

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