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Clinical neurophysiologist with 25 years experience/200+ papers in clinical and applied science research.
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Newswriting,
General Proofreading & Editing,
Translation
Research
Scientific and Technical Research,
Systematic Literature Review
Consulting
Legal Consulting,
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI
Statistical Analysis,
Data Processing
Work Experience
Swinburne University of Technology
February 2024 - Present 
Adjunct Professor
La Trobe University
August 2020 - January 2024
Associate Professor Research
La Trobe University
July 2016 - July 2020
Senior Research Fellow
Deakin University
January 2012 - August 2015
Education
PhD (Medicine)
University of Western Australia
1996 - 1999
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Edith Cowan University
February 1992 - November 1995
Certifications
- Certification details not provided.
Publications
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Alan J Pearce, Kane Middleton, Anthea Clarke (2025). Time-course responses following sports-related concussion: A multi-modality study .
Mi Tran, Avanti Shrikumar, Sarah C Hellewell, Thomas Welton, Max Kirkby, Jerome J Maller, Paul Smith, Alan Pearce, Stuart M Grieve (2024). Exploring Differences in Functional Connectivity in Australian Rules Football Players : A Resting-State fMRI Study on the Default Mode Network .
Brigitte Beck, Dawson J. Kidgell, Doug A. King, Ashlyn K. Frazer, Mark Tommerdahl, Alan J. Pearce (2024). Somatosensory differences between symptomatic and non-symptomatic retired contact sport athletes .
Alan J Pearce, Jamie Tallent, Ashlyn K Frazer, Billymo Rist, Dawson J Kidgell (2024). The effect of playing career on chronic neurophysiological changes in retired male football players. An exploratory study using transcranial magnetic stimulation .
Alan J Pearce, Ed Daly, Lisa Ryan, Doug King (2023). Reliability of a Smooth Pursuit Eye-Tracking System (EyeGuide Focus) in Healthy Adolescent and Adults .
Alan J Pearce, Dawson J Kidgell, Ashlyn K Fraser, Billymo Rist, Jamie Tallent (2023). Evidence of reduced inhibition in older adults with a history of repetitive brain trauma. A transcranial magnetic stimulation study .
Alan J. Pearce, Doug King, Dawson J Kidgell, Ashlyn K Frazer, Mark Tommerdahl, Catherine M Suter (2022). Assessment of somatosensory and cognitive-motor processing time in retired athletes with a history of repeated head trauma .
Billymo Rist, Claire Quartuccio, Alan Pearce (2022). End on a positive note: Transition perceptions influence flourishing, identity, and career confidence .
JOURNAL ARTICLE
James M. Smoliga, Chris Bleakley, Alan J. Pearce (2025). Is It All in Your Head? Placebo Effects in Concussion Prevention . Sports Medicine.
Billymo Rist, Claire Quartuccio, Ben Smith, Alan J Pearce (2025). End on a positive note: an exploration of flourishing, identity, and career confidence in professional Australian footballers transitioning out of football . Science and Medicine in Football.
Alan J Pearce, Peter Wirth, Michelle Fitts (2024). Just a head knock? Emergency physicians need to get serious about concussion . Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Ayrton Walshe, Ed Daly, Alan J. Pearce, Lisa Ryan (2024). In-Season Test–Retest Reliability of Visual Smooth-Pursuit (EyeGuide Focus) Baseline Assessment in Female and Male Field-Sport Athletes . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Ayrton Walshe, Ed Daly, Alan Pearce, Dr Lisa Ryan (2024). In-Season Test–Retest Reliability of Visual Smooth-Pursuit (EyeGuide Focus) Baseline Assessment in Female and Male Field-Sport Athletes . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Craig Patch, Alan J. Pearce, Mek Cheng, Ray Boyapati, J. Thomas Brenna (2023). Bacillus Subtilis (BG01-4TM) Improves Self-Reported Symptoms for Constipation, Indigestion, and Dyspepsia: A Phase 1/2A Randomized Controlled Trial . Nutrients.
Vasanth Sundaram, Akhilesh Kumar Ramachandran, Utkarsh Singh, Alan J Pearce (2023). Sex-based differences in concussion incidence and its underlying injury mechanism in team bat/stick sports: A systematic review and meta-analysis . International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching.
Craig Patch, Alan Pearce, Mek Cheng, Ray Boyapati, J. Thomas Brenna (2023). Bacillus Subtilis (BG01-4<sup>TM</sup>) Improves Self-Reported Symptoms for Constipation, Indigestion, and Dyspepsia: A Phase 1/2A Randomized Controlled Trial . Nutrients.
Tansy Ryan, Sarah Nagle, Ed Daly, Alan J. Pearce, Lisa Ryan (2023). A Potential Role Exists for Nutritional Interventions in the Chronic Phase of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion and Sports-Related Concussion: A Systematic Review . Nutrients.
Tansy Ryan, Sarah Nagle, Ed Daly, Alan Pearce, Dr Lisa Ryan (2023). A Potential Role Exists for Nutritional Interventions in the Chronic Phase of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion and Sports-Related Concussion: A Systematic Review . Nutrients.
Anthea C Clarke, Kane J Middleton, Hannah Gretgrix, Alan J Pearce (2023). Effects of concussion on technical performance in professional Australian football . Science and Medicine in Football.
Alan J. Pearce, Ed Daly, Lisa Ryan, Doug King (2023). Reliability of a Smooth Pursuit Eye-Tracking System (EyeGuide Focus) in Healthy Adolescents and Adults . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Alan Pearce, Ed Daly, Dr Lisa Ryan, Doug King (2023). Reliability of a Smooth Pursuit Eye-Tracking System (EyeGuide Focus) in Healthy Adolescents and Adults . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Nathan Howarth, Adam J White, John Batten, Alan J Pearce, Michelle A Miller (2023). An exploratory study into the relationship between playing at home or away and concussion . Brain Injury.
Alan J. Pearce, Doug King, Dawson J. Kidgell, Ashlyn K. Frazer, Mark Tommerdahl, Catherine M. Suter (2022). Assessment of Somatosensory and Motor Processing Time in Retired Athletes with a History of Repeated Head Trauma . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
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Protect the Player, Protect the Game: Reflections from Ex-Professional Rugby Union Players on Law Changes, Protective Equipment, and Duty of Care in the Professional Game <head>
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Ed Daly, Alexander David Blackett, Alan Pearce, Lisa Ryan (2022). Protect the Player, Protect the Game: Reflections from Ex-Professional Rugby Union Players on Law Changes, Protective Equipment, and Duty of Care in the Professional Game . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Alan J. Pearce, Doug A. King, Adam J. White, Catherine M. Suter(2021). Effects of Stricter Management Guidelines on Return-to-Competition Timeframes Following Concussion in Professional Australian Rules Football: An Exploratory Analysis . Sports Medicine. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Dearbhla Gallagher, Doug King, Patria Hume, Trevor Clark, Alan Pearce, Conor Gissane (2021). Annual Baseline King-Devick Oculomotor Function Testing Is Needed Due to Scores Varying by Age . Sports.
Dearbhla Gallagher, Doug King, Patria Hume, Trevor Clark, Alan Pearce, Conor Gissane (2021). Annual Baseline King-Devick Oculomotor Function Testing Is Needed Due to Scores Varying by Age . Sports.
Craig S. Patch, Elisa L. Hill-Yardin, Michael Lewis, Lisa Ryan, Ed Daly, Alan J. Pearce (2021). The More, the Better: High-Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Behavioural and Molecular Outcomes in Preclinical Models in Mild Brain Injury . Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports.
Caomhan Conaghan, Ed Daly, Alan J. Pearce, Doug A. King, Lisa Ryan(2021). A systematic review of the effects of educational interventions on knowledge and attitudes towards concussion for people involved in sport – Optimising concussion education based on current literature . Journal of Sports Sciences. 39. (5). p. 552--567. Informa {UK} Limited
Ed Daly, Alan J. Pearce, Lisa Ryan (2021). A Systematic Review of Strength and Conditioning Protocols for Improving Neck Strength and Reducing Concussion Incidence and Impact Injury Risk in Collision Sports; Is There Evidence? . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Ed Daly, Alan Pearce, Dr Lisa Ryan (2021). A Systematic Review of Strength and Conditioning Protocols for Improving Neck Strength and Reducing Concussion Incidence and Impact Injury Risk in Collision Sports; Is There Evidence? . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Alan J. Pearce, Dawson J. Kidgell, Ashlyn K. Frazer, Doug A. King, Michael E. Buckland, Mark Tommerdahl(2020). Corticomotor correlates of somatosensory reaction time and variability in individuals with post concussion symptoms . Somatosensory & Motor Research. p. 1--8. Informa {UK} Limited
Premkumar Gunasekaran, Christopher Hodge, Alan Pearce, Doug King, Clare Fraser(2020). A review of concussion diagnosis and management in Australian professional sporting codes . The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 48. (1). p. 1--7. Informa {UK} Limited
D. King, P.A Hume, N. Hardaker, C. Cummins, T. Clark, A.J. Pearce, C. Gissane(2019). Female rugby union injuries in New Zealand: A review of five years (2013–2017) of Accident Compensation Corporation moderate to severe claims and costs . Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. Elsevier {BV}
Billymo Rist, Alan J. Pearce (2019). Tiered Levels of Resting Cortisol in an Athletic Population. A Potential Role for Interpretation in Biopsychosocial Assessment? . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Billymo Rist, Alan Pearce (2019). Tiered Levels of Resting Cortisol in an Athletic Population. A Potential Role for Interpretation in Biopsychosocial Assessment? . Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology.
Alan J. Pearce, Billymo Rist, Clare L. Fraser, Adrian Cohen, Jerome J. Maller(2018). Neurophysiological and cognitive impairment following repeated sports concussion injuries in retired professional rugby league players . Brain Injury. p. 1--8. Informa {UK} Limited
D.J. Kidgell, J. Mason, A. Frazer, A.J. Pearce(2016). I-wave periodicity transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTMS) on corticospinal excitability. A systematic review of the literature . Neuroscience. 322. p. 262--272. Elsevier {BV}
Kidgell, D.J., Mason, J., Frazer, A., Pearce, A.J.(2016). I-wave periodicity transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTMS) on corticospinal excitability. A systematic review of the literature . Neuroscience. 322. p. 262-272.
Do, M., Byrne, L.K., Pearce, A.J.(2016). Examining the feasibility and tolerability of a clinically informed multisite, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocol . Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 258. p. 24-27.
Ward, S., Bryant, A.L., Pietrosimone, B., Bennell, K.L., Clark, R., Pearce, A.J.(2016). Cortical motor representation of the rectus femoris does not differ between the left and right hemisphere . Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 28. p. 46-52.
Alan J. Pearce, Kate Hoy, Mark A. Rogers, Daniel T. Corp, Charlotte B. Davies, Jerome J. Maller, Paul B. Fitzgerald (2015). Acute motor, neurocognitive and neurophysiological change following concussion injury in Australian amateur football. A prospective multimodal investigation . Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.
Ward, S., Pearce, A.J., Pietrosimone, B., Bennell, K., Clark, R., Bryant, A.L.(2015). Neuromuscular deficits after peripheral joint injury: A neurophysiological hypothesis . Muscle and Nerve. 51. (3). p. 327-332.
Major, B.P., Rogers, M.A., Pearce, A.J.(2015). Using transcranial magnetic stimulation to quantify electrophysiological changes following concussive brain injury: A systematic review . Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 42. (4). p. 394-405.
Pearce, A.J., Hoy, K., Rogers, M.A., Corp, D.T., Davies, C.B., Maller, J.J., Fitzgerald, P.B.(2015). Acute motor, neurocognitive and neurophysiological change following concussion injury in Australian amateur football. A prospective multimodal investigation . Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 18. (5). p. 500-506.
BOOK CHAPTER
Rebekah Alcock, Greg Shaw, Craig Patch, Alan J Pearce (2024). Injury management and rehabilitation .
OTHER
Rowena Mobbs, Jennifer Batchelor, Alessandra Teunisse, Ellen Erskine, Eamon Brown, Joshua Hood, Anthony Mobbs, Clare Fraser, Alan J Pearce, Richard Stevenson, et al. (2021). Episodic memory deficits are associated with impaired insight in traumatic encephalopathy syndrome: Initial findings of the SNAP-CTE study .
Alan J Pearce, Doug A King, Adam J White, Catherine M Suter(2021). Effects of stricter management guidelines on return-to-play timeframes following concussion in professional Australian Rules football . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
BOOK
Major, B.P., Maller, J.J., Rogers, M.A., Pearce, A.J.(2015). Neuroimaging and electrophysiology efficacy in measuring acute effects and long-term sequelae following sports-related concussion . Horizons in Neuroscience Research. 20. p. 85-99.
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