About

Biography

Dr Yuri Kriel is a teaching and research staff member within the School of Health at UniSC. Yuri teaches into the clinical exercise physiology program with a focus on the role of physical activity in the prevention, treatment and management of cardiopulmonary, metabolic and cancer disease states. He is an accredited exercise physiologist (AEP) with Exercise and Sports Science Australia and has worked clinically as an AEP in Australia, in the United Kingdom in the areas of cardiopulmonary, cardiac and respiratory diagnostics and as a Biokineticist in South Africa, bringing varied clinical expertise and experiences to his teaching and research areas.


Dr Kriel’s research is focused on understanding the health impacts and mechanisms of chronic diseases, and the role of physical activity and other novel interventions that improve individuals’ health and well-being during cardiovascular, metabolic and cancer disease states and survivorship. He is a member of the VasoActive Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Research Program at UniSC, with expertise in near infrared spectroscopy evaluation of microvascular perfusion, clinical exercise testing and exercise intervention monitoring. This research group forms part of well-established national and international collaborative research networks.


Research

Dr Yuri Kriel’s specialist areas of knowledge and research interest include:

  • The role of physical activity in the prevention, treatment and management of chronic disease
  • Near infrared spectroscopy for the assessment of tissue oxygenation, perfusion and macro and microvascular function
  • Clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing
  • The impact of the human-animal bond in health and disease


Current projects include:

  • Skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow responsiveness: relationship with myocardial microvascular blood flow in coronary artery disease
  • The effect of an aquatic compared to a land-based resistance training program in cancer patients
  • Assessing parkrun for walking rehabilitation for people living with, and beyond, cancer


Teaching areas

SPX301 - Exercise in cardiopulmonary and metabolic health

SPX410 – Exercise management for chronic disease

SPX413 – Occupational rehabilitation and case management

Cardiac pathophysiology and electrocardiography

Organisational Affiliations

Member, Cancer Research Cluster

Member, Healthy Ageing Research Cluster

Lecturer in Exercise Physiology, School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science

Education

The effect of high intensity intermittent exercise on local tissue oxygenation, blood pressure and enjoyment in 18 – 30-year-old sedentary men.
2012–2018, Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia, Sunshine Coast) - USC
Bachelor of Science Medical Honours - Exercise Science (Biokinetics)
2001–2001, University of Cape Town (South Africa, Rondebosch) - UCT
Bachelor of Commerce Human Movement Science
1998–2000, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom, or BComm), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Port Elizabeth)