Child Health Research Centre

Dr Nathan Delang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Child Health Research Centre
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Researcher biography

I'm an emerging clinical researcher in the field of acquired brain injury. Working as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Child Health Research Centre, my research focusses on expanding knowledge relating to the effects of, and management practices for, traumatic brain injury in children. I completed my PhD in 2025, which developed my expertise in neuroscience, clinical trial conduction and research supervision. My PhD explored the effects of sports-related head impacts on the brain using a variety of novel biomarkers (including advanced neuroimaging sequences and blood biomarkers of brain integrity) and the potential for dietary strategies to ameliorate negative consequences. I'm also an Accredited Practising Dietitian, with over 5 years of clinical practice experience in academic, private practice and hospital settings.

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Journal Articles (5)

Journal Articles

McCartney, Danielle, Irwin, Christopher, Bawa, Zeeta, Palmer, Blake, Sahinovic, Ayshe, Delang, Nathan, Cox, Gregory R., Desbrow, Ben, Lau, Namson S. and McGregor, Iain S. (2024). The effect of cannabidiol on subjective responses to endurance exercise: a randomised controlled trial. Sports Medicine - Open, 10 (1) 61, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s40798-024-00727-3
Delang, Nathan, Irwin, Christopher, Peek, Aimie L., Mcgregor, Iain S., Desbrow, Ben and Mccartney, Danielle (2023). The effect of contact/collision sport participation without concussion on neurometabolites: a systematic review and meta-analysis of magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies. Journal of Neurochemistry, 167 (5), 615-632. doi: 10.1111/jnc.16000
Irwin, Christopher, McCartney, Danielle, Grant, Gary, Delang, Nathan, Bartrim, Karly, Cox, Gregory R. and Desbrow, Ben (2022). Effects of different sources of low-dose caffeine on mood/arousal and cognitive performance. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 129 (6), 1672-1690. doi: 10.1177/00315125221124369
Delang, Nathan, Irwin, Christopher, Cox, Gregory R., McCartney, Danielle and Desbrow, Ben (2021). Belief in caffeine's ergogenic effect on cognitive function and endurance performance: a sham dose-response study. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 36 (5) e2792. doi: 10.1002/hup.2792
Delang, Nathan, Iudakhina, Elizaveta, Irwin, Christopher and Desbrow, Ben (2020). Consistency of hangover experiences after a night of drinking: a controlled laboratory study. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 36 (3), 1-10. doi: 10.1002/hup.2771