Dr. Ricardo Costa  PhD, RD, APD, AdvSD

• Associate Professor (Reader) in Sports Dietetics & Extremes Physiology

• BASE Facility - Sports Dietetics & Extremes Physiology Lead

• Monash Food & Nutrition Industry Network- Department Industry Engagement Chair

• Monash HDR Research- Department Deputy PhD Research Coordinator

• Editor- International Journal of Sports Medicine.

Dr Ricardo Costa works in the Department of Nutrition Dietetics & Food, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University as an academic, researchers, consultant and practitioner in Sports Dietetics and Extremes Physiology. Ricardo is a HCPC Registered Dietitian-UK, SENr Registered Sport Dietitian- UK, Accredited Practicing Dietitian-Aus and Advanced Sports Dietitian-Aus, who came to Monash University in August 2013 from Coventry University-UK.

Ricardo completed his PhD at the University of Wales- UK, in neuroendocrine and nutritional immunology on the influence of sleep deprivation, cold exposure, exercise stress and nutritional intervention on selected immune responses; which examined the impact of individual and combined stressors on immune function. Additionally, the role of nutrition intervention in attenuation exercise-induce perturbations to immune function. Ricardo's recent work has focused on the impact of multi-stressor activity on immune, thermoregulatory, and gastrointestinal health; and additionally, the impact of ultra-marathon competition on nutrition and hydration status, and implication for health.

Prior to joining Monash, his academic activities at Coventry University- UK (2009-2013), included postgraduate Sport and Exercise Nutrition Course Director, Research Fellow, and led the Coventry University Sport and Exercise Nutritional Support and Research Team (2010-2013). Areas of research interest, funding, and outputs include: exercise, nutrition and environmental physiology and immunology; sports and exercise nutrition; and exercise gastroenterology. Ricardo's recent post-doc work focused on the impact of multi-stressor activity on immune, thermoregulatory, and gastrointestinal responses; and additionally, the impact of ultra-marathon competition on nutrition and hydration status. Before entering a career in academics he was a professional/semi-professional Triathlete/Duathlete competing on the World and European circuit between 1994-2003.