Last updated on:
2/2/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Anna Salleh, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Science journalist for ABC Science Online
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Performance Enhancing Drugs (Such as Steroids) Be Accepted in Sports?"
- Reasoning:
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“Human growth hormone is a substance that occurs naturally in the body, secreted by the pituitary gland. It is essential for normal growth and development and deficiency or excess of the hormone can lead to abnormalities…
But as a performance-enhancing drug, injecting hGH allows athletes to develop power and strength and to recover from muscle damage caused by harder training.
That would not only benefit strength and power sports like weight lifting…but also other sports like distance running and rowing.”
“Doping Tests May Fail in Court,” ABC Science Online, July 29, 2004
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to performance enhancing drugs and sports. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to performance enhancing drugs and sports. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Science journalist, ABC Science Online
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
- Former policy officer and journalist, Australian Consumers’ Association
- Education:
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- PhD, Science and Technology Studies, University of Wollongong (Australia), 2004
- MA, Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
- BSc, Sydney University
- Other:
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- None Found
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