Alex Grater

Biokineticist and university lecturer with practical higher-education teaching experience across undergraduate Biokinetics and Human Movement Science, supported by clinical, assessment, research and community-engagement experience. Experienced in delivering practical and theory-based instruction, developing assessments and OSCEs, providing structured student feedback, and applying exercise science and clinical testing principles in applied settings. Currently developing research expertise in strength assessment and technology-assisted human movement measurement, with a strong interest in evidence-based teaching, research, curriculum development and community impact.

Assistant Lecturer / Clinical Preceptor at University of Johannesburg – Department of Sports and Movement Studies (2023-01 – Present)

• Deliver undergraduate teaching and practical instruction in Biokinetics, Human Movement Science-related content and clinical exercise assessment across Years 1–4.
• Teach and facilitate practical skills including resting vital signs, ECG assessment, isokinetic strength testing, manual muscle testing, anthropometry, flexibility assessment, rehabilitation programming and wellness testing.
• Design, coordinate and facilitate practical assessments, including OSCEs for third-year Biokinetics students, to evaluate clinical competence and applied reasoning.
• Mark student portfolios and practical work and provide targeted feedback to strengthen academic performance, clinical reasoning and professional competence.
• Use Moodle and online assessment tools to support teaching, assessment communication and student learning.
• Contribute to research testing in applied settings, including occupational health and injury-prevention work within the South African mining sector.
• Conduct ECG testing for the Cape Town Tigers basketball team, supporting athlete safety and performance-related screening.
• Perform SARU BokSmart testing with a focus on concussion and injury-risk assessment and safe return-to-play considerations.
• Participate in community wellness initiatives serving older adults in Riverlea and surrounding communities, supporting active ageing through tailored exercise programmes.

Owner / Biokineticist at Alex Gräter Biokineticists, Randburg (2022-01 – 2023-12)

Established and managed a private biokinetics practice providing orthopaedic, chronic-condition, neurological and wellness interventions across diverse patient populations.

• Applied objective muscle-performance assessment and neuromuscular rehabilitation technologies, including the MusTec Dynamometer and NeuroTrac Myoplus 2 EMG.
• Create and manage the marketing budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and optimizing ROI.
• Oversee market research to identify emerging trends, customer needs, and competitor strategies.

Sports Coach at Seren House Cottage School, Randburg (2019-01 – 2023-12)

• Create and manage the marketing budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and optimizing ROI.
• Oversee market research to identify emerging trends, customer needs, and competitor strategies.

PhD Candidate in Development of an Instrumented Resistance Band System for Dynamic Isotonic Strength Assessment Across Multiple Joints – University of Johannesburg (2026-01)

MPhil in Biokinetics – Research focus: establishing isometric muscle strength reference values for the lower limb using handheld dynamometry – University of Johannesburg (2023-01 – 2025-12)

Bachelor of Biokinetics in Biokinetics – University of Johannesburg (2019-01 – 2022-12)

National Senior Certificate in General – Hoërskool Randburg (2019-01 – 2022-12)