Dr Borg is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. David's research integrates applied human and thermal physiology with advanced statistical methods, to optimise exercise performance, and understand injury, illness, and rehabilitation in complex populations, including athletes and people with disability. With expertise in Bayesian modelling and evidence synthesis, he is particularly drawn to applied problems where rigorous scientific methods can help organisations optimise their use of data to inform policy and practice.

Alongside his empirical work, he uses meta-research to identify and address problems with the sports science and sports medicine evidence base, with the aim of improving how research is conducted.

David serves as a member of the Australian Institute of Sport's Research Review Committee, and as an Associate Editor for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Communications in Kinesiology, and the Journal of Sports Sciences.