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20102025

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Research Biography

Current research projects

  • 2024 Athlete mental health and wellbeing on the road to the AFL Draft (funded by the Flinders Foundation)
  • 2024 Sociocultural impact and legacy of AFL Gather Round on South Australian communities (available PhD project funded by the SANFL)
  • 2023-24 Understanding parental psychological abuse in youth sport (funded by Flinders DVCR Impact Seed Funding)
  • 2022-2024 A multi-sport investigation of parent-club interactions in youth sport (funded by the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing SA)

PhD supervision

I current supervise/co-supervise a lab of 9 PhD and Honours students including:

  • Miss Kayleigh O'Donnell (Topic: how do youth sporting clubs navigate expanding social and cultural responibilities?; PhD scholarship holder)
  • Miss Emma Milanese (Topic: Social and cultural benefits of a unique sporting hub in a low socioeconomic community; PhD scholarship holder)
  • Mrs Sarah Crossman (Topic: Adult sport participation; PhD scholarship holder)
  • Mr James Kay (Topic: Re-engaging adolescent females back into organised sport; PhD scholarship holder)
  • Miss Madison Richter (Topic: Enhancing Executive Function in children and adolescents through motor learning; PhD scholarship holder)
  • Miss Emilea Mysko (Topic: Enhancing parental involvement in youth sport through violence education program; PhD scholarship holder)
  • Mr Glen Fernandes (Topic: Sociocultural impact of AFL Gather Round on South Australian communities; PhD Scholarship holder)
  • Mr Grant Gallagher (Topic: The educational needs of paramedicine educators)
  • Mr Caleb Crowden (Topic: Understanding mental health and wellbeing among disability youth sport participants; Honours student)

Research summary

I research three main areas: (1) research on parental involvement on youth sport psychosocial outcomes (including psychological abuse, parent-club interactions, and parental education programs); (2) Research on mental health and youth sport, and; (3) research on participation, retention, dropout, and reengagement (including the psychological, environmental, and social factors which impact sport continuation behaviour).

I have presented my work internationally in Australia, China, the UK, Canada, and the US, and have attained over $1 million in combined research grants, tenders and consultancies. 

I am postgraduate coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Sports Coaching, active member of the Sport, Health, Activity, Performance and Exercise (SHAPE) Research Initiative, and creator and co-host of Beyond the Club, Australia’s leading science communication podcast for community sport. 

Supervised Students Successes

  • Jan 2024 Catherine Litchfield - PhD completion
  • Jan 2024 David Gow - PhD completion
  • Oct 2018 Reuben Smith - Society of Medical and Biological Engineering Award SA

Completed Supervisions

Principal supervisor:
  • Female footballers, injury and social support practices (1)
Associate Supervisions:
  • Health Education (2); PE and assessment (2)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Supervision

  • Registered

Research Areas

  • Education
  • Public health

Supervisory Interests

  • Youth sport
  • Sport coaching
  • Social issues in youth sport
  • Parental behaviour in youth sport
  • Qualitative research methods
  • Sport participation and dropout

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