I lecture & research in physical education, sport coaching & development, curriculum studies, & educational leadership at Flinders University since 2006.

I have over 200 research, report & scholarly publications: Google Scholar 3659+ citations, i10-Index 93, H-Index 32 (20/12/24).

I work with community, state & national sport organisations on research initiatives, coach education & development, & resource initiatives. I have worked with Netball Australia, Cricket Australia, National Rugby League, Tennis Australia, the Australian Football League (AFL), the South Australian Football League (SANFL), West Australian Football Commission (WAFL), South Australian Cricket Association (SACA), Lacrosse Australia, South Australian Institute for Sport (SASI), ASC/Sport Australia, Rugby Australia, Volleyball Australia.

I work with state and national education bodies on research, professional development, policy, curriculum, and research initiatives: I have worked with ACARA, the SACE Board, AISNSW, the South Australian Education Department, SA Office for Recreation & Sport.

I speak & consult, nationally and internationally, and I have provided invited keynotes at major industry events, including: South Australian HPE Conference (Adelaide, 2014, 2019, 2024), Western Australia HPE Conference (Perth, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023), Tasmanian HPE Conference (Launceston, 2013, 2016), Queensland HPE Conference (Brisbane, 2017), European Council of International Schools PE Conference (Munich, 2015), AFL National Coaching Conference (Melbourne 2015, Perth 2016), Netwerk Teaching Games Conference (Eindhoven, 2017), Asia Pacific PE/PHASE Conference (Hong Kong: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023. Bangkok 2024), International Game Sense Conference (Adelaide, 2017), Tennis Grand Slam Coaches’ Conference (Melbourne, 2019), Rugby Australia National Training & Education Conference (Canberra, 2020), AIS NSW PDHPE Conference (Sydney, 2022, 2024), PDHPE NSW Conference (Ballina, 2024), International TGfU Conference (Auckland, 2024), Lacrosse National Coaching Conference (Adelaide, 2016).

I have been awarded 17 external research grants totalling $1,729,068.000 (ResearchNow: Pure, 20/12/24; not proportioned), with 15 as lead chief investigator.

I am an Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) Life Member and Fellow.

• Sport Coaching and coach development
• Physical Education and Sport pedagogy/instructional strategies
• Physical Education and Sport Curriculum Models, particularly TGFU/Game Sense and Sport Education
• Quality Teaching and teaching for effective leaerning
• Curriculum Leadership
• Education leadership
• School leadership

I research largely in the pedagogical tradition concerned with practitioner conceptions of learning and this connection with pedagogical content knowledge, teaching for effective learning, and learning outcomes. I apply this in sport, physical education, and school leadership.

2023: Spectrum of Teaching Styles Institute annual award for best article publication for the paper Getting the Tip of the Pen on the Paper”: How the Spectrum of Teaching Styles Narrows the Gap Between the Hope and the Happening, with Suesee, B., Pill, S., Davies, M., & Williams, J.

2023: 2022 Metzler-Freedman Exemplary Paper Award from the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education for the paper “Getting the Tip of the Pen on the Paper”: How the Spectrum of Teaching Styles Narrows the Gap Between the Hope and the Happening, with Suesee, B., Pill, S., Davies, M., & Williams, J.

2022: Spectrum of Teaching Styles Institute annual award for best article publication for the paper Pill, S. et al. Physical education teachers’ use of digital game design principles. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 40(1), 1-9.

2015: Early Career Research Award for the outstanding paper by an Early Career Researcher at the 29th ACHPER International Conference (with Steven Stolz)

2013: Early Career Research Award for the outstanding paper by an Early Career Researcher at the 28th ACHPER International Conference 

Tennis Australia

Netball Australia

Oceania Hockey

Australian Football League

South Australian National Football League

South Australian Sports Institute

South Australian Department for Education

Association of Independent Schools NSW

Breakthrough and Little Heroes Foundations

South Australian Cricket Association

Adelaide Football Club

Adelaide United Football Club

Adelaide 36ers Shooting Hoops Foundation 

Volleyball Australia

• Mar 2021 Irena White - Vice Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence

• Education leadership (3)
• Education change (2)
• Outdoor Education (1)
• Vocation, Education and Training (1)
• Physical education assessment (1)
• Science education (1)
• Pedagogy (1)