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Associate Professor

Natalie Saunders

Associate Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 924 68284 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Assoc. Prof. Natalie Saunders is currently the Director of the Deakin Sport Performance Hub. She lectures into the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology degree and works as a practicing Accredited Exercise Physiologist within the Deakin Clinical Exercise Learning Centre. In 2022, Assoc. Prof. Natalie Saunders was named a Female Leader in Exercise & Sport Science by Exercise Sport Science Australia for her contribution to the sector across teaching and research.

With a background in sport and Physical Education, and specialising as an AEP in musculoskeletal health, she has a passion for promoting lifelong engagement in sport and exercise across the lifespan. She is an active researcher in neuromuscular control of the lower limb, women in sport and exercise and high-performance sport. She has supervised a number of Honours and PhD students to timely completion with ongoing supervision of current research students. She is a past co-director for the Centre for Sport Research and co-facilitator for the Deakin Women in Sport and Exercise (WISE) hub with a particular passion advocating for women in sport.

Assoc. Prof. Natalie Saunders is also the inaugural Chair of the National Sport Research Agenda Advisory Group facilitated by the Australian Sports Commission. The NSRA AG is a cross-industry advisory group working to enhance sport sector consensus on sport research priorities to promote the value and benefits of sport to all Australians.

Assoc. Prof. Natalie Saunders is a member of the Centre for Sport Research (CSR) within the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) at Deakin.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Professor
    Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    University of Ballarat, AustraliaJan 2006 - Jul 2010

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Head of Physical Education
    Woodleigh School, AustraliaJan 1998 - Dec 2001

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    University of Ballarat
  • Graduate Diploma in Exercise for Rehabilitation
    University of Ballarat
  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Education
    University of Ballarat

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Sports science and exercise
  • Clinical sciences
  • Allied health and rehabilitation science

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE

  • Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition