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Deakin Distinguished Professor

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

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

+61 3 925 17254 (Work)

jo.salmon@deakin.edu.au (opens in a new tab)

Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

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AWARDS AND HONOURS

FEATURED
2025: Winner, Australia 2025 Excellence Awards. Category: Outstanding Engagement for Research
12 Nov 2025 - 12 Nov 2025
AWARDS AND HONOURS

FEATURED
2023: Recognised as a Highly Cited Researcher for the ninth consecutive year
1 Nov 2023
Recognised as a Highly-Cited Researcher for nine consecutive years (Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher from 2017-2023 and Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher 2015 and 2016). Highly Cited Researchers represent some of worlds most influential scientific minds, ranking among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and publication year in Web of Science.
AWARDS AND HONOURS

FEATURED
Winner, 2021 Sedentary Behavior Research Network (SBRN) Research Leadership Award for outstanding leadership in research and scholarly activity in the field of sedentary behaviour.
1 Jan 2021
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FEATURED
Lifetime Achievement Award from International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM)
In recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions to the science of behavioral medicine across a productive career.
AFFILIATION
Aug 2023 - Present: Professorial Fellow (Honorary Appointment), Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne
16 Jun 2024
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Winner, Australia 2025 Excellence Awards. Category: Outstanding Engagement for Research Impact Category
12 Nov 2025
‘TransformUs: Partnering with the education, health and sport sectors to revolutionise the Australian classroom. ((Salmon, Lander, Della Gatta J, Lai S, Thompson E, Timperio A, Contardo Ayala M, Mazzoli E, Koorts H). Nov 2025.
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Winner, Vice Chancellor’s Award, Deakin University
1 Oct 2025
Winner, Vice Chancellor’s Award, Deakin University for Industry Engagement in Research: Partnering with the education, health and sport industries to scale TransformUs nationally. (Salmon, Lander, Della Gatta J, Lai S, Thompson E, Timperio A, Contardo Ayala M, Mazzoli E, Koorts H). October 2024.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Winner, Council of Academic Public Health Institutions (CAPHIA) 2021 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Team Research: iPLAY; a program tackling cardiovascular disease risk in children.
1 Jul 2021
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Council of Academic Public Health Institutions (CAPHIA) 2020 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Team Research: The Transform-Us! Program: a 12-year process from efficacy to implementation at scale in Victorian primary schools
1 Jun 2020
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Finalist, 2019 VicHealth Awards. Category Research into action: 'Emerging issues in using technology for adolescent physical activity: Lessons learnt.' (Ridgers, Salmon, Timperio, Brown, Ball, Macfarlane, Lai)
1 Nov 2019
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Finalist, 2019 Overall Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Industry Innovation Award, The REVAMP study
24 Jul 2019
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Winner, 2019 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards. Category: Playground Design and Development, The REVAMP Study.
1 Jul 2019
ARC LP 120200396. (Veitch, Timperio, Salmon, Crawford, Giles-Corti, Carver).
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Winner, 2019 NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award (Leadership in Public Health Research)
16 Jun 2019
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Winner, Parks and Leisure Australia, National Awards of Excellence 2018, Research Project Award, The REVAMP study.
1 Oct 2018
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Winner, Parks and Leisure Australia, Vic/Tas Awards of Excellence 2018, Research Project Award, The REVAMP study.
1 May 2018
ARC LP120200396. (Veitch, Timperio, Salmon, Crawford, Giles-Corti, Carver, Hume). May 2018.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of health and Medical Sciences, 2018.
1 Jan 2018
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Winner, Applied Research in Sport and Recreation Science Award. The Geelong Exercise and Nutrition Training Study - GENTS Lifestyle Program, Deakin University (Rob Daly, Sonja Kukuljan, Shona Bass, Caryl Nowson, Jo Salmon, Kerrie Sanders and Geoff Nicholson). The Department of Planning and Community Development, Sport and Recreation Victoria, 2007.
19 Nov 2017
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Distinguished International Affiliate (nominated) of the US Society for Health Psychology, 2017.
2 Jan 2017
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2017-2018: Honorary Member of the Brazilian Society for Physical Activity and Health
1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2018
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Finalist, 2016 VicHealth Awards. Category: Encouraging Physical Activity (REVAMP Study, ARC LP120200396). (Veitch, Timperio, Salmon, Crawford, Giles-Corti, Carver, Hume)
1 Dec 2016
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Council of Academic Public Health Institutions (CAPHIA) 2016 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Team Research: The Melbourne Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT) Program: moving from RCT to sustainable implementation across Victoria. (Campbell, Hesketh, Laws, McNaughton, Salmon, Ball, Crawford), 2016.
1 Aug 2016
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Awards - Encouraging Physical Activity category, Highly Commended for Transform-Us! a school and family-based intervention aimed at promoting physical activity and reducing sitting time among children attending schools in low and mid-socioeconomic status areas, 2014.
3 Dec 2014
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence in Research Supervision ($5,000), Deakin University, 2013.
2 Jan 2013
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Alfred Deakin Professorship Award ($15,000), Deakin University, 2013.
1 Jan 2013
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Deakin University Award for Research Excellence, Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellent Contributions, 2012.
2 Jan 2012