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Associate ProfessorMegan Teychenne

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 46910 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Physical activity; exercise; mental health; sedentary behaviour; women; postnatal; gender-based violence

GRANTS

  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Moving through risk and recovery: The complex intersection of physical activity and gender-based violence
    The Deakin Network Against Gendered Violence (DNAGV)15 May 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teychenne M,
    • Baker T,
    • McKeon G
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Faculty of Health Mid-Career Fellowship (Deakin University)
    Faculty of Health, Deakin University1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teychenne M
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Informing the development and real-world translation of a home-based physical activity intervention for improving postnatal mental health
    1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Megan Teychenne
    NHMRC - Investigator Grant - GNT1195335 - $566,164.00
  • GRANT
    Evaluating the effectiveness of lifestyle therapy versus standard psychotherapy for reducing depression in adults with COVID-19 related distress: The CALM trial
    1 Nov 2020 - 30 Apr 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF (NHMRC) - COVID-19 Mental Health Research Grant - MRF2005584 - $885,302.50
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Healthy lifestyles for preschoolers and their mums
    Deakin University Central Research Grants Scheme1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Hinkley T,
    • Teychenne M
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Increasing physical activity in socioeconomically disadvantaged women through a tailored intervention approach
    Deakin University Central Research Grants Scheme1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teychenne M,
    • Thornton L,
    • Sahlqvist S,
    • Cleland V
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Effectively recruiting and retaining the community in health promotion programs
    Medibank Private Ltd1 Jan 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teychenne M,
    • Ridgers N,
    • Thornton L,
    • Carver A
  • FELLOWSHIP
    National Heart Foundation of Australia Postgraduate Public Health Scholarship
    National Heart Foundation of Australia4 Feb 2008 - 1 Mar 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teychenne M