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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

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Advisor, AFL Beyond Blue Cup initiative
    1 May 2018 - 29 Jun 2018
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Co-chair, Faculty of Health's 'Program (to support) Academic Careers Equitably' (pACE)
    1 Jan 2022 - 1 Jan 2025
    Program (to support) academic careers equitably (pACE) - a Faculty of Health Initiative
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Chair, IPAN’s Consumer Advisory Panel Working Group
    1 Jan 2021 - 1 Dec 2023
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Editorial Board Member, Journal of Physical Activity and Health
    1 Jun 2026
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Associate Editor, British Journal of Sports Medicine
    1 Aug 2025
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Associate Editor / Editorial Board Member - Mental Health and Physical Activity
    Member of the Mental Health and Physical Activity (journal) editorial board (June 2015 current)
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Austrian Science Fund
    1 Jan 2026
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Swiss National Science Foundation
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
    2024, 2025
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Qatar University
    31 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    Qatar University ‘Collaborative Grant’
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    National Heart Foundation
    1 Aug 2021
    National Heart Foundation Strategic Grants (Mental health & heart disease) - 2021
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    NHMRC
    1 Jul 2021
    Investigator Grant Assessor: 2022, 2023 Ideas Grants Assessor: 2024, 2025
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Health Research Council of New Zealand
    1 May 2013
    Health Research Council of New Zealand, Emerging Researcher First Grants - 2013
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Healthway (WA)
    1 Jun 2012
    Healthway (WA): Health Promotion Research Grant - 2012
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Peer reviewer for >40 journals including: The Lancet Psychiatry, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Frequent media engagement (TV, radio, newspaper, podcast interviews)
    Includes 4 podcast interviews, 13 radio interviews (local and national), 24 newspaper (local and national), 49 TV appearances. Her research cited across more than 500 media articles. Outlets include (list not exhaustive): The Boston Globe, The Huffington Post, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Herald Sun, The Conversation, ABC Melbourne (radio), ABC Sydney (radio), Nova (radio), ABC Breakfast (TV), WIN news (TV)
  • CONFIRMATION OF CANDIDATURE
    Confirmation of Candidature Examiner
    1 May 2019
    Examiner for 3 internal CoC - in role as acting A/HOS (School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences) - 2019, 2025, 2025 Examiner for 4 external CoC - 2019, 2019, 2022, 2025
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Vice Chancellor's Award
    1 Nov 2021
    Vice-Chancellor's Award - Deakin University Award for Excellence in Teaching for Student Employability ($5,000)
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Vice Chancellor's Award
    1 Nov 2019
    Winner Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Wellbeing and Safety. To the Alcohol Culture Change Project. Professor Catherine Bennett (team leader), Miss April Loxton, Dr Megan Teychenne et al. October 2019
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Vice Chancellor's Award
    1 Nov 2017
    Jim and Alison Leslie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and Learning ($7,000)
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    International Congress of Behavioral Medicine local organising committee
    1 Jan 2016
    International Congress of Behavioral Medicine local organising committee member (Melbourne, 2016)
  • CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP REVIEW / REFEREEING
    Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
    1 Jan 2018
    ESSA research to practice conference - 2026, 2025, 2022; 2019; 2018 (abstract reviewer)
  • CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP REVIEW / REFEREEING
    International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
    30 Nov 2014
    ISBNPA conference - 2019; 2017; 2016; 2015; 2014 (abstract reviewer)
  • CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP REVIEW / REFEREEING
    Sports Medicine Australia
    1 Jan 2013
    SMA conference - 2013 (abstract reviewer)
  • COMMUNITY SERVICE
    Evaluating the impact of structural changes in the workplace: Activity-based Working,Cardinia Shire Council
    1 Oct 2013 - 31 May 2016
    Project co-led with Dr Lauren Arundell
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Contributor, National Heart Foundation's Blueprint for an Active Australia
    1 Apr 2025 - 31 Dec 2026