Associate ProfessorMegan Teychenne

Associate Professor

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

  • 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

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Supervision of Honours, Masters and PhD students.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSE203 (Exercise Behaviour)
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSE212 (Physical Activity Promotion and Evaluation)
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSE316 (Physical Activity and Population Health)
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSE112 (Pathways in the physical activity, exercise and sport industry)
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSE360 (International perspectives on exercise and sport Science - study tour)
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    Understanding sedentary behaviour: trajectories, predictors, inequalities and health outcomes
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2022
    PhD Student: Minakshi Nayak - University of Tasmania (completed 2022)
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Physical activity and postnatal depression amongst fathers
    Maria Apostolopoulos - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Associations of sedentary behaviours with depressive and anxiety symptoms in adults with and without type 2 diabetes.
    Rumya Pathmanathan - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Trauma and Violence-Informed Cardio Boxing for Women Victim-Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
    Thea Baker - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in University Student Mental Health
    Gary Anthony Skinner - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Opportunities to promote healthy maternal weight during and following pregnancy
    Paige Felicity Van Der Pligt - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exercise, energy restriction and psycho-social health for women with obesity
    Dan Van Den Hoek - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Incentives to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour
    Jaimie-Lee Maple - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Influence of the urban environment on older adults mental health
    Noortje Jacobs - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2026