Natalie Lander

Natalie Lander is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, at Deakin University. Her research focus is around developing and delivering evidenced-based teacher education interventions, which aim to improve students' health, learning and wellbeing outcomes.

Natalie has completed a Bachelor of Applied Science and Education (RMIT University), a Masters in Educational Psychology (Queensland University of Technology), Bachelor of Health Science: Honours (H1) (Deakin University), and a PhD (Deakin University). In addition, Natalie has 10 years' experience as a leading teacher in primary and secondary schools, and 10 years of university teaching experience at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Natalie was the recipient of several awards throughout her PhD candidature, and on completion was awarded the 'Deakin University Shortlisted award for Alfred Deakin medals for Doctoral Thesis' and the ACHPER Award of Distinction: Most Outstanding Doctoral research. Natalie was awarded the highly competitive Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2019-2020) and she has recently been awarded an ARC DECRA Fellowship (2024-2026).

Natalie has produced a number of key publications, has widely disseminated her research at key international and national conferences, and has been an invited speaker and a symposium discussant and chair. Natalie has also actively lead research, evidenced by her track record of obtaining research funding, and securing industry funding via stakeholder engagement.

Natalie is the co-chair of the Asia Pacific Society of Physical Activity's School Physical Activity Special Interest Group, and the co-lead of the IPAN Research Excellence Program.