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Associate ProfessorNatalie Lander

ARC DECRA Research Fellow

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

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  • ARC DECRA Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 924 68818 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Teacher Education

The Science of Learning
Physical Activity Behaviour
Wellbeing
Motor Competence
Self-Perception
Primary prevention

Current Projects:
Moving The Next Generation - A world first AI-driven automated MC assessment solution
TransformUs Higher Ed - Developing confident 'classroom-ready' graduates
TransformUs Wellbeing - Embedding sustainable whole of school systems interventions to improve student wellbeing and learning
TransformUs Secondary Schools  - a whole of school health and education program to engage secondary students in their learning
Movement Assessment in Practice (MAP)
Revolutionizing vocational education through movement: The IVET / TransformUs VCEVM project

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Moving All Generations (MAG) - Adapting the MNG Platform to Assess Functional Capacity in Older Adults
    1 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Natalie Lander
    Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (Vic) - $35,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Moving The Next Generation In-Field Testing
    1 Mar 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions - $32,000.00
  • FELLOWSHIP
    TransformUs Higher Ed: Developing confident, 'classroom-ready' graduates
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - DE240100452 - $364,774.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    TransformUs Wellbeing
    17 Jul 2023 - 29 Aug 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth - OPP-27626 - $228,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Revolutionising vocational education through movement: The IVET / Transform Us VCEVM project.
    1 Nov 2022 - 15 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    IVET Training P/L - $180,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Movement Assessment in Practice (MAP).
    4 Jul 2022 - 1 Feb 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Natalie Lander
    VCAA Grant - Research - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority - $5,454.54
  • GRANT
    Student research grant - The state of PLAY: Should elementary school playgrounds be as safe as possible or as safe as necessary?
    1 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Barnett L,
    • Jerebine A,
    • Lander N,
    • Eyre E,
    • Duncan M
    NASPSPA - North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity - $2,786.20
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Transform - Us ! Secondary Schools pilot
    4 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria - $400,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Moving the next generation Phase 2
    1 Jun 2018 - 30 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health and Human Services - Victoria - $60,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Moving the next generation: Dorsavi and Deakin University
    23 May 2017 - 25 Sep 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    dorsaVi LTD - $11,781.00