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DrAlethea Jerebine

Executive Dean of Health Research Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

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  • Executive Dean of Health Research Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 9251 7221 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Risky outdoor play, independent mobility, physical activity, and physical literacy in children and youth.
• Psychological and behavioural aspects of risk, autonomy and resilience in childhood.
• Social, cultural, and institutional influences on perceptions of risk and safety.
• Play sufficiency, spatial justice, and policy for child and youth recreation and play outdoors.

 

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Development of a Physical Literacy Indicator for the Australian Physical Activity Report Card for Children and Young People
    17 Mar 2026 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Sports Commission - Australina Development of a Physical Literacy Indicator for the Physical Activity Report Card for Children and You - RFQ 2026/990 - $45,933.80
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    VR-Kids: Understanding Risk Management in Children’s Play and Active Travel using Virtual Reality
    Deakin University Science and Society Incubator Grant Scheme7 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    VR-Kids: Understanding Risk Management in Children’s Play and Active Travel using Virtual Reality
    Deakin University Science and Society Network7 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Provision of research and digital services to support the development of frameworks to measure physical activity and physical literacy through the Sporting Schools Program
    Australian Sports Commission26 Jun 2022 - 18 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • 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:
    NASPSPA - North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity - $2,786.20
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    YMCA Victoria 'Physical Literacy at the Y' (PLAY) Program ('Move it AUS’ Participation Grant)
    Australian Sports Commission3 Feb 2019 - 24 Feb 2021
    People funded by this grant: