DrAnne Turner

Senior Lecturer

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

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Teaching

Anne is a leader of undergraduate T&L in Human Physiology and in Research Methods. She has a particular interest in the sustainability of T&L practices for both students and teaching teams.

 

Anne's T&L philosophy focusses on creating student-centred learning environments that foster engagement and critical-thinking, prioritising authentic learning and assessment and providing timely, constructive feedback that supports continuous student growth. Anne leads teaching teams of ~30 staff teaching 1,200+ students annually and is driven by a commitment to student success and positive student experience. Anne fosters professional growth in best practice T&L practices in her team members, empowering them to become successful independent academics. 

 

As a reflective practitioner committed to continuous improvement, Anne engages nationally with the Physiology Educators Group of the Australian Physiological Society and at University level as a member of the Deakin T&L Academy, ensuring the curriculum in her units reflect contemporary standards to enhance learning and the student experience.

 

Supervision

Anne is available to supervise PhD, Masters, Honours, Graduate Certificate and undergraduate research and Work Integrated Learning placement students. Her supervision philosophy is grounded in a commitment to develop successful, independent researchers who are ready to succeed in alignment with their individual career goals. She has supervised five PhD candidates and 19 Honours / Masters / Grad Cert students to completion, with three doctoral candidates currently enrolled.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Physical Activity as a Modifier of Early-Life Stress Effects on Later-Life Allostatic Load
    Emily Hart - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Physical activity as a method to ameliorate the effects of early life stress on mental health and wellbeing outcomes in adulthood
    Behnaz Heydari - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Can a brief co-designed lifestyle intervention be used to reduce stress and improve wellbeing amongst community-based healthcare workers and their families?
    Radhika Srivastava - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • UNIT CHAIR
    HSE208 Integrated Human Physiology
    Unit Chair, 2012 - present
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSE104 Research Methods And Data Analysis In Exercise And Sport
    Burwood Campus Chair, 2017 - present
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    Central pathways activated during stress that may modulate reproduction in sheep: a sex comparison
    Astrid Rivalland - Department of Physiology, Monash University - PhD, completed in 2006
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    The effects of isolation and restraint stress and cortisol on the responsiveness of the anterior pituitary to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone in rams and ewes
    Catherine Stackpole - Department of Physiology, Monash University - PhD, completed in 2004
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Responsiveness to psychological stress and food intake: The influence of adiposity in men and physical activity in women
    Sisitha Jayasinghe - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Sleep and Stress in On-Call Fire and Emergency Service Workers
    Sarah Hall - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Stress, Lifestyle Behaviours and Allostatic Load
    Raymond Siew - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - 2024