Lisa Barnett
Role and profile
Lisa is a recipient of a NHMRC postdoctoral research fellowship.Teaching responsibilities
Co-chair of the Honours program within the school
Research interests
Lisa was awarded her PhD through University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health in 2009. She investigated the relationship between early motor skill mastery and physical activity participation and fitness in adolescence. She has a Master’s in Public Health and over 10 years professional health promotion experience. Lisa’s research interests are in the development, implementation, evaluation and long term follow-up of physical activity interventions in children and adolescents. A key interest is the role actual and perceived fundamental movement skill ability has to physical activity behaviour. Awards and prizes
2011 National Health Medical Research Council postdoctoral fellowship 2009 National Heart Foundation Travel Award 2008 International student award: American College of Sports Medicine, USA. 2008 National Heart Foundation Travel Award 2006 Australian Postgraduate Scholarship Award 2003 Special Presentation Prize: Australian Association of Gerontology Memberships
• Australian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network (ACAORN)• American College of Sports Medicine • International Society Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity • Sports Medicine Australia Service to the University, discipline or community
Lisa regularly reviews manuscripts for national and international journals. She is also a reviewer for the Deakin HREC Conferences
‘Evidence for a reciprocal dynamic relationship between motor skill and physical activity’ Symposium. North American Society Psychology, Sport and Physical Activity Tucson, Arizona, US. 10-12 June 2010. “The effect of a school physical activity intervention on subsequent motor skill and physical activity level”. International Society Behavioral Nutrition Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting, Portugal. 17-20 June 2009. ‘What is the relationship between motor skill and physical activity?’ Get Skilled Get Active. Symposium. National Physical Activity Conference, Brisbane 2009. “Do Skilled Children Become Active Adolescents?” American College of Sports Medicine 55th Annual Meeting Indianapolis, USA. 28-31 May 2008. “Do Skilled Children Become Fit Adolescents?” International Society Behavioral Nutrition Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Meeting, Banff, Canada. 22-25 May 2008. |
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21st May 2012