School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Ass/Prof. Jill Cook
Position	Associate Professor
Email	jill.cook@deakin.edu.au
Area	School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Phone	+61 3 924 46040
Campus	Burwood
Role and Profile	Associate Professor Jill Cook is the Honours Director in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. She teaches students in their fourth year of either the Food Science and Nutrition degree or Exercise and Sport Science degree in the area of developing research skills. Associate Professor Cook is an active researcher into soft tissue and sporting injuries.
Teaching Responsibilities	Honours Director: Food Science and Nutrition & Exercise and Sport Science Unit Chair HSE401 Developing Research Skills Unit Chair HSE402 Honours Research Project
Research Interests	Associate Professor Cook's research is concerned with soft tissue injuries and sports injuries. The musculoskeletal system includes muscles, tendons and bones, often investigated in isolation. Research into synergies between these systems will improve understanding of injury, repair and recovery.
Service to the University, discipline or community	Associate Professor Cook is the Honours Director of both the Food Science and Nutrition and Exercise and Sport Science degrees. She is also a Senior Associate Editor of the British Journal of Sports Editor since 2008 and is currently a Guest Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine (2007 and 2009). Associate Professor Cook has been a member of the Basketball Australia sports science/sports medicine committee since 1992 and has been the Conference Chair of the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport Conference from the years 2005 to 2008.
Awards	Asics medal for best conference paper, Sports Medicine Australia conference, Hamilton Island 2008. Best paper lower limb, Sports Medicine Australia conference, 2003 and 2005 Winner, Department of Sport and Recreation Research Award, 2001 Sports Physiotherapy Research Award, 2000 Finalist, Department of Sport and Recreation Research Award, 2000 Student Awards Mark Young, Best paper lower limb, Sports Medicine Australia National Conference, 2003 Jenny Black, Runner up, Young Investigator Award, Sports Medicine Australia National Conference 2002 Ebonie Scase, Young Investigator Award Best Paper – Injury Prevention, Sports Medicine Australia National Conference, 2004 Damien Irving, Young Investigator Award Best Paper – Clinical Conditions, Sports Medicine Australia National Conference, 2006
Memberships	Fellow Australian Sports Medicine Federation
Conferences	Keynote speaker presentations 2009 Rehabilitation in Sport Florence Italy 2008 Evidence Based Therapy, London 2008 International Federation of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2008 Irish Institute of Sports Conference, Dublin, Ireland 2007 BASEM Conference UK 2007 Australasian Federation of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Wellington New Zealand 2007 Cricket Australia Conference, Brisbane 2007 Australian Podiatry Conference, Hobart 2007 International McKenzie Institute Conference, Queenstown New Zealand Invited speaker presentations: 2009 Pain Management Research Institute, Sydney 2006 Australian Society of Ultrasound Medicine, Melbourne 2006 Sports Medicine Australia National Conference, Fiji 2006 Australian Physiotherapy Conference, Perth 2006 Sports Physiotherapy Australia Level 3 Sports Course, Canberra 2007 Australian Physiotherapy Conference, Hobart 2006 Commonwealth Games Conference, Melbourne 2006 Society of Medicine and Science in Tennis, Melbourne
Research Link	View Deakin Associated Research Data

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