Our PAW team have a wide network of national and international collaborators and partners. We have established strong links with academic experts in areas including physical activity promotion (across the lifespan), motivation, doping, men’s health, performance psychology, resilience, physical activity and the physical environment, and dyadic interventions.
University Collaborators
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Vassilis Barkoukis, Symeon Vlachopoulos): Anti-doping research, Various projects on body image and eating behaviours
- Australian Catholic University, Sydney (Chris Lonsdale, Rich Ryan): Physical activity promotion in older adults in retirement villages, Engaging students during the early years of secondary school, Physical activity promotion in primary schools, Various projects on adolescent well-being
- Conventry University: Workplace physical activity promotion; Menopause and health behaviours
- Edith Cowan University (Rob Newton, Fadi Ma’Ayah, Luke Hopper): Promoting physical activity and healthy eating among sports fans (Aussie-FIT); dance and health-related projects.
- Gothenburg University (Magnus Lindwall): Motivation in physical activity settings
- Hong Kong Baptist University (Chunqing Zhang): Sport and performance psychology with a focus on mental toughness, anti-doping and mindfulness
- Hong Kong University (Derwin Chan): Anti-doping research
- Hull University (Adam Nicholls): Anti-doping research
- Korea University (Johnmarshall Reeve): Promoting optimal motivational environments in physical education classes
- Leeds Beckett University (Sue Backhouse, Laurie Patterson, Lisa Whitaker): Anti-doping research
- Liverpool John Moore University: Multidisciplinary research on effects of high intensity interval training interventions
- Loughborough University (David Fletcher, Ian Taylor): Stress, physical activity and resilience resources, Physical activity, well-being and the physical environment
- Macquarie University (Monique Crane): Performance psychology with a focus on resilience among Defence personnel
- University of Birmingham (Ian Boardley, Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Joan Duda, Paul Appleton, Afroditi Stathi): Anti-doping; Older adults, stress, and health behaviours; Narcissism and sport coaching; Promoting Adolescent Physical Activity
- University of Glasgow (Sally Wyke, Cindy Gray): Promoting physical activity and healthy eating among sports fans (Aussie-FIT)
- The University of Otago (Ken Hodge): Sport and performance psychology with a focus on motivational climates.
- The University of Western Australia (Ben Jackson and James Dimmock): Range of projects relating to the psychology of performance (e.g., mental toughness, commitment), exercise (e.g., longitudinal associations with indicators of mental health) and weight loss.
- The University of Newcastle (Phil Morgan): Promoting physical activity and healthy eating among sports fans (Aussie-FIT).
- University of Stirling (Kate Hunt): Promoting physical activity and healthy eating among sports fans (Aussie-FIT)
- Telethon Kids Institute (Ashleigh Lin): Sport-based life-skills program for young people experiencing first episode psychosis.
- The University of Sydney (Manos Stamatakis): Workplace interventions to promote physical activity and reduce sitting behaviours and collaborative research as part of the Healthier Workplace Node
- University of Grenoble (Philippe Sarrazin): Promoting optimal motivational environments in physical education classes
- University of Leeds (Andy Prestwich): Dyadic approaches to physical activity promotion
- University of Southampton (Constantine Sedikides): Narcissism and interpersonal communication styles
- University of Southern Queensland (Stuart Biddle): Physical activity promotion in older adults in retirement villages
- Cancer Council WA / Live Lighter: Steve Pratt and Maria Szybiak
Industry Collaborators
- Amana Living: Physical activity promotion in older adults in retirement villages
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA): Anti-doping research
- Cancer Council WA: Project on obesity prevention in middle aged men
- Council on the Ageing WA (COTA WA): Physical activity promotion in older adults in retirement villages
- Defence Science Technology Group: Performance psychology with a focus on mental toughness and resilience among Defence personnel
- Department of Sport and Recreation: Anti-doping research, promoting physical activity among inactive sports fans
- Fremantle Football Club: Promoting physical activity among inactive sports fans
- Hollywood Clinic: Projects on motivation-related treatment mechanisms in eating disorders
- Institut Sukan Negara (Malaysian Institute of Sport): Performance psychology with a focus on mental toughness
- Les Mills International: Creating optimal motivational environments in exercise classes
- Ngala: Parental education and physical activity
- Sports Medicine Australia: Anti-doping research
- West Australian Sport Federation: Anti-doping research