Year | Citation |
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2024 | Woessner, M. N., Pankowiak, A., Kavanagh, E., Parent, S., Vertommen, T., Eime, R., Spaaij, R., Harvey, J., & Parker, A. G. (240101). Telling adults about it: children s experience of disclosing interpersonal violence in community sport. Sport in Society, 27(5), (661-680). |
2023 | Pankowiak, A., Woessner, M. N., Parent, S., Vertommen, T., Eime, R., Spaaij, R., Harvey, J., & Parker, A. G. (230201). Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Violence Against Children in Australian Community Sport: Frequency, Perpetrator, and Victim Characteristics. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(3-4), (4338-4365). |
2022 | Pascoe, M., Pankowiak, A., Woessner, M., Brockett, C. L., Hanlon, C., Spaaij, R., Robertson, S., McLachlan, F., & Parker, A. (221011). Gender-specific psychosocial stressors influencing mental health among women elite and semielite athletes: a narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56(23), (1381-1387). |
2021 | Woessner, M. N., Tacey, A., Levinger-Limor, A., Parker, A. G., Levinger, P., & Levinger, I. (210528). The Evolution of Technology and Physical Inactivity: The Good, the Bad, and the Way Forward. Frontiers in Public Health, 9 |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Safe sport
- Behavioural Interventions
- Exercise enjoyment
- Exercise rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular disease
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Mary Woessner
Dr. Mary Woessner is an early career researcher and senior lecturer within the Institute for Health and Sport (IHES) at VU. She leads a research group within IHES on Safety and Wellbeing in Sport and is the Chair of the Early and Midcareer Researcher Association.
Mary is internationally recognised for her expertise and research on safe sport. Her research recognises that participation in sport and exercise can provide diverse mental and physical benefits, but only when the environment is safe and free from harm. She leads innovative research exploring sport and exercise enjoyment at an individual (safety and wellbeing), institutional (policies, guidelines, practice) and societal level (normative behaviours). Her work seeks to ensure that sport (from community to elite) is safe and enjoyable across the lifespan. She is a co-founder of the International Research Network on Violence and Integrity in Sport, an ambassador for the Play by the Rules National Start to Talk Campaign, and most recently coordinated the largest International research conference on SafeSport in collaboration with Safe Sport International.
Mary currently supervises students and continues to lead clinical research projects exploring exercise enjoyment and exercise interventions in healthy and clinical populations. Her ongoing efforts in the field of clinical exercise rehabilitation focus on exploring novel ways to approach exercise interventions to improve both physical and mental wellbeing and promote long term behavioural change.
Qualifications
- PhD Exercise Physiology, Victoria University 2019
- MA Exercise Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013
- BS Sport and Exercise Science, Meredith College, 2011
Key publications
Mary has over 61 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Mary's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Commissioned research report (showing 1)
Year | Citation |
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2024 |
Woessner, M., Pankowiak, A., Hamer, J., & Parker, A. (240101). Victoria University Safe Sport Community Workshop Summary and Resource Pack. Melbourne, Victoria: Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University. doi: 10.26196/GJRY-5F49 |
Journal article (showing 4 of 38)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2021
Improving Care for Patients on a Waiting List for Orthopaedic Specialist Public Health Services in Melbourne’s West (Waitlist Project)
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Prof Itamar Levinger, Prof Michael Mckenna, Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos, Prof Rebecca Lane, Prof Alexandra Parker, Dr Michaela Pascoe
For period: 2021-2022
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$2,025,812 |
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following organisations for their support and essential contributions to my research:
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
No. of students | Study level | Role |
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3 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
Students & level | Role |
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PhD (3) | Associate supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Since 2015, Mary has lectured various units, with the majority of her teaching falling within the Masters of Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation Course at Victoria University. Mary seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice by embedding the “real world” scenarios into all aspects of her teaching.
Key academic roles
Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
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Jan 2024 - Present |
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Science
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Victoria University |
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023 |
Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Science
|
Victoria University |
Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
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Jan 2024 -
Present
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Science
Victoria University |
Jan 2021 -
Dec 2023
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Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Science
Victoria University |
Awards
Year | Award |
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2020 |
Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Excellence in Research (Graduate Researcher) - Victoria University |
2016 |
University Three Minute Thesis Winner - Victoria University |
2016 |
Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis Finalist - University of Queensland |
2013 |
Marvin E. Allen Excellence in Teaching Award - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
2010 |
Academic Achievement Award - Meredith College |
Keynote and invited speeches
Year | Title/Description |
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2021 |
Effect of Nitrate Supplementation in Patients with HFrEF Invited Symposium Speaker at American College of Sports Medicine National Conference |
2018 |
The Effects of Nitrate Supplementation on Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure. HFpEF v HFrEF: An update from the literature Invited Speaker at European College of Sport Science, Dublin, Ireland |
2018 |
Exercise Considerations for Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease. Invited Guest Speaker at Victoria Active Ageing Partnership Research and Practice Forum, Melbourne |
2023 |
Recognising and Responding to Abuse in Sport VicSport - Child Safe Community of Practice, Melbourne Australia |
2024 |
Safety in Sport Football Victoria 2024 Referee Pre-Season Seminar, Victoria, Australia |
2022 |
Research on frequencies of violence in youth sport Play by the Rules Reference Committee, Melbourne Australia |
Professional memberships
- Accredited Professional, American College of Sports Medicine
- Accredited Exercise Scientist, Exercise and Sport Science Australia