Associate Professor Donna O'Connor
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Associate Professor, Coach Education and PDHPE Coordinator, BEd(HMHE) Honours, and MEd(Coach Education) Lecturer, Theory and Practice of Fitness, and Exercise Physiology |
Email: Phone: +61 2 9351 6343 Fax: +61 2 9351 4580 Building.Room: A35. |
Research interests
Health and sport
- Sports performance
Research on teaching and learning
- Health and physical education and development
Professional biography
Donna's doctoral thesis was titled "An investigation of aetiological factors contributing to groin injuries in professional rugby league players". Her research and conference presentations cover athletic profiling, science and football, optimising performance, injury prevention and coach education.
As a trainer and consultant, Donna has worked with the Australian women's basketball team, Canadian Olympic athletics team, the Wallabies coaching staff, Australian touch football teams, North Queensland Cowboys and national league teams in basketball and netball.
Awards
Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2007, Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching
Vice Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Teaching 2006, University of Sydney
Outstanding Teaching Award 2005, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
Current research students
| Project title | Degree | Research student |
|---|---|---|
| Effective coaching in professional cricket, rugby league and rugby union: An Australian perspective. | PhD | Andrew Bennie |
| TBA | MEd | Ryan Nolan |
| Insights into high performance swim coaching practices. | MEd | Mark Wieland |
Selected publications
Journal articles
- Baker, D, Mitchell, J, Boyle, D, Currell, S, Currell, P, Wilson, G, Bird, SO'Connor, D, Jones, J. (2008). Position Stand-Resistance Training for Children and Youth. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 16(1), 35–42.
- Baker, D, Mitchell, J, Boyle, D, Currell, S, Currell, P, Wilson, G, Bird, SO'Connor, D, Jones, J. (2008). Position Stand-Resistance Training for Children and Youth Part 2. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 16(2), 46–54.
- Baker, D, Mitchell, J, Boyle, D, Currell, S, Currell, P, Wilson, G, Bird, SO'Connor, D, Jones, J. (2008). Position Stand-Resistance Training for Children and Youth. Part 3. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 16(3), 58–74.
- Ewing, R, Freeman, M, Barrie, S, Ahmed nee Bell, A, O'Connor, D, Waugh, F, Sykes, C. (2008). Building community in academic settings: the importance of flexibility in a structured mentoring program . Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning , 16(3), 294–310.
- O'Connor, D, Crowe, M, Spinks, W. (2006). Effects of static stretching on leg power during cycling. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 46(1), 52–56.
- O'Connor, D, Marcus, G. (2006). Evaluating the levels of engagement of learners in a postgraduate coach education course. International Journal of Technology Knowledge and Society , 2(2), 155–160.
- Bennie, A, O'Connor, D. (2006). Athletic transition: an investigation of elite track and field participation in the post high school years. Change: Transformations in Education, 9(1), 59–68.
- O'Connor, D, Bennie, A. (2006). The retention of youth sport coaches. Change: Transformations in Education, 9(1), 27–38.
Conference papers
- Ewing, R, Freeman, M, Ahmed nee Bell, A, Barrie, S, O'Connor, D, Shields, J, Spicer, PWaugh, F. (2007). The challenge of mentoring in academic settings: A pilot study. In Jeffery, PL AARE Conference - 2006 Papers by Papercode (pp. 1–18). Adelaide Australia, 27-30 Nov 2006.