MEET SMA’S NEWEST FELLOWS CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST ASMF FELLOWS! CONGRATULATIONS TO OURand fundamental movement skills. I haveSo many members I have spoken to don’t NEWEST FELLOWS: worked as a researcher in this area know the process to become a Fellow. ever since. Just look at the website and you will see clearly what you have to do. When you ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LISA2. What do you love about feel you have met the requirements, BARNETT AND DR ANDREA working in sports medicine? complete the application form and contact two Fellows to support your MOSLER. READ MORE ABOUT nomination. I am very happy to be I hope that my work might prevent the contacted by those in my field. By THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, PLUS scenario depicted in the film WALL-E becoming more involved, you can help HOW TO BECOME A FELLOW.in 2008, where humans are propelledshape the organisation the way you feel through machines having engineered is important, so make your move! movement out of their lives. I hope The Australian Sports Medicine that my work will help to contribute to Federation (ASMF) Fellows are an elite Australian children gaining a broad range group within Sports Medicine Australia of skills and positive perception alongside (SMA) aimed at promoting excellence these capabilities so that they can lead within the field of sports medicine. Many healthy, active lives. of Australia’s most respected names in sports medicine are ASMF Fellows and 3. How has being a member of Associate to be inducted into the Order of ASMF SMA helped your career? Professor Lisa Fellows is both a great privilege and a Barnett had over reflection of an individual’s significant 10 years in Health contribution to the discipline and SMA SMA was my first Australian conference Promotion before as an organisation. and the one I keep coming back to. It has entering academia. She has been given me a vehicle to present my work, successful with prestigious research At the annual SMA Conference in Perth, right from the days of being a student. fellowships to engage in research Associate Professor Lisa Barnett and It has helped me develop my Australian full time: a NHMRC Early Career Dr Andrea Mosler were the newest networks and is now instrumental for Fellowship from 2011-14, and an inductees into the Order of ASMF my students to present and make their Alfred Deakin Research Fellowship Fellows. Read more about their own networks. from 2015-2016. Currently, she is passion for sports medicine and SMA. Course Leader of Honours in Health 4. What was it like being inducted Promotion, Public Health and Health ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR as ASMF Fellows for 2018? Science, Deputy Leader of the LISA BARNETT Health Undergraduate Team and a Member of the Institute for 1. Why did you decide to work I was very honoured to become Physical Activity and Nutrition in sports medicine? a SMA fellow. It shows and recognises Research at Deakin University. my commitment to the organisation She is internationally recognized and to moving sports medicine forward in the assessment of children’s My former role was in health promotion in Australia. I am excited to continue to actual and perceived movement skill for NSW Health. As part of this role, support SMA to grow and develop and competency and the relationship I worked on a physical activity project serve the members. I really hope to between these skills and health in schools called ‘Move it Groove it continue to highlight the physical activity behaviours. She has a career total > (1999/2000), in which we had great and sedentary behaviour stream at 130 publications (Scopus citations > success improving children’s fundamental SMA as increasing physical activity 3000, Google Scholar > 5000). movement skills. I conducted my Master’s and reducing sedentary behaviour is She has been awarded around Major project as part of this study, crucial for all Australians going forward. 4 million dollars of research funding, investigating children’s physical activity including competitive, international levels in PE lessons. This was the first 5. What advice do you have for and government. Recently, she was Australian study to do this and we found others wanting to join this one of the three lead investigators physical activity levels were low. This to develop the Australian Physical led to a PhD following up these same elite group of sports Literacy plan. children six years later and a great interest medicine professionals? in increasing children’s physical activity 42 VOLUME 36 • ISSUE 3 2018