Elizabeth McNeil

Position: Lecturer
Study Area: Health and Physical Education
Location: Mt Helen Campus, Room T305
Phone: (03) 5327 6672
Email: e.mcneil@federation.edu.au

Qualifications

Master of Public Health – Deakin University – 2022

Graduate Certificate of Outdoor and Environmental Education – University of Ballarat - 2008

Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) (Honours) – University of Ballarat - 2008

Teaching areas

Courses

Bachelor of Health and Physical Education

Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Bachelor of Education (P-10)

Bachelor of Sport, Physical and Outdoor Education

Units

Health Curriculum 1 (EDBED3031/EDMAS6010)

Health Curriculum 2 (EDMAS6110)

Human Development and Nutrition Across the Lifespan (EDHPE4001)

Physical Education Curriculum 2 (EDMAS6115)

Relationships, Sexuality and Communication (EDHPE2001)

Biography

Elizabeth is a Lecturer in the Institute of Education, Arts and Community at Federation University Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) and Graduate Certificate in Outdoor Education at the University of Ballarat, as well as a Master of Public Health at Deakin University. Elizabeth has worked as a Health and Physical Education teacher in Secondary Schools across Victoria and New South Wales and also worked across several teacher education units at the University of New England prior to her appointment at Fed Uni. Elizabeth has a research interest in health education and health literacy.

Research interests

  • Health Literacy
  • School-based health promotion programs

Publications

Book chapters

McNeil, E., Miller, J., & Littledyke, M. (2015) Health and Physical Education – Education for Sustainability in the Primary Curriculum: A guide for Teachers. Neil Taylor, Francis Quinn and Chris Eames, (eds,) (pp 247-265) Chapter 12. Sense Publishing Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Refereed journal articles

Stratton, E., O'Brien, B J., Harvey, J., Blitvich, J., McNicol, A J., Janissen, D., Paton C., Knez, W. (2009). Treadmill velocity best predicts 5000m run performance. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 30 (1), 40-45.

Refereed conference proceedings

McNeil, E. (2014). Raising the BAR(S): Multiple perspectives on health literacy. Oral presentation at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Brisbane, QLD.

Stratton, E. (2012). Taking shape with health literacy: Understanding health literacy through the lens of the Australian Curriculum. Oral presentation at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)/Asia Pacific Education Research Association (APERA) Conference. Sydney, NSW.