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.