Prof. Philip Morgan

Biography

Professor Morgan is a co-director of the University of Newcastle Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition and lecturer in the School of Education. He graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) in 1997. He completed his PhD in 2003 which focused on primary school physical education and won both local and national awards. His research program is focused on the impact of school- and community- based interventions to prevent or treat obesity in child, adolescent and adult populations. As a chief investigator he has secured grants of over $4 million from: NH&MRC, ARC Discovery, ARC Linkage, Heart Foundation, NSW Health and Industry community grants. He has developed and led a number of major projects including the national and international award winning Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids program. His work in teaching research and the community has been recognised with national and international awards including 10 university teaching excellence awards (4 national) and five national/international research awards which highlight his career focus on the teaching/research nexus. Professor Morgan also has delivered numerous invited local, state and national presentations related to both his research and teaching.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Newcastle, 2003
• Bachelor of Education (Physical Education), University of Newcastle, 1997

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Research

Research keywords

• Community- and school-based interventions to prevent/treat obesity in child, adolescent and adult populations
• Obesity
• Parenting and physical activity/nutrition
• Primary school health and physical education

Research expertise

• Targeted community-based interventions to prevent and treat obesity in child, adolescent and adult populations.
• School-based interventions to promote physical activity and healthy eating
• Obesity in men
• The role of fathers in promoting physical activity and healthy eating to their children
• Parenting practices relating to physical activity and healthy eating
• Physical education in primary schools
• Teaching of fundamental movement skills

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
111799	Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified	40
110699	Human Movement And Sports Science Not Elsewhere Classified	35
111199	Nutrition And Dietetics Not Elsewhere Classified	25

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Hunter Medical Research Institute
• PRC - Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition

Group

• Hunter Medical Research Institute - Cardiovascular

Awards

Industry Based Award

2011	Excellence in Safety to Tomago Aluminium for the Workplace POWER program Hunter Manufacturing Award (Australia)

Research Award.

2012	Young Researcher of the Year Award for Australasia in Humanities and Social Sciences Scopus (Australia) Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Award (2012) for Australasia in Humanities and Social Sciences.
2012	Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence University of Newcastle (Australia) Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence, 2012
2010	Poster Prize for Best Research Project in Public Health and Policy XI International Congress on Obesity, July 2010, Stockholm, Sweden (Sweden)
2009	Young Tall Poppy Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science (Australia)
2009	Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows Award: Asics Medal - Best Paper Overall 2009 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, the Sixth National Sports Injury Prevention Conference and the Seventh National Physical Activity Conference (Australia)
2009	Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows Award: Best Paper - Health Promotion 2009 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, the Sixth National Sports Injury Prevention Conference and the Seventh National Physical Activity Conference (Australia)
2009	Hunter Medical Research Institute PULSE Early Career Researcher of the Year award Hunter Medical Research Institute (Australia)
2004	Australian Council for Health, PE, & Recreation /AARE Biennial Doctoral Thesis Award Australian Council for Health, PE, & Recreation (Australia)
2003	Newcastle Institute for Educational Research Doctoral Prize for Best PhD Newcastle Institute for Educational Research (Australia)

Service and Community Awards

2011	Leadership Award University of Newcastle and FordComm. (Australia)
2010	NSW Community Father of the Year Award - Special Commendation Australian Father of the Year Council (Australia)

Teaching Excellence Award

2012	Australian Award for University Teaching: Teaching Excellence Office for Learning & Teaching (Australia) Australian Award for University Teaching (Office for Learning & Teaching): Teaching Excellence, 2012
2010	University Teacher of the Year (Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence) Newcastle University (Australia)
2010	Faculty of Education & Arts Teaching Excellence Award Newcastle University (Australia) Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence
2007	Pearson Education Teacher Educator of the Year Australian Teacher Education Association (Australia)
2006	Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Australia)
2006	Carrick Award for Australian University Teaching - Teaching Excellence Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Australia)
2006	NSW Minister for Education & Training Quality Teaching Award Australian College of Educators (Australia)
2006	Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning University of Newcastle (Australia)
2006	Australian Teacher Educator of the Year Australian Teacher Education Association (Australia)
2005	Early Career Academic Award, 2005 (Vice Chancellors Awards for Teaching Excellence) University of Newcastle (Australia)
2005	University Teacher of the Year (Vice Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence) University of Newcastle (Australia)
2004	University of Newcastle Excellence in Teaching Award - Special Commendation (2004) University of Newcastle (Australia)

Undergraduate Awards

1996	HW Gillard Prize in Physical Education (Australia)

Undergraduate Awards

1997	University Medal in Health and Physical Education University of Newcastle (Australia)

University Fellowships

2011	Mid Career Research Fellow (Educational Research Institute, Newcastle) Newcastle University (Australia)

Invitations

Targeted Interventions to prevent and treat obesity in children Youth, Sport and Health Research Network Seminar University of Sydney, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2010
Healthy Dads Healthy Kids program: Engaging overweight dads to promote family health Performance Hunter New England Area Health Service Staff Annual Conference , Australia (Keynote Address)	2010
No Guts All Glory: Engaging Men in Weight Loss Nutrition Society of Australia, Newcastle. , Australia (Invited Presenter)	2010
The role of the food environment in influencing childrens consumption Australian Sports Commission Sites and Sports Forum (Sydney), Australia (Invited Presenter)	2010
Research-informed teaching and teaching-informed research: Enhancing productivity as a university academic ATN Early Career Academic Symposium Australian Technology Teaching Network Teaching and Learning Committee, QUT, Brisbane, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)	2009
Research into Practice: Increasing Childrens Involvement in Sport and Physical Activity Australian Sports Commission AASC NSW State Conference, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2009
Rules of Engagement for Generation Y am I here? ACHPER NSW Tertiary Educators Forum, Sydney, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)	2009
Making Sense of the Obesity Epidemic: Rumours, confusion and hope? Australian Sports Commission NSW State Conference, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2009
Weight Reduction in Men Hunter Medical Research Institute Lecture Series, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2008
Family Wellbeing: Raising Active Children in an Inactive World Hunter Medical Research Institute Community Forums , Australia (Invited Presenter)	2008
Improving Teaching and Learning Outcomes at University James Cook University, Cairns & Townsville campus, Qld, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)	2008
The importance of positive childhood sporting experiences for a lifetime of activity Australian Sports Commission Sports Network Breakfast, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2008
Quality Improvements in University Teaching Teaching Excellence Showcase, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Qld., Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)	2008
Enhancing Education through Engagement and Evaluation Queensland University of Technology Teaching Fellows Symposium, Brisbane, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)	2008
The Research-Teaching nexus NSW Teacher Education Annual Conference, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)	2008
School-based interventions to prevent childhood obesity Nutrition Society of Australia Meeting - The Science Behind Weight Management, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2007
Teaching Matters in Higher Education ATN Early Career Academic Symposium Australian Technology Teaching Network Teaching and Learning Committee, Sydney, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)	2007
Quality Teaching at University: Engaging Students and Evaluating Practice National Forum on the Carrick Awards for Australian University Teaching, Melbourne, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)	2007
James Cook University, Qld Townsville and Cairns Campuses, Australia (Distinguished Visitor)	2008
Central Queensland University, Qld Campuses , Australia (Distinguished Visitor)	2008
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane , Australia (Distinguished Visitor)	2007

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Engaging students
• Evaluating teaching
• Primary school health and physical education
• Quality teaching

Teaching expertise

• EDUC3034, Teaching & Learning in Primary PDHPE

• EDUC2514, Primary Kinetics (Games and Sports)

• EDUC3032, PE Studies 5 (Football)

• EDUC6801, Teaching Practice in K-6 PDHPE