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Personal profile
Biography
Bonnie is an early-career teaching and research academic within the School of Human Sciences (Exercise & Sport Science) at the University of Western Australia (UWA). In addition to her academic role, she also maintains a clinical service role as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP); Director of the UWA Exercise & Performance Centre; and Founding Director of Thriving Exercise Rehabiliation Inc.
She is heavily involved in the teaching and training of postgraduate students working towards the attainment of accreditation as Exercise Physiologists (allied health), and is active within the exercise and health industry holding a number of industry roles.
Roles and responsibilities
Lecturer - School of Human Sciences (Exercise & Sports Science)
Director - Thriving Inc 'Building strong + healthy young people through exercise'
Research interests
- Exercise and mental health in children and young people
- Thriving Families - family-based education program to support children and their families to engage with community-based physical activity initiatives
- Exercise for young people with substance youth disorders
- Wellness in Stem Cell Transplant
- Thriving Mental Health - exercise as therapy to improve the treatment and health outcomes of young people with mental health disorders
- Exercise in the management of compensable psychological injuries
Teaching overview
Bonnie coordinates and teaches across units related to Clinical Exercise Physiology at both an Undergraduate and Postgraduate level including:
- 5646 & 5674 = Exercise Rehabilitation for Chronic & Complex Conditions 1 & 2
- 5691, 5692 & 5693 = Clinical Practice
- 3389 & 4489 = Foundations of Exercise Rehabilitation
- 5644 = Neurological Rehabiliation
Languages
English
Keywords
- Exercise physiology
- Mental health and well-being
- Exercise rehabilitation
- Cancer survivorship
- Mental illness
- Children's physical activity
- Adolescent substance use
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Research Output 2012 2019
Incorporating exercise professionals in mental health settings: An Australian perspective
Fibbins, H., Lederman, O., Morell, R., Furzer, B., Wright, K. & Stanton, R., Mar 2019, In : Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology. 8, 1, p. 21-25 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Mental Health
Premature Mortality
Health Behavior
Cognition
Psychiatry
Physiological characteristics, self-perceptions, and parental support of physical activity in children with, or at risk of, developmental coordination disorder.
Wright, K., Furzer, B., Licari, M., Thornton, A., Dimmock, J., Naylor, L., Reid, S., Kwan, S. & Jackson, B., Jan 2019, In : Research in Developmental Disabilities. 84, p. 66-74 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Motor Skills Disorders
Self Concept
Exercise
Parents
Muscle Strength
Study protocol for a multicentre, controlled non-randomised trial: Benefits of exercise physiology services for type 2 diabetes (BEST)
Kitic, C. M., Selig, S., Davison, K., Best, T. L. B., Parmenter, B., Pumpa, K., Furzer, B., Rice, V., Hardcastle, S., Cheney, M., Palmer, A. J., Fraser, S. & Williams, A. D., 1 Aug 2019, In : BMJ Open. 9, 8, e027610.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Tasmania
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Ethics
Health
Social Media
The effect of parental logistic support on physical activity in children with, or at risk of, movement difficulties
Wright, K. E., Furzer, B. J., Licari, M. K., Dimmock, J. A. & Jackson, B., 22 Oct 2019, In : Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Exercise
Self Concept
Parents
Aptitude
Cross-Sectional Studies
"It's like a counselling session… but you don't need to say anything:" Exercise program outcomes for youth within a drug and alcohol treatment service
More, A., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Thornton, A., Colthart, A. & Furzer, B., Nov 2018, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 39, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Counseling
Alcohols
Exercise
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Therapeutics