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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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Self Concept
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Reproducibility of Results
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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
"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
Reliability and Validity of the adapted Resistance Training Skills Battery for Children
Furzer, B., Bebich-Philip, M., Wright, K., Reid, S. & Thornton, A., Aug 2018, In : Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 21, 8, p. 822-827 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Resistance Training
Reproducibility of Results
Muscle Strength
Statistical Factor Analysis
Psychometrics
The physical literacy of children with behavioural and emotional mental health disorders: A scoping review
Fortnum, K., Furzer, B., Reid, S., Jackson, B. & Elliott, C., 2018, In : Mental Health and Physical Activity. 15, p. 95-131Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Mental Disorders
Mental Health
Exercise
Mental Competency
Motivation