Senior Research Scholar
Professor Beth Hands has been involved in research involving children and adolescents for two decades. She is currently a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute for Health Research. Prior to that, she was the inaugural Director of the Institute and the Associate Dean, Health and Physical Education in the School of Health Sciences. She was the Project Director of the WA Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2003 (WA CAPANS) conducted by the University of Notre Dame Australia for the Premier’s Physical Activity taskforce and an Honorary Research Fellow with the Telethon ICHR. Professor Hands founded the highly regarded AMPitup program for adolescents with movement difficulties, which now underpins a suite of research projects. She is an investigator on many grants and collaborates with leading researchers around the country and internationally.
Publications: Professor Hands’ research output includes 11 books or book chapters, 76 refereed journal articles, over 130 international and national conference papers, 12 research reports, given 6 keynote addresses and been an invited speaker on over 30 occasions.
Grants: Professor Hands has been a CI or AI on 16 grants totalling $3,400,000, including 3 NHMRC grants.
Student Supervision: Professor Hands supervises a number of PhD, Masters and Honours students.
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About Beth Hands
Professor Beth Hands has been involved in research involving children and adolescents for two decades. She is currently a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute for Health Research. Prior to that, she was the inaugural Director of the Institute and the Associate Dean, Health and Physical Education in the School of Health Sciences. She was the Project Director of the WA Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2003 (WA CAPANS) conducted by the University of Notre Dame Australia for the Premier’s Physical Activity taskforce and an Honorary Research Fellow with the Telethon ICHR. Professor Hands founded the highly regarded AMPitup program for adolescents with movement difficulties, which now underpins a suite of research projects. She is an investigator on many grants and collaborates with leading researchers around the country and internationally.
Publications: Professor Hands’ research output includes 11 books or book chapters, 76 refereed journal articles, over 130 international and national conference papers, 12 research reports, given 6 keynote addresses and been an invited speaker on over 30 occasions.
Grants: Professor Hands has been a CI or AI on 16 grants totalling $3,400,000, including 3 NHMRC grants.
Student Supervision: Professor Hands supervises a number of PhD, Masters and Honours students.
| Present | Senior Research Scholar, The University of Notre Dame Australia ‐ Institute for Health Research | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- ACHPER State Honour 2009
- ACHPER National Fellow 2011
- ACHPER Patron of WA Branch 2012
Contact Information
Professor Beth Hands
BEd, BSocWk, GradDipEdStudies, MEd, PhD
Director
Email: Beth.Hands@nd.edu.au
Phone: + 618 9433 0206
Fax +618 9433 0210