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Sue Whatman

(She/Her)

ACHPER President

Associate Professor Sue Whatman is the current President of ACHPER Incorporated. Sue has been a teacher-educator for more than 30 years, currently convening Higher Degree Research (HDR) in education and the HPE Double Major at Griffith University.

My aim is to support Australians in active and healthy living. Growing up in a small country town, we walked and swam, played all kinds of sport and rode our bikes everywhere. We coached, umpired, scored, cheered, set up and packed away. It’s an active life I want all children to have.

Associate Professor Sue Whatman is known internationally for her research in decolonising health and physical education curriculum and sport pedagogy, in initial teacher education and professional learning. Recognised as a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Sue’s practitioner-focused research informs her award-winning teaching, fuelled and characterised by a sustained commitment to social justice, equity, decolonising and anti-racist praxis. Sue is a Higher Degree Research Coordinator at Griffith University, a member of the Board of Graduate Research, and an active research supervisor and examiner. Sue has a demonstrated publication and funding record in Australian Government, university and commercially funded research. This track record includes critical Indigenous studies, health and physical education curriculum and sport pedagogy and coaching.

AITSL Assessor, HEA Senior Fellow, NSSAB Assessor

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at QUT in 2004, investigating community participation in health education decision-making for girls in remote Indigenous communities.

Master of Education (MEd) at QUT in 1993, investigating the health-related fitness curriculum in Queensland Secondary schools.

Bachelor of Education (BEd) QUT in 1990, with honours equivalent GPA.

Diploma of Teaching (Sec) BCAE in 1989 with secondary health and physical education and geography as majors, with outdoor education as minor.

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