ProfessorDonna O'Connor

Professor of Sports Coaching

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

  • Professor of Sports Coaching
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

BIO

Donna's doctoral thesis was titled 'An investigation of aetiological factors contributing to groin injuries in professional rugby league players'. Her research and conference presentations cover athletic profiling, science and football, optimising performance, injury prevention and coach education.

As a trainer and consultant, Donna has worked with the Australian women's basketball team, Canadian Olympic athletics team, the Wallabies coaching staff, Australian touch football teams, North Queensland Cowboys and national league teams in basketball and netball.

SCHOOL

  • School of Education and Social Work

AVAILABILITY

  • Research supervision

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)