Associate ProfessorLouisa Peralta

(she/her)

Associate Professor in Physical Education

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

BIO

BEdHons(UOW), MEdL (UC), GradCert(Higher Ed)(Sydney), PhD(UOW)

Dr Louisa Peralta is an Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. She is the current program director for Health and Physical Education program and teaches in the areas of primary and secondary health and physical education across programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has research expertise in intervention co-design, implementation and evaluation trials in education. Her research aims to improve the health and wellbeing of school leaders, teachers, children and young people through school settings and curriculum, teaching and learning programs. Recently, Dr Peralta and colleagues have been focusing on co-designing educational frameworks to enhance teachers and young peoples' (digital) health literacy.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    The University of Sydney, School of Education and Social Work, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2023 - present
  • Senior Lecturer
    The University of Sydney, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2022
  • Lecturer
    The University of Sydney, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2013

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Expert Advisor
    Cancer Council NSW, SunSmart, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2023 - present
  • Expert Advisor
    New South Wales Education Standards Authority, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2024

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Grad Cert Teaching and Learning
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2010
  • PhD
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia1 Jan 2006 - 30 Apr 2010
  • MEdL
    University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2003
  • Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) Honours
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2001

SCHOOL

  • School of Education and Social Work

AVAILABILITY

  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Research collaboration
  • Conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Industry projects
  • Research supervision

AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA

  • Academics can be contacted directly or via media.office@sydney.edu.au

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 13 Climate Action

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)