Rate My Professor Narelle Eather

Eather's research centers on promoting physical activity, physical fitness, and sports skills among children, adolescents, and young adults via theoretically driven interventions in school and community settings. Her work includes programs such as Fit-4-Fun for primary school children, DADEE (Dads And Daughters Exercising and Empowered) for family physical activity, MASTER coaching to enhance children's health through sport, and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) protocols for adolescents and office workers. She has secured over $11 million in research grants and published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals. Key publications include 'Integrating High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) into the School Setting: Benefits, Criticisms, and Recommendations' (2024), 'Evaluating the impact of a coach development intervention for improving coaching practices in junior football (soccer): The “MASTER” pilot study' (2023), and 'The Evolution of Football Coaching in Australia: An Historical Overview and Research Review of Coach Accreditation, Education, and Development' (2022). Eather has received accolades such as Mid-Career Researcher of the Year (2022), Early-Career Researcher of the Year (2017), Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence (2016), and Women in Research Fellowship (2018), all from the University of Newcastle. She supervises postgraduate research students and contributes to teacher training and community health initiatives.