Melisa Chong

Melisa Chong is a Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Southern Queensland, specializing in Health and Physical Education. Her research focuses on the 'health work' of teachers, examining how they support children’s health and wellbeing through curricula and policies, using theoretical frameworks like Archer’s reflexivity and Noddings’ ethics of care.

Education:

• BAppSc (Queensland, 2007)
• MPhil (Queensland, 2015)
• PhD (Western Sydney, 2024)

Research Interests: Her work explores health promotion in schools, teacher reflexivity, and ethical care practices. She employs qualitative methods such as grounded theory to analyze how teachers navigate health-related responsibilities.

Teaching: She instructs courses like EDX1450 HPE Curriculum Studies 1 and EDM5100 HPE and Wellbeing Curriculum and Pedagogical Studies 1.

Professional Memberships:

• Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
• International Organization for Physical Education in Higher Education
• Australian Association for Research in Education
• Queensland College of Teachers
• Singapore Physical Education Association