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Dr Matthew Wallen is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology and Senior Research Fellow in Cancer Survivorship at Flinders University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences. He serves as Deputy Lead of the Cancer Survivorship Program and Academic Lead for Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology disciplines.
Education:
- PhD in Clinical Exercise Physiology, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (Clinical Exercise Physiology) with First-Class Honours, The University of Queensland
His research focuses on cancer survivorship, prehabilitation programs, cardiorespiratory fitness optimization, and implementation science. Recent work includes systematic reviews on perioperative exercise interventions, scoping reviews for assessing lifestyle knowledge, and pilot studies on metabolic biomarkers.
Scientific Awards:
- 2024: South Australian Tall Poppy Award
- 2023: Flinders Mid-career Research Award
- 2021: Flinders Education Award
- 2020: Federation University Research Award
- 2019: Federation University Early Career Research Award
Dr Wallen has supervised 7 PhD students (2 completed), 21 Master’s students, and 3 Honours students. He has secured >$11.3 million AUD in research funding and published over 70 peer-reviewed works in journals like CA: a Journal for Clinicians and The Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine.
