Matt's research focus relates to the fields of (H)PETE, inter and cultural competency, health promotion in schools and the HPE curriculum. Matt's doctoral research examined the changing nature of Personal Development, Health and Physical Education in NSW secondary schools through a qualitative framework. His research into cultural competence was supported, through the Yinyamurra dhuray Yalbalinya initiative, working closely with cross cultural community groups engaging with an Indigenous learning framework at both school and university levels. Matt also works with both the Australian Rugby Union and Samoan Rugby Union to provide an international framework for HPE students to develop inter-cultural competence and global citizenship. Matt has been a member of the Head Strong research team, a collaborative research initiative between Charles Sturt University, the Black Dog Institute and the University of New South Wales investigating issues relating to mental health within regional secondary schools and the SunSmart research team, (Charles Sturt, the NSW Cancer Council, Macquarie University and Sydney University) investigating the efficacy of sun protection policy and programs in primary schools. In his current capacity as the Sub Dean for Workplace Learning with the Faculty of Arts and education Matt is currently the lead for a Charles Sturt, Department of Education HUB initiative exploring school – university partnerships in a regional context with a focus on professional experience.

Professional Membership

• Federation Internationale D'Education Physique - International Federation of Physical Education - Oceania (FIEP). Assistant to the Vice President (Oceania)
• Inducted 2018 as a Companion of the Royal lifesaving Society of Australia (RLSSA): Associate Award and Bronze Examiner
• Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE)  – National Association of Directors of Professional experience (NADPE)
• Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN)
• Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
• Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
• International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP)
• Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI) – Scientific / review  committee (GLOCER)
• Charles Sturt Global – Academic Lead (Samoa Sports Outreach Program)

Journals - Active Reviewer

1. Australia, New Zealand Journal of Public health (ANZJPH)
2. British Medical Journal (BMJ)
3. Health Education (HE)
4. Education Inquiry (EI)
5. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (JTPE)
6. Health Promotion International (HPI)

Awards

• Educational Publishing Awards Australia -  Best Tertiary Teaching and Learning Resource for Teaching Quality Health and Physical Education(1^st edition). Cengage.
• Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) - Early Career Researcher Award, presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education International Conference, Sydney University.
• Charles Sturt University - Faculty Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning: 'For developing, leading and supporting Health and Physical Education pre-service teachers to build intercultural competence through an innovative sport-based international mobility program.'
• Charles Sturt University – Establishment Grant
• Charles Sturt University – Faculty of Education Scholarship for Doctoral Research
• Royal Life Saving Society Australia- Associate Award for service to the society.

Thesis

• “The changing discursive underpinnings of NSW PDHPE and the impact on teacher professional identity” (2012).

Books

• Dudley, D., Telford, A., Peralta, L., Stonehouse, C., & Winslade, M. (2017). Teaching Quality Health & Physical Education. Melbourne: Cengage.
• Crowe, N., Boyd, A., Eusson, A., Liley, N., Lowe, K., & Winslade, M. (2018). Dynamic PDHPE for HSC. Melbourne. Cengage.
• Crowe, N., Boyd, A., Eusson, A., Liley, N., Lowe, K., & Winslade, M. (2018). Dynamic PDHPE for Preliminary. Melbourne. Cengage.

Chapter in Books

• Winslade, M., & Wright, B. (2018). Wellbeing and Physical Activity. In M. Henning, C. Krägeloh, R. Dryer, R. Billington, A. Hill (Eds). Well-being in Higher Education: Cultivating a healthy lifestyle among faculty and students. New York: Routledge.
• Wright, B., & Winslade, M. (2018). Physical Education: A platform for Health Education. In Physical Education in Secondary School: Researches -Best Practices- Situation. International Federation of Physical education (FIEP).
• Winslade, M. (2015). Culture, motivation, and sport: Developing cultural competence of health and physical education pre-service teachers. In M. Henning, C. Krageloh & G. Wong-Toi (Eds).   Student motivation and quality of life in higher education. New York: Routledge.
• Major, J., Munday, J., & Winslade, M. (In press). Leading an International Teaching Experience: Teacher Educators and Intercultural Competence. In F Dervin and R Moloney (Eds). Intercultural Competences and Teacher Education. Routledge.
• Hyndman, B., Winslade, M., & Wright, B. (under review). Physical Activity and Learning in Primary School Children. In Health and Education Interdependence: Thriving from Birth to Adulthood. Springer.

Journal Articles

• Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Peralta, L., & Winslade, M. (2018). A stepped-wedge implementation and evaluation of the healthy active peaceful playgrounds for youth (HAPPY) intervention. BMC Public Health, 18(532).
• Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Peralta, L., & Winslade, M. (2018). Playground activities and gender variation in objectively measured physical activity intensity in Australian primary school children: a repeated measures study. BMC Public Health, 18(1101).
• Wright, B., Winslade, M., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., & Hamer, A. (2018). Protect your skin and let the fun begin: the results of an intervention to improve NSW primary schools’ implementation of the SunSmart Program. Health Promotion Journal of Australia.
• Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Winslade, M., Wright, B., Jackson, K., Rock, V. (2017). An objective and cross-sectional examination of sun safe behaviours in NSW primary schools. BMC Public Health, 17(21).
• Winslade, M., Wright, B., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., McIver, J., & Jackson, K. (2017). Australian primary school community’s understandings of SunSmart: A qualitative study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health DOI:10.1111/1753-6405.12677.
• Cotton, W., Dudley, D., Jackson, K., Winslade, M., & Atkin, J. (2017) Rationale and Protocol Paper for the Healthy Active Peaceful Playgrounds for Youth (HAPPY) Study. BMC Public Health. 17:520     DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-4445-y.
• Winslade, M. (2016). Can an international field experience assist Health and Physical Education pre-service teachers to develop cultural competency? Cogent Education. Taylor and Francis.
• Dudley, D., Winslade, M., Wright, B., Cotton, W.G., McIver, J.  & Jackson, K. (2015). Rationale and study protocol to evaluate the SunSmart policy intervention: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a primary school-based health promotion program. BMC Public Health, 15 (1), 42.
• Perry, Y., Petrie, K., Buckley, H., Cavanagh, L., Clarke, D., Winslade, M. & Christensen, H. (2014). Effects of a classroom-based educational resource on adolescent mental health literacy: A cluster randomised controlled trial. Journal of Adolescence, 37(7), 1143-1151.

The Conversation

• Wright, B., & Winslade, M. (2018). University staff and students are at high risk of ill health. Here’s how to make sure they can cope. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/university-staff-and-students-are-at-high-risk-of-ill-health-heres-how-to-make-sure-they-can-cope-101070

Media Releases

• https://news.csu.edu.au/local-news/bathurst/csu-and-denison-college-enhance-teacher-education
• https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/charles-sturt-university/csu-students-promote-rugby-for-girls-in-samoa
• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-29/csu-samoa-ruggers/4338282
• https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/rugby4schools-promoting-healthier-lives-through/6950738

Reports

• Dudley, D., Winslade, M., Wright, B., & Cotton, W.G. (2016). SunSmart Policy Support Intervention Design and Evaluation (Research Report).Sydney: Macquarie University.
• Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Peralta, L., & Winslade, M. (2017). The Healthy Active and Peaceful Playground for Youth (HAPPY) Study (Final report). Sydney: Macquarie University.

Presentations

• Winslade (2018). Exploring the impact of utilising an Indigenous pedagogical framework to promote cultural competence in Australian pre-service teachers. Global Conference on Education and Research, Las Vegas. United States.
• Clarke, D., & Winslade, M. (2018). A NSW regional school and university partnership: reconceptualising reciprocity in initial teacher education professional experience. Australian Collaborative Education Network 7^th National Conference on Work Integrated Learning. Brisbane.
• Clarke, D., Winslade, M., Jones, S., & Feening, M. (2018). A regional school - university partnership. HERDSA Annual conference. (Re)Valuing Higher Education. Adelaide.
• Winslade, M., Clarke, D., Zundans, L., Ayrton, A., Letts, W., & Tribolet, K. (2017). Developing high quality school - university partnerships through evidence based collaborative projects. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference. Canberra.
• Clarke, D., Winslade, M., Zundans, L., Ayrton, A., Letts, W., & Tribolet, K. (2017). A Regional School University Partnership: Reconceptualising reciprocity in initial teacher education professional experience. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference. Canberra.
• Wright, B., Winslade, M., & Clarke, D. (2017). The facilitation of health promotion in primary schools via partnerships with non-government organisations: Is it more than just ticking a box? Australian Association for Research in Education Conference. Canberra.
• Cavanagh, L., Clarke, D., & Winslade, M. (2017). Barriers to, and facilitators of help-seeking for mental health issues among regional and rural young people: A teacher perspective. 9th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium. Albury.
• Rock, V., Havill, M., Hamer, A., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Winslade, M., & Wright, B. (2017). 'Protect your skin and let the fun begin': A SunSmart primary school intervention and evaluation".13^th Behavioural Research in Cancer Control Conference. Sydney.
• Dudley, D., Winslade, M., Cotton, W., Wright, B., McIver, J., Rock, V., & Jackson, K. (2016). Baseline data from a cluster-control trial evaluating sun-safety in NSW primary schools12^th Behavioural Research in Cancer Control Conference. Melbourne.
• Winslade, M (2015). Developing cultural competence: Introducing HPE students to a trans-cultural setting through an international practicum experience. Charles Sturt University, Brown Bag Series. Bathurst.
• Winslade, M. (2014). Developing cultural competence: Introducing HPE students to a trans-cultural setting through an international practicum experience. International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP), World Congress. Auckland, New Zealand.
• Winslade, M., & Clarke, D. (2014). Regional connectedness. NSW Secondary Principals Council Annual Conference, "Blue sky thinking, red dirt reality", Bathurst.
• Winslade, M. (2014). Yindyamaldhuray Yalbilinya: Using a culturally responsive pedagogy to frame Health and Physical Education. International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP), World Congress. Auckland, New Zealand.
• Winslade, M. (2013) Developing Cultural Competence: Introducing Young People to a Trans-cultural Setting through an International Sporting Experience. Fiji Rugby Centenary Conference: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future, Suva. Fiji
• Clarke, D., Winslade, M., Ward, L. (2013). Developing cultural competence: creating connections with Indigenous learners using a culturally responsive pedagogy. Charles Sturt University, Brown Bag Series. Bathurst.
• Winslade, M. (2012). Developing Cultural Competence: Introducing HPE students to an Indigenous learning framework through a connected schools partnership. Australian Association for Research in Education, Sydney.
• Winslade, M. (2012). Discursive curriculum change within PDHPE and the perceived impact on in-service teacher identity. Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, Adelaide.
• Winslade, M. (2012). Effective Learning Environments.  Australian College of Educators, Western Region.
• Winslade (2011). Blended and Flexible Learning in PDHPE curriculum Studies. Charles Sturt University, School of Human Studies, Blended and Flexible Learning (FLY) Symposium.

Matt teaches in the discipline of Health and Physical Education. Subject areas include:

• Young People and Health Advocacy
• The Health and Wellbeing of Young people
• PDHPE Curriculum Studies - secondary and primary
• PDHPE Professional Practice
• Aquatics/Track and Field

Research Higher Degree Supervision

Doctoral

Bradley Wright (2018). Health Promoting Schools: Investigating the SunSmart Phenomenon. Unpublished dissertation submitted for award degree of Doctor of Philosophy, School of Teacher Education. Charles Sturt University.

Dr Lindy Cavanagh (2016).The efficacy of a preventative intervention on regional young people’s attitudes and intentions towards help seeking for mental health issues. Unpublished dissertation submitted for award degree of Doctor of Philosophy, School of Teacher Education. Charles Sturt University.

Masters

Tristan Worledge (2017). Teacher perceptions of the role of extra-curricular activities. Unpublished dissertation submitted for award degree of Master of Education, School of Teacher Education. Charles Sturt University.

Honours

Rebecca Ford (2015). Developing pre-Service teacher’s cultural competence. Unpublished dissertation submitted for award degree of Bachelor Education (Honours), School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University.

Troy Kenny (2015). Generalist primary teacher’s self-efficacy and physical education teaching practice. Unpublished dissertation submitted for award degree of Bachelor Education (Honours), School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University.

Laura Sealey (2104). Student’s perceptions of Indigenous learning frameworks. Unpublished dissertation submitted for award degree of Bachelor Education (Honours), School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University.

Melissa Pumpa (2013). Pre-service PDHPE teacher’s understanding of Indigenous pedagogy. Unpublished dissertation submitted for award degree of Bachelor Education (Honours), School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University.

Lauren Brady (2012). PDHPE teacher’s perceptions of HSC online. Unpublished dissertation submitted for award degree of Bachelor Education (Honours), School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University.