- Associate Professor of Skill Acquisition, The University of Queensland
Carl Woods is a theoretical skill acquisition scientist, studying human-environment interactions at the intersection of sport science, ecological psychology and social anthropology. In addition to his appointment at the University of Queensland, he is the Learning Design Lead at the Queensland Academy of Sport, and Learning Design National Discipline Lead for Australian Athletics.
Carl has a unique blend of theoretical and applied experiences, having held research leadership positions within the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University, while coordinating coaching science, skill acquisition, and innovation within the Australian Football League.
Given these diverse experiences, his research spans three major themes: 1) theoretical advancements to the field of sport science; 2) exploring ways of fostering human-environment interactions through the promotion of ecologically literate behaviour; 3) addressing practical challenges in sport related to performance preparation, practice task design, and coach education.
Experience
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–presentAssociate Professor, The University of Queensland
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2023–2025Associate Professor, Victoria University
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2020–2023Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University
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2018–2020Manager of Skill Acquisition and Coaching Science, Port Adelaide Football Club
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2015–2018Lecturer in Motor Learning, James Cook University
Education
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2015Edith Cowan University, PhD (Skill Acquisition)
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2011University of South Australia, Hons Applied Science (Sport and Exercise Science)
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- Location: Brisbane, Australia
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