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Associate Professor Christopher Mesagno

FedUni Associate

Campus

Mt Helen Campus

Biography

Dr Christopher Mesagno is a Senior Lecturer in exercise and sport psychology with expertise in stress and anxiety in sport and exercise. With over 20 years of research expertise in anxiety, coping, attention and concentration skills, Dr Mesagno has worked with numerous athletes within a range of team and individual sports to enhance mental skills for better performance outcomes.

Christopher has successfully developed theory-matched interventions to improve performance for highly anxious and “choking-susceptible” athletes. He also investigates how physical activity/exercise can improve the health and wellbeing of people in highly stressful occupations and how they affect the mental and physical health of older adults.

Christopher maintains a strong academic research profile where he has more than 50 research articles and has given numerous presentations at national and international conferences. This international research profile has been recognised with awards and keynote presentations within sport and exercise psychology conferences.

  • Publications

The motivations to play organised club-based sport in Australia

'It's only a matter of time' - Lessons learnt and recommendations from COVID-19 to inform emergency nursing for future pandemics: An integrated literature review

The experiences of staff managing an organisational wellbeing centre in a large regional hospital: A qualitative study

The experiences of hospital staff attending an organization endorsed staff wellbeing centre in a large regional hospital: A mixed methods study