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Senior Teaching FellowNeil Anderson profile
Room 1.23, 55 Union Street West
Email neil.anderson@otago.ac.nz
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Background

Neil Anderson is a Senior Teaching Fellow at the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences. Neil completed all his undergraduate education and postgraduate training at the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences. In 2001, Neil obtained his BPhEd (Exercise & Sport Science and Exercise Prescription & Management) and a PGDip in Dance Studies. After completing his MPhEd (Sports Pedagogy) in 2004, Neil worked in a variety of positions in the sport science and physical education industries before completing his PhD (Motor Behaviour) in 2019.

Neil has spent a lifetime practicing, teaching and conducting research into educational gymnastics and being physically active. He is an experienced surfer, average golfer, accomplished drummer, reluctant runner and more than anything else enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids.

Teaching

Research

Neil’s research interests include the development of postural control, physical literacy and sport science pedagogy.

Publications

Anderson, N. (2025, November). Innovation in laboratory material delivery. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Learning and Teaching Symposium: Learning through the Lens of Educators, [Hybrid]. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Anderson, N. (2023). Sport and exercise sciences students’ and teaching assistants’ perceptions of rubrics in tertiary education. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (28). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi28.1006 Journal - Research Article

Anderson, N., Button, C., & Lamb, P. (2022). The effect of educational gymnastics on postural control of young children. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 936680. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.936680 Journal - Research Article

van Duijn, T., Ng, J. L., Burnay, C., Anderson, N., Uehara, L., Cocker, K., & Button, C. (2021). The influence of equipment and environment on children and young adults learning aquatic skills. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 733489. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733489 Journal - Research Article

Anderson, N. J. (2019). The effect of educational gymnastics on young children's movement skills (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9186 Awarded Doctoral Degree

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