| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Jackson, M. R., Porter, J. E., Peck, B., & Mesagno, C. (230901). If I Can't Do It, Who Will? Lived Experiences of Australian Emergency Nurses During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 49(5), (733-743). |
| 2023 |
Jackson, M. R., Porter, J. E., & Mesagno, C. (230501). Exploring the experiences of frontline nurses during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrated literature review. Nursing Open, 10(5), (2705-2719). doi: 10.1002/nop2.1534 |
| 2023 | Little, C., Lavender, A. P., Starcevich, C., Mesagno, C., Mitchell, T., Whiteley, R., Bakhshayesh, H., & Beales, D. (230201). Understanding Fear after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis Using the Common-Sense Model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), |
| 2022 | Armstrong, S. J., Porter, J. E., Larkins, J. A., & Mesagno, C. (221201). Burnout, stress and resilience of an Australian regional hospital during COVID-19: a longitudinal study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), |
| 2022 | Little, C., Lavender, A. P., Starcevich, C., Mesagno, C., Mitchell, T., Whiteley, R., Bakhshayesh, H., & Beales, D. (221101). An Investigation of the Nature of Fear within ACL-Injured Subjects When Exposed to Provocative Videos: A Concurrent Qualitative and Quantitative Study. Sports, 10(11), |
| 2022 |
Humphrey, A., March, E., Lavender, A. P., Miller, K. J., Alvarenga, M., & Mesagno, C. (220301). Buffering the Fear of COVID-19: Social Connectedness Mediates the Relationship between Fear of COVID-19 and Psychological Wellbeing. Behavioral Sciences, 12(3), doi: 10.3390/bs12030086 |
| 2022 | Beseler, B., Mesagno, C., Spittle, M., Johnson, N. F., Harvey, J., Talpey, S., & Plumb, M. S. (220101). Validation of a Follow-Through Developmental Sequence for the Overarm Throw for Force in University Students. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 10(2), (309-327). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Choking under pressure & sport anxiety
- Psychological stress
- Physical activity interventions to improve stress resilience
- Sport and exercise psychology
- Mental health and sport participation
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Christopher Mesagno
Christopher is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology with expertise in stress and anxiety in sport and exercise.
With over 20 years of research expertise in anxiety, attention and concentration skills, Christopher has successfully developed theory-matched interventions to improve performance for highly anxious and “choking-susceptible” athletes. Christopher also investigates how physical activity/exercise can improve the health and wellbeing of people in highly stressful occupations and how these interventions can improve resilience to stress.
Christopher maintains a robust academic research profile with more than 50 research articles and book chapters and has given various presentations at national and international conferences. This international research profile has been recognised with awards and keynote conference presentations within sport and exercise psychology. Christopher has also worked (and continues to work) with numerous athletes from a range of team and individual sports to enhance mental skills for better performance and mental health outcomes.
Prior to being employed at Victoria University, Christopher worked at Federation University Australia for 13 years, where he holds an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow position within the Exercise and Sport Science discipline. Christopher maintains strong working relationships national and internationally with partners in Germany, United Kingdom (UK), Austria, and the United States (USA).
Qualifications
- PhD, Victoria University, Australia, 2006
- MS (Exercise and Sport Science), University of Florida, U.S.A., 2001
- BS (Psychology), University of Florida, U.S.A., 1999
- GCETT, Federation University, Australia, 2017
Key publications
Book chapter (showing 3)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Marchant, D., & Mesagno, C. (230101). ANXIETY (pp. 300-308). |
| 2023 | Ehrlenspiel, F., & Mesagno, C. (230101). Anxiety in Sport (pp. 281-320). |
| 2022 | Mesagno, C. (220601). Performance under pressure in self-paced motor tasks (pp. 160-174). |
Journal article (showing 7 of 56)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2023
|
Sport uniforms for athletes in Summer Olympic Games
From: International Olympic Committee Advanced Olympic Research Grant Program
Other investigators: Prof Clare Hanlon
For period: 2023-2026
|
$45,692 |
2022
|
PUMA: What girls want in
sport uniforms
From: PUMA SE,
Other investigators: Prof Clare Hanlon, Dr Elliott Flowers
For period: 2022-2023
|
Not disclosed |
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following organisations for their support and essential contributions to my research:
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Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme Grant
Mesagno, C. (CI), Beckmann, J., & Gropel, P. (2016-17): Total Funding $22,800 for the project titled "Choking under pressure: Interventions and mechanisms"
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South Gippsland Shire Council
Porter, J. E., Mesagno, C. (Investigator), James, M., & Prokopiv, V. (2020): Total Funding $10,000 for the project titled "South Gippsland Suicide Prevention Project"
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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Latrobe Health Assembly
Porter, J. E., Reimers, V., Barbagallo, M., Prokopiv, V., James, M., Dabkowski, E., Mesagno, C. (Investigator), Peck, B., Jones, J., Missen, K., Bailey, C., Snell, C., & Brito, S. (2020): Total Funding $143,866 for the project titled "The Latrobe Health Assembly Community Programs Evaluation"
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (2) | Principal supervisor |
Other supervision of research students
Christopher brings a wealth of research supervision experience from Federation University Australia where he supervised 30+ honours and post graduate students to completion: 5 PhD, Federation University Australia, Principal Supervisor, 1 PhD, Federation University Australia, Associate Supervisor, 1 PhD, Technical University Munich, Germany, Co-Supervisor, 1 PhD, Ruhr University, Germany, Co-Supervisor, 3 Masters, Federation University Australia, Associate Supervisor.
Teaching activities & experience
Christopher has taught for more than 20 years at universities within Australia and internationally focusing on Sport and Exercise Psychology courses/units, but also teaching into Motor Learning and Research Methods based courses/units.
Christopher is Unit Convenor for:
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 |
Faculty/ School Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Coordinator
|
Federation University Australia |
| Jan 2018 - Oct 2021 |
School Honours Degree Coordinator
|
Federation University Australia |
| Jan 2021 - Oct 2021 |
University-wide Research Committee Member
|
Federation University Australia |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 2015 -
Jan 2018
|
Faculty/ School Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Coordinator
Federation University Australia |
| Jan 2018 -
Oct 2021
|
School Honours Degree Coordinator
Federation University Australia |
| Jan 2021 -
Oct 2021
|
University-wide Research Committee Member
Federation University Australia |
Key industry, community & government roles
| Dates | Role | Department/Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 |
Dissertation Award Committee Chair
|
Association for Applied Sport Psychology |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 |
Dissertation Award Committee Chair
Association for Applied Sport Psychology |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision - Special Commendation - Federation University Australia |
| 2007 |
Dissertation Award - Association for Applied Sport Psychology |
Keynote and invited speeches
| Year | Title/Description |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
Choking under pressure in sport and music: Key concepts, theories, and interventions Opening Keynote Presentation for the German Association for Sport Psychology Conference, Munich, Germany. |
| 2016 |
Using sport research to understand components of music performance Art in Motion (AIM) Training for Excellence Symposium, Munich, Germany. |
| 2018 |
Choking under pressure: Attention and anxiety-based models and theory-matched interventions Invited Plenary Session presented at the European Congress of Sport Science, Dublin, Ireland. |
Professional memberships
- Academic Member, Australian Psychological Society
