| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Patten, R. K., Asilioglu, A., Levinger, I., Tacey, A., Pascoe, M., Tran, P., McKenna, M. J., Said, C. M., Coric, N., & De, Gori. (231201). Prevalence of diagnosable depression in patients awaiting orthopaedic specialist consultation: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), |
| 2023 | Pankowiak, A., Woessner, M. N., Parent, S., Vertommen, T., Eime, R., Spaaij, R., Harvey, J., & Parker, A. G. (230201). Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Violence Against Children in Australian Community Sport: Frequency, Perpetrator, and Victim Characteristics. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(3-4), (4338-4365). |
| 2023 | Woessner, M. N., Pankowiak, A., Kavanagh, E., Parent, S., Vertommen, T., Eime, R., Spaaij, R., Harvey, J., & Parker, A. G. (230101). Telling adults about it: children s experience of disclosing interpersonal violence in community sport. Sport in Society, |
| 2023 |
Healy, R. D., Smith, C., Woessner, M. N., & Levinger, I. (230101). Relationship between VO2peak, VO2 Recovery Kinetics, and Muscle Function in Older Adults. Gerontology, 69(11), (1278-1283). doi: 10.1159/000533920 |
| 2023 | Constandt, B., Vertommen, T., Cox, L., Kavanagh, E., Kumar, B. P., Pankowiak, A., Parent, S., & Woessner, M. (230101). Quid interpersonal violence in the sport integrity literature? A scoping review. Sport in Society, |
| 2023 | Patten, R. K., Bourke, M., McIlvenna, L. C., Moreno-Asso, A., Woessner, M. N., Stepto, N. K., & Parker, A. (230101). Longitudinal affective response to high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training in overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomised trial. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 64 |
| 2022 |
Piknova, B., Woessner, M. N., de, Zevallos., Kraus, W. E., VanBruggen, M. D., Schechter, A. N., & Allen, J. D. (221201). Human skeletal muscle nitrate and nitrite in individuals with peripheral arterial disease: Effect of inorganic nitrate supplementation and exercise. Physiological Reports, 10(23), doi: 10.14814/phy2.15531 |
| 2022 | Ortiz, de., Woessner, M. N., & Kelley, E. E. (221201). Skeletal muscle as a reservoir for nitrate and nitrite: The role of xanthine oxidase reductase (XOR). Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry, 129 (102-109). |
| 2022 | Smith, C., Hiam, D., Tacey, A., Lin, X., Woessner, M. N., Zarekookandeh, N., Garnham, A., Chubb, P., Lewis, J. R., & Sim, M. (221201). Higher bone remodeling biomarkers are related to a higher muscle function in older adults: Effects of acute exercise. Bone, 165 |
| 2022 | Patten, R. K., Tacey, A., Bourke, M., Smith, C., Pascoe, M., Vogrin, S., Parker, A., McKenna, M. J., Tran, P., & De, Gori. (221201). The impact of waiting time for orthopaedic consultation on pain levels in individuals with osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30(12), (1561-1574). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Exercise physiology
- Cardiovascular disease
- Exercise rehabilitation
- Nurtritional intervention
- Inclusion and safeguarding in sport
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Mary Woessner
Dr Mary Woessner has received national and international recognition for her innovative research in the field of cardiovascular health. Mary's research focus on novel interventions to improve the physical wellbeing and quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease. She has a specific interest in exploring non-pharmaceutical options for improving clinical care and outcomes. Her PhD was the largest clinical trial investigating the efficacy of nitrate supplementation on improving exercise capacity in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction.
Mary has obtained over AUD$300,000 in research funding. This funding includes:
- a competitive Victoria University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2015-2019)
- CIB on a Category 1 Australian Heart Foundation Vanguard grant (2016)
- SECOMB Conference and Travel Fund Grant (2018)
- an International Collaborative grant from the Research Foundation-Flanders (2020-2025)
- Victoria University Planetary Health Grant (2020).
Dr Woessner won the Victoria University Three Minute Thesis competition in 2016 and represented VU at the Asia-Pacific Finals that same year. Most recently, Mary was awarded a citation from Victoria University for Excellence in Graduate Research.
Mary has published 17 peer reviewed journal articles in total and was lead author on 9. She has published in the leading journals in her field including Circulation research (IF: 15.862) and Nitric Oxide (IF: 3.311).
Mary currently has two primary fields of research that she is advancing in the areas of clinical exercise rehabilitation and safeguarding in sport. Her ongoing efforts in the field of clinical exercise rehabilitation focus on exploring novel ways to approach exercise interventions to improve both physical and mental wellbeing and promote long term behavioural change. Her work in the safeguarding in sport field has resulted in a successful collaborative research grant which supported the establishment of the International Research Network On Violence and Integrity in Sport (IRNOVIS).
She is a member of the Chair in Security and Integrity in Sport at Laval University in Canada and has recently completed a large scale project exploring the magnitude of instances of violence against children in Australian community sport.
Qualifications
- PhD Exercise Physiology, Victoria University 2019
- MA Exercise Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013
- BS Sport and Exercise Science, Meredith College, 2011
Key publications
Mary has over 56 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Mary's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 10 of 36)
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.
2021
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Improving Care for Patients on a Waiting List for Orthopaedic Specialist Public Health Services in Melbourne’s West (Waitlist Project)
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Prof Itamar Levinger, Prof Michael Mckenna, Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos, Prof Rebecca Lane, Prof Alexandra Parker, Dr Michaela Pascoe
For period: 2021-2022
|
$2,025,812 |
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following organisations for their support and essential contributions to my research:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (3) | Associate supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Since 2015, Mary has lectured various units, with the majority of her teaching falling within the Masters of Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation Course at Victoria University. Mary seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice by embedding the “real world” scenarios into all aspects of her teaching.
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 - Present |
Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Science
|
Victoria University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 2021 -
Present
|
Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Science
Victoria University |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Excellence in Research (Graduate Researcher) - Victoria University |
| 2016 |
University Three Minute Thesis Winner - Victoria University |
| 2016 |
Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis Finalist - University of Queensland |
| 2013 |
Marvin E. Allen Excellence in Teaching Award - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2010 |
Academic Achievement Award - Meredith College |
Keynote and invited speeches
| Year | Title/Description |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Effect of Nitrate Supplementation in Patients with HFrEF Invited Symposium Speaker at American College of Sports Medicine National Conference |
| 2018 |
The Effects of Nitrate Supplementation on Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure. HFpEF v HFrEF: An update from the literature Invited Speaker at European College of Sport Science, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2018 |
Exercise Considerations for Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease. Invited Guest Speaker at Victoria Active Ageing Partnership Research and Practice Forum, Melbourne |
Professional memberships
- Accredited Professional, American College of Sports Medicine
- Accredited Exercise Scientist, Exercise and Sport Science Australia
