Professor Tina Skinner is the Chair of COSA’s Exercise and Cancer Group, and Discipline Lead of Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology at UNSW. Tina lead’s a wonderful team of academics and clinicians aiming to optimise learning and outcomes for exercise science, exercise physiology, and physiotherapy students.

Her program of research aims to reduce cancer progression and improve disease- and treatment-related symptoms through exercise. Her research metrics include >100 publications, >$7 million in funding, a H-index of 35 (Google Scholar). Tina’s research has had considerable impact, including changes to policy and practice, which has significantly enhanced the exercise services provided to thousands of men and women living with and beyond cancer.