Deidre Anderson

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Deidre Karen Anderson AM (born 22 May 1957) [1] is an Australian academic administrator, sports executive, sports transitions specialist and coach. Until May 2017 she was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students and Registrar) at Macquarie University. [2] She is co-founder and Director of the Performance and Transition Institute (PTI) and consults regularly on performance and wellbeing of athletes around the world.

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Anderson is known for advising elite athletes, including Cathy Freeman and swimmer Ian Thorpe on his decisions to stop competing in 2006 and his subsequent brief comeback in 2011. [2] [3] [4] She received a Services to Sport award in 2008 from Australian University Sports. [5] She has worked with the Scottish Institute of Sport, Australian Institute of Sport and UK Sport. [2] [6] She is a Director of Ausrapid. [7] She succeeded Janice Crosswhite as President of the Australian Womensport and Recreation Association from March 2014 until October 2015. [8] [9] Appointed independent Director to the Rugby League Players Association in 2016.

University career

Anderson earned her Ph.D.in 2017 graduating from Macquarie University in Sydney. She also obtained a BA (1989) and master's degree (1999) from the Victoria University of Technology, who awarded her the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014. [10] She joined Macquarie University as chief executive of sport and recreation in 2003. In 2007 she became CEO of Macquarie's student services, and in August 2011 became a Deputy Vice-Chancellor. [2] She was involved in legal action against the Macquarie University Postgraduate Representatives Association. [11] [12]

Anderson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours. [13]

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