Dr Nicki Brake
Senior Lecturer, Health and Physical Education
Education and Arts
Areas of expertise: Mental health; sexual health; nutrition; self-concept; indigenous health; relationships
Phone: 0297014230
Email: nicki.brake@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Strathfield Campus
Nicki Brake has been teaching Personal Development, Health and Physical Education for over 25 years. Nicki is passionate about empowering people of all ages to optimise their own health.
Select publications
Journal publications
- Brake, N. My Body: Physical self-concepts in adolescent girls, Journal of Catholic School Studies, 84(2), Dec 2012, 40-52.
- Brake, N. Investing in health and well-being: Holistic view of self-concepts in Australia's young people. Emerge Publication 2009, EIDOS. ISSN 1837 - 1833
- Bornholt, L, Brake, N, Thomas, S, Russell, L, Madden, S, Anderson, G, Kohn, M, Clarke, S. Understanding affective and cognitive self-evaluations about the body for adolescent girls British Journal of Health Psychology, 10 (4) Nov 2005, 485-503.
- Brake, N. A. & Bornholt, L. J. Personal and social bases for children's self-concepts about physical movement, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 98 (2) Apr 2004, 711-724.
- Brake, N. A. Physical self-concepts in young people, Education Connect, 5, 2006, 14-15.
- Brake, N. A. & Bornholt, L. J. (2002) Optimal physical self concepts for children, Primary Educator, 2, 2003, 18-23.
Book Chapters
- Brake, N. A. (2008). Chapter 2 Physical activity for health, p26-In Move Into PASS (Physical Activity and Sport Studies). Macmillan.
- Brake, N. A. (2008). Chapter 3 Physical Fitness, p42-In Move Into PASS. Macmillan.
- Brake, N. A. (2008). Chapter 5 Nutrition and physical activity, p75-In Move Into PASS. Macmillan.
Conference publications
- Brake, N. Physical self-concepts and gender differences in children, adolescents and young adults. AARE Refereed Conference Proceedings November 2007, Adelaide.
- Brake, N. Physical self-concepts and body experience in children, adolescents and young adults. International Council of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Refereed Conference Proceedings October 2006, Wellington, New Zealand.
- Brake, N. Thinking, feeling and knowing the body: The role of experience in adolescent physical self-concepts. Hawaii International Conference on Education Conference Proceedings January 2006, Honolulu.
- Brake, N. Effectiveness of Sexual Education for Preservice Primary Teachers, Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 2014, Honolulu.
- Brake, N. Physical Self-concepts in Young Adults, International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, July 2010, University of Cambridge, UK.
- Brake. N. & Heap, T. Introduction to a free online diet and exercise tracking service for the prevention of obesity. Australian Council of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 2007, Fremantle.
- Brake, N. Adolescents and their bodies: what they really think. 19th Biennial Meeting International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, July 2006, Melbourne.
Projects
- Humphrey, S., Barrington, T., Brake, N., Pagano, R. (2020). Designing a reflexive multiliteracies pedagogy for health literacy in an initial teacher education program.
- Award: Teaching Development Grant September 14, 2020 $7,935
