Susan Wilson-Gahan is a Health and Physical Education Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Education, Health and Physical Education specialisation programs, and Lecturer in the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, School of Education Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ). She is a PhD candidate examining sociocultural influences on the development of super-elite sports performance people. Prior to entering academia, Susan was a curriculum leader and secondary school teacher of Health Education and Physical Education for over 30 years 33 years, with additional experience in primary school teaching and special education. She worked at the Queensland Studies Authority on the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework, including as part of the Years 1–9 Essential Learnings and Standards curriculum development team and as a writer for the QCAR Assessment Bank. Susan is passionate about the holistic nature of health and wellbeing and the contribution of health and wellbeing to enhanced educational outcomes. Part played by health in academic engagement. She has a continuing involvement in sports administration at all levels. Susan is an active contributor to the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER), as well as to the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE).
