Rate My Professor Mitch Smith

Associate Professor Mitch Smith serves in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Technology Sydney and Ghent University, Belgium, with a focus on the impact of mental fatigue on soccer performance, and a Bachelor of Human Movement Science (Honours) from the University of Technology Sydney. In 2016, following his PhD, Smith commenced as a lecturer in the Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Newcastle, advancing to his current role as Associate Professor. Previously, from 2010 to 2015, he worked as a casual academic in the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism at the University of Technology Sydney. His teaching contributions include coordinating courses such as EXSS2060 Motor Control and EXSS3070 Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition, where he pioneered blended teaching formats. Smith has garnered significant recognition for his educational leadership, including the 2022 Learning Design and Teaching Innovation Award, 2021 College of Engineering, Science and Environment Teaching Excellence Award, 2020 Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award, 2019 BOLD Team Award for Innovation in Course Development, and the 2016 Aspetar Excellence in Football Research Award from the European College of Sports Science. He has also been a finalist for multiple University of Newcastle Excellence Awards, including Community Engagement in 2024.