# Carl Woods
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Associate Professor
# Carl Woods
Email:
: [carl.woods@uq.edu.au](mailto:carl.woods@uq.edu.au)
## Positions
Associate Professor in Sport Science
: School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
## Overview
### Background
Associate Professor Carl Woods is a theoretical skill acquisition scientist, studying human-environment interactions at the intersection of sport science, ecological psychology and social anthropology. In addition to his appointment at the University of Queensland, he is the Learning Design Lead at the Queensland Academy of Sport, and Learning Design National Discipline Lead for Australian Athletics.
Carl has a unique blend of theoretical and applied experiences, having held research leadership positions within the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University, while coordinating coaching science, skill acquisition, and innovation within the Australian Football League.
Given these diverse experiences, his research spans three major themes: 1) theoretical advancements to the field of sport science; 2) exploring ways of fostering human-environment interactions through the promotion of ecologically literate behaviour; 3) addressing practical challenges in sport related to performance preparation, practice task design, and coach education.
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### Availability
Associate Professor Carl Woods is:
: Available for supervision
### Fields of research
[Health Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4759)
[Sports science and exercise](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4986)
[Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6736)
### Research interests
- #### Sport science
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- #### Ecological psychology
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- #### Ecological literacy
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- #### Exploratory movement
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- #### Environmental design
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### Research impacts
Despite his primary theoretical interest, Carl has strong industry links and prides himself on producing theoretically rich research that tangibly translates to practice and policy change at both local and global scales. Examples include coach education reform within Football Victoria and the integration of contemporized principles of practice related to Learning Design and Skill Acquisition within the Queensland Academy of Sport and Australian Athletics. Beyond this industry engagement and impact, Carl’s research is globally integrated into undergraduate and postgraduate sport and exercise science degrees, showing considerable disciplinary thought leadership while shaping the emerging generation of Learning Design and Skill Acquisition Scientists across the globe.
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## Works
[Search Professor Carl Woods’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/7647101)
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[Book Chapter
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2026
Journal Article
##### On response-ability in a time of ecological collapse
Woods, Carl T., van der Kamp, John and Withagen, Rob (2026). On response-ability in a time of ecological collapse. Ecological Psychology, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/10407413.2026.2613808
[On response-ability in a time of ecological collapse](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9f23623)
2025
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##### On the reflections of an international Rugby Union coach faring their way along
McKay, Jim, Renshaw, Ian, Davids, Keith and Woods, Carl T. (2025). On the reflections of an international Rugby Union coach faring their way along. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching 17479541251387612. doi: 10.1177/17479541251387612
[On the reflections of an international Rugby Union coach faring their way along](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:93d05a3)
2025
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##### On the topic of education in a corresponsive sport science
Woods, Carl T., Richard, Véronique, Camiré, Martin and van der Kamp, John (2025). On the topic of education in a corresponsive sport science. Sport, Education and Society, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2025.2564247
[On the topic of education in a corresponsive sport science](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:95836bf)
2025
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##### The effectiveness of linear and nonlinear pedagogical approaches in team-invasion ball sports: a systematic review
Bromilow, Liam, Milne, Nikki, Woods, Carl T., Dowsett, Caroline K. and Keogh, Justin W. L. (2025). The effectiveness of linear and nonlinear pedagogical approaches in team-invasion ball sports: a systematic review. Sports Medicine - Open, 11 (1) 90, 1-16. doi: 10.1186/s40798-025-00893-y
[The effectiveness of linear and nonlinear pedagogical approaches in team-invasion ball sports: a systematic review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:044c7c0)
2025
Journal Article
##### Continuing the conversation: charting a course for a situated approach to coach education in Australian football
Selimi, Erch, Lascu, Alex and Woods, Carl T. (2025). Continuing the conversation: charting a course for a situated approach to coach education in Australian football. Sport, Education and Society, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2025.2483798
[Continuing the conversation: charting a course for a situated approach to coach education in Australian football](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1784291)
2025
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##### The development and content of movement quality assessments in athletic populations: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis
Wijekulasuriya, Gyan A., Woods, Carl T., Kittel, Aden and Larkin, Paul (2025). The development and content of movement quality assessments in athletic populations: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis. Sports Medicine-Open, 11 (1) 7, 7. doi: 10.1186/s40798-025-00813-0
[The development and content of movement quality assessments in athletic populations: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a1fb615)
2025
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##### Enskilment into the coaching landscape: towards a situated approach to coach education in Australian football
Selimi, Erch and Woods, Carl T. (2025). Enskilment into the coaching landscape: towards a situated approach to coach education in Australian football. Sport, Education and Society, 30 (4), 413-426. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2024.2318396
[Enskilment into the coaching landscape: towards a situated approach to coach education in Australian football](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4c58d8b)
2025
Journal Article
##### There is no copy and paste, but there is resonation and inhabitation: integrating a contemporary player development framework in football from a complexity sciences perspective
O'Sullivan, Mark, Vaughan, James, Woods, Carl T. and Davids, Keith (2025). There is no copy and paste, but there is resonation and inhabitation: integrating a contemporary player development framework in football from a complexity sciences perspective . Journal of Sports Sciences, 43 (1), 99-108. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2288979
[There is no copy and paste, but there is resonation and inhabitation: integrating a contemporary player development framework in football from a complexity sciences perspective ](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c072686)
2024
Journal Article
##### A flag for our time: in correspondence with van der Kamp
Woods, Carl T. (2024). A flag for our time: in correspondence with van der Kamp. Sports Medicine, 54 (9), 2243-2245. doi: 10.1007/s40279-024-02049-6
[A flag for our time: in correspondence with van der Kamp](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:3b5718e)
2024
Journal Article
##### Conceptualizing the environment in a time of ecological collapse
Withagen, Rob, van der Kamp, John and Woods, Carl T. (2024). Conceptualizing the environment in a time of ecological collapse. Ecological Psychology, 37 (2), 83-92. doi: 10.1080/10407413.2024.2397764
[Conceptualizing the environment in a time of ecological collapse](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:73303f9)
2024
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##### On finding one's way: a comment on Bock et al. (2024)
Woods, Carl T., Araujo, Duarte and Davids, Keith (2024). On finding one's way: a comment on Bock et al. (2024). Psychological Research, 88 (7), 2172-2179. doi: 10.1007/s00426-024-02011-1
[On finding one's way: a comment on Bock et al. (2024)](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:aa44679)
2024
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##### On a corresponsive sport science
Woods, Carl T., Araújo, Duarte and Davids, Keith (2024). On a corresponsive sport science. Sports Medicine, 54 (5), 1071-1084. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01981-3
[On a corresponsive sport science](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:32ae983)
2024
Journal Article
##### On making one's way through chess
Brigante, Gustavo G. and Woods, Carl T. (2024). On making one's way through chess. Sport, Education and Society, 30 (5), 635-648. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2024.2346141
[On making one's way through chess](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:11a1121)
2024
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##### Sport scientists in-becoming: from fulfilling one's potential to finding our way along
Woods, Carl T. T. and Davids, Keith (2024). Sport scientists in-becoming: from fulfilling one's potential to finding our way along. Sport Education and Society, 29 (4), 481-495. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2022.2163231
[Sport scientists in-becoming: from fulfilling one's potential to finding our way along](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:da59037)
2024
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##### On ecological literacy through implicated participation
Woods, Carl T., Davids, Keith and Araújo, Duarte (2024). On ecological literacy through implicated participation. New Ideas in Psychology, 73 101079, 101079. doi: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101079
[On ecological literacy through implicated participation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8761f73)
2024
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##### Relationships between physical fitness characteristics, technical skill attributes, and sports injury in female Australian football players
Farley, Jessica B., O'Hara, Miranda, Keogh, Justin W. L., Woods, Carl T., Rathbone, Evelyne and Milne, Nikki (2024). Relationships between physical fitness characteristics, technical skill attributes, and sports injury in female Australian football players. PLoS One, 19 (2) e0298267, e0298267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298267
[Relationships between physical fitness characteristics, technical skill attributes, and sports injury in female Australian football players](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9dc1526)
2024
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##### Development of a sports technology quality framework
Robertson, S., Zendler, J., De Mey, K., Haycraft, J., Ash, G. I., Brockett, C., Seshadri, D., Woods, C., Kober, L., Aughey, R. and Rogowski, J. (2024). Development of a sports technology quality framework. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41 (22), 1983-1993. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2308435
[Development of a sports technology quality framework](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:73bba58)
2024
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##### Not just to know more, but to also know better: how data analysis-synthesis can be woven into sport science practiced as an art of inquiry
Sullivan, Mark O., Vaughan, James and Woods, Carl T. (2024). Not just to know more, but to also know better: how data analysis-synthesis can be woven into sport science practiced as an art of inquiry. Sport, Education and Society, 29 (9), 1114-1132. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2023.2261970
[Not just to know more, but to also know better: how data analysis-synthesis can be woven into sport science practiced as an art of inquiry](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:eb89bc4)
2024
Journal Article
##### On the wisdom of not-knowing: reflections of an Olympic Canoe Slalom coach
Morris, Craig E., Davids, Keith and Woods, Carl T. (2024). On the wisdom of not-knowing: reflections of an Olympic Canoe Slalom coach. Sport, Education and Society, 29 (4), 385-396. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2022.2140135
[On the wisdom of not-knowing: reflections of an Olympic Canoe Slalom coach](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:acd085e)
2023
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##### Wayfinding through boundaries of knowing: professional development of academic sport scientists and what we could learn from an ethos of amateurism
Woods, Carl T., Araújo, Duarte, McKeown, Ian and Davids, Keith (2023). Wayfinding through boundaries of knowing: professional development of academic sport scientists and what we could learn from an ethos of amateurism. Sport, Education and Society, 28 (7), 785-796. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2022.2071861
[Wayfinding through boundaries of knowing: professional development of academic sport scientists and what we could learn from an ethos of amateurism](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:31348d6)
## Supervision
### Availability
Associate Professor Carl Woods is:
: Available for supervision
Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).
## Media
### Enquiries
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## External profiles
- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7129-8938)
- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56050220700)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=mjeMXaQAAAAJ)
## Personal links
- [Personal profile](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carl-Woods-2?ev=hdr_xprf)
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