Dr Jenny McMahon
Lecturer in HPE Pedagogy & Curriculum
Contact Details
| Contact Campus |
Newnham Campus |
| Building |
Building G |
| Room Reference |
G217 |
| Telephone |
+61 3 6324 3097 |
| Fax |
+61 3 |
| Email |
Jenny.McMahon@utas.edu.au |
Teaching Responsibilities
- ESH 240 Introduction to health and physical education
- ESP 136 Physical pursuits
- ESP 319 Coaching theory and practices
Publications
- McMahon, J., Penney, D., & Dinan-Thompson, M. (2012). Body practices – Exposure and effect of a sporting culture? Stories from three Australian swimmers. Sport, Education and Society, 17(2), 181-206.
- McMahon, J., & Penney, D. (2011). Narrative ethnography and autoethnography: Empowering athletes and their bodies in and through research. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 3(2), 130-151.
- McMahon, J., & Dinan-Thompson, M. (2011). Body work – Regulation of a swimmer body: An authoethnography from an Australian elite swimmer. Sport, Education and Society, 16(1), 35-50.
- McMahon, J., & Dinan-Thompson, M. (2008). A malleable body – Revelations from an Australian elite swimmer. Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 55(1), 23-28.
- McMahon, J., & Penney, D. (In Press). Body pedagogies, coaching and culture: Three Australian swimmers’ lived experiences. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.
- McMahon, J., & Penney, D. (In Press). (Self-) Surveillance and (Self-) Regulation: Living by fat numbers within and beyond a sporting culture. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health.
Achievements
Career Summary
Dr McMahon initially completed a Bachelor of Educations (honours) at James Cook University in Cairns. From there, she taught in primary school classrooms in north Queensland before moving to Tasmania where she moved into the University sector.
Dr McMahon has been a member of Faculty staff since 2008, firstly in a casual capacity and then as a fulltime staff member. During this time, Dr McMahon has been awarded with numerous teaching merit awards in 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2011, Dr McMahon was awarded with a NARGS grant to pursue post doctoral research around challenging coaching pedagogy. Dr McMahon’s current research areas include sport pedagogy, body practices, sporting cultures, narrative and autoethnographic research.
