Samuel Robertson PhD

Sam leads the Sports Performance & Business program within the Institute for Health and Sport. He oversees a number of the university's sports knowledge exchange partnerships, including those with Western Bulldogs. Sam supervises co-appointed staff, Ph.D. and Honours students, as well as implementing innovative performance strategies with these partners.

Prior to arriving at the university, Sam worked as a sport scientist in various institute roles in both Australia and the United Kingdom. He returned to Australia to undertake multiple applied roles in Australian football and golf.

He completed his Ph.D. at Edith Cowan University in skill acquisition & talent identification as part of his role in Research and Innovation with the Golf Australia High-Performance program. Prior to commencing at VU, Sam also held an ongoing position as the Lecturer in Biomechanics at Deakin University.

Sam maintains a variety of research interests related to improving sporting performance. Most notably, he focuses on the application of sports analytics to sports performance problems and has a particular interest in improving the decision-making and skill development of both athletes and organizations.