Amelia Carr

Dr Amelia Carr is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Sport Science and Honours Course Director within the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (SENS) at Deakin University. Amelia is affiliated with the Centre for Sport Research within the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN). The focus of Amelia’s research is the identification and evaluation of nutritional and training interventions for the purpose of enhancing sport performance, particularly in extreme environments, and for female athletes. Amelia’s research projects focus on environmental physiology and the implementation of research findings within high-performance sport. Amelia completed her PhD in nutritional interventions for high-performance athletes at the AIS and the University of Western Australia. Prior to her role at Deakin University, Amelia was a Human Performance Scientist for the Australian Defence Force and developed physical performance tests, standards and guidelines for the Australian Army and Navy.

Amelia is also a Sport Science Advisor for Australian Athletics. Amelia’s other leadership roles include Fellow of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Advisory Committee member for the 2026 AIS Women in Sport Conference, member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Olympic and Paralympic Sport Science and Sports Medicine Committee, Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism and co-lead for Deakin SENS’s Female Physiology and Performance research initiative.