Rosemary Purcell

Rosemary Purcell (M.Psych, PhD) leads Elite Sport and Mental Health research at Orygen, is a Professor in the Centre for Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and a registered psychologist.

Her research focuses on understanding mental health needs in elite sport and developing optimal strategies to improve mental health in high-performance sporting environments. She has worked with a range of elite and professional sports in Australia and is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Expert Consensus Group on Elite Athlete Mental Health, and contributed to the IOC Consensus Statement on Elite Youth Athlete Development.

She has authored over 175 peer reviewed articles and published a award-winning book.