Celeste Coltman

Dr Celeste Coltman is the theme leader of the Applied Biomechanics Research Group within the University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise (UCRISE) and an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Canberra. Celeste's research program focuses on women’s health biomechanics in both sporting and occupational settings. She draws upon biomechanics, human factors, ergonomics, and design research methodologies in her research practice. Celeste has a particular interest in the development of equipment, products and technologies that improve women's health and performance. Since her PhD conferral (University of Wollongong), she has attracted >AU$2.5 million in external grant funding and published > 35 scientific papers. She has been a Defence Science and Technology Group Research Fellow since 2018 and is the inaugural Early Career Research Representative for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Biomechanics.  Celeste manages, supervises, and mentors a research group of research assistants, PhD candidates and Honours students in the fields of biomechanics, human factors, design, and women’s health.  She is also the director and co-founder of the Biomechanics Research and Innovation Challenge (BRInC) program, a national biomechanics-based mentoring program for girls and early career women in biomechanics.