Female Performance and Health Initiative

Dr Rachel Harris is the FPHI Project Lead and has been in the role since the initiative began in October 2019. Rachel is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician, graduating from the University of Western Australia in 2008. She was previously the Chief Medical Officer for Paralympics Australia.

Not only does Rachel bring more than a decade of experience as a physician, but she also has the lived experience of an elite athlete having represented Australia as a swimmer at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and winning gold in the 800m freestyle at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

Clare Minahan is a Professor at Griffith University and has a special interest in elite female athletes, and women in sport. She has led the Griffith Sports Science group since 2002. Prior to that she worked as a Sports Scientist at the Queensland Academy of Sport for four years.

Clare has a PhD in Philosophy and brings a wealth of knowledge having published more than 85 peer-reviewed scientific articles. Clare was instrumental in establishing the strategic direction of the FPHI and setting and implementing the research agenda. She is currently supervising numerous post-graduate students embedded in Australian high performance sport organisations.