Dr Ricketson is a journalist and academic who has worked at The Age, The Australian and Time Australia magazine, among other publications. Unlike many journalism academics who come to the academy after finishing a career in the news media, Dr Ricketson has moved back and forth between the two in his career, which began at the local newspaper chain, Standard News, in Melbourne in 1981.Academics research snowsport safety for kids
2 July: As thousands of families head to the snowfields for the school holidays, it is estimated that children may be at twice the risk of an injury in the snow compared to an adult, many of these injuries may be preventable with the right equipment, if it is well maintained.
University of Canberra researchers, Dr Tracey Dickson, Stephen Trathen and Dr Gordon Waddington along with the Dr Rick Greenwald from Simbex in the USA and University of Sydney's, Dr Roger Adams, will undertake a project : Investigating risk factors in paediatric snowsport injuries: Characterisation of head impacts.
"Snow-sport injuries are rare, but as with other sports such as mountain biking or road cycling, where the sport is conducted in a natural environment with some degree of speed, the consequences sometimes may be greater. This research will help us understand the experiences of young snowsport participants, where they travel, the distance and speeds they travel and if they do fall, when and where it occurred, as well any forces they experience," Dr Dickson said.
The 12 month research, funded by the NSW Sporting Injuries, Research & Injury Prevention scheme will look at the characteristics of head impacts in children while participating in their regular snowsport activities. The outcomes of the research will help develop more effective snowsport safety strategies. It is estimated that the cost of all sporting injuries to Australia is over one billion dollars.
The New South Wales Government established the Research and Injury Prevention Scheme in 1991 to provide funding for research into the prevention and reduction in
University of Canberra researchers, Dr Tracey Dickson, Stephen Trathen and Dr Gordon Waddington along with the Dr Rick Greenwald from Simbex in the USA and University of Sydney's, Dr Roger Adams, will undertake a project : Investigating risk factors in paediatric snowsport injuries: Characterisation of head impacts.
"Snow-sport injuries are rare, but as with other sports such as mountain biking or road cycling, where the sport is conducted in a natural environment with some degree of speed, the consequences sometimes may be greater. This research will help us understand the experiences of young snowsport participants, where they travel, the distance and speeds they travel and if they do fall, when and where it occurred, as well any forces they experience," Dr Dickson said.
The 12 month research, funded by the NSW Sporting Injuries, Research & Injury Prevention scheme will look at the characteristics of head impacts in children while participating in their regular snowsport activities. The outcomes of the research will help develop more effective snowsport safety strategies. It is estimated that the cost of all sporting injuries to Australia is over one billion dollars.
The New South Wales Government established the Research and Injury Prevention Scheme in 1991 to provide funding for research into the prevention and reduction in
