Nick is a Lecturer at UniSA in the Allied Health & Human Performance (ALH) academic unit. He has completed a degree in Human Movement and a research degree in Health Science (Honours) at UniSA. His research interests include Green Exercise and the physical and mental health benefits of time spent in nature.
Prior to working at the University, Nick had a brief career in I.T. before discovering his passion for working with groups outdoors. Previous employment and volunteer work has included programs for corporate training, youth at risk, eco-tourism, school and university OE, and training & assessment of bushwalking and paddling instructors.
Nick's teaching at UniSA involves course coordination and lecturing within the Outdoor... Read more
About me
Nick is a Lecturer at UniSA in the Allied Health & Human Performance (ALH) academic unit. He has completed a degree in Human Movement and a research degree in Health Science (Honours) at UniSA. His research interests include Green Exercise and the physical and mental health benefits of time spent in nature.
Prior to working at the University, Nick had a brief career in I.T. before discovering his passion for working with groups outdoors. Previous employment and volunteer work has included programs for corporate training, youth at risk, eco-tourism, school and university OE, and training & assessment of bushwalking and paddling instructors.
Nick's teaching at UniSA involves course coordination and lecturing within the Outdoor Education stream, servicing students from Human Movement, Education, and Outdoor & Environmental Education programs.
As a passionate educator, Nick is a current member of the ALH Teaching Innovations Group, making recommendations for approval and implementation of teaching-related activities to support innovation and quality in teaching and learning. He is also a long-term member of the Outdoor Educators' Association (SA) (receiving an award for Service to the OE community); and a member of Outdoor Education Australia.
Other current volunteer roles include membership of Paddle SA (Education & Safety Technical Committee); and Bushwalking Leadership SA (Training & Assessment Panel member); and Walking SA (Education Committee member and Assessor).
About me
Outdoor Educators Association of South Australia committee member, past secretary.
Outdoor Education Australia board member
Australian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network member
Bushwalking Leadership South Australia Training & Assessment panel member.
Walking SA Education Committee member.
Paddle South Australia Education Committee member.
About me
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Applied Science(Human Movement) University of South Australia
Certificate III in Applied Language TAFE SA
Certificate in Leisure Industry Careers Course Dept of Employment & Technical & Further Ed of SA
Sports Injury Course Level 1 Australian Sports Medicine Federation
Swimming Pool Plant Operators Certificate Aus Institute of Swimming & Rec Centre Management
Green exercise and associated benefits for mental health and well-being.
Glover, N.J. & Polley, S.C. (2019.) 'GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults', Sports, 7(6), p.142
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Childs, J., Giles, E., Farley, A., Harvie, D., Glover, N. & Phillips, A. (2022). Solving a dilemma. How did Allied Health Staff replace clinical placements on campus practical sessions during the COVID lockdown [presentation]. UniSA Teaching and Learning Symposium 2022, Adelaide, S.A., Australia.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
10
7
1
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
10
7
1
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Glover, N.J. (2014). Outdoor recreation for health and well-being: it’s called Green Exercise [Conference presentation]. 2014 National Outdoor Education Conference, Adelaide, S.A., Australia.
Glover, N.J., Hamilton, R.G., Polley, S.C. & Norton, K. (2014). A comparison of physical activity intervention strategies [Conference poster presentation]. 2014 Exercise & Sports Science Australia Conference, Adelaide, S.A., Australia.
Research
Green exercise and associated benefits for mental health and well-being.
Glover, N.J. & Polley, S.C. (2019.) 'GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults', Sports, 7(6), p.142
Board member: Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia
Board member: Outdoor Education Australia
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2023 |
Committe member; CommunicationsAustralian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network |
2023 |
Committee memberOutdoor Education Australia |
2023 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2023 |
Education & Safety Technical Committee MemberPaddle SA |
2023 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2022 |
Committe member; CommunicationsAustralian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network |
2022 |
Committee memberOutdoor Education Australia |
2022 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2022 |
Education & Safety Technical Committee MemberPaddle SA |
2022 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2021 |
Committe member; CommunicationsAustralian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network |
2021 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2021 |
Education & Safety Technical Committee MemberPaddle SA |
2021 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2020 |
Committe member; CommunicationsAustralian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network |
2020 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2020 |
Education & Safety Technical Committee MemberPaddle SA |
2020 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2019 |
Committe member; CommunicationsAustralian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network |
2019 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2019 |
Education & Safety Technical Committee MemberPaddle SA |
2019 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2018 |
Committe member; CommunicationsAustralian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network |
2018 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2018 |
Education & Safety Technical Committee MemberPaddle SA |
2018 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2017 |
Committe member; CommunicationsAustralian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network |
2017 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2017 |
Education & Safety Technical Committee MemberPaddle SA |
2017 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2016 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2016 |
Education & Safety Technical Committee MemberPaddle SA |
2016 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2015 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2015 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2014 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2014 |
Assessment Panel memberBushwalking Leadership South Australia |
2013 |
Committee member (and former secretary)Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia |
2013 |
Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia Service Award
National Volunteer Week - Certificate of Appreciation: 10+ years of outstanding service to Outdoor Educators' Association of South Australia
Teaching & student supervision
