Dr. Andrew Sortwell completed his PhD in Education in 2020, focusing on the impact of a plyometric-based program on motor performance skills and aspects of muscular power in seven to eight-year-old Physical Education primary students. He is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Notre Dame Australia and an Adjunct Researcher at the University of Beira Interior in Portugal. Dr Sortwell has a strong background in Sport Sciences, Health and Physical Education, and K-12 Curriculum. His research interests also include evidence-based education pedagogy, educational assessment and reporting, and pediatric exercise science applied in Physical Education settings.