Rate My Professor Brian Moore

Dr Brian Moore serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Macquarie University, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, and multiple postgraduate qualifications in education and psychology. As a registered psychologist and educator, Dr Moore has substantial experience working with children, adolescents, and their families. His academic career encompasses senior lecturing positions at the University of Wollongong and Charles Sturt University’s Rural Health Research Institute, where he previously held affiliations including time at Southern Cross University from 2022 to 2023.

Dr Moore’s research specializations focus on mental health and wellbeing promotion, particularly psychosocial interventions for youth. He investigates the effects of martial arts training on mental health outcomes, resilience against bullying, self-efficacy in secondary students, and pre-service teacher wellbeing. His studies include randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and scoping reviews, with international collaborations in regional India and Nepal. He also explores cooperative electronic gaming to address school-based bullying. Key publications include “The effect of martial arts training on mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis” (2020), “Well-being warriors: A randomized controlled trial examining the effects of martial arts training on secondary students’ resilience” (2021), “Resilience, bullying, and mental health: Factors associated with improved outcomes” (2017), “Developing wellbeing through a randomised controlled trial of a martial arts based intervention: an alternative to the anti-bullying approach” (2019), “Older persons participation in hard martial arts: Opportunities to improve psychological well-being: A scoping review” (2024, with Southern Cross University colleagues), and “Attitudes towards teachers supporting student mental health in rural contexts: a pilot study examining community perspectives” (2025). Dr Moore serves on the UNESCO Special Advisory Group for youth development and engagement, and committees for the Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Association, International Academic Forum, and School Counsellor and Psychologists Association NSW.