Tegan Kastelein
Lecturer
School of Exercise science, Sports and Health
Charles Sturt University
Australia
Biography
Dr Tegan Kastelein is a Lecturer in Exercise Science and the Placement Coordinator within the School. Tegan completed a Bachelor of Exercise Science (Rehabilitation) in 2010, she then went on to complete a Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours) in 2011. Following on from her Honours degree Tegan completed a PhD in 2016, her thesis was titled 'The effects of tobacco smoking and exercise on cerebro-vascular reponses and systemic inflammation: The influence of smoking status and history'. Prior to joing the SESSH team in 2015, Tegan previously worked as a sessional academic at Charles Sturt University for the School of Exercise Science, Sport & Health, School of Community Health and the School of Biomedical Sciences. Additionally, Tegan has taught at the undergraduate level in the Sport and Exercise Science Discipline Group at University of Technology Sydney.
Research Interest
in-situ immune-inflammatory responses and skills in analysis through immunoassay techniques for the determination of inflammasomes, chemokines and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in response to various stressors such as noxious stimuli and exercise.
