Associate Professor Mitchell Smith specialises in addressing the widespread issue of mental fatigue a pervasive issue that substantially impacts physical, cognitive, decision-making and skilled performance across a diverse range of sectors including sports, industry, and defence.

Associate Professor Smith’s award-winning work revolves around understanding and mitigating this problem for athletes. However, his expertise and research findings are highly transferrable, with capacity to benefit ‘performers’ in various sectors. Associate Professor Smith’s goal is to harness this knowledge to optimize performance, enhance productivity, improve safety, and make a positive impact across diverse fields by reducing mental fatigue and its impact.