Dr Alex Lascu (she/they) is a skill acquisition amateur (lover of) and currently researches at the University of Canberra. Her passion for talent development and community sport is contagious, and she enjoys existing in the gap between research and practice in the hopes of bringing these two worlds together.

Yleia (they/her) has a dual Bachelors in Sport Science and Psychology and completed their Honours project in mental fatigue in 2021. They are currently working on getting their thesis published and easing their way back into academia after a year of working in sports administration.