Nicky Ridgers is an Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Health in Allied Health and Human Peformance. She is a member of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at the University of South Australia.
Nicky's research focuses on the assessment of children's and adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behaviour using a range of different methods. She is interested in the measurement of activity patterns and whether the way in which children accumulate their activity across the day impacts on their cardiometabolic health. Additionally, a major focus of Nicky's research is the promotion of physical activity using theory-based interventions within school settings, particularly... Read more
About me
Nicky Ridgers is an Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Health in Allied Health and Human Peformance. She is a member of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at the University of South Australia.
Nicky's research focuses on the assessment of children's and adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behaviour using a range of different methods. She is interested in the measurement of activity patterns and whether the way in which children accumulate their activity across the day impacts on their cardiometabolic health. Additionally, a major focus of Nicky's research is the promotion of physical activity using theory-based interventions within school settings, particularly school playgrounds. She is leading research that examines children's and adolescents' activity levels during school recess and lunchtime, and what factors influence students' recess and lunchtime behaviours.
Nicky has secured over $9m in competitive research funding, including from the Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, the National Heart Foundation of Australia, and VicHealth. She has published over 190 peer review papers and 8 book chapters.
Nicky is a founding member and current Treasurer of the Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity (ASPA).
If you are interested in research opportunities (honours, masters, PhD), please contact Nicky to have a chat.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Liverpool John Moores University
Master of Science (Applied Sports Sciences) University of Wales, Bangor
Bachelor of Science (Sports Science) University of Wales, Bangor
My current research projects are examining:
1) Activity compensation in primary school-aged children;
2) Associations between activity patterns and cardiometabolic health in youth;
3) How children's activity patterns change during interventions;
4) Children's activity behaviours in school outdoor environments, particularly during recess and lunchtime.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
5
6
6
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| 2022 |
Open access
16
16
14
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| 2022 |
Open access
16
14
12
|
| 2022 |
Open access
6
6
22
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| 2020 |
40
39
11
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
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| 2015 |
Open access
7
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
3
2
17
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
13
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
2
|
| 2024 |
Open access
2
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
7
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
3
5
|
| 2023 |
Open access
16
17
24
|
| 2023 |
Open access
12
12
92
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
3
|
| 2023 |
Open access
9
|
| 2023 |
Open access
5
6
6
|
| 2023 |
Open access
9
11
21
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
8
|
| 2023 |
Open access
2
2
5
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
4
3
7
|
| 2022 |
Open access
16
11
13
|
| 2022 |
Open access
8
6
12
|
| 2022 |
Open access
6
4
8
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
8
29
|
| 2022 |
2
3
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
5
5
11
|
| 2022 |
Open access
16
16
14
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| 2022 |
3
3
5
|
| 2022 |
Open access
16
14
12
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
1
13
|
| 2022 |
Open access
6
6
22
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
3
|
| 2021 |
Open access
20
21
29
|
| 2021 |
Open access
17
11
|
| 2021 |
Open access
6
8
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
39
37
9
|
| 2021 |
Open access
7
5
19
|
| 2021 |
Open access
137
118
25
|
| 2021 |
Open access
7
6
4
|
| 2021 |
Open access
15
11
17
|
| 2021 |
3
3
|
| 2021 |
Open access
5
6
6
|
| 2021 |
8
7
2
|
| 2020 |
5
4
4
|
| 2020 |
2
1
8
|
| 2020 |
Open access
35
33
8
|
| 2020 |
Open access
13
16
219
|
| 2020 |
Open access
17
15
12
|
| 2020 |
15
16
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
113
99
143
|
| 2020 |
40
39
11
|
| 2020 |
Open access
8
8
13
|
| 2020 |
Open access
9
10
29
|
| 2020 |
Open access
1
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
15
14
16
|
| 2020 |
Open access
8
8
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
14
16
124
|
| 2019 |
Open access
17
16
8
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
10
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
21
19
8
|
| 2019 |
Open access
49
39
15
|
| 2019 |
12
12
7
|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
4
7
|
| 2019 |
Open access
18
18
19
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
12
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
15
13
1
|
| 2018 |
32
|
| 2018 |
Open access
35
33
98
|
| 2018 |
21
18
23
|
| 2018 |
Open access
12
11
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
19
18
|
| 2018 |
Open access
7
5
|
| 2018 |
5
6
9
|
| 2018 |
16
18
43
|
| 2018 |
20
17
9
|
| 2018 |
15
16
1
|
| 2018 |
21
17
31
|
| 2018 |
Open access
76
64
14
|
| 2018 |
Open access
38
38
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
12
13
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
26
24
17
|
| 2018 |
Open access
48
47
21
|
| 2018 |
Open access
30
28
19
|
| 2018 |
11
9
10
|
| 2018 |
7
7
11
|
| 2018 |
Open access
30
28
|
| 2017 |
13
8
17
|
| 2017 |
Open access
73
70
1175
|
| 2017 |
64
58
8
|
| 2017 |
15
11
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
35
30
12
|
| 2017 |
28
27
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
70
63
13
|
| 2017 |
Open access
35
35
10
|
| 2017 |
Open access
28
26
12
|
| 2017 |
Open access
18
16
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
22
21
10
|
| 2017 |
Open access
35
32
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
36
37
398
|
| 2016 |
Open access
37
36
12
|
| 2016 |
Open access
532
459
39
|
| 2016 |
86
67
4
|
| 2016 |
Open access
10
12
8
|
| 2016 |
Open access
19
18
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
74
72
82
|
| 2016 |
Open access
223
211
53
|
| 2016 |
Open access
31
26
38
|
| 2016 |
Open access
70
73
12
|
| 2016 |
50
53
31
|
| 2016 |
47
48
5
|
| 2016 |
Open access
9
8
|
| 2016 |
16
16
8
|
| 2016 |
Open access
180
159
30
|
| 2016 |
Open access
37
35
6
|
| 2016 |
Open access
29
28
|
| 2016 |
68
59
5
|
| 2016 |
22
17
2
|
| 2015 |
125
108
2
|
| 2015 |
Open access
27
20
|
| 2015 |
144
118
3
|
| 2015 |
29
22
|
| 2015 |
Open access
76
66
45
|
| 2015 |
Open access
80
72
49
|
| 2015 |
Open access
15
16
3
|
| 2015 |
54
50
13
|
| 2015 |
Open access
11
11
6
|
| 2015 |
93
69
|
| 2015 |
Open access
56
49
5
|
| 2015 |
Open access
33
32
11
|
| 2015 |
23
19
3
|
| 2015 |
9
10
1
|
Research
My current research projects are examining:
1) Activity compensation in primary school-aged children;
2) Associations between activity patterns and cardiometabolic health in youth;
3) How children's activity patterns change during interventions;
4) Children's activity behaviours in school outdoor environments, particularly during recess and lunchtime.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Amsterdam University Medical Center | NETHERLANDS |
| ANZAC Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Athlone Institute of Technology | IRELAND |
| Auburn University | UNITED STATES |
| Auckland University of Technology | NEW ZEALAND |
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Bradford Institute for Health Research | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition | UNITED STATES |
| Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
| Children’s Mercy | UNITED STATES |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | UNITED STATES |
| City of Hope | UNITED STATES |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Policy and Communications, Early Childhood Ireland | IRELAND |
| Early Childhood | IRELAND |
| Early Childhood Ireland | IRELAND |
| Eastern Health Partnership | AUSTRALIA |
| Edge Hill University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Free University of Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| Ghent University | BELGIUM |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Imaging at Olympic Park | AUSTRALIA |
| Iowa State University | UNITED STATES |
| James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
| Jyväskylä University | FINLAND |
| Kaiser Permanente | UNITED STATES |
| Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute | UNITED STATES |
| Laude Lady Elizabeth Junior School | SPAIN |
| Liverpool Hope University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Liverpool John Moores University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Liverpool John Moore's University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Loughborough University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Louisiana State University | UNITED STATES |
| Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
| Marquette University | UNITED STATES |
| Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Morriston Hospital | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Nanyang Technological University | SINGAPORE |
| Oxford Brookes University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | CANADA |
| Purdue University | UNITED STATES |
| Radboud University Nijmegen | NETHERLANDS |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| San Diego State University | UNITED STATES |
| Swansea University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Texas A and M University | UNITED STATES |
| Ulster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University College Cork | IRELAND |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Agder | NORWAY |
| University of Alberta | CANADA |
| University of British Columbia | CANADA |
| University of California | UNITED STATES |
| University of California San Diego | UNITED STATES |
| University of California System | UNITED STATES |
| University of Cambridge | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Chester | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Eastern Finland | FINLAND |
| University of Extremadura | SPAIN |
| University of Girona | SPAIN |
| University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
| University of Jyvaskyla | FINLAND |
| University of Liege | BELGIUM |
| University of Limerick | IRELAND |
| University of Maastricht | NETHERLANDS |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Michigan | UNITED STATES |
| University of Missouri | UNITED STATES |
| University of Münster | GERMANY |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of North Dakota | UNITED STATES |
| University of Ottawa | CANADA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Denmark | DENMARK |
| University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Stuttgart | GERMANY |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Utah | UNITED STATES |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Zagreb | CROATIA |
| VU Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
| VU University Medical Center | NETHERLANDS |
| West Virginia University | UNITED STATES |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
| Zhejiang University | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Founding Director, Treasurer and ExecutiveAustralasian Society for Physical Activity |
2022 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2021 |
Founding Director, Treasurer and ExecutiveAustralasian Society for Physical Activity |
2021 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2020 |
Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Team ResearchCouncil of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) |
2020 |
Founding Director, Treasurer and ExecutiveAustralasian Society for Physical Activity |
2020 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2019 |
Founding Director, Treasurer and ExecutiveAustralasian Society for Physical Activity |
2019 |
Scientific Committee MemberInternational Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement |
2019 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2018 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2017 |
Scientific Committee MemberInternational Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement |
2017 |
Victorian Council MemberSports Medicine Australia |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Associations between handgrip muscle function and game performance among Australian rules football athletes | Current |
| Exploring well-being in Australian athletes | Current |
| International normative reference values for handgrip strength in children and adolescents aged 6-18 years: A systematic review | Current |
| International temporal trends and cross-country comparisons in muscle fitness for children and adolescents | Current |
| The lived experiences of athletes during an injury rehabilitation program | Current |
