Dr Amanda Watson

Adjunct Research Fellow UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

City East Campus (C7-34)
tel +61 8 830 20606

email Amanda.Watson@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

About me

I am a Research Associate Alliance in the Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at the University of South Australia.

I am an experienced primary school teacher and hold a Masters in Public Health from the University of Adelaide and a PhD in Phyiscal Activity and Nutrition from Deakin University. My PhD focussed on how participation in phyiscal activity affects children's academic outcomes. I am currently project manager for a large scale NHMRC project focused on how children’s daily activity patterns (eg watching television and playing sport) and diet differ between in-school and summer holiday periods and how these differences may affect their health and fitness.

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Research

Research focus

Medical and Health Sciences
Education
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Clinical Sciences
Curriculum and Pedagogy

Research

Outputs

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 or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2023	Olds, T, Dumuid, D, Eglitis, E, Golley, R, Fraysse, F, Miatke, A, Tomkinson, GR, Watson, A, Munzberg, M & Maher, C 2023, 'Changes in fitness and fatness in Australian schoolchildren during the summer holidays: fitness lost, fatness regained? A cohort study', BMC Public Health, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-11. Open access
2023	Singh, B, Olds, T, Brinsley, J, Dumuid, D, Virgara, R, Matricciani, L, Watson, A, Szeto, K, Eglitis, E, Miatke, A, Simpson, CE, Vandelanotte, C & Maher, C 2023, 'Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of chatbots on lifestyle behaviours', npj Digital Medicine, vol. 6, article no. 118, pp. 1-10. Open access 2
2023	Singh, B, Olds, T, Curtis, R, Dumuid, D, Virgara, R, Watson, A, Szeto, K, O'Connor, E, Ferguson, T, Eglitis, E, Miatke, A, Simpson, CE & Maher, C 2023, 'Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 57, no. 18, pp. 1-10. Open access 31 2967
2023	Watson, A, D'Souza, NJ, Timperio, A, Cliff, DP, Okely, AD & Hesketh, KD 2023, 'Longitudinal associations between weight status and academic achievement in primary school children', Pediatric Obesity, vol. 18, no. 1, article no. e12975, pp. 1-10. Open access 2
2023	Watson, A, Dumuid, D, Maher, C, Fraysse, F, Mauch, C, Tomkinson, GR, Ferguson, T & Olds, T 2023, 'Parenting styles and their associations with children's body composition, activity patterns, fitness, diet, health, and academic achievement', Childhood Obesity, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 316-331. 2 2 1
2023	Watson, A, Maher, C, Golley, R, Dumuid, D, Manson, A, Tomkinson, G, Fraysse, F & Olds, T 2023, 'Children's activity and diet behaviours in the summer holidays versus school year', Pediatric Obesity, vol. 18, no. 7, article no. e13029. Open access 1
2022	Watson, A, Dumuid, D, Maher , C & Olds, T 2022, 'Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children', Journal of Sport and Health Science, v. 11, no. 4, pp. 521-529. Open access 12 11 1
2021	Ferguson, T, Curtis, R, Fraysse, F, Lagiseti, R, Northcott, C, Virgara, R, Watson, A & Maher, CA 2021, 'Annual, seasonal, cultural and vacation patterns in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, article no. 1384, pp. 1-14. Open access 10 7 9
2020	Hinkley, T, Timperio, A, Watson, A, Duckham, RL, Okely, AD, Cliff, D, Carver, A & Hesketh, KD 2020, 'Prospective associations with physiological, psychosocial and educational outcomes of meeting Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-12. Open access 29 28 14
2020	Watson, A, Dumuid, D & Olds, T 2020, 'Associations between 24-hour time use and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children', Health Education and Behavior, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 905-913. 4 5 70
2019	Watson, A, Maher, C, Tomkinson, GR, Golley, R, Fraysse, F, Dumuid, D, Lewthwaite, H & Olds, T 2019, 'Life on holidays: study protocol for a 3-year longitudinal study tracking changes in children's fitness and fatness during the in-school versus summer holiday period', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. 1, article no. 1353, pp. 1-8. Open access 12 8 95
2019	Watson, A, Timperio, A, Brown, H & Hesketh, K 2019, 'Process evaluation of a classroom active break (ACTI-BREAK) program for improving academic-related and physical activity outcomes for students in years 3 and 4', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. 1, article no. 633, pp. 1-8. Open access 14 12 7
2019	Watson, A, Timperio, A, Brown, H, Hinkley, T & Hesketh, K 2019, 'Associations between organised sport participation and classroom behaviour outcomes among primary school-aged children', PLoS One, vol. 14, 1, article no. e0209354, pp. 1-12. Open access 12 10 2
2017	Watson, A, Timperio, A, Brown, H & Hesketh, KD 2017, 'A primary school active break programme (ACTI-BREAK): study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial', Trials, vol. 18, no. 1, artricle no. 433, pp. 1-11. Open access 21 17 1
2017	Watson, A, Timperio, A, Brown, H, Best, K & Hesketh, KD 2017, 'Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on academic and physical activity outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 14, no. 1, article no. 114, pp. 1-24. Open access 355 313 199
2015	Maher, CA, Crettenden, A, Evans, K, Thiessen, M, Toohey, M, Watson, A & Dollman, J 2015, 'Fatigue is a major issue for children and adolescents with physical disabilities', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 57, no. 8, pp.742-747. Open access 28 25
2015	Watson, A, Eliott, J & Mehta, K 2015, 'Perceived barriers and facilitators to participation in physical activity during the school lunch break for girls aged 12-13 years', European Physical Education Review. 34 32 8

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Central Queensland University	AUSTRALIA
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Novita Children's Services	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Australian Physical Activity Network (AusPANet)	2018
Member Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)	2018
Member Australian Physical Activity Network (AusPANet)	2017
Member Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)	2017
Member Australian Physical Activity Network (AusPANet)	2016
Member Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)	2016
Member Australian Physical Activity Network (AusPANet)	2015
Member Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)	2015
Member Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)	2014
Member Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)	2013

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Interventions to address children's summer holiday inequities and health losses	Current

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