I'm an Associate Research Professor in the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at UniSA.
My research focusses on how children's and adults' daily activity patterns (e.g. physical activity, sleep and sedentary behaviors, like watching television) impact on their health. In particular, I'm interested in developing programs that help people improve their lifestyle and health, and which can be delivered at scale tohave a positive impact in Australian communities.
My work explores how technologies such as wearables, online social networking, mobile phone apps, gamification and notifications can support people make better lifestyle choices, in a fun engaging way.
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About me
I'm an Associate Research Professor in the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at UniSA.
My research focusses on how children's and adults' daily activity patterns (e.g. physical activity, sleep and sedentary behaviors, like watching television) impact on their health. In particular, I'm interested in developing programs that help people improve their lifestyle and health, and which can be delivered at scale tohave a positive impact in Australian communities.
My work explores how technologies such as wearables, online social networking, mobile phone apps, gamification and notifications can support people make better lifestyle choices, in a fun engaging way.
I am currently a NHMRC Career Development Fellow (2017-2020) and was a National Heart Foundation Fellow (2015-16) and Australian Research Council Fellow prior to this (2011-2014). In addition, I chair the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity's e- & mHealth Special Interest Group, and am a Section Editor for BMC Public Health.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Life on Holidays: Fitness lost, fatness regained?, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2022
Using online social technologies to improve health behaviour, NHMRC - Career Development Fellowship, 01/04/2017 - 31/03/2022
Annual rhythms in weight gain, activity and diet compositions in parents – identifying opportunities to prevent cycles of weight gain, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021
Active Team - Examining an online social networking intervention to increase physical activity in controlled (RCT) and ecological (ET) settings, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/08/2015 - 31/12/2019
"A-Team": A team-based Facebook application to help adults get more physical activity, National Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 01/07/2014 - 31/03/2017
Development of a Facebook and iPhone application to promote physical activity in adults, Catalyst Research Grants (DSD), 01/07/2013 - 31/07/2015
Iscole, A 12-Nation Study of Lifestyle and Weight Status in School Children, Louisiana State University, 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2014
"Step up" - a pedometer based physical activity self-management program for adolescents with physical disability, Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation of SA, 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2014
Retirement activity planning: a randomised controlled trial, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2014
School based sleep intervention, Department of Health SA, 01/02/2010 - 01/08/2013
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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Olds, TS, Tomkinson, GR, Ferrar, KE & Maher, CA 2010, 'Trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Australia between 1985 and 2008', International Journal of Obesity. |
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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African Population and Health Research Center | KENYA |
Center of Studies of the Physical Fitness Research Laboratory | BRAZIL |
Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention | UNITED STATES |
Centro de Estudos do Laboratorio de Aptidao Fisica de Sao Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS) | BRAZIL |
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario | CANADA |
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute | CANADA |
Clermont-Ferrand II University | FRANCE |
Coventry University | UNITED KINGDOM |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Department for Education and Child Development | AUSTRALIA |
Dietary Survey Unit Nutritional Epidemiology | FRANCE |
Dublin City University | IRELAND |
Eastern Ontario Research Institute | CANADA |
Edge Hill University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Emory University | UNITED STATES |
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
Federal University of Santa Catarina | BRAZIL |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Ghent University | BELGIUM |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital | UNITED STATES |
Helsingin Yliopisto | FINLAND |
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital | CANADA |
Kenyatta University | KENYA |
La Universidad de los Andes | COLOMBIA |
Louisiana State University | UNITED STATES |
McMaster University | CANADA |
Menzies School of Health Research | AUSTRALIA |
Metro South Health | AUSTRALIA |
Millersville University | UNITED STATES |
Municipal Health Service The Hague | NETHERLANDS |
National University of Singapore | SINGAPORE |
Novita Children's Services | AUSTRALIA |
Ohio State University | UNITED STATES |
Oregon State University | UNITED STATES |
Palacky University | CZECH REPUBLIC |
ParticipACTION | CANADA |
Pennington Biomedical Center | UNITED STATES |
Pennington Biomedical Research Center | UNITED STATES |
Pennington Biomedical Research Center1 | UNITED STATES |
Queen's University | CANADA |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Ramon Llull University | SPAIN |
Reactivate Group | AUSTRALIA |
Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience | NETHERLANDS |
South Australia Department for Education and Child Development | AUSTRALIA |
Sport and Recreation New Zealand | NEW ZEALAND |
St Johns Research Institute | INDIA |
St John's Research Institute | INDIA |
Staffordshire University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Swansea University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) | SWITZERLAND |
Syracuse University | UNITED STATES |
Texas A and M University | UNITED STATES |
Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center | CHINA |
Universidad de los Andes | COLOMBIA |
Universita Degli Studi Di Verona | ITALY |
Université Laval | CANADA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Alberta | CANADA |
University of Arizona | UNITED STATES |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Bath | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Bedfordshire | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of California, Berkeley | UNITED STATES |
University of Cape Town | SOUTH AFRICA |
University of Chicago | UNITED STATES |
University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
University of Girona | SPAIN |
University of Gothenburg | SWEDEN |
University of Helsinki | FINLAND |
University of Leicester | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Lethbridge | CANADA |
University of Limerick | IRELAND |
University of Los Andes | COLOMBIA |
University of Maastricht | NETHERLANDS |
University of Malaya | MALAYSIA |
University of Massachusetts Amherst | UNITED STATES |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Ottawa | CANADA |
University of Ottawa Heart Institute | CANADA |
University of Porto | PORTUGAL |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University Of South Carolina - Columbia | UNITED STATES |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of the Andes Colombia | COLOMBIA |
University of Toronto | CANADA |
University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
University Paris Nord (Paris 13) | FRANCE |
Univesity of Ghent | BELGIUM |
Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
Vrije University | NETHERLANDS |
VU University Medical Center | NETHERLANDS |
Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
Wilhelmina Children's Hospital | NETHERLANDS |
Wolfson Research Institute UK | UNITED KINGDOM |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Invited PresentationIBM Think Summit, Sydney |
2019 |
Co-convener of the e- and mHealth Special Interest GroupInternational Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2018 |
Invited SpeakerAustralasian Diabetes Congress, Perth |
2018 |
Keynote speakerReal Big Things Seminar Series, Hardhat Consultancy, Melbourne |
2018 |
Panellist, Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Project GrantsNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2018 |
Section EditorBMC Public Health |
2018 |
Career Development Fellowship: Using online social networks to improve healthNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2017 |
Co-convener of the e- and mHealth Special Interest GroupInternational Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2017 |
Section EditorBMC Public Health |
2017 |
Women's Excellence in Research AwardHealthy Development Adelaide |
2017 |
Career Development FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2016 |
Chair, e- and mHealth Special Interest GroupInternational Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2016 |
Invited committee memberSA Early Career Research Expert Network |
2016 |
Invited distinguished discussantInternational Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2016 |
Invited member of Scientific Advisory BoardNational Bone Foundation |
2016 |
Postdoctoral Research FellowshipNational Heart Foundation |
2016 |
Section EditorBMC Public Health |
2016 |
Associate EditorBMC Public Health |
2015 |
Best New InvestigatorSports Medicine Australia National Conference |
2015 |
Co-chair, e- and mHealth Special Interest GroupInternational Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2015 |
Invited member of Scientific Advisory BoardNational Bone Foundation |
2015 |
Postdoctoral Research FellowshipNational Heart Foundation |
2015 |
Associate EditorBMC Public Health |
2014 |
Australian Postdoctoral AwardAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2014 |
Award for most cited paediatric paper of 2010 (awarded in 2014)International Journal of Obesity |
2014 |
Co-chair, e- and mHealth Special Interest GroupInternational Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2014 |
Governors Leadership FoundationLeaders Institute of South Australia |
2014 |
Invited distinguished discussantInternational Society of Physical Activity and Health - international congress |
2014 |
Invited member of Scientific Advisory BoardNational Bone Foundation |
2014 |
Postdoctoral Research FellowshipNational Heart Foundation |
2014 |
Australian Postdoctoral AwardAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2013 |
Finalist, Tall Poppy AwardAustralian Institute of Policy and Science |
2013 |
Invited member of Scientific Advisory BoardNational Bone Foundation |
2013 |
Outstanding Poster PrizeThe Obesity Society |
2013 |
South Australian Tall Poppy AwardAustralian Institute of Policy and Science |
2013 |
Australian Postdoctoral AwardAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2012 |
Runnerup - SA Science Excellence Awards - Early Career STEM ProfessionalDepartment of State Development, Government of South Australia |
2012 |
Australian Postdoctoral AwardAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2011 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Annual rhythms in daily activity in Australian adults | Current |
Development and evaluation of physical activity and screen time guidelines in out of school hours care (OSHC) settings | Current |
Ecological translation of an online social networking physical activity intervention (mobile application) using social marketing techniques | Current |
A randomised controlled trial of a school-based sleep education program in pre-adolescents | Completed |
Changes in time use, associated enjoyment and social interaction across the retirement transition: a longitudinal study | Completed |
Cluster analysis and usability testing for “Active Team”: an online social networking intervention to increase physical activity | Completed |
Social networking and gamification for health behaviour change | Completed |
Testing the activitystat hypothesis: a randomised controlled trial | Completed |
The Mums Step It Up Program: a social networking team based physical activity intervention for post-partum women | Completed |
Time use patterns of Australian and New Zealand young people: the potential of cluster analysis | Completed |
Time use: a case for compositional data analysis | Completed |