Professor Carol Maher

Professor of Population and Digital Health UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

City East Campus (C7-41)
tel +61 8 830 22315

email Carol.Maher@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

ARENA member

Carol Maher is a Research Professor in the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at UniSA.

She's passionate about understanding how children's and adults' daily activity patterns (e.g. physical activity, sleep and sedentary behaviours, like watching television) impact their health. In particular, her work explores how technologies such as wearables, online social networking, smartphone apps, gamification and artificial intelligence can support people to make better lifestyle choices, in an engaging, convenient way. She's interested in developing system-level approaches that improve people's activity patterns and health, and which can be delivered at scale, to positively impact ... Read more

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Research

Research themes

An age friendly world
Healthy futures

Research focus

Public Health and Health Services
Clinical Sciences
Human Movement and Sports Science
Medical and Health Sciences
Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine

Highlights

Relationships between activity (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep), lifestyle, health and well-being,e- and mHealth, including the development and evaluation of of online social media and smart phone apps to intervene on health behaviours
Other health behaviour interventions for children and adults
Physical activity and wellbeing amongst people with disabilities

Research

Projects

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
Retirement activity planning: a randomised controlled trial, ARC - Discovery Projects, 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
School based sleep intervention, SA Dept of Health, 01/02/2010 - 01/08/2013

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2010	Olds, TS & Maher, CA 2010, 'Childhood overweight and obesity in developed countries: global trends and correlates', in J O'Dea & M Eriksen (eds), Childhood obesity prevention: international research, controversies, and interventions, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 69-83. 1

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2021	Curtis, RG, Olds, T, Ferguson, T, Fraysse, F, Dumuid, D, Esterman, A, Hendrie, GA, Brown, WJ, Lagiseti, R & Maher, CA 2021, 'Changes in diet, activity, weight, and wellbeing of parents during COVID-19 lockdown', PLoS One, vol. 16, no. 3 March, article no. e0248008, pp. 1-14. Open access
2021	Curtis, RG, Olds, T, Fraysse, F, Dumuid, D, Hendrie, GA, Esterman, A, Brown, WJ, Ferguson, T, Lagiseti, R & Maher, CA 2021, 'Annual rhythms in adults' lifestyle and health (ARIA): protocol for a 12-month longitudinal study examining temporal patterns in weight, activity, diet, and wellbeing in Australian adults', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, article no. 70, pp. 1-8. Open access
2021	Northcott, C, Curtis, R, Bogomolova, S, Olds, T, Vandelanotte, C, Plotnikoff, R & Maher, C 2021, 'Evaluating the effectiveness of a physical activity social media advertising campaign using Facebook, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram', Translational Behavioral Medicine, online, pp. 1-12. 1 9
2021	Northcott, C, Curtis, R, Bogomolova, S, Olds, T, Vandelanotte, C, Plotnikoff, R & Maher, C 2021, 'Seasonal differences in the cost and engagement of Facebook advertisements for a physical activity smartphone app', American Journal of Health Promotion, online, pp. 1-6.
2021	Romeo, A V, Edney, SM, Plotnikoff, RC, Olds, T, Vandelanotte, C, Ryan, J, Curtis, R & Maher, CA 2021, 'Examining social-cognitive theory constructs as mediators of behaviour change in the active team smartphone physical activity program: a mediation analysis', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, article no. 88, pp. 1-11. Open access
2021	Virgara, R, Phillips, A, Lewis, L, Richardson, M & Maher, C 2021, 'Development of Australian physical activity and screen time guidelines for outside school hours care: an international Delphi study', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 18, article no. 3, pp. 1-14. Open access 4
2021	Watson, A, Dumuid, D, Maher , C & Olds, T 2021, 'Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children', Journal of Sport and Health Science, online, pp. 1-9. Open access
2020	Curtis, RG, Dumuid, D, Olds, T, Plotnikoff, R, Vandelanotte, C, Ryan, J, Edney, S & Maher, C 2020, 'The association between time-use behaviours and physical and mental wellbeing in adults: a compositional isotemporal substitution analysis', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 197-203. Open access 6 4 7
2020	Curtis, RG, Olds, T, Plotnikoff, R, Vandelanotte, C, Edney, S, Ryan, J & Maher, C 2020, 'Validity and bias on the online active Australia survey: activity level and participant factors associated with self-report bias', BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-8. Open access 3 2 1
2020	Curtis, RG, Ryan, JC, Edney, SM & Maher, CA 2020, 'Can Instagram be used to deliver an evidence-based exercise program for young women? A process evaluation', BMC Public Health, vol. 20, article no. 1506, pp. 1-9. Open access 2
2020	Davis, CR, Murphy, KJ, Curtis, RG & Maher, CA 2020, 'A process evaluation examining the performance, adherence, and acceptability of a physical activity and diet artificial intelligence virtual health assistant', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 23, article no. 9137, pp. 1-14. Open access
2020	Degroote, L, Hamerlinck, G, Poels, K, Maher, C, Crombez, G, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, Vandendriessche, A, Curtis, RG & DeSmet, A 2020, 'Low-cost consumer-based trackers to measure physical activity and sleep duration among adults in free-living conditions: a validation study', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 1-22. Open access 6 2 15
2020	Edney, SM, Olds, TS, Ryan, JC, Vandelanotte, C, Plotnikoff, RC, Curtis, RG & Maher, CA 2020, 'A social networking and gamified app to increase physical activity: cluster RCT', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 58, no. 2,pp. e51-e62. 7 2 9
2020	Ma, J, Qiao, Y, Zhao, P, Li, W, Katzmarzyk, PT, Chaput, JP, Fogelholm, M, Kuriyan, R, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C & Hu, G 2020, 'Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: a 12-country study', Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol. 16, no. 3, article no. e12984, pp. 1-9. Open access 4 2 3
2020	Maher, CA, Davis, CR, Curtis, RG, Short, CE & Murphy, KJ 2020, 'A physical activity and diet program delivered by artificially intelligent virtual health coach: proof-of-concept study', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, vol. 8, no. 7, article no. e17558, pp. 1-11. Open access 2 2 3
2020	Stamatakis, E, Huang, B-H, Maher, C, Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C, Stathi, A, Dempsey, PC, Johnson, N, Holtermann, A, Chau, JY, Sherrington, C, Daley, AJ, Hamer, M, Murphy, MH, Tudor-Locke, C & Gibala, MJ 2020, 'Untapping the health enhancing potential of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA): rationale, scoping review, and a 4-pillar research framework', Sports Medicine, online, pp. 1-10. Open access 1 1 163
2020	Stanton, TR, Karran, E, Butler, DS, Hull, MJ, Schwetlik, SN, Braithwaite, FA, Jones, HG, Moseley, GL, Hill, CL, Tomkins-Lane, C, Maher, C & Bennell, K 2020, 'A pain science education and walking program to increase physical activity in people with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study', Pain Reports, vol. 5, no. 5, article no. e830, pp. 1-13. Open access
2020	Virgara, R, Lewis, L, Phillips, A, Richardson, M & Maher, C 2020, 'A scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care', BMC Pediatrics, vol. 20, no. 1, article no. 463, pp. 1-11. Open access 16
2019	Edney, S, Olds, T, Ryan, J, Plotnikoff, R, Vandelanotte, C, Curtis, R & Maher, C 2019, 'Do birds of a feather flock together within a team-based physical activity intervention? A social network analysis', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 745-751. 1 1
2019	Edney, S, Ryan, JC, Olds, T, Monroe, C, Fraysse, F, Vandelanotte, C, Plotnikoff, R, Curtis, R & Maher, C 2019, 'User engagement and attrition in an app-based physical activity intervention: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 21, no. 11, article no. e14645, pp. 1-16. Open access 11 6 3
2019	Jalo, E, Konttinen, H, Vepsäläinen, H, Chaput, J-P, Hu, G, Maher, C, Maia, J, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C, Katzmarzyk, PT & Fogelholm, M 2019, 'Emotional eating, health behaviours, and obesity in children: a 12-country cross-sectional study', Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 1-17. Open access 10 8 16
2019	Katzmarzyk, PT, Chaput, JP, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS & Tudor-Locke, C 2019, 'International study of childhood obesity, lifestyle and the environment (ISCOLE): contributions to understanding the global obesity epidemic', Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 1-17. Open access 19 15 2
2019	Kernot, J, Lewis, L, Olds, T & Maher, C 2019, 'Effectiveness of a Facebook-delivered physical activity intervention for postpartum women: A randomized controlled trial', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 125-133. 4 4 3
2019	Larouche, R, Barreira, TV, Hu, G, Maia, J, Sarmiento, OL, Katzmarzyk, PT, Mire, EF, Chaput, JP, Lambert, EV, Olds, T, Standage, M, Belanger, K, Fogelholm, M, Maher, C, Onywera, V, Tudor-Locke, C & Tremblay, MS and 1 consortia 2019, 'Relationships between outdoor time, physical activity, sedentary time, and body mass index in children: A 12-country study', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 118-129. 4 22 102
2019	Li, N, Zhao, P, Diao, C, Qiao, Y, Katzmarzyk, PT, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C & Hu, G and 1 consortium 2019, 'Joint associations between weekday and weekend physical activity or sedentary time and childhood obesity', International Journal of Obesity, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 691-700. Open access 8 7 34
2019	Maher, C, Virgara, R, Okely, T, Stanley, R, Watson, M & Lewis, L 2019, 'Physical activity and screen time in out of school hours care: an observational study', BMC Pediatrics, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-10. Open access 4 5 4
2019	Olds, T, Maher, C & Dumuid, D 2019, 'Life on holidays: differences in activity composition between school and holiday periods in Australian children', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. S2, article no, 450, pp. 1-8. Open access 8 4 49
2019	Romeo, A, Edney, S, Plotnikoff, R, Curtis, R, Ryan, J, Sanders, I, Crozier, A & Maher, C 2019, 'Can smartphone apps increase physical activity? Systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 1-14. Open access 81 61 191
2019	Ryan, J, Curtis, R, Olds, T, Edney, S, Vandelanotte, C, Plotnikoff, R & Maher, C 2019, 'Psychometric properties of the PERMA profiler for measuring wellbeing in Australian adults', PLoS One, vol. 14, no. 12, article no. e0225932, pp. 1-12. Open access 7 4 4
2019	Ryan, J, Edney, S & Maher, C 2019, 'Anxious or empowered? A cross-sectional study exploring how wearable activity trackers make their owners feel', BMC Psychology, vol. 7, no. 1, article no. 42, pp. 1-8. Open access 3 11
2019	Ryan, J, Lopian, L, Le, B, Edney, S, Van Kessel, G, Plotnikoff, R, Vandelanotte, C, Olds, T & Maher, C 2019, 'It's not raining men: a mixed-methods study investigating methods of improving male recruitment to health behaviour research', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. 1, article no. 814, pp. 1-9. Open access 17 13 19
2019	Sanders, I, Short, CE, Bogomolova, S, Stanford, T, Plotnikoff, R, Vandelanotte, C, Olds, T, Edney, S, Ryan, J, Curtis, RG & Maher, C 2019, 'Characteristics of adopters of an online social networking physical activity mobile phone app: cluster analysis', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, vol. 7, no. 6, article no. e12484, pp. 1-11. Open access 2 13
2019	Thivel, D, Tremblay, MS, Katzmarzyk, PT, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & Chaput, JP and 1 consortium 2019, 'Associations between meeting combinations of 24-hour movement recommendations and dietary patterns of children: a 12-country study', Preventive Medicine, vol. 159, pp. 159-165. Open access 27 20 3
2019	Virgara, R, Maher, C, Lewis, LK, Phillips, A, Wolfenden, L, Okely, A, Beets, MW, Richardson, M & Baldock, K 2019, 'Interventions in outside-school hours childcare settings for promoting physical activity amongst schoolchildren aged 4 to 12 years', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2019, no. 7, article no. CD013380, pp. 1-18. Open access 2
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 3 2 40
2019	Xiao, Q, Chaput, J-P, Olds, T, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C, Katzmarzyk, PT, Lewis, L, Ferrar, K, Georgiadis, E & Stanley, R 2019, 'Sleep characteristics and health-related quality of life in 9- to 11-year-old children from 12 countries', Sleep Health, in press, pp. 1-11. 7 9 1
2019	Zakrzewski-Fruer, JK, Gillison, FB, Katzmarzyk, PT, Mire, EF, Broyles, ST, Champagne, CM, Chaput, JP, Denstel, KD, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C & Standage, M 2019, 'Association between breakfast frequency and physical activity and sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in children from 12 countries', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-11. Open access 5 4 5
2018	Chaput, J-P, Barnes, J, Tremblay, M, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Lambert, E, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, O, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & Katzmarzyk, P 2018, 'Inequality in physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep duration and risk of obesity in children: a 12-country study', Obesity Science and Practice, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 229-237. Open access 10 8 9
2018	Chaput, J-P, Tremblay, MS, Katzmarzyk, PT, Fogelholm, M, Mikkilä, V, Hu, G, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & LeBlanc, AG and 1 concortia 2018, 'Outdoor time and dietary patterns in children around the world', Journal of Public Health, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. e493-e501. Open access 7 3 1
2018	Chaput, JP, Barnes, JD, Tremblay, M S, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & Katzmarzyk, PT 2018, 'Thresholds of physical activity associated with obesity by level of sedentary behaviour in children', Pediatric Obesity, vol. 13, pp. 450-457. 3 2 11
2018	Chaput, JP, Tremblay, MS, Katzmarzyk, PT, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & Sampasa-Kanyinga, H and 1 concortia 2018, 'Sleep patterns and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children from around the world', Public Health Nutrition, vol. 21, no. 13, pp. 2385-2393. Open access 21 18 2
2018	Dumuid, D, Lewis, L, Olds, T, Maher, C, Bondarenko, C & Norton, L 2018, 'Relationships between older adults' use of time and cardio-respiratory fitness, obesity and cardio-metabolic risk: a compositional isotemporal substitution analysis', Maturitas, vol. 110, pp. 104-110. Open access 27 28 2
2018	Dumuid, D, Maher, C, Lewis, LK, Stanford, TE, Martín Fernandez, JA, Ratcliffe, J, Katzmarzyk, PT, Barreira, T V, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Maia, J, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C & Olds, T 2018, 'Human development index, children's health-related quality of life and movement behaviors: a compositional data analysis', Quality of Life Research, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 1473-1482. Open access 23 21 2
2018	Dumuid, D, Olds, T, Lewis, L, Martin-Fernández, J & Maher, C and 18 other authors and 1 consortium 2018, 'The adiposity of children is associated with their lifestyle behaviours: a cluster analysis of school-aged children from 12 nations', Pediatric Obesity, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 111-119. 26 24 12
2018	Dumuid, D, Stanford, TE, Martin-Fernandez, J-A, Pedisic, Z, Maher, CA, Lewis, LK, Hron, K, Katzmarzyk, PT, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Lambert, E V, Maia, J, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Barreira, T V, Broyles, ST, Tudor-Locke, C, Tremblay, MS & Olds, T 2018, 'Compositional data analysis for physical activity, sedentary time and sleep research', Statistical Methods in Medical Research, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 3726-3738. Open access 135 108 16
2018	Dumuid, D, Stanford, TE, Pedišić, Ž, Maher, C, Lewis, LK, Martín-Fernández, J-A, Katzmarzyk, PT, Chaput, JP, Fogelholm, M, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS & Olds, T 2018, 'Adiposity and the isotemporal substitution of physical activity, sedentary time and sleep among school-aged children: a compositional data analysis approach', BMC Public Health, vol. 18, article no. 311, pp. 1-10. Open access 32 29 2
2018	Dumuid, D, Zeljko, P, Stanford, TE, Martin-Fernandex, J-A, Hron, K, Maher, CA, Lewis, LK & Olds, T 2018, 'The compositional isotemporal substitution model: a method for estimating changes in a health outcome for reallocation of time between sleep, physical activity and sedentary behaviour', Statistical Methods in Medical Research, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 846-857. Open access 84 53 2
2018	Edney, S, Bogomolova, S, Ryan, J, Olds, T, Sanders, I & Maher, C 2018, 'Creating engaging health promotion campaigns on social media: observations and lessons from Fitbit and Garmin', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 20, no. 12, article no. e10911, pp. 1-11. Open access 10 6 24
2018	Edney, S, Looyestyn, J, Ryan, J, Kernot, J & Maher, C 2018, 'Posts, pics, or polls? Which post type generates the greatest engagement in a Facebook physical activity intervention?', Translational Behavioral Medicine, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 953-957. Open access 6 5 6
2018	Katzmarzyk, P, Broyles, S, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Lambert, E, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, O, Standage, M, Tremblay, M & Tudor-Locke, C 2018, 'Sources of variability in childhood obesity indicators and related behaviors', International Journal of Obesity, vol. 42 , pp. 108-110. Open access 6 5 5
2018	Looyestyn, J, Kernot, J, Boshoff, K & Maher, C 2018, 'A web-based, social networking beginners' running intervention for adults aged 18 to 50 years delivered via a Facebook Group: Randomized Controlled Trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 20, no. 2, e67, pp. 1-13. Open access 15 11 13
2018	Muller, AM, Maher, CA, Vandelanotte, C, Hingle, M, Middelweerd, A, Lopez, ML, DeSmet, A, Short, CE, Nathan, N, Hutchesson, MJ, Poppe, L, Woods, CB, Williams, SL & Wark, PA 2018, 'Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet-related ehealth and mhealth research: Bibliometric analysis', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 20, no. 4, article no. e22, pp. 1-18. Open access 35 35 50
2018	Olds, T, Burton, NW, Sprod, J, Maher, C, Ferrar, K, Brown, WJ, Van Uffelen, J & Dumuid, D 2018, 'One day you'll wake up and won't have to go to work: The impact of changes in time use on mental health following retirement', PLoS One, vol. 13, no. 6, article no. e0199605, pp. 1-14. Open access 10 9 13
2018	Olds, T, Sanders, I, Maher, C, Fraysse, F, Bell, L & Leslie, E 2018, 'Does compliance with healthy lifestyle behaviours cluster within individuals in Australian primary school-aged children?', Child: Care, Health and Development, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 117-123. 4 4
2018	Pearce, K, Golley, R, Lewis, L, Cassidy, L, Olds, T & Maher, C 2018, 'The apples of academic performance: associations between dietary patterns and academic performance in Australian children', Journal of School Health, vol. 88, no. 6, pp. 444-452. 2 1 1
2018	Short, CE, DeSmet, A, Woods, C, Williams, SL, Maher, C, Middelweerd, A, Müller, AM, Wark, PA, Vandelanotte, C, Poppe, L, Hingle, MD & Crutzen, R 2018, 'Measuring engagement in eHealth and mHealth behavior change interventions: viewpoint of methodologies', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1-18. Open access 57 46 81
2018	Short, CE, Finlay, A, Sanders, I & Maher, C 2018, 'Development and pilot evaluation of a clinic-based mHealth app referral service to support adult cancer survivors increase their participation in physical activity using publicly available mobile apps', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 18, no. 1, article no. 27, pp. 1-11. Open access 11 8 26
2018	Silva, DAS, Chaput, JP, Katzmarzyk, PT, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Maher, C, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & Tremblay, MS 2018, 'Physical education classes, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in children', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 995-1004. 28 22 11
2018	Vandelanotte, C, Duncan, MJ, Maher, CA, Schoeppe, S, Rebar, AL, Power, DA, Short, CE, Doran, CM, Hayman, MJ & Alley, SJ 2018, 'The effectiveness of a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention using Fitbit activity trackers: randomized trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 20, no. 12, article no. e11321, pp. 1-13. Open access 20 16 23
2018	Virgara, R, Maher, C & Van Kessel, G 2018, 'The comorbidity of low back pelvic pain and risk of depression and anxiety in pregnancy in primiparous women', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 18, article no. 288, pp. 1-7. Open access 11 11 2
2017	Chaput, J, Katzmarzyk, P, Barnes, J, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, O, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C, Zhao, P & Tremblay, M and 1 consortium 2017, 'Mid-upper arm circumference as a screening tool for identifying children with obesity: a 12-country study', Pediatric Obesity, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 439-445. Open access 25 20 4
2017	Dumuid, D, Olds, T, Lewis, LK, Martín-Fernández, JA & Maher, CA and 18 other authors 2017, 'Health-related quality of life and lifestyle behavior clusters in school-aged children from 12 countries', Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 183, pp. 178-183.e2. Open access 53 46 14
2017	Dumuid, D, Olds, T, Martín-Fernández, JA, Lewis, LK, Cassidy, L & Maher, C 2017, 'Academic performance and lifestyle behaviors in Australian school children: a cluster analysis', Health Education and Behavior, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 918-927. 21 16 2
2017	Edney, S, Plotnikoff, R, Vandelanotte, C, Olds, T, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, Ryan, J & Maher, C 2017, ''Active Team' a social and gamified app-based physical activity intervention: randomised controlled trial study protocol', BMC Public Health, vol. 17, no. 1, article no. 859, pp. 1-10. Open access 19 16 7
2017	Fairclough, SJ, Dumuid, D, Taylor, S, Curry, W, McGrane, B, Stratton, G, Maher, C & Olds, T 2017, 'Fitness, fatness and the reallocation of time between children's daily movement behaviours: an analysis of compositional data', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 14, article no. 64, pp. 1-12. Open access 60 53 43
2017	Gomes, TN, Katzmarzyk, PT, Hedeker, D, Fogelholm, M, Standage, M, Onywera, V, Lambert, E V, Tremblay, MS, Chaput, J-P, Tudor-Locke, C, Sarmiento, O, Matsudo, V, Kurpad, A, Kuriyan, R, Zhao, P, Hu, G, Olds, T, Maher, C & Maia, J 2017, 'Correlates of compliance with recommended levels of physical activity in children', Scientific Reports, vol. 7, article no. 16507, pp. 1-11. Open access 17 15 78
2017	Ho, N-T-VS, Olds, T, Schranz, N & Maher, C 2017, 'Secular trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity across Australian states: a meta-analysis', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 480-488. 16 13 4
2017	Lin, Y, Tremblay, MS, Katzmarzyk, PT, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & Chaput, J-P and 1 consortium 2017, 'Temporal and bi-directional associations between sleep duration and physical activity/sedentary time in children: an international comparison', Preventive Medicine, 111, pp. 436-441. Open access 32 29 1
2017	Looyestyn, J, Kernot, J, Boshoff, K, Ryan, J, Edney, S & Maher, C 2017, 'Does gamification increase engagement with online programs? A systematic review', PLoS One, vol. 12, article no. e0173403, pp. 1-19. Open access 96 71 93
2017	Maher, C, Ryan, J, Ambrosi, C & Edney, S 2017, 'Users' experiences of wearable activity trackers: a cross-sectional study', BMC Public Health, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 880-887. Open access 56 41 29
2017	Manyanga, T, Barnes, JD, Tremblay, MS, Katzmarzyk, PT, Broyles, ST, Barreira, T V, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & Chaput, J-P and 1 consortium 2017, 'No evidence for an epidemiological transition in sleep patterns among children: a 12-country study', Sleep Health, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 87-95. 6 6 3
2017	Manyanga, T, Tremblay, MS, Chaput, JP, Katzmarzyk, PT, Maher, C, Olds, T & Pietrobelli, A 126 other authors 2017, 'Socioeconomic status and dietary patterns in children from around the world: Different associations by levels of country human development?', BMC Public Health, vol. 17, no. 1, article no 457, pp. 1-11. Open access 28 41 16
2017	Qiao, Y, Zhang, T, Liu, H, Katzmarzyk, PT, Maher, C, Olds, T, Hu, G, Lewis, LK, Ferrar, K, Georgiadis, E, Stanley, R & Pietrobelli, A and 122 other authors 2017, 'Joint association of birth weight and physical activity/sedentary behavior with obesity in children ages 9-11 years from 12 countries', Obesity, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1091-1097. Open access 6 7 26
2017	Ryan, J, Edney, S & Maher, C 2017, 'Engagement, compliance and retention with a gamified online social networking physical activity intervention', Translational Behavioral Medicine, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 702-708. Open access 14 12 5
2017	Sampasa-Kanyinga, H, Standage, M, Tremblay, M, Katzmarzyk, P, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Sarmiento, O, Tudor-Locke, C & Chaput, J 2017, 'Associations between meeting combinations of 24-h movement guidelines and health-related quality of life in children from 12 countries', Public Health, vol. 153, pp. 16-24. Open access 30 24 5
2017	Sprod, J, Olds, T, Brown, W, Burton, N, van Uffelen, J, Ferrar, K & Maher, C 2017, 'Changes in use of time across retirement: a longitudinal study', Maturitas, vol. 100, pp. 70-76. Open access 17 15 1
2017	Sullivan, SM, Broyles, ST, Barreira, T V, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E V, Maher, CA, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, TS, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C, Zhao, P & Katzmarzyk, PT 2017, 'Associations of neighborhood social environment attributes and physical activity among 9-11 year old children from 12 countries', Health and Place, vol. 46, pp. 183-191. Open access 10 7
2017	Tonkin, E, Jeffs, L, Wycherley, TP, Maher, C, Smith, R, Hart, J, Cubillo, B & Brimblecombe, J 2017, 'A smartphone app to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among young adults in Australian remote Indigenous communities: design, formative evaluation and user-testing', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, vol. 5, no. 12, article no. e192, pp. 1-17. Open access 9 3
2016	Chaput, J-P, Weippert, M, LeBlanc, AG, Hjorth, MF, Maher, C, Olds, T & Sjödin, AM and 18 other authors 2016, 'Are children like werewolves? Full moon and its association with sleep and activity behaviors in an international sample of children', Frontiers in Pediatrics, vol. 4, article no. 24, pp. 1-6. Open access 10 10 424
2016	Dumuid, D, Olds, TS, Lewis, LK & Maher, C 2016, 'Does home equipment contribute to socioeconomic gradients in Australian children's physical activity, sedentary time and screen time?', BMC Public Health, vol. 16, no. 1, article no. 736, pp. 1-8. Open access 18 14 43
2016	Gomersall, S, Maher, C, English, C, Rowlands, A, Dollman, J, Norton, K & Olds, T 2016, 'Testing the activitystat hypothesis: a randomised controlled trial', BMC Public Health, vol. 16, pp. 1-14. Open access 12 12 3
2016	Harrington, DM, Gillison, F, Broyles, ST, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, TS, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C, Zhao, P & Katzmarzyk, PT 2016, 'Household-level correlates of children's physical activity levels in and across 12 countries', Obesity, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 2150-2157. Open access 10 10 7
2016	Lewis, L, Maher, C, Katzmarzyk, P & Olds, T 2016, 'Individual and school-level socio-economic gradients in physical activity in Australian school children', Journal of School Health, vol. 86, no.2, pp. 105-112. 9 9
2016	Lewis, LK, Maher, C, Belanger, K, Tremblay, M, Chaput, J-P & Olds, T 2016, 'At the mercy of the Gods: Associations between weather, physical activity, and sedentary time in children', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 28, pp. 152-163. 31 32 4
2016	Maher, C, Lewis, L, Katzmarzyk, PT, Dumuid, D, Cassidy, L & Olds, T 2016, 'The associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and academic performance', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 19, pp. 1004-1009. Open access 35 29 29
2016	Maher, C, Ryan, J, Kernot, J, Podsiadly, J & Keenihan, S 2016, 'Social media and applications to health behavior', Current Opinion in Psychology, vol. 9, pp. 50-55. 25 23 87
2016	Muthuri, SK, Onywera, VO, Tremblay, MS, Broyles, ST, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C, Zhao, P, Church, TS & Katzmarzyk, PT 2016, 'Relationships between parental education and overweight with childhood overweight and physical activity in 9-11 year old children: results from a 12-country study', PLoS One, vol. 11, no. 8, article no. e0147746, pp. 1-14. Open access 48 34 4
2016	Olds, TS, Sprod, J, Ferrar, K, Burton, N, Brown, W, van Uffelen, J & Maher, C 2016, 'Everybody's working for the weekend: changes in enjoyment of everyday activities across the retirement threshold', Age and Ageing, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 850-855. Open access 2 3 106
2016	Roman-Viñas, B, Chaput, J-P, Katzmarzyk, PT, Fogelholm, M, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tudor-Locke, C & Tremblay, MS 2016, 'Proportion of children meeting recommendations for 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with adiposity in a 12-country study', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 13, no. 123, pp. 1-10. Open access 101 91 58
2016	Sprod, JA, Olds, TS, Burton, N, Brown, WJ, Van Uffelen, JG, Ferrar, KE & Maher, CA 2016, 'Patterns and correlates of time use and energy expenditure in older Australian workers: A descriptive study', Maturitas, vol. 90, pp.64-71. 4 3 3
2016	Van Kessel, G, Kavanagh, M & Maher, C 2016, 'A qualitative study to examine feasibility and design of an online social networking intervention to increase physical activity in teenage girls', PLoS One, vol. 11, no. 3, article no. e0150817, pp. 1-11. Open access 8 9 49
2016	Vandelanotte, C, Müller, AM, Short, CE, Hingle, M, Nathan, N, Williams, SL, Lopez, ML, Parekh, S & Maher, CA 2016, 'Past, present, and future of eHealth and mHealth research to improve physical Activity and dietary behaviors', Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 219-228e.1. Open access 158 133 20
2016	Zhao, P, Liu, E, Qiao, Y, Katzmarzyk, P, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Johnson, W, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, JA, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C & Hu, G 2016, 'Maternal gestational diabetes and childhood obesity at age 9-11: results of a multinational study', Diabetologia, vol. 59, pp. 2339-2348. Open access 55 58 148
2015	Barreira, T, Schuna, J, Tudor-Locke, C, Chaput, J, Church, T, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, O, Standage, M, Tremblay, M, Zhao, P & Katzmarzyk, P 2015, 'Reliability of accelerometer-determined physical activity and sedentary behavior in school-aged children: a 12-country study', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2 pp. S47-S52. Open access 2
2015	Broyles, S, Drazba, K, Church, T, Chaput, J, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, O, Standage, M, Tremblay, M, Tudor-Locke, C, Zhao, P & Katzmarzyk, P 2015, 'Development and reliability of an audit tool to assess the school physical activity environment across 12 countries', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2, pp. S36-S42. Open access
2015	Broyles, ST, Denstel, KD, Church, TS, Chaput, J-P, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E V, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, OL, Standage, M, Tremblay, MS, Tudor-Locke, C, Zhao, P & Katzmarzyk, PT 2015, 'The epidemiological transition and the global childhood obesity epidemic', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, pp. S3-S8. Open access 1
2015	Chaput, J, Katzmarzyk, P, LeBlanc, A, Tremblay, M, Maher, C & Olds, T and 15 other authors and 1 consortium 2015, 'Associations between sleep patterns and lifestyle behaviors in children: an international comparison', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2, pp. S59-S65. Open access
2015	Denstel, K, Broyles, S, Larouche, R, Sarmiento, O, Maher, C, Olds, T & Katzmarzyk, P and 15 other authors and 1 consortium 2015, 'Active school transport and weekday physical activity in 9-11-year-old children from 12 countries', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2, pp. S100-S106. Open access 1
2015	Ferguson, T, Rowlands, A V, Olds, T & Maher, C 2015, 'The validity of consumer-level, activity monitors in healthy adults worn in free-living conditions: A cross-sectional study', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 12, article no. 42, pp. 1-9. Open access 287 257 82
2015	Gomersall, S, Maher, C, English, C, Rowlands, A & Olds, T 2015, 'Time regained: when people stop a physical activity program, how does their time use change? A randomised control trial', PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 5, article no e0126665, pp. 1-18. Open access 13 12 2
2015	Katzmarzyk, P, Barreira, T V, Broyles, ST, Champagne, CM, Maher, C, Olds, T & Church, TS and 15 other authors 2015, 'Relationship between lifestyle behaviors and obesity in children ages 9-11: results from a 12-country study', Obesity, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 1696-1702. Open access 91 87 63
2015	Katzmarzyk, P, Barreira, T, Broyles, S, Chaput, J, Fogelholm, M, Hu, G, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, A, Lambert, E, Maher, C, Maia, J, Matsudo, V, Olds, T, Onywera, V, Sarmiento, O, Standage, M, Tremblay, M, Tudor-Locke, C, Zhao, P & Church, T 2015, 'Association between body mass index and body fat in 9-11-year-old children from countries spanning a range of human development', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S1, pp. S43-S46. Open access
2015	Katzmarzyk, PT, Barreira, T V, Broyles, ST, Champagne, CM, Maher, C, Olds, T & Church, TS and 15 other authors 2015, 'Physical activity, sedentary time, and obesity in an international sample of children', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 2062-2069. Open access 112 100 89
2015	Larouche, R, Sarmiento, O, Broyles, S, Denstel, K, Maher, C, Olds, T & Katzmarzyk, P and 15 other authors and 1 consortium 2015, 'Are the correlates of active school transport context-specific?', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2, pp. S89-S99. Open access 5
2015	Le, BA, Katzmarzyk, P, Barreira, T, Broyles, S, Maher, C, Olds, T & Tremblay, M and 15 other authors 2015, 'Are participant characteristics from ISCOLE study sites comparable to the rest of their country?', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2, pp. S9-S16. Open access 1
2015	LeBlanc, AG, Katzmarzyk, PT, Barreira, T V, Broyles, ST, Maher, C, Olds, T & Tremblay, MS and 15 other authors and 1 consortium 2015, 'Correlates of total sedentary time and screen time in 9-11 year-old children around the world: the international study of childhood obesity, lifestyle and the environment', PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 1-20. Open access 138 95 20
2015	Maher, C, Ferguson, M, Vandelanotte, C, Plotnikoff, R, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, Thomas, S, Nelson-Field, K & Olds, T 2015, 'A web-based, social networking physical activity intervention for insufficiently active adults delivered via Facebook app: randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 17, no. 7, article no. e174, pp. 1-14. Open access 78 62 72
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 19 19
2015	Maher, CA, Toohey, M & Ferguson, M 2015, 'Physical activity predicts quality of life and happiness in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy', Disability and Rehabilitation, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 865-869. Open access 23 19 1
2015	McPhail, SM, Schippers, M, Maher, CA & Marshall, AL 2015, 'Patient preferences for receiving remote communication support for lifestyle physical activity behaviour change: The perspective of patients with musculoskeletal disorders from three hospital services', BioMed Research International, vol. 2015, no. 390352, pp. 1-8. Open access 3 1
2015	Mikkila, V, Vepsalainen, H, Saloheimo, T, Gonzalez, S, Maher, C, Olds, T & Fogelholm, M and 17 other authors 2015, 'An international comparison of dietary patterns in 9-11-year-old children', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, pp. S17-S21. Open access
2015	Qiao, Y, Ma, J, Wang, Y, Li, W, Maher, C, Olds, T & Hu, G and 16 other authors and 1 consortium 2015, 'Birth weight and childhood obesity: a 12-country study', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2, pp. S74-S79. Open access 36
2015	Rigney, G, Blunden, S, Maher, C, Dollman, J, Parvazian, S, Matricciani, L & Olds, T 2015, 'Can a school-based sleep education programme improve sleep knowledge, hygiene and behaviours using a randomised controlled trial', Sleep Medicine, vol. , pp. -. 46 44 5
2015	Sarmiento, O, Lemoine, P, Gonzalez, S, Broyles, S, Maher, C, Olds, T & Katzmarzyk, P and 17 other authors and 1 consortium 2015, 'Relationships between active school transport and adiposity indicators in school-age children from low-, middle- and high-income countries', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no, S2, pp. S107-S114. Open access 1
2015	Sprod, J, Ferrar, K, Olds, T & Maher, C 2015, 'Changes in sedentary behaviours across the retirement transition: A systematic review', Age and Ageing, vol. 44, pp. 918-925. Open access 19 18 2
2015	Stanley, RM, Maher, C & Dollman, J 2015, 'Modelling the contribution of walking between home and school to daily physical activity in primary age children', BMC Public Health, vol. 15, article no. 445, pp. 1-7. Open access 8 8 1
2015	Tudor-Locke, C, Barreira, T V, Schuna, JM, Mire, EF, Maher, CA, Olds, TS & Katzmarzyk, PT and 14 other authors and the 1 consortium 2015, 'Improving wear time compliance with a 24-hour waist-worn accelerometer protocol in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE)', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 1-9. Open access 114 109 9
2015	Tudor-Locke, C, Mire, E, Barreira, T, Schuna, J, Maher, C, Olds, T & Katzmarzyk, P 2015, 'Nocturnal sleep-related variables from 24-h free-living waist-worn accelerometry: International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2, pp. S47-S52. Open access 2
2015	Tudor-Locke, C, Mire, EF, Dentro, KN, Barreira, T V, Olds, T, Maher, C & Katzmarzyk, PT and 15 other authors 2015, 'A model for presenting accelerometer paradata in large studies: ISCOLE', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-7. Open access 9 11 12
2015	Vandelanotte, C & Maher, CA 2015, 'Why we need more than just randomized controlled trials to establish the effectiveness of online social networks for health behavior change', American Journal of Health Promotion, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 74-76. Open access 11 10 3
2015	Vepsalainen, H, Mikkila, V, Erkkola, M, Broyles, S, Maher, C, Olds, T & Fogelholm, M and 15 other authors and 1 consortium 2015, 'Association between home and school food environments and dietary patterns among 9-11-year-old children in 12 countries', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, no. S2, pp. S66-S73. Open access 13
2015	Zakrzewski, J, Gillison, F, Cumming, S, Church, T, Maher, CA, Olds, T & Standage, M and 18 other authors and 1 consortium 2015, 'Associations between breakfast frequency and adiposity indicators in children from 12 countries', International Journal of Obesity Supplements, vol. 5, pp. S80-S88. Open access 5
2014	Ferrar, KE, Maher, CA, Petkov, J & Olds, TS 2014, 'Advancing health-related cluster analysis methodology: quantification of pairwise activity cluster similarities', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 395-401. Open access
2014	Gomersall, SR, Norton, K, Maher, C, English, C & Olds, TS 2014, 'In search of lost time : when people undertake a new exercise program, where does the time come from? A randomized controlled trial', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 43-48. Open access 8 19 108
2014	Kernot, J, Olds, T, Lewis, LK & Maher, C 2014, 'Test-retest reliability of the English version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale', Archives of Women's Mental Health, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 255-257. 28 27
2014	Kernot, JS, Olds, TS, Lewis, LK & Maher, CA 2014, 'Usability testing and piloting of the mums step it up program - a team-based social networking physical activity intervention for women with young children', PLoS One, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 1-8. Open access 26 25 2
2014	Maher, C, Crettenden, A, Evans, K, Thiessen, M, Toohey, M & Dollman, J 2014, 'A pedometer based physical activity self-management program for children and adolescents with physical disability : design and methods of the StepUp study', BMC Pediatrics, vol. 14, article no. 31. Open access 6 5
2014	Maher, C, Olds, T, Mire, E & Katzmarzyk, PT 2014, 'Reconsidering the sedentary behaviour paradigm', PLoS One, vol. 9, no. 1, article no. e86403. Open access 74 69 43
2014	Maher, CA, Lewis, LK, Ferrar, K, Marshall, S, De Bourdeaudhuij, I & Vandelanotte, C 2014, 'Are health behavior change interventions that use online social networks effective? A systematic review', Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 16, no. 2, article number e40, pp. 1-13. Open access 379 325 59
2014	Vandelanotte, C, Kirwan, M, Rebar, A, Alley, S, Short, C, Fallon, L, Buzza, G, Schoeppe, S, Maher, C & Duncan, MJ 2014, 'Examining the use of evidence-based and social media supported tools in freely accessible physical activity intervention websites', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 11, article no. 105, pp. 1-12. Open access 23 21 31
2013	Ferrar, K, Olds, T & Maher, C 2013, 'More than just physical activity: time use clusters and profiles of Australian youth', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 427-432. 15 13 1
2013	Ferrar, K, Olds, T, Maher, C & Maddison, R 2013, 'Time use clusters of New Zealand adolescents are associated with weight status, diet and ethnicity', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 39-46. Open access 13 13 1
2013	Golley, RK, Maher, CA, Matricciani, LA & Olds, T 2013, 'Sleep duration or bedtime? Exploring the association between sleep timing behaviour, diet and BMI in children and adolescents', International Journal of Obesity, vol. 37, pp. 546-551. Open access 155 143 78
2013	Gomersall, SR, Rowlands, A V, English, C, Maher, CA & Olds, TS 2013, 'The ActivityStat hypothesis: the concept, the evidence and the methodologies', Sports Medicine, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 135-149. Open access 103 98 49
2013	Katzmarzyk, PT, Barreira, T V, Broyles, ST, Champagne, CM, Maher, CA, Olds, TS & Church, TS and 15 other authors 2013, 'The international study of childhood obesity, lifestyle and the environment (ISCOLE): design and methods', BMC Public Health, vol. 13, article no. 900, pp. 1-13. Open access 190 192 139
2013	Kenyon, A, McEvoy, M, Sprod, J & Maher, C 2013, 'Validity of pedometers in people with physical disabilities : a systematic review', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 1161-1170. 13 12 5
2013	Kernot, J, Olds, T, Lewis, LK & Maher, C 2013, 'Effectiveness of a facebook-delivered physical activity intervention for post-partum women: a randomized controlled trial protocol', BMC Public Health, vol. 13, article no. 518, pp. 1-7. Open access 33 26 7
2013	Maher, C, Kenyon, A, McEvoy, M & Sprod, J 2013, 'The reliability and validity of a research-grade pedometer for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 55, no. 9, pp. 827-833. Open access 6 6 2
2013	Maher, C, Kernot, J & Olds, T 2013, 'Time use patterns in ambulatory adolescents with cerebral palsy', Child: Care, Health and Development, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 404-411. 5 6 1
2013	Maher, CA, Burton, NW, Van Uffelen, JG, Brown, WJ, Sprod, JA & Olds, TS 2013, 'Changes in use of time, activity patterns, and health and wellbeing across retirement: design and methods of the life after work study', BMC Public Health, vol. 13, article no. 952, pp. 1-7. Open access 7 7 2
2013	Maher, CA, Mire, E, Harrington, DM, Staiano, AE & Katzmarzyk, PT 2013, 'The independent and combined associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior with obesity in adults: NHANES 2003-06', Obesity, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 730-737. Open access 81 75 18
2012	Dollman, J, Maher, C, Olds, TS & Ridley, K 2012, 'Physical activity and screen time behaviour in metropolitan, regional and rural adolescents: a cross-sectional study of Australians aged 9-16 years', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 32-37. Open access 17 15 3
2012	Ferrar, KE, Olds, TS, Maher, CA & Gomersall, SR 2012, 'Social inequalities in health-related use of time in Australian adolescents', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 378-384. Open access 5 4
2012	Gomersall, S, Maher, C, Norton, KI, Dollman, J, Tomkinson, G, Esterman, A, English, CK, Lewis, N & Olds, T 2012, 'Testing the activitystat hypothesis: a randomised controlled trial protocol', BMC Public Health, vol. 12, article no. 851, pp. 1-10. Open access 5 5 2
2012	Maher, C, Olds, TS, Eisenmann, JC & Dollman, J 2012, 'Screen time is more strongly associated than physical activity with overweight and obesity in 9- to 16- year-old Australians', Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, vol. 101, no. 11, pp. 1170-1174. Open access 57 50 2
2012	Olds, T, Ferrar, KE, Gomersall, SR, Maher, C & Walters, J 2012, 'The elasticity of time: associations between physical activity and use of time in adolescents', Health Education and Behavior, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 732-736. Open access 18 18 1
2011	Maher, C 2011, 'An internet-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention has short term positive effects on physical activity levels among adolescents', Journal of Physiotherapy, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 132. 1
2011	Maher, CA, Evans, KA, Sprod, JA & Bostock, SM 2011, 'Factors influencing postural management for children with cerebral palsy in the special school setting', Disability and Rehabilitation, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 146-158. 10 11
2011	Olds, T, Maher, C, Shi, Z, Péneau, S, Lioret, S, Castetbon, K, Bellisle, F, De Wilde, J, Hohepa, M, Maddison, R, Lissner, L, Sjöberg, A, Zimmermann, M, Aeberli, I, Ogden, C, Flegal, K & Summerbell, C 2011, 'Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: data from nine countries', Pediatric Obesity, vol. 6, no. 5-6, pp. 342-360. Open access 410 385
2011	Olds, T, Maher, CA & Ridley, K 2011, 'The place of physical activity in the time budgets of 10-13 year-old Australian children', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 548-557. Open access 16 13
2011	Olds, TS, Ferrar, KE, Schranz, NK & Maher, CA 2011, 'Obese adolescents are less active than their normal-weight peers, but wherein lies the difference?', Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 189-195. Open access 38 35
2011	Olds, TS, Maher, CA & Matricciani, L 2011, 'Sleep duration or bedtime? : exploring the relationship between sleep habits and weight status and activity patterns', Sleep, vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 1299-1307. Open access 141 132
2011	Verschuren, O, Ketelaar, M, Keefer, D, Wright, V, Butler, J, Ada, L, Maher, C, Reid, S, Wright, M, Dalziel, B, Wiart, L, Fowler, E, Unnithan, V, Maltais, D, Van Den Berg-Emons, R & Takken, T 2011, 'Identification of a core set of exercise tests for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a Delphi survey of researchers and clinicians', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 449-456. Open access 32 33
2010	Maher, C & Olds, T 2010, 'Minutes, MET minutes, and METs: unpacking socio-economic gradients in physical activity in adolescents', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 160-165. Open access 31 28
2010	Maher, CA, Williams, MT, Olds, TS & Lane, A 2010, 'An internet-based physical activity intervention for adolescents with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 448-455. 44 41
2010	Olds, T, Blunden, S, Dollman, J & Maher, CA 2010, 'Day type and the relationship between weight status and sleep duration in children and adolescents', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 165-171. Open access 14 13
2010	Olds, TS, Maher, CA, Blunden, S & Matricciani, LA 2010, 'Normative data on the sleep habits of Australian children and adolescents', Sleep, vol. 33, no. 10, pp. 1381-1388. Open access 86 79
2010	Olds, TS, Maher, CA, Ridley, K & Kittel, DM 2010, 'Descriptive epidemiology of screen and non-screen sedentary time in adolescents: a cross sectional study', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 7, article no. 92. Open access 63 63
2010	Olds, TS, Ridley, K, Dollman, J & Maher, CA 2010, 'The validity of a computerized use of time recall, the multimedia activity recall for children and adolescents', Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 34-43. 43 30
2010	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.
2009	Gibson, SK, Sprod, JA & Maher, CA 2009, 'The use of standing frames for contracture management for nonmobile children with cerebral palsy', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, vol. 32 no. 4, pp. 316-323. 17 14
2009	Olds, T, Dollman, J & Maher, C 2009, 'Adolescent sport in Australia: who, when, where and what?', vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 11-16.
2008	Maher, CA, Olds, TS, Williams, MT & Lane, A 2008, 'Self-reported quality of life in adolescents with cerebral palsy', Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 41-57. 26
2008	Maher, CA, Williams, MT & Olds, TS 2008, 'The six-minute walk test for children with cerebral palsy', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 185-188. Open access 128 116

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
African Population and Health Research Center	KENYA
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	AUSTRALIA
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
Curtin University	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
Loughborough University	UNITED KINGDOM
Louisiana State University	UNITED STATES
Macquarie University	AUSTRALIA
McMaster University	CANADA
Menzies School of Health Research	AUSTRALIA
Metro South Health	AUSTRALIA
Millersville University	UNITED STATES
Mount Royal University	CANADA
Municipal Health Service The Hague	NETHERLANDS
National University of Singapore	SINGAPORE
NOSHA SA Branch	AUSTRALIA
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 Elizabeth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
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
St Pius X School	AUSTRALIA
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
The National Research Center for Work Environment	DENMARK
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte	UNITED STATES
Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center	CHINA
Ulster University	UNITED KINGDOM
Universidad de los Andes	COLOMBIA
Universita Degli Studi Di Verona	ITALY
Université Laval	CANADA
University College London	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Alberta	CANADA
University of Antwerp	BELGIUM
University of Arizona	UNITED STATES
University of Auckland	NEW ZEALAND
University of Bath	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Bedfordshire	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Birmingham	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 Iowa	UNITED STATES
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 Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
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
Award for Most Cited Observational Paper International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2020
Fulbright Scholarship Australian and American Fulbright Commission	2020
Grant Review Panellist National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2020
Invited Consultant for Health and Medical Industries Sector Plan Department for Trade and Investment	2020
MRFF Investigator Grant - Emerging Leader Level 2 Medical Research Future Fund	2020
National Finalist, iTNews Health Innovation Award iTNews	2020
National Finalist, Zurich Global Innovation Challenge Zurich Group	2020
Section Editor BMC Public Health	2020
Team Commendation Award for Research Excellence International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2020
Co-convenor of Healthy Development Adelaide Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA), University of Adelaide	2019
Evaluation Committee Member Swiss National Science Foundation	2019
Grant Review Panellist National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2019
High-Impact Award for Highly Cited 2016 Paper Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour	2019
Invited Consultant for Health and Medical Industries Sector Plan Department for Trade and Investment	2019
Invited Presentation IBM Think Summit, Sydney	2019
Invited Visiting Scholar Ghent University	2019
Section Editor BMC Public Health	2019
Award for Most Cited Methodological Paper 2015 International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2018
Co-Convenor of the e- and mHealth Special Interest Group International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2018
Grant Review Panellist National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2018
Invited Speaker Australasian Diabetes Congress, Perth	2018
Keynote speaker Real Big Things Seminar Series, Hardhat Consultancy, Melbourne	2018
Panellist, Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Project Grants National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2018
Section Editor BMC Public Health	2018
Career Development Fellowship: Using online social networks to improve health National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2017
Co-Convenor of the e- and mHealth Special Interest Group International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2017
Grant Review Panellist National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2017
Section Editor BMC Public Health	2017
Women's Excellence in Research Award Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA)	2017
Career Development Fellowship National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2016
Chair, e- and mHealth Special Interest Group International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2016
Invited committee member SA Early Career Research Expert Network	2016
Invited distinguished discussant International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2016
Invited member of Scientific Advisory Board National Bone Foundation	2016
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship National Heart Foundation	2016
Section Editor BMC Public Health	2016
Associate Editor BMC Public Health	2015
Best New Investigator Sports Medicine Australia National Conference	2015
Co-chair, e- and mHealth Special Interest Group International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2015
Invited member of Scientific Advisory Board National Bone Foundation	2015
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship National Heart Foundation	2015
Associate Editor BMC Public Health	2014
Australian Postdoctoral Award Australian 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 Group International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity	2014
Governors Leadership Foundation Leaders Institute of South Australia	2014
Invited distinguished discussant International Society of Physical Activity and Health - international congress	2014
Invited member of Scientific Advisory Board National Bone Foundation	2014
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship National Heart Foundation	2014
Australian Postdoctoral Award Australian Research Council (ARC)	2013
Finalist, Tall Poppy Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science	2013
Invited member of Scientific Advisory Board National Bone Foundation	2013
Outstanding Poster Prize The Obesity Society	2013
South Australian Tall Poppy Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science	2013
Australian Postdoctoral Award Australian Research Council (ARC)	2012
Runner-up - SA Science Excellence Awards - Early Career STEM Professional Department of State Development, Government of South Australia	2012
Australian Postdoctoral Award Australian Research Council (ARC)	2011

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Annual rhythms in daily activity in Australian adults	Current
Annual rhythms of diet in Australian adults	Current
The development of physical activity and screen time guidelines for Australian outside school hours care	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
Real-world implementation of a physical activity smartphone app: applying marketing principles to promote a health intervention	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

Professor Carol Maher

About me

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UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

About me

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Research

Research themes

Research focus

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Current research & highlights

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Award for Most Cited Observational Paper

Fulbright Scholarship

Grant Review Panellist

Invited Consultant for Health and Medical Industries Sector Plan

MRFF Investigator Grant - Emerging Leader Level 2

National Finalist, iTNews Health Innovation Award

National Finalist, Zurich Global Innovation Challenge

Section Editor

Team Commendation Award for Research Excellence

Co-convenor of Healthy Development Adelaide

Evaluation Committee Member

Grant Review Panellist

High-Impact Award for Highly Cited 2016 Paper

Invited Consultant for Health and Medical Industries Sector Plan

Invited Presentation

Invited Visiting Scholar

Section Editor

Award for Most Cited Methodological Paper 2015

Co-Convenor of the e- and mHealth Special Interest Group

Grant Review Panellist

Invited Speaker

Keynote speaker

Panellist, Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Project Grants

Section Editor

Career Development Fellowship: Using online social networks to improve health

Co-Convenor of the e- and mHealth Special Interest Group

Grant Review Panellist

Section Editor

Women's Excellence in Research Award

Career Development Fellowship

Chair, e- and mHealth Special Interest Group

Invited committee member

Invited distinguished discussant

Invited member of Scientific Advisory Board

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Section Editor

Associate Editor

Best New Investigator

Co-chair, e- and mHealth Special Interest Group

Invited member of Scientific Advisory Board

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Associate Editor

Australian Postdoctoral Award

Award for most cited paediatric paper of 2010 (awarded in 2014)

Co-chair, e- and mHealth Special Interest Group

Governors Leadership Foundation

Invited distinguished discussant

Invited member of Scientific Advisory Board

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Australian Postdoctoral Award

Finalist, Tall Poppy Award

Invited member of Scientific Advisory Board

Outstanding Poster Prize

South Australian Tall Poppy Award

Australian Postdoctoral Award

Runner-up - SA Science Excellence Awards - Early Career STEM Professional

Australian Postdoctoral Award

Teaching & student supervision

Courses and programs