Welcome to my homepage at the University of South Australia. I am located at City East Campus, where I am an Enterprise Fellow at the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA).
My research seeks to identify the healthiest way to spend our time across daily activities such as sleeping, screen time and exercise. Because there are only 24 hours in any day, this involves a balancing act between activities. My work develops novel analytical models that explore how to get the balance right, not only for one aspect of health, but for overall health and wellbeing.
I am DECRA Research Fellow (2023–2025) and the Treasurer of the International Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists.
About me
Welcome to my homepage at the University of South Australia. I am located at City East Campus, where I am an Enterprise Fellow at the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA).
My research seeks to identify the healthiest way to spend our time across daily activities such as sleeping, screen time and exercise. Because there are only 24 hours in any day, this involves a balancing act between activities. My work develops novel analytical models that explore how to get the balance right, not only for one aspect of health, but for overall health and wellbeing.
I am DECRA Research Fellow (2023–2025) and the Treasurer of the International Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Small Steps towards dementia prevention, Medical Research Future Fund, 01/03/2023 - 28/02/2026
Living your best day- Optimising activity and diet compositions for dementia prevention, NHMRC - Boosting Dementia Research Grants, 01/12/2019 - 30/11/2025
Optimisation of compositional data to inform lifestyle behaviour interventions, NHMRC - Early Career Fellowship, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022
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 - 31/12/2022
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 or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
6
|
2023 |
Open access
1
|
2023 |
Open access
37
|
2023 |
Open access
1
451
|
2023 |
Open access
2
148
|
2023 |
20
|
2023 |
Open access
1
4
|
2023 |
Open access
1
1
6
|
2023 |
Open access
1
7
|
2023 |
Open access
48
|
2023 |
Open access
1
|
2023 |
Open access
21
|
2023 |
Open access
1
22
|
2023 |
Open access
1
|
2023 |
Open access
2
|
2023 |
Open access
9
|
2023 |
Open access
17
|
2023 |
Open access
2
149
|
2023 |
Open access
31
4573
|
2023 |
Open access
2
|
2023 |
2
2
2
|
2023 |
Open access
1
144
|
2022 |
2
1
9
|
2022 |
Open access
5
9
6
|
2022 |
Open access
4
3
16
|
2022 |
Open access
6
5
37
|
2022 |
Open access
3
149
|
2022 |
Open access
3
1
17
|
2022 |
Open access
1
1
324
|
2022 |
Open access
47
1025
|
2022 |
4
2
5
|
2022 |
1
55
|
2022 |
1
1
295
|
2022 |
Open access
16
11
20
|
2022 |
Open access
8
|
2022 |
Open access
26
14
36
|
2022 |
Open access
7
|
2022 |
Open access
4
|
2022 |
Open access
3
3
11
|
2022 |
Open access
12
11
1
|
2021 |
Open access
5
2
22
|
2021 |
Open access
12
10
6
|
2021 |
Open access
36
30
24
|
2021 |
Open access
4
2
1
|
2021 |
10
7
|
2021 |
10
7
25
|
2021 |
Open access
15
9
62
|
2021 |
Open access
19
14
16
|
2021 |
Open access
9
6
43
|
2021 |
20
14
6
|
2021 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
2021 |
7
8
83
|
2021 |
Open access
7
|
2021 |
Open access
4
3
7
|
2021 |
Open access
9
5
21
|
2021 |
Open access
10
8
40
|
2020 |
Open access
20
17
6
|
2020 |
15
101
|
2020 |
Open access
96
89
9
|
2020 |
Open access
7
6
122
|
2020 |
Open access
23
20
37
|
2020 |
Open access
28
22
16
|
2020 |
Open access
16
14
16
|
2020 |
5
|
2020 |
Open access
27
23
6
|
2020 |
4
5
69
|
2020 |
Open access
8
8
9
|
2019 |
33
25
4
|
2019 |
Open access
149
104
2
|
2019 |
Open access
8
6
|
2019 |
Open access
30
27
19
|
2019 |
Open access
9
7
7
|
2019 |
Open access
6
5
20
|
2019 |
Open access
5
4
107
|
2019 |
Open access
21
14
49
|
2019 |
Open access
12
8
95
|
2018 |
Open access
44
40
2
|
2018 |
Open access
42
34
2
|
2018 |
54
46
12
|
2018 |
Open access
243
208
21
|
2018 |
Open access
69
59
2
|
2018 |
Open access
34
20
|
2018 |
Open access
31
25
24
|
2018 |
Open access
191
156
42
|
2018 |
Open access
18
16
14
|
2018 |
Open access
9
7
4
|
2018 |
72
58
35
|
2018 |
Open access
26
25
13
|
2017 |
Open access
91
79
13
|
2017 |
46
35
1
|
2017 |
Open access
96
78
32
|
2017 |
Open access
100
80
30
|
2017 |
211
156
|
2017 |
Open access
17
15
37
|
2016 |
Open access
33
28
46
|
2016 |
Open access
52
46
29
|
Winner: PhD Research Excellence, SA Science Excellence Awards (2019)
Winner: Heart Foundation Paul Korner Innovation Award (2018)
Winner: Inspire PhD Award, UniSA (2018)
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
---|---|
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals | DENMARK |
Brock University | CANADA |
Burnet Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario | CANADA |
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute | CANADA |
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa | CANADA |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Department for Education and Child Development | AUSTRALIA |
Dublin City University | IRELAND |
Eastern Ontario Research Institute | CANADA |
Edge Hill University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health | FINLAND |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Glasgow Caledonian University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Hasanuddin University | INDONESIA |
Heidelberg University | GERMANY |
Helsingin Yliopisto | FINLAND |
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar | SPAIN |
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education | POLAND |
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | GERMANY |
Karolinska Institute | SWEDEN |
Laval University | CANADA |
Linköping University | SWEDEN |
Liverpool Hope University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Liverpool John Moores University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Mahidol University | THAILAND |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Municipality of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
National Cancer Institute | UNITED STATES |
National Health and Medical Research Council | AUSTRALIA |
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences | NORWAY |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | NORWAY |
Oulu University Hospital | FINLAND |
Oxford University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Palacky University | CZECH REPUBLIC |
Palacky University Olomouc | CZECH REPUBLIC |
Palacký University Olomouc | CZECH REPUBLIC |
Pennington Biomedical Center | UNITED STATES |
Pennington Biomedical Research Center | UNITED STATES |
Queen's University, Kingston | CANADA |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria | AUSTRALIA |
Shanghai University of Sport | CHINA |
South Australia Department for Education and Child Development | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
Spanish National Research Council | SPAIN |
Swansea University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Syracuse University | UNITED STATES |
The James Hutton Institute | UNITED KINGDOM |
The National Research Center for Work Environment | DENMARK |
UNICEF | UNITED STATES |
Universidad de los Andes | COLOMBIA |
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Bath | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Cádiz | SPAIN |
University of Cambridge | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Cape Town | SOUTH AFRICA |
University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
University of East Anglia | UNITED KINGDOM |
University Of Gavle | SWEDEN |
University of Gävle | SWEDEN |
University of Girona | SPAIN |
University of Granada | SPAIN |
University of Helsinki | FINLAND |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | UNITED STATES |
University of Jyvaskyla | FINLAND |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Massachusetts Amherst | UNITED STATES |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | UNITED STATES |
University of Ottawa | CANADA |
University of Oulu | FINLAND |
University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Porto | PORTUGAL |
University of Presov | SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Southern Denmark | DENMARK |
University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Turin | ITALY |
University of Turku | FINLAND |
University of Victoria | CANADA |
University of Waterloo | CANADA |
University of Winchester | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
UNSW Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
Vrije University Brussel | BELGIUM |
VU University Medical Center | NETHERLANDS |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Early Career FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2022 |
Early Career FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2021 |
Early Career FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2020 |
Keynote Speaker: Compositional Data Analysis of Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep in Longitudinal StudiesProPASS 3rd Annual Meeting |
2020 |
Most Cited Cross-Sectional PaperInternational Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2020 |
Award for Excellence - Contribution to Time-Use EpidemiologyInternational Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists |
2019 |
Early Career FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2019 |
Invited PresentationTel Aviv University |
2019 |
Invited PresentationHaifa University |
2019 |
Invited PresentationWingate College, Israel |
2019 |
Maths and Data AwardWinnovation SA |
2019 |
PhD Research Excellence AwardSA Science Excellence Awards |
2019 |
Invited member of scientific committee to update Australia Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines Children and Young PeopleAustralian Government |
2018 |
Invited PresentationUniversity of Wollongong |
2018 |
Invited PresentationDepartment of Optimisation and Logistics, University of Adelaide |
2018 |
Invited PresentationMurdoch Children Research Institute, Melbourne |
2018 |
Invited PresentationAuckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand |
2018 |
Invited symposium presentationInternational Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting, Hong Kong |
2018 |
MemberHealthy Development Adelaide |
2018 |
MemberAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association (APA) |
2018 |
MemberInternational Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2018 |
MemberInternational Society of Physical Activity and Health |
2018 |
MemberAllied Health Practitioner Regulation |
2018 |
Paul Korner Innovation AwardNational Heart Foundation |
2018 |
Steering committee member & TreasurerInternational Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists |
2018 |
Early Career Presentation AwardHEPA Europe, Croatia |
2017 |
Invited PresentationHEPA Europe, Croatia |
2017 |
Invited PresentationMathematics Department, Olomouc University, Czech Republic |
2017 |
Invited PresentationMRC Epidemiology, The University of Cambridge |
2017 |
Invited PresentationUniversity of East Anglia |
2017 |
Invited symposium presentationAustralasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Adelaide |
2017 |
Winner of Best Poster Award7th international Workshop on Compositional Data analysis (CoDaWork2017), Italy |
2017 |
Invited PresentationMurdoch Children Research Institute, Melbourne |
2016 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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110460 - Recreation in green spaces: measuring health benefits and calculating effective doses | Current |
110969 - Towards personalising intervention strategies for dementia prevention | Current |
Building your best day for dementia prevention - longitudinal trajectories of dementia risk | Current |
Empirical reallocation of time | Current |
24-hour time use, cognitive function and brain health in older adults | Completed |
Sleep and cardiometabolic health: a multidimensional and compositional approach | Completed |