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
Harnessing life-course transitions to optimise time-use behaviour habits, ARC DECRA, 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Dialling Up Health: a Non-Inferiority Trial of an AI Enhanced Telephone Lifestyle Counselling Service, MRFF, 2024-2028
Levelling the Playing Field: A Scalable Community-wide Strategy to Improve Equity in Access to a Universal Children's Sports Voucher Program, NHMRC Partnership, 2024-2028
The 24-hour physical behaviour spectrum for cancer prevention: associations with cancer incidence and mortality in the ProPASS consortium of prospective wearables-based cohorts, NHMRC CTCS, 2024-2028
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.
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2024 |
Open access
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2024 |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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2024 |
Open access
1
71
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2024 |
Open access
3
11
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2024 |
Open access
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2024 |
Open access
2
6
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2023 |
Open access
2
6
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2023 |
Open access
1
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2023 |
Open access
37
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2023 |
Open access
2
1
472
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2023 |
Open access
10
8
148
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2023 |
1
19
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2023 |
Open access
2
3
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2023 |
Open access
1
4
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2023 |
Open access
1
1
6
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2023 |
Open access
3
7
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2023 |
Open access
3
88
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2023 |
Open access
1
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2023 |
Open access
6
21
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2023 |
Open access
7
7
22
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2023 |
Open access
3
59
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2023 |
Open access
1
1
|
2023 |
Open access
9
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2023 |
Open access
2
17
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2023 |
Open access
22
176
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2023 |
Open access
174
145
4673
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2023 |
Open access
2
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2023 |
6
6
3
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2023 |
Open access
3
3
159
|
2022 |
3
3
9
|
2022 |
Open access
7
14
6
|
2022 |
Open access
5
5
16
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2022 |
Open access
10
10
37
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2022 |
Open access
5
149
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2022 |
Open access
4
4
16
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2022 |
Open access
5
5
325
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2022 |
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124
1037
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2022 |
7
7
5
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2022 |
2
1
54
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2022 |
1
1
295
|
2022 |
Open access
31
25
20
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2022 |
Open access
3
3
8
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2022 |
Open access
41
37
36
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2022 |
Open access
7
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2022 |
Open access
4
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2022 |
Open access
5
5
11
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2022 |
Open access
26
25
1
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2021 |
Open access
7
8
20
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2021 |
Open access
13
13
5
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2021 |
Open access
48
42
24
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2021 |
Open access
5
5
1
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2021 |
11
10
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2021 |
14
12
25
|
2021 |
Open access
20
13
63
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2021 |
Open access
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23
16
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2021 |
Open access
13
11
43
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2021 |
27
23
6
|
2021 |
Open access
3
3
1
|
2021 |
7
9
83
|
2021 |
Open access
7
|
2021 |
Open access
9
7
7
|
2021 |
Open access
12
13
20
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2021 |
Open access
12
10
39
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2020 |
Open access
24
24
6
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2020 |
20
99
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2020 |
Open access
125
122
9
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2020 |
Open access
11
11
122
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2020 |
Open access
28
26
37
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2020 |
Open access
36
31
16
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2020 |
Open access
24
24
16
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2020 |
6
|
2020 |
Open access
29
28
6
|
2020 |
5
5
69
|
2020 |
Open access
9
8
9
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2019 |
36
34
4
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2019 |
Open access
176
135
2
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2019 |
Open access
9
8
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2019 |
Open access
31
31
19
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2019 |
Open access
11
10
7
|
2019 |
Open access
7
7
20
|
2019 |
Open access
8
7
106
|
2019 |
Open access
24
22
46
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2019 |
Open access
15
13
98
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2018 |
Open access
50
47
2
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2018 |
Open access
46
40
2
|
2018 |
61
54
12
|
2018 |
Open access
281
256
21
|
2018 |
Open access
77
68
2
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2018 |
Open access
39
20
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2018 |
Open access
33
30
24
|
2018 |
Open access
220
206
42
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2018 |
Open access
18
17
14
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2018 |
Open access
11
10
4
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2018 |
90
79
34
|
2018 |
Open access
33
30
13
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2017 |
Open access
98
86
13
|
2017 |
48
40
1
|
2017 |
Open access
105
93
32
|
2017 |
Open access
119
80
30
|
2017 |
245
198
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2017 |
Open access
19
17
37
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2016 |
Open access
34
29
46
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2016 |
Open access
55
50
29
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Healthy Development Adelaide: Womens Research Excellence Award (2024)
PhD Research Excellence, SA Science Excellence Awards (2019)
Heart Foundation Paul Korner Innovation Award (2018)
Inspire PhD Award, UniSA (2018)
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute | NETHERLANDS |
Amsterdam University Medical Center | NETHERLANDS |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute | 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 |
Dublin City University | IRELAND |
Eastern Ontario Research Institute | CANADA |
Edge Hill University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health | FINLAND |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Ghent University | BELGIUM |
Glasgow Caledonian University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Hasanuddin University | INDONESIA |
Healthy Care Services Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Heidelberg University | GERMANY |
Helsingin Yliopisto | FINLAND |
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar | SPAIN |
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
International Sport and Culture Association | DENMARK |
Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education | POLAND |
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | GERMANY |
Karolinska Institute | SWEDEN |
Laval University | CANADA |
Leiden University Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
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 |
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Queen's University | CANADA |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria | AUSTRALIA |
Shanghai University of Sport | CHINA |
South Australian Department of Education and Child Development | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
Spanish National Research Council | SPAIN |
Swansea University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Syracuse University | UNITED STATES |
Tanunda Lutheran Home Inc | AUSTRALIA |
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 Delaware | UNITED STATES |
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 Limerick | IRELAND |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Maastricht | NETHERLANDS |
University of Massachusetts Amherst | UNITED STATES |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of New South Wales | 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 Primorska | SLOVENIA |
University of Quebec at Montreal | CANADA |
University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada) | CANADA |
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 |
Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | UNITED STATES |
Vrije University Brussel | BELGIUM |
VU University Medical Center | NETHERLANDS |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Discovery Early Career Award (DECRA)Australian Research Council |
2024 |
Editorial boardJournal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors |
2024 |
Future Leader Fellowship (honorary)National Heart Foundation |
2024 |
Invited Presenter at Digital Phenotyping SeminarThe University of Oxford |
2024 |
Invited speaker - Finding a healthy balance of daily activities and sleepUniversity of Hawaii, Children’s Healthy Living Program |
2024 |
Member of Meetings Committee, and of the Conference Scientific CommitteeCompositional Data Association |
2024 |
The 2024 SA CVRN Award for Emerging Leader in Cardiovascular ResearchHeart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Network |
2024 |
TreasurerInternational Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists (INTUE) |
2024 |
Women’s Excellence in Research AwardHealthy Development Adelaide |
2024 |
Development of Policy Brief for the UN Health Promoting Schools Programme, now published on WHO websiteWHO, UNICEF, UNESCO |
2023 |
Discovery Early Career Award (DECRA)Australian Research Council |
2023 |
Editorial boardJournal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors |
2023 |
Future Leader Fellowship (honorary)National Heart Foundation |
2023 |
Invited speaker - Compositional Data Analysis: 3-day workshopMahidol University, Thailand |
2023 |
Member of Meetings Committee, and of the Conference Scientific CommitteeCompositional Data Association |
2023 |
TreasurerInternational Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists (INTUE) |
2023 |
Development of Policy Brief for the UN Health Promoting Schools Programme, now published on WHO websiteWHO, UNICEF, UNESCO |
2022 |
Early Career FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2022 |
Editorial boardJournal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors |
2022 |
Invited speaker- Optimal instruments for measurement of dietary intake, physical activity and sleep among adultsNIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute |
2022 |
TreasurerInternational Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists (INTUE) |
2022 |
Collaboration & Exchange AwardThe National Heart Foundation |
2021 |
Early Career FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2021 |
Editorial boardJournal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors |
2021 |
TreasurerInternational Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists (INTUE) |
2021 |
Early Career FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2020 |
Editorial boardJournal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors |
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 |
TreasurerInternational Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists (INTUE) |
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 |
TreasurerInternational Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists (INTUE) |
2019 |
Invited member of scientific committee to update Australia Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines Children and Young PeopleAustralian Government |
2018 |
Invited PresentationDepartment of Optimisation and Logistics, University of Adelaide |
2018 |
Invited PresentationAuckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand |
2018 |
Invited PresentationMurdoch Children Research Institute, Melbourne |
2018 |
Invited PresentationUniversity of Wollongong |
2018 |
Invited symposium presentationInternational Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting, Hong Kong |
2018 |
MemberAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) |
2018 |
MemberAllied Health Practitioner Regulation |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association (APA) |
2018 |
MemberHealthy Development Adelaide |
2018 |
MemberInternational Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2018 |
MemberInternational Society of Physical Activity and Health |
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 PresentationMRC Epidemiology, The University of Cambridge |
2017 |
Invited PresentationUniversity of East Anglia |
2017 |
Invited PresentationMathematics Department, Olomouc University, Czech Republic |
2017 |
Invited PresentationHEPA Europe, Croatia |
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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An examination of the use of green spaces and its influence on wellbeing for African diaspora youth in an Australian city | Current |
Building your best day for dementia prevention - longitudinal trajectories of dementia risk | Current |
Empirical reallocation of time | Current |
Navigating the Leap: Wellbeing Trends in South Australian Students Transitioning from Primary to Secondary Education | Current |
Not just `what¿ but `when¿: exploring the associations of temporal patterns of eating and sleeping with cognition in older Australian adults. | Current |
24-hour time use, cognitive function and brain health in older adults | Completed |
Sleep and cardiometabolic health: a multidimensional and compositional approach | Completed |