Jacinta is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Alliance for Research in Nutrition, Exercise and Activity (ARENA) group at UniSA.
Jacinta has 7+ years of clinical experience working as an Accredited Exercise Physiolgist in private practice, community mental health and within psychiatric hospital settings. She completed her PhD in 2022 looking at the effects of yoga as exercise on mental and physical health outcomes in people experiencing a mental illness. Currently, she manages the Activated OSHC project, a national multi-site effectiveness-implementation trial of physical activity and screen time guidelines in Out of School Hours Care.
Jacinta's expertise encompass diverse domains including designing physical activity ... Read more
About me
Jacinta is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Alliance for Research in Nutrition, Exercise and Activity (ARENA) group at UniSA.
Jacinta has 7+ years of clinical experience working as an Accredited Exercise Physiolgist in private practice, community mental health and within psychiatric hospital settings. She completed her PhD in 2022 looking at the effects of yoga as exercise on mental and physical health outcomes in people experiencing a mental illness. Currently, she manages the Activated OSHC project, a national multi-site effectiveness-implementation trial of physical activity and screen time guidelines in Out of School Hours Care.
Jacinta's expertise encompass diverse domains including designing physical activity interventions, delivering clinical and community trials, reviews and meta-analyses, analysis of large datasets to explore lifestyle behaviours and mental health outcomes, co-designing and collaborating with end-users, and science and media communication.
Jacinta is committed to leveraging behaviour science and exploring place-based solutions to equip and empower individuals and communities to implement evidence-based interventions that promote holistic health and wellbeing.
About me
Date | Title |
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01/04/2020 |
The Telegraph, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/18/regular-yoga-can-help-reduce-depression-study-finds-experts/ |
01/04/2020 |
CNN, https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/18/health/yoga-mental-health-wellness/index.html#:~:text=Yoga%20sessions%20were%20continued%20for,conditions%20benefiting%20more%20than%20others. |
01/04/2020 |
Daily Mail, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8332067/Yoga-help-people-mental-health-disorders-reduce-depressive-symptoms-study-shows.html |
01/04/2020 |
Fox News, https://www.foxnews.com/health/yoga-could-help-coronavirus-induced-depression-study-finds |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology University of South Australia
CLINICAL
My PhD was conferred in 2022, titled 'participation in yoga as a form of exercise for managing mental health'. As a postdoctoral researcher, I'm interested in the digital application of lifestyle medicine for promoting mental health and wellbeing.
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
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2022 |
6
1
12
|
2021 |
Open access
7
6
2
|
2021 |
Open access
73
53
930
|
2021 |
20
13
8
|
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
19
|
2023 |
1
2
|
2023 |
Open access
37
|
2023 |
Open access
11
176
|
2022 |
6
1
12
|
2021 |
Open access
7
6
2
|
2021 |
Open access
73
53
930
|
2021 |
20
13
8
|
2019 |
Open access
8
5
|
Research
My PhD was conferred in 2022, titled 'participation in yoga as a form of exercise for managing mental health'. As a postdoctoral researcher, I'm interested in the digital application of lifestyle medicine for promoting mental health and wellbeing.
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
Federal University of Santa Maria | BRAZIL |
King's College London | UNITED KINGDOM |
South Eastern Sydney LHD | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Manchester | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Exploring the role of exercise physiology in managing psychosocial disability and physical developmental delays in children with diagnosed mental disorders | Current |