Nicky Ridgers is an Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Health in Allied Health and Human Peformance. She is a member of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at the University of South Australia.
Nicky's research focuses on the assessment of children's and adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behaviour using a range of different methods. She is particulalry interested in the measurement of activity patterns and whether the way in which children accumulate their activity across the day impacts on their cardiometabolic health. Additionally, a major focus of Nicky's research has been the promotion of physical activity using theory-based interventions within school settings.... Read more
About me
Nicky Ridgers is an Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Health in Allied Health and Human Peformance. She is a member of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at the University of South Australia.
Nicky's research focuses on the assessment of children's and adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behaviour using a range of different methods. She is particulalry interested in the measurement of activity patterns and whether the way in which children accumulate their activity across the day impacts on their cardiometabolic health. Additionally, a major focus of Nicky's research has been the promotion of physical activity using theory-based interventions within school settings. She is leading research that examines children's and adolescents' activity levels during recess and lunchtime, and what factors may influence recess and lunchtime behaviours.
Nicky has secured over $5m in competitive research funding, including from the Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, the National Heart Foundation of Australia, and VicHealth. She has published over 180 peer review papers and 8 book chapters.
If you are interested in research opportunities (honours, masters, PhD) please contact Nicky to have a chat.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Liverpool John Moores University
Master of Science (Applied Sports Sciences) University of Wales, Bangor
Bachelor of Science (Sports Science) University of Wales, Bangor
My current research projects are examining:
1) Activity compensation in primary school-aged children;
2) Associations between activity patterns and cardiometabolic health in youth;
3) How children's activity patterns change during interventions;
4) Children's activity behaviours in school outdoor environments, particularly during recess and lunchtime.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2022 |
Open access
3
3
14
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| 2022 |
Open access
6
6
9
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
23
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| 2021 |
Open access
8
13
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| 2020 |
18
18
11
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
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| 2015 |
Open access
7
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| Year | Output |
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
5
4
13
|
| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
2
2
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
32
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| 2022 |
1
4
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| 2022 |
Open access
2
1
11
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
3
14
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| 2022 |
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
6
6
9
|
| 2022 |
Open access
13
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
23
|
| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
Open access
5
6
29
|
| 2021 |
Open access
8
13
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| 2021 |
Open access
3
4
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
12
12
8
|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
2
21
|
| 2021 |
Open access
72
65
25
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| 2021 |
Open access
3
3
7
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| 2021 |
Open access
5
3
18
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| 2021 |
1
1
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| 2021 |
Open access
4
5
6
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| 2021 |
2
2
2
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| 2020 |
5
4
4
|
| 2020 |
1
6
|
| 2020 |
Open access
22
20
8
|
| 2020 |
Open access
8
10
203
|
| 2020 |
Open access
8
6
12
|
| 2020 |
10
12
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
71
63
147
|
| 2020 |
18
18
11
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
3
13
|
| 2020 |
Open access
6
6
29
|
| 2020 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
8
6
17
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
4
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
9
9
131
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
13
8
|
| 2019 |
Open access
9
8
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
13
12
9
|
| 2019 |
Open access
33
24
17
|
| 2019 |
9
9
8
|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
4
7
|
| 2019 |
Open access
10
10
20
|
| 2019 |
Open access
8
9
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
10
8
1
|
| 2018 |
24
|
| 2018 |
Open access
26
23
94
|
| 2018 |
13
10
23
|
| 2018 |
Open access
10
7
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
17
16
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| 2018 |
Open access
4
2
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| 2018 |
2
2
9
|
| 2018 |
14
16
47
|
| 2018 |
18
15
10
|
| 2018 |
13
15
1
|
| 2018 |
16
13
33
|
| 2018 |
Open access
65
54
16
|
| 2018 |
Open access
34
31
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
11
10
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
19
17
17
|
| 2018 |
Open access
37
36
20
|
| 2018 |
Open access
20
20
16
|
| 2018 |
7
6
10
|
| 2018 |
5
5
11
|
| 2018 |
Open access
25
32
|
| 2017 |
11
7
17
|
| 2017 |
Open access
55
50
1164
|
| 2017 |
48
43
10
|
| 2017 |
11
10
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
22
18
14
|
| 2017 |
22
21
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
57
49
14
|
| 2017 |
Open access
25
25
11
|
| 2017 |
Open access
25
23
11
|
| 2017 |
Open access
15
13
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
16
16
11
|
| 2017 |
Open access
30
29
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
26
25
388
|
| 2016 |
Open access
31
27
12
|
| 2016 |
Open access
379
323
28
|
| 2016 |
73
51
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
10
11
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
16
15
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
64
62
82
|
| 2016 |
Open access
199
191
45
|
| 2016 |
Open access
24
21
40
|
| 2016 |
Open access
58
59
12
|
| 2016 |
43
46
31
|
| 2016 |
38
36
5
|
| 2016 |
Open access
9
8
|
| 2016 |
14
13
8
|
| 2016 |
Open access
142
127
31
|
| 2016 |
Open access
30
28
11
|
| 2016 |
Open access
25
24
|
| 2016 |
55
46
6
|
| 2016 |
21
15
2
|
| 2015 |
108
88
2
|
| 2015 |
Open access
25
20
|
| 2015 |
114
90
3
|
| 2015 |
27
19
|
| 2015 |
Open access
55
47
49
|
| 2015 |
Open access
65
60
49
|
| 2015 |
Open access
12
13
3
|
| 2015 |
48
45
13
|
| 2015 |
Open access
9
10
5
|
| 2015 |
82
58
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| 2015 |
Open access
51
45
10
|
| 2015 |
Open access
29
28
11
|
| 2015 |
19
18
3
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| 2015 |
7
9
1
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Research
My current research projects are examining:
1) Activity compensation in primary school-aged children;
2) Associations between activity patterns and cardiometabolic health in youth;
3) How children's activity patterns change during interventions;
4) Children's activity behaviours in school outdoor environments, particularly during recess and lunchtime.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| ANZAC Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Athlone Institute of Technology | IRELAND |
| Auburn University | UNITED STATES |
| Auckland University of Technology | NEW ZEALAND |
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Baker IDI Health & Diabetes Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Bradford Institute for Health Research | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition | UNITED STATES |
| Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
| Children’s Mercy | UNITED STATES |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | UNITED STATES |
| City of Hope | UNITED STATES |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Policy and Communications, Early Childhood Ireland | IRELAND |
| Early Childhood | IRELAND |
| Early Childhood Ireland | IRELAND |
| Eastern Health Partnership | AUSTRALIA |
| Edge Hill University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Ghent University | BELGIUM |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Imaging at Olympic Park | AUSTRALIA |
| Iowa State University | UNITED STATES |
| James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
| Kaiser Permanente | GERMANY |
| Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute | UNITED STATES |
| Laude Lady Elizabeth Junior School | SPAIN |
| Liverpool Hope University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Liverpool John Moores University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Liverpool John Moore's University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Loughborough University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Louisiana State University | UNITED STATES |
| Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Morriston Hospital | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Nanyang Technological University | SINGAPORE |
| Oxford Brookes University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Radboud University Nijmegen | NETHERLANDS |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| San Diego State University | UNITED STATES |
| Swansea University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Texas A and M University | UNITED STATES |
| Ulster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University College Cork | IRELAND |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Agder | NORWAY |
| University of Alberta | CANADA |
| University of Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| University of British Columbia | CANADA |
| University of California | UNITED STATES |
| University of California San Diego | UNITED STATES |
| University of California System | UNITED STATES |
| University of Cambridge | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Chester | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Eastern Finland | FINLAND |
| University of Girona | SPAIN |
| University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
| University of Jyvaskyla | FINLAND |
| University of Liege | BELGIUM |
| University of Limerick | IRELAND |
| University of Maastricht | NETHERLANDS |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Michigan | UNITED STATES |
| University of Missouri | UNITED STATES |
| University of Muenster | GERMANY |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of North Dakota | UNITED STATES |
| University of Ottawa | 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 Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
| Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| VU Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
| VU University Medical Center | NETHERLANDS |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
| Zhejiang University | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Founding Director, Treasurer and ExecutiveAustralasian Society for Physical Activity |
2022 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2021 |
Founding Director, Treasurer and ExecutiveAustralasian Society for Physical Activity |
2021 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2020 |
Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Team ResearchCouncil of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) |
2020 |
Founding Director, Treasurer and ExecutiveAustralasian Society for Physical Activity |
2020 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2019 |
Founding Director, Treasurer and ExecutiveAustralasian Society for Physical Activity |
2019 |
Scientific Committee MemberInternational Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement |
2019 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2018 |
Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference |
2017 |
Scientific Committee MemberInternational Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement |
2017 |
Victorian Council MemberSports Medicine Australia |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 111055 - Associations between various aspects of handgrip strength and athletic performance | Current |
| Examining AFL athletes¿ rehabilitation journeys post-injury | Current |
| Optimising the compositional analysis of 24-hour time-use data | Current |
