Dr Terry Boyle is an epidemiologist in the Australian Centre for Precision Health at UniSA. He has a broad interest in lifestyle factors and chronic disease, with a focus on the role that physical activity and sedentary behaviour play in cancer risk, cancer survival and cancer survivorship. While he conducts research on a range of cancers, his recent studies have been on haematological cancers such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Terry received his PhD from The University of Western Australia in 2012, then received prestigious Fellowships from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) which gave him the opportunity to spend two years at the BC Cancer... Read more
About me
Dr Terry Boyle is an epidemiologist in the Australian Centre for Precision Health at UniSA. He has a broad interest in lifestyle factors and chronic disease, with a focus on the role that physical activity and sedentary behaviour play in cancer risk, cancer survival and cancer survivorship. While he conducts research on a range of cancers, his recent studies have been on haematological cancers such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Terry received his PhD from The University of Western Australia in 2012, then received prestigious Fellowships from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) which gave him the opportunity to spend two years at the BC Cancer Agency and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He joined UniSA in October 2017, before which he was at the Curtin University School of Public Health in Western Australia.
Terry has experience in a range of epidemiological and biostatistical methods, including multiple imputation, meta-analysis, directed acyclic graphs, causal inference methods, assessment of lifestyle-related and occupational exposures and increasing participation in epidemiological studies, and is currently leading several projects involving pooling data from multiple national and international studies. Terry also lectures and consults in biostatistics.
Terry is currently looking for Honours and PhD students and has several projects available. His publications and research highlights will give you a good idea about the types of research he is interested in.
About me
Australasian Epidemiological Association
Society for Epidemiologic Research
Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
International Society for Physical Activity and Health
International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Western Australia
Bachelor of Science (Honours) The University of Western Australia
Current Positions
Senior Lecturer, Centre for Population Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Affiliate Scientist, Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada
Previous Positions
2016-17: Research Fellow/Australian NHMRC Early Career Fellow, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
2014-16: CIHR Fellow/MSFHR Trainee/Honorary UBC Killam Fellow, Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada
2014-16: Research Fellow/Australian NHMRC Early Career Fellow, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Much of Terry’s current research aims to further our understanding of the role active and sedentary behaviours play in cancer risk, cancer survival and cancer survivorship. This is achieved by: (1) using accelerometers to obtain more precise and detailed measures of sedentary and active behaviours; (2) utilising novel methods which take the interdependent nature of these behaviours into account; (3) employing causal inference methods to provide stronger evidence for the health benefits of physical activity; and (4) working with national and international researchers to combine datasets, thus allowing more specific research questions to be asked.
Below are some examples of Terry’s current projects.
1. In... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
The Effect of an Exercise Program on Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes: A Feasibility Study (CORE-PD), The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/04/2024 - 30/04/2026
Physical Activity, Sitting and Cancer, NHMRC - Early Career Fellowship, 24/10/2017 - 31/03/2018
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, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2018 |
Open access
43
41
24
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| 2018 |
Open access
48
47
9
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| 2018 |
Open access
44
36
611
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| 2017 |
Open access
23
21
2
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| 2016 |
Open access
64
59
4
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| Year | Output |
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| 2025 |
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| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2025 |
2
2
203
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| 2025 |
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| 2025 |
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| 2025 |
Open access
7
5
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| 2024 |
1
1
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
2
2
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
14
15
3
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| 2024 |
Open access
3
3
4
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| 2024 |
3
3
4
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| 2024 |
Open access
4
3
180
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| 2024 |
Open access
3
3
8
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| 2023 |
Open access
6
6
4
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| 2023 |
Open access
6
7
1
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
54
50
12
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| 2023 |
Open access
3
3
210
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| 2023 |
Open access
10
8
3
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| 2023 |
Open access
3
4
7
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| 2023 |
Open access
3
3
7
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
2
2
430
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
193
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| 2022 |
Open access
9
7
5
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| 2022 |
1
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
7
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| 2022 |
Open access
37
40
694
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| 2022 |
Open access
18
18
2
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| 2022 |
Open access
48
45
1123
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| 2022 |
Open access
3
3
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
10
11
1
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| 2022 |
50
52
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| 2021 |
28
23
29
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| 2021 |
18
17
1
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| 2021 |
Open access
9
8
11
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| 2021 |
30
28
14
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| 2021 |
Open access
5
5
8
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| 2021 |
Open access
16
12
18
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| 2021 |
Open access
4
4
6
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| 2021 |
3
3
2
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| 2020 |
4
4
1
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| 2020 |
9
9
4
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| 2020 |
Open access
73
62
71
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| 2020 |
Open access
13
13
6
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| 2020 |
Open access
47
43
22
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| 2020 |
21
21
3
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| 2020 |
Open access
1
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| 2020 |
7
7
19
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| 2019 |
6
3
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| 2019 |
Open access
13
11
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| 2019 |
Open access
26
25
8
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| 2019 |
Open access
117
109
39
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| 2019 |
Open access
45
38
2
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| 2019 |
5
5
4
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| 2019 |
Open access
50
45
9
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| 2019 |
Open access
12
11
5
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| 2018 |
16
16
2
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| 2018 |
32
30
3
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| 2018 |
Open access
43
41
24
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| 2018 |
6
6
3
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| 2018 |
13
13
1
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| 2018 |
Open access
48
47
9
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| 2018 |
9
6
3
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| 2018 |
Open access
44
36
611
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| 2018 |
Open access
25
20
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| 2018 |
10
7
10
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| 2017 |
Open access
23
21
2
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| 2017 |
15
15
2
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| 2017 |
Open access
34
30
1
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| 2017 |
Open access
10
8
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| 2017 |
20
19
383
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| 2017 |
Open access
16
17
8
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| 2017 |
25
23
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| 2016 |
Open access
6
6
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
64
59
4
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| 2016 |
46
48
1
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| 2015 |
13
12
18
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| 2015 |
Open access
12
11
17
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| 2015 |
Open access
63
59
5
|
| 2015 |
Open access
23
23
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| 2015 |
38
33
1
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| 2014 |
Open access
9
7
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| 2014 |
Open access
15
14
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| 2014 |
Open access
43
34
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| 2014 |
Open access
79
70
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| 2013 |
Open access
84
81
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| 2013 |
Open access
3
3
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| 2013 |
Open access
93
84
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| 2012 |
18
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| 2012 |
13
12
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| 2012 |
11
9
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| 2012 |
Open access
273
231
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| 2012 |
4
4
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| 2011 |
Open access
72
59
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| 2011 |
39
32
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| 2011 |
166
150
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| 2011 |
Open access
16
16
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| 2010 |
Open access
15
14
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Research
Much of Terry’s current research aims to further our understanding of the role active and sedentary behaviours play in cancer risk, cancer survival and cancer survivorship. This is achieved by: (1) using accelerometers to obtain more precise and detailed measures of sedentary and active behaviours; (2) utilising novel methods which take the interdependent nature of these behaviours into account; (3) employing causal inference methods to provide stronger evidence for the health benefits of physical activity; and (4) working with national and international researchers to combine datasets, thus allowing more specific research questions to be asked.
Below are some examples of Terry’s current projects.
1. In 2013-14 Terry established a cohort of 500 cancer survivors, and the first follow-up of these participants was completed in the second half of 2017. Baseline assessment involved collection of sleep quality and duration, sedentary time and physical activity (assessed with an accelerometer), clinical, demographic and lifestyle factors, and patient-reported outcomes, and patient-reported outcome and sleep data were collected again at follow-up.
Data from this cohort will be used to prospectively examine interdependent associations between sleep, sedentary and physical activity behaviours and changes in patient-reported outcomes (including health-related quality of life, fatigue, depression, anxiety and cognitive functioning) in breast cancer, colon cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. It will also be used to identify determinants (including socio-economic and geographic disparities) of poorer patient-reported outcomes and unmet needs in cancer survivors.
2. Terry is working with researchers in the Netherlands, US, Canada and Australia to identify and investigate the correlates of daily activity patterns in cancer survivors, and investigate whether these correlates differ by cancer type. This project is using pooled data from eight studies.
3. Terry is investigating the associations between physical activity, sedentary work and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma using pooled data from eleven studies (from the US, the UK, Canada, Europe and Australia) in the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium. He is particularly interested in whether physical activity and sedentary work are differentially associated with the risk of individual non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Alberta Health Services | UNITED STATES |
| Al-Quds University | PALESTINE |
| Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
| Athabasca University | CANADA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| BC Cancer | CANADA |
| Beckman Research Institute | UNITED STATES |
| Biomedical Research Network Center: Epidemiology and Public Health | SPAIN |
| Border Medical Oncology | AUSTRALIA |
| BreastScreen SA | AUSTRALIA |
| British Columbia Cancer Agency | CANADA |
| Calvary North Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Cancer Council Victoria | AUSTRALIA |
| Cancer Council WA | AUSTRALIA |
| Cancer Council Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| CanTeen Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Carleton University | CANADA |
| Chris O'Brien Lifehouse | AUSTRALIA |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | UNITED STATES |
| CTA Pathology | UNITED STATES |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
| Dublin City University | IRELAND |
| Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
| Federal University of Pelotas | BRAZIL |
| Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Free University of Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Health Consumer Representative | AUSTRALIA |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | ISRAEL |
| Hollywood Private Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Hospitalet de Llobregat | SPAIN |
| Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
| Kaiser Permanente | UNITED STATES |
| Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute | UNITED STATES |
| Mayo Clinic | UNITED STATES |
| McMaster University | CANADA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
| National Cancer Institute | UNITED STATES |
| National Institute of Public Health and the Environment | NETHERLANDS |
| National Institute of Public Health of Quebec | CANADA |
| Nepean Cancer Care Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Netherlands Cancer Institute | NETHERLANDS |
| Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation | NETHERLANDS |
| Newcastle Skin Check | AUSTRALIA |
| Nippon Sport Science University | JAPAN |
| niversity of Notre Dame | UNITED STATES |
| North Metropolitan Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
| Northwestern University | UNITED STATES |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Queen's University | CANADA |
| Ramsay Health Care | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal District Nursing Service SA | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Jubilee Hospital | CANADA |
| Royal Perth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Sao Paulo State University | BRAZIL |
| Shanghai University of Sport | CHINA |
| Sheffield Hallam University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Simon Fraser University | CANADA |
| Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
| St John of God Murdoch Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| St John of God Subiaco Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| St Peter’s Specialized Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| St Vincent's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| St. John of God Health Care | AUSTRALIA |
| Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
| Tamara Private Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Technical University of Liberec | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| The University of Notre Dame Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Tilburg University | NETHERLANDS |
| University College London | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University Manchester | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Alberta | CANADA |
| University of Bristol | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of British Columbia | CANADA |
| University of Calgary | CANADA |
| University of California | UNITED STATES |
| University of California System | UNITED STATES |
| University of Chicago | UNITED STATES |
| University of Cologne | GERMANY |
| University of Dundee | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of East Anglia | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Extremadura | SPAIN |
| University of Granada | SPAIN |
| University of Haifa | ISRAEL |
| University of Iowa | UNITED STATES |
| University of Maastricht | NETHERLANDS |
| University of Manchester | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of North Dakota | UNITED STATES |
| University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
| 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 the Andes | COLOMBIA |
| University of the Witwatersrand | SOUTH AFRICA |
| University of Toronto | CANADA |
| University of Utah | UNITED STATES |
| University of Warwick | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Washington | UNITED STATES |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wolverhampton | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Utrecht University | NETHERLANDS |
| Western Australian Institute for Medical Research | AUSTRALIA |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
| WOMEN Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Women Western Australia Oncology Menopause Endometriosis New Mothers | AUSTRALIA |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Epidemiology CouncilInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2023 |
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Epidemiology CouncilInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2022 |
Co-ConvenorSA Chapter of Australasian Epidemiological Association |
2022 |
Committee MemberSA Branch of Public Health Association of Australia |
2022 |
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Epidemiology CouncilInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2021 |
Co-ConvenorSA Chapter of Australasian Epidemiological Association |
2021 |
Committee MemberSA Branch of Public Health Association of Australia |
2021 |
Grant ReviewerWorld Cancer Research Fund |
2021 |
Associate EditorBMC Public Health |
2020 |
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Epidemiology CouncilInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2020 |
Co-ConvenorSA Chapter of Australasian Epidemiological Association |
2020 |
Committee MemberSA Branch of Public Health Association of Australia |
2020 |
Fellowship Review Panel MemberVictoria Cancer Agency |
2020 |
Associate EditorBMC Public Health |
2019 |
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Epidemiology CouncilInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2019 |
Co-ConvenorSA Chapter of Australasian Epidemiological Association |
2019 |
Committee MemberSA Branch of Public Health Association of Australia |
2019 |
Grant Review Panel MemberVictoria Cancer Agency |
2019 |
Social Media Committee MemberInternational Society for Measurement of Physical Behaviour |
2019 |
Associate EditorBMC Public Health |
2018 |
Co-ConvenorSA Chapter of Australasian Epidemiological Association |
2018 |
Social Media Committee MemberInternational Society for Measurement of Physical Behaviour |
2018 |
Grant ReviewerSwiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research |
2017 |
Grant ReviewerCancer Research, United Kingdom |
2017 |
Grant ReviewerNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2017 |
MemberCanadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
2017 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2017 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2017 |
MemberInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2017 |
MemberInternational Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour |
2017 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2017 |
Social Media Committee MemberInternational Society for Measurement of Physical Behaviour |
2017 |
MemberCanadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
2016 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2016 |
MemberInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2016 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2016 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2016 |
MemberInternational Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour |
2016 |
Social Media Committee LeadInternational Society for Measurement of Physical Behaviour |
2016 |
MemberInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2015 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2015 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2015 |
MemberInternational Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour |
2015 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2015 |
MemberCanadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
2015 |
Social Media Committee LeadInternational Society for Measurement of Physical Behaviour |
2015 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2014 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2014 |
MemberInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2014 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2014 |
Early Career Researcher Award for Best Paper Accepted for PublicationThe University of Western Australia |
2013 |
High Achieving Young Investigator AwardThe University of Western Australia |
2013 |
Inaugural Early Career Cancer Researcher of the YearCancer Council Western Australia |
2013 |
MemberInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2013 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2013 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2013 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2013 |
Prize for Best Scientific Paper in Health and Medical ResearchRaine Medical Research |
2013 |
Raine Medical Research PrizeRaine Medical Research Foundation |
2013 |
Early Career Researcher Award for Best Paper Accepted for PublicationThe University of Western Australia |
2012 |
High Achieving Young Investigator AwardThe University of Western Australia |
2012 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2012 |
MemberInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2012 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2012 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2012 |
Best Oral Presentation AwardUWA Population Health Postgraduate Symposium |
2011 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2011 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2011 |
MemberInternational Society for Physical Activity and Health |
2011 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2011 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2010 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2010 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2010 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2009 |
MemberInternational Epidemiological Association |
2009 |
MemberSociety for Epidemiologic Research |
2009 |
MemberAustralasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) |
2008 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Dermal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: an assessment of dermal permeation, histopathological validation, and gene expression changes in human skin ex-vivo | Current |
| Does adherence to lifestyle recommendations reduce the risk of a second primary cancer? | Current |
| Investigating period poverty in South Australia | Current |
| The role of assessing physical activity in managing cardiovascular disease risk | Current |
| `Weight-ing to Live¿: investigating the association between resistance training and all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease mortality and cancer mortality | Completed |
| Data-driven analysis to establish the role of adiposity and related metabolic abnormalities on cancer: a large-scale study using the UK Biobank | Completed |
| Longitudinal lung function surveillance in the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service: trajectory analysis and participant experience | Completed |
| Toward blood flow restricted exercise training in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: complex intervention development | Completed |
