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BA (Education), Queensland University of Technology, Australia BSc (Human Movement Studies), Queensland University of Technology, Australia GradCert (Tertiary Education), Queensland University of Technology, Australia PhD (Urban Design), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Biography:
Since completing my PhD in May 2014, I have been employed in a number of university-based research and teaching roles. I have lead several projects investigating how urban design affects mobility and health, particularly among persons with a disability. Over my career I have been employed in an NHMRC CRE in Healthy, Liveable and Equitable Communities, aiming to establish whether, and to what extent, the built and social environment is causally related to health and wellbeing outcomes; while also leading a program of work around transport and health in the Liveability Project, funded through the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre. I was then a research fellow in an NHMRC CRE in Disability and Health. In 2020, I transitioned to a teaching and research role at Victoria University as a Lecturer in Public Health in the College of Health and Biomedicine and Research Fellow in the Institute for Health and Sport.
PhD Thesis Title:
School-based Physical Activity Programs for Adolescent Wellness Improvement: An Investigation of the Association Between Wellness and Physical Activity
PhD Research Summary:
This thesis by publication included seven manuscripts that advanced contemporary understanding of the association between physical activity and wellness among adolescents. The findings suggested that due to potential interrelatedness between various aspects of wellness, changes in physical activity may also influence co-existing wellness domains; highlighting the potential for physical activity interventions to have a broad range of benefits among youth. These findings also added to the body of literature supporting the potential inclusion of physical activity as a component within multifaceted youth wellness programs. Findings reported in this thesis have implications for those seeking to initiate youth wellness interventions.