Dr Katherine Downing

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Lecturer, Physical Activity and Health

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Exer & Nutr Sciences

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Contact

k.downing@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46088

Publications

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2024

Are physical activity and sleep associated with emotional self-regulation in toddlers? a cross-sectional study

Abhigale D’Cruz, Katherine Downing, Emma Sciberras, Kylie Hesketh

(2024), pp. 1-8, BMC Public Health, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Prevalence of toddlers meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with parental perceptions and practices

E Rivera, K Hesketh, L Orellana, R Taylor, V Carson, J Nicholson, L Barnett, M Löf, H Koorts, D Becker, B Galland, J Salmon, K Downing

(2024), pp. S1440-2440(23)00520-0-, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Australia, C1

journal article

Motor skill competence and moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity: a linear and non-linear cross-sectional analysis of eight pooled trials

L Barnett, S Verswijveren, B Colvin, D Lubans, R Telford, N Lander, N Schott, M Tietjens, K Hesketh, P Morgan, T Hinkley, K Downing, R Telford, K Cohen, N Ridgers, G Abbott

(2024), Vol. 21, pp. 14-, The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, England, C1

journal article
2023

Does Sedentary Behavior Predict Motor Competence in Young Children?

Daniel Chagas, Kylie Hesketh, Katherine Downing, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Lisa Barnett

(2023), Vol. 11, pp. 100-116, Journal of Motor Learning and Development, Champaign, Ill., C1

journal article

Cross-sectional and prospective associations between behavioural patterns and adiposity in school-aged children

Ninoshka D’Souza, Katherine Downing, Miaobing Zheng, Gavin Abbott, Sandrine Lioret, Karen Campbell, Kylie Hesketh

(2023), Vol. 26, pp. 1840-1849, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2022

"Everything kind of revolves around technology": a qualitative exploration of families' screen use experiences, and intervention suggestions

L Arundell, L Gould, N Ridgers, A Ayala, K Downing, J Salmon, A Timperio, J Veitch

(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Public Health, England, C1

journal article

Outdoor time, screen time and sleep reported across early childhood: concurrent trajectories and maternal predictors

K Downing, B del Pozo Cruz, T Sanders, M Zheng, J Hnatiuk, J Salmon, K Hesketh

(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 160-, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1

journal article
2021

Nighttime sleep duration trajectories were associated with body mass index trajectories in early childhood

M Zheng, K Hesketh, J Wu, B Heitmann, K Downing, K Campbell

(2021), Vol. 16, Pediatric Obesity, England, C1

journal article

Volume and accumulation patterns of physical activity and sedentary time: longitudinal changes and tracking from early to late childhood

K Downing, T Hinkley, A Timperio, J Salmon, A Carver, D Cliff, A Okely, K Hesketh

(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1

journal article

A systematic review of economic evaluations of web-based or telephone-delivered interventions for preventing overweight and obesity and/or improving obesity-related behaviors

V Brown, H Tran, K Downing, K Hesketh, M Moodie

(2021), Vol. 22, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

journal article

The reliability and validity of a physical activity and sedentary behaviour home audit tool for children aged 2-5 years

F Patience, K Downing, K Hesketh, J Hnatiuk

(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1143-1148, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

A comparison of children's diet and movement behaviour patterns derived from three unsupervised multivariate methods

N D’Souza, K Downing, G Abbott, L Orellana, S Lioret, K Campbell, K Hesketh

(2021), Vol. 16, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

journal article
2020

A systematic review of lifestyle patterns and their association with adiposity in children aged 5-12 years

N D'Souza, K Kuswara, M Zheng, R Leech, K Downing, S Lioret, K Campbell, K Hesketh

(2020), Vol. 21, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

journal article

Long-term outcomes (2 and 3.5 years post-intervention) of the INFANT early childhood intervention to improve health behaviors and reduce obesity: Cluster randomised controlled trial follow-up

K Hesketh, J Salmon, S McNaughton, D Crawford, G Abbott, A Cameron, S Lioret, L Gold, K Downing, K Campbell

(2020), Vol. 17, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1

journal article

Family history of non-communicable diseases and associations with weight and movement behaviours in Australian school-aged children: A prospective study

K Downing, K Hesketh, A Timperio, J Salmon, K Moss, G Mishra

(2020), Vol. 10, BMJ Open, England, C1

journal article
2019

Interventions to increase physical activity in children 0-5 years old: a systematic review, meta-analysis and realist synthesis

J Hnatiuk, H Brown, K Downing, T Hinkley, J Salmon, K Hesketh

(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 75-87, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

journal article

Differences between mothers and fathers of young children in their use of the internet to support healthy family lifestyle behaviors: Cross-sectional study

R Laws, A Walsh, K Hesketh1, K Downing, K Kuswara, K Campbell

(2019), Vol. 21, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada, C1

journal article

Energy expenditure associated with posture transitions in preschool children

Katherine Downing, Xanne Janssen, Dylan Cliff, Anthony Okely, John Reilly

(2019), Vol. 14, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1

journal article

Feasibility of wearable cameras to assess screen time and time spent restrained in children aged 3 to 5 years: a study protocol

K Downing, X Janssen, J Reilly

(2019), Vol. 9, BMJ open, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Sitting and screen time outside school hours: correlates in 6-to 8-year-old children

Katherine Downing, Jo Salmon, Anna Timperio, Trina Hinkley, Dylan Cliff, Anthony Okely, Kylie Hesketh

(2019), Vol. 16, pp. 752-764, Journal of physical activity & health, Champaign, Ill., C1

journal article

Two approaches to increase physical activity for preschool children in child care centers: A matched-pair cluster-randomized trial

P Tandon, K Downing, B Saelens, D Christakis

(2019), Vol. 16, pp. 1-11, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1

journal article
2018

Interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour in 0-5-year-olds: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

K Downing, J Hnatiuk, T Hinkley, J Salmon, K Hesketh

(2018), pp. 1-10, British journal of sports medicine, C1

journal article

Feasibility and efficacy of a parent-focused, text message-delivered intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in 2- to 4-year-old children (mini movers): Pilot randomized controlled trial

K Downing, J Salmon, T Hinkley, J Hnatiuk, K Hesketh

(2018), Vol. 20, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada, C1

journal article

Associations between maternal concern about child's weight and related behaviours and maternal weight-related parenting practices: A cross-sectional study

J Haines, K Downing, L Tang, K Campbell, K Hesketh

(2018), Vol. 15, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1

journal article
2017

Physical activity, sedentary behavior and their correlates in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

R Jones, K Downing, N Rinehart, L Barnett, T May, J McGillivray, N Papadopoulos, H Skouteris, A Timperio, T Hinkley

(2017), Vol. 12, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

journal article

A mobile technology intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in 2- to 4-year-old children (Mini Movers): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

K Downing, J Salmon, T Hinkley, J Hnatiuk, K Hesketh

(2017), Vol. 18, Trials, England, C1

journal article

Do the correlates of screen time and sedentary time differ in preschool children?

K Downing, T Hinkley, J Salmon, J Hnatiuk, K Hesketh

(2017), Vol. 17, BMC Public Health, England, C1

journal article

Facilitator and participant use of Facebook in a community-based intervention for parents: the InFANT Extend Program

K Downing, K Campbell, P van der Pligt, K Hesketh

(2017), Vol. 13, pp. 443-454, Childhood obesity, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1

journal article

A collaborative approach to adopting/adapting guidelines - The Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the early years (Birth to 5 years): An integration of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep

A Okely, D Ghersi, K Hesketh, R Santos, S Loughran, D Cliff, T Shilton, D Grant, R Jones, R Stanley, J Sherring, T Hinkley, S Trost, C McHugh, S Eckermann, K Thorpe, K Waters, T Olds, T Mackey, R Livingstone, H Christian, H Carr, A Verrender, J Pereira, Z Zhang, K Downing, M Tremblay

(2017), Vol. 17, BMC Public Health, England, C1

journal article

Proportion of infants meeting the Australian 24-hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years: Data from the Melbourne InFANT Program

K Hesketh, K Downing, K Campbell, D Crawford, J Salmon, J Hnatiuk

(2017), Vol. 17, BMC Public Health, England, C1

journal article
2016

Informing active play and screen time Behaviour change interventions for low socioeconomic position mothers of young children: What do mothers want?

K Downing, K Best, K Campbell, K Hesketh

(2016), Vol. 2016, BioMed Research International, United States, C1

journal article
2015

Associations of parental rules and socioeconomic position with preschool children's sedentary behaviour and screen time

K Downing, T Hinkley, K Hesketh

(2015), Vol. 12, pp. 515-521, Journal of Physical Activity & Health, Champaign, Ill., C1

journal article

Addressing the social determinants of inequities in physical activity and sedentary behaviours

K Ball, A Carver, K Downing, M Jackson, K O'Rourke

(2015), Vol. 30, pp. ii8-ii19, Health promotion international, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Prevalence of sedentary behavior in children under 2 years: a systematic review

K Downing, J Hnatiuk, K Hesketh

(2015), Vol. 78, pp. 105-114, Preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2014

Early childhood physical activity, sedentary behaviors and psychosocial well-being: a systematic review

T Hinkley, M Teychenne, K Downing, K Ball, J Salmon, K Hesketh

(2014), Vol. 62, pp. 182-192, Preventive Medicine, New York, NY, C1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Maximising health potential through enhancement of movement behaviours from early life

Prof Kylie Hesketh, Prof Jo Salmon, A/Prof Barbara Galland, Prof Jan Nicholson, A/Prof Rachael Taylor, Prof Liliana Orellana, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, Dr Victoria Brown, Dr Katherine Downing

NHMRC Project Grant

  • 2023: $413,075
  • 2022: $345,664
  • 2021: $397,701
  • 2020: $320,326
  • 2019: $243,009

A nutrition and movement behaviour intervention for toddlers: efficacy, cost effectiveness and scale-up pathways

Prof Kylie Hesketh, A/Prof Rachel Laws, Dr Penny Love, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, Ms Brittany Markides, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Jan Nicholson, Dr Miaobing Zheng, Dr Katherine Downing, Dr Victoria Brown, Prof Liliana Orellana, A/Prof Rachael Taylor, Dr Alison Spence

MRFF (NHMRC) Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles

  • 2024: $1,298,944

Other Public Sector Funding

Investigating sedentary behaviour and screen time in early childhood

Prof Kylie Hesketh, Dr Katherine Downing

NHMRC Postgraduate Research Scholarship (old cat, do not use)

  • 2017: $7,733
  • 2016: $28,539
  • 2015: $28,100

Industry and Other Funding

Evaluation of impact of Leisure and Aquatic facilities on the health and wellbeing of the Boroondara community.

Prof Kylie Hesketh, Dr Jill Hnatiuk, Dr Katherine Downing

Victorian YMCA Community Programming Pty Ltd

  • 2020: $55,581
  • 2019: $80,025

YMCA Play project evaluation

Dr Jill Hnatiuk, Prof Kylie Hesketh, Dr Katherine Downing, Prof Lisa Barnett

Victorian YMCA Community Programming Pty Ltd

  • 2019: $15,000

Supervisions

Associate Supervisor
2022

Ninoshka Josephine Dsouza

Thesis entitled: Understanding behavioural patterns in children

Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences