Current projects

Socio-economic influences on eating, physical activity & sedentary behaviours

• The Resilience for Eating and Activity Despite Inequality (READI) study aims to determine the pathways by which social and economic disadvantage lead to increased risk of obesity and associated chronic diseases among women and children and to determine how this risk can be reduced.

Wellbeing, Eating and Exercise for a Long Life Study (WELL)

• The Wellbeing, Eating and Exercise for a Long Life study (WELL), aims to understand eating and physical activity behaviours among adults aged 55-65 years in rural and urban areas of Victoria.

HAPPY - Healthy Active Pre-school (and Primary) Years

• The Healthy Active Pre-School (and Primary) Years study (HAPPY) aims to examine physical and sedentary behaviours of young children aged 3-5 years.

KAPS - (Kids physical Activity with Parental Support)

• The Kids physical Activity with Parental Support (KAPS) study aims to develop intevention strategies targeting key mediators of children's physical activity and design and test the effectiveness of an intervention to promote 10-12 year old children's out-of-school-hours physical activity in the family setting

Transform-Us!

• The Transform-Us! study aims over a two year period, to determine whether intervention affects sedentary behaviour and physical activity among 8-9 year old children.

Individual, social and physical environmental influences on children's active transport and independent mobility

• The AIM study will examine changes in active transport and independent mobility among 7-14 year old children residing in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban and rural areas of Victoria.