Research interests
Prof Timperio's research is focused on understanding the range of influences on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and eating behaviours, particularly among children and adolescents, and over critical life transition periods (e.g., childhood to adolescence, adolescence to young adulthood). She is involved in several longitudinal studies that examine individual, social and environmental influences on behaviour. A major focus of her recent work has been understanding and measuring neighbourhood food and physical activity environments. Prof Timperio's other research interests include the measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour and evaluation of health promotion and public health interventions.
Affiliations
International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
International Society of Physical Activity and Health
International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN)
Professional activities
Editorial Board, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Member, National Physical Activity Committee, National Heart Foundation of Australia
Publications
No publications found
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Preventing obesity among socially and economically disadvantaged women and children
Prof Kylie Ball, Prof David Crawford, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Gita Mishra, Prof Graeme Hugo, Prof Louise Baur, Prof Jo Salmon
NHMRC SRF - Preventive Healthcare - Strategic Reserve Fund
- 2011: $364,848
- 2010: $596,523
- 2009: $415,453
- 2008: $269,648
- 2007: $426,201
Contextual Influences on Children's and Adolescents Physical Activity
Prof David Crawford, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Kylie Ball, Prof Billie Giles-Corti, Prof Louise Baur
NHMRC Project Grant
- 2006: $170,600
Determinants of pre-school children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a follow-up study
Prof Kylie Hesketh, Prof Jo Salmon, A/Prof Anthony Okely, Prof Anna Timperio, Dr Dylan Cliff, Dr Nick Andrianopoulous
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2013: $196,842
- 2012: $181,762
- 2011: $198,936
The impact of park renewal on park usage and park-based physical activity
Prof Jenny Veitch, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof David Crawford, Prof Billie Giles-Corti, Dr Alison Carver, Dr Clare Hume
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 2
- 2015: $28,402
- 2014: $69,402
- 2013: $70,349
- 2012: $28,955
Critical windows: understanding changes in eating and physical activity over the transition from secondary school to young adulthood
Prof Anna Timperio, Dr Verity Cleland, Prof David Crawford, Dr Jim Dollman
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2015: $108,793
- 2014: $118,240
- 2013: $119,346
Follow-up of the Healthy Active Preschool and Primary Years (HAPPY) cohort: tracking lifestyle behaviours from preschool through the primary school years.
Prof Kylie Hesketh, Prof Anna Timperio, Dr Alison Carver
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2016: $213,299
- 2015: $199,248
- 2014: $216,346
Centre of Research Excellence on Sitting Time and Chronic Disease Prevention - Mechanisms, Measurement and Interventions
Prof Neville Owen, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof David Dunstan, A/Prof Elizabeth Eakin, Dr Genevieve Healy, Prof Bronwyn Kingwell, Prof Gavin Lambert, Prof Stewart Trost, Prof Anna Timperio
NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence
- 2018: $37,434
- 2017: $125,663
- 2016: $169,644
- 2015: $161,239
- 2014: $120,317
Physical activity and eating behaviours over key transitions from early childhood to young adulthood
Prof Anna Timperio
NHF Future Leader Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2017: $160,000
- 2016: $160,000
- 2015: $132,500
- 2014: $160,000
Scalability of the Transform-Us! study to reduce children's sitting and promote physical activity in Victorian primary schools
Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Adrian Bauman, Prof David Lubans, Dr Chris Lonsdale, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, A/Prof Amanda Telford, A/Prof Nicky Ridgers, Prof Lisa Barnett, Dr Karen Lamb
NHMRC - Partnership Project
- 2022: $53,625
- 2021: $144,700
- 2020: $106,890
- 2018: $74,565
- 2017: $30,563
Parks: harnessing a public space for active living and social connectedness
Prof Jenny Veitch, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Kylie Ball, Prof Benedicte Deforche
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2019: $90,749
- 2018: $99,535
- 2017: $100,128
Do children have a physical activity 'set-point'?
A/Prof Nicky Ridgers, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio, Dr Sebastien Chastin
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2019: $46,976
- 2018: $123,109
- 2017: $107,354
Improving cardiovascular health through increased transport-related physical activity: A co-designed randomised controlled trial
Dr Verity Cleland, Prof Stephen Greaves, Dr Kim Jose, A/Prof Christopher Blizzard, Prof Anna Timperio, Dr Lisa Stafford
MRFF (NHMRC) CVH Mission - Cardiovascular Health Grant
- 2023: $20,532
Other Public Sector Funding
Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Research Project 2006-0436
Prof David Crawford, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Kylie Ball
VicHealth Grant - Project Grant
- 2009: $100,000
- 2007: $100,000
- 2006: $100,000
Critical windows: understanding transitions in children's and adolescent's eating, physical activity and risk of obesity
Prof Anna Timperio
VicHealth
- 2012: $100,000
- 2011: $100,000
- 2007: $100,000
- 2006: $100,000
The impact of park renewal on park usage and park-based physical activity
Prof Jenny Veitch, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof David Crawford, Prof Billie Giles-Corti, Dr Alison Carver, Dr Clare Hume
City West Water, VicHealth Grant - ARC Linkage Industry Partner Grant
- 2015: $25,000
- 2014: $25,000
- 2013: $55,000
DoHA review of national physical activity recommendations for children and adolescents
Prof Jo Salmon, A/Prof Nicky Ridgers, Prof Anna Timperio
DHA Grant - Research - Department of Health and Ageing
- 2012: $1,200
Physical Activity Literature Review and Research Summary
Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Jo Salmon
VicHealth Grant - Research
- 2015: $5,000
- 2014: $15,000
Walk to School 2015 - Research and evaluation
Dr Shannon Sahlqvist, Prof Jenny Veitch, Prof Anna Timperio, Dr Jan Garrard, Prof Jo Salmon
VicHealth Grant - Research
- 2016: $25,000
- 2015: $54,100
Scalability of the Transform-Us! study to reduce children's sitting and promote physical activity in Victorian primary schools
Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Adrian Bauman, Prof David Lubans, Dr Chris Lonsdale, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, A/Prof Amanda Telford, A/Prof Nicky Ridgers, Prof Lisa Barnett, Dr Karen Lamb
VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants
- 2019: $50,000
- 2018: $50,000
- 2017: $50,000
Using Fitbits to promote physical activity in inactive Victorian adolescents: Technological revolution or fad
A/Prof Nicky Ridgers, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio, A/Prof Helen Brown, Prof Kylie Ball, Ms Susie Macfarlane
VicHealth Innovation Research Grant 2015 & Onwards (Cat 2)
- 2018: $20,000
- 2017: $81,000
- 2016: $99,000
Walk to School 2016 - Research and evaluation
Dr Shannon Sahlqvist, Prof Jenny Veitch, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Jo Salmon
VicHealth Grant - Research
- 2017: $37,000
- 2016: $82,000
VicRoads - Review of evidence of the effectiveness of bicycle education programs
Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio
VicRoads
- 2018: $24,082
- 2017: $17,000
Evaluation of the installation of outdoor fitness equipment and sports court at Nth Melbourne Recreation Reserve.
Prof Jenny Veitch, Dr Shannon Sahlqvist, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio
City of Melbourne Grant - Research
- 2019: $5,000
Transform - Us ! Secondary Schools pilot
Prof Jo Salmon, Dr Ana Maria Contardo Ayala, Prof Anna Timperio, A/Prof Harriet Koorts, A/Prof Nicky Ridgers, Dr Kate Parker, A/Prof Natalie Lander, Dr Emiliano Mazzoli
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2022: $150,000
- 2021: $250,000
How zoning policies are changing our food environments
A/Prof Lukar Thornton, Prof Anna Timperio
VicHealth
- 2021: $67,008
Industry and Other Funding
Dog Ownership and Children's Physical Activity
Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio
PIAS Grant - Research - Petcare Information and Advisory Service
- 2006: $12,325
IPEN Adolescent: International Study of Built Environments and Physical Activity
Prof James Sallis, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio
NIH Grant - Research - National Institutes of Health
- 2015: $42,073
- 2014: $11,969
Develop an environment section of the global physical activity toolkit
Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio, Prof Jenny Veitch, Dr Shannon Sahlqvist
World Health Organisation - WHO
- 2016: $14,850
WHO School physical activity and promotion guide and toolkit.
Prof Jo Salmon, Dr Lauren Arundell, A/Prof Nicky Ridgers, Prof Lisa Barnett, Dr Shannon Sahlqvist, Prof Anna Timperio, A/Prof Harriet Koorts
World Health Organisation - WHO
- 2018: $26,988
Jump Rope for Heart Program Evaluation.
Dr Shannon Sahlqvist, Dr Rachel Duckham, A/Prof Nicky Ridgers, Prof Lisa Barnett, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Anna Timperio
National Heart Foundation Victoria
- 2021: $60,000
- 2019: $60,000
Supervisions
Laura Helena Oostenbach
Thesis entitled: Interplay between food practices, work-related time scarcity and 20-minute neighbourhoods
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Jennifer Roseanne Hatt
Thesis entitled: Examining Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Changes in Late Adolescence
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Kate Parker
Thesis entitled: Clustering of adolescent activity-related behaviours: an ecological approach
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Abishamala Kingsly
Thesis entitled: Neighbourhood environment, physical activity and adiposity among adolescents in India
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Claudia Strugnell
Thesis entitled: Correlates of physical activity and obesity among a sample of Chinese-Australian adolescents
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Melissa Bujtor
Thesis entitled: Lifestyle behaviours and well-being in children and adolescents
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Elise Rivera
Thesis entitled: Park design for adolescents: implications for physical activity and social connectedness
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Lisa Bell
Thesis entitled: Physical activity, adiposity and preclinical cardiovascular phenotypes in preschool children
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Samuel Cassar
Thesis entitled: Adoption and implementation of school-based physical activity interventions at scale
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Simone Johanna Josefa Maria Verswijveren
Thesis entitled: Activity accumulation patterns and cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Ana Maria Contardo Ayala
Thesis entitled: The influence of sitting and standing on young people's health.
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Amanda Watson
Thesis entitled: Can physical activity improve children's academic-related outcomes?
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Rebecca Leech
Thesis entitled: Understanding adults' eating patterns
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Helen Louise Brown
Thesis entitled: Mediators of children's physical activity
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Julie Anne Saunders
Thesis entitled: The impact of the family environment on girls' physical activity
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Jason Bennie
Thesis entitled: Describing and Understanding Physical Activity in Desk-based Workplace Settings
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Alison Carver
Thesis entitled: Associations between Neighbourhood Safety and Physical Activity Among Youth
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Rosemary Anna McGinnes
Thesis entitled: Physical Activity Advice and Obesity
Doctor of Health Science, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences