Collaborators

Professor Kerry Mummery, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation
at the University of Alberta, Canada

Professor Kerry Mummery is the founder of the Centre of Physical Activity Studies and the Population Research Laboratory. Kerry has been the director of the Institute for Health and Social Science Research, as well as the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Health at CQUniversity. Although currently at the University of Alberta, he remains heavily involved in CPAS research projects. Kerry's field of research is physical activity and population health with an emphasis on community-based health promotion and the use of communication technologies such as the internet to promote physical activity. His most significant contribution to the field was the development, conduct and evaluation of the 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project. 

Professor Ron Plotnikoff, Director of the Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition at the University of Newcastle

Professor Ron Plotnikoff is Chair of Physical Activity and Population Health Education, Director of the Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition, and NHMRC Senior Research Fellow at the University of Newcastle. His research interests include testing theories and developing and testing interventions for the promotion of physical activity across various target population groups and settings. Professor Plotnikoff is an internationally regarded researcher in population health and physical activity research. He has an outstanding track record with over 180 peer-reviewed publications and over $48 million as a chief and co-investigator on population health research grants.

Professor Gregory Kolt, Dean of the School of Science and Health at the University of Western Sydney 

Professor Gregory Kolt has an academic background that spans several disciplines including psychology, physiotherapy, sport and exercise science, and education. He has worked in research, teaching, psychology and physiotherapy practice. His extensive research experience has covered areas including physical activity and health, primary health care, health promotion, and psychological aspects of injury and rehabilitation. Professor Kolt has worked collaboratively with researchers from the Centre for Physical Activity Studies for several years and is currently involved with the ManUp study, the Walk 2.0 Study, and work on physical activity in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) groups.

Dr Jannique van Uffelen, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living at Victoria University.  

Jannique is a Senior Research Fellow with a focus on Active Ageing at ISEAL and also holds an adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health (CRExPA), university of Queensland. In addition to her PhD degree, she has Master’s degrees in Epidemiology and Human Movement Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in Health. Her research focuses on the benefits of an active lifestyle for healthy ageing, with two main areas of expertise 1) Active ageing: the role of physical activity, sport and exercise for physical, mental and cognitive health; and 2) Sedentary behaviour and health. She uses a variety of research methods, including systematic reviews and quantitative and qualitative methods.  

Dr Cristina Caperchione, Assistant Professor at the University of British Colombia

Dr. Caperchione completed her PhD at CQUniversity in 2005 and was employed as a Lecturer and Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow with the IHSSR since 2004. Most recently Dr. Caperchione accepted an assistant professor position at the University of British Columbia, in Canada, yet, she remains an Adjunct Research Fellow within the IHSSR at CQUniversity. Dr. Caperchione's research interests include the area of health-related physical activity and the use of behavioural change strategies for health promotion, with an emphasis on culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Dr. Caperchione is currently involved with a number of research projects associated with the Centre for Physical Activity Studies. These include: CALD physical activity, ManUp study, the Walk 2.0 Study, and Mental/Physical Health Nurses Study. 

Morwenna Kirwan, Lecturer at The University of Western Sydney

Morwenna Kirwan has undergraduate degrees in Business (Information Systems) and Human Movement Science (Information Technology), and a Masters in Human Movement Science (Sport Psychology). Morwenna has recently submitted her PhD focusing on the development and evaluation of smartphone applications to improve health behaviours, both in the general population and people with type 1 diabetes. Morwenna is also a passionate educator and advocate for the fitness industry, an international presenter at health and fitness conferences and a seasoned contributor to various health and fitness magazines.She is currently employed as a lecturer at the University of Western Sydney.

Dr Cally Davies, Post-doctoral Research Fellow at The University of Alberta, Canada

Dr Davies completed a Bachelor and honours degree of Human Movement Science at CQUniversity Australia, and was recently awarded with a PhD-degree. The topic of her PhD related to the area of internet delivered physical activity programs for primary and secondary prevention of chronic disease. After 7 years at CQUniversity Dr Davies moved to Canada where she is now employed as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Alberta.

Dr Danya Hodgetts, Adjunct Research Fellow and Lecturer at CQUniversity and Partner at Dangerous Minds Consulting.

Since 2004, Danya has been a Lecturer at Central Queensland University. Throughout this time, Danya continued to interact and consult with the industry, working with a range of Australian and New Zealand sporting organisations and government bodies in the areas of strategic planning and review, sport development and education and training. Recently, Danya completed a PhD on the impact of large sport events on sport development, and is continuing to research this area. Currently, Danya is Adjunct Research Fellow and Lecturer at Central Queensland University and Partner at Dangerous Minds Consulting.