Past Projects
MovingU Study
MovingU study was developed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the behavioural patterns and the socio-ecological factors related to the changes in PA during the transition out of high school. MovingU comprised of two phases; Phase I was a prospective cohort design that followed 120 students in their last year of high school through to their first year out of high school and Phase II was a cross-sectional study involving 100 first-year university students.
PLUS Study
The Physical Literacy for University Students (PLUS) was a pilot physical literacy-based intervention aimed at understanding how we can prevent or attenuate the significant declines in physical activity that are associated with the transition to university. Using a quasi-experimental design, we set out to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the behavioural (i.e., physical activity behaviours), fitness-based, motivational, and mental health outcomes associated with taking part in a physical-literacy intervention.
FADS
The Family Activity and Determinants Study (FADS) aimed to examine the familial, social, and environmental influences of children’s physical activity. A total of 20 families were recruited to complete a questionnaire and wear an activity monitor for 7 consecutive days for 4 times in the year (once per season). This study shed light on whole family dynamics and how factors at home can impact levels of children’s physical activity and, subsequently, a healthy lifestyle.