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Research and Innovation

FEDUA researchers have recently published 12 books/journals.

Glastonbury, K (2012). Grit Salute. Papertiger Media, Brisbane. See: www.papertigermedia.com/soi3-modern-poets/keri-glastonbury.html

Belanger, L.J., Plotnikoff, R.C., Clark, A.M., & Courneya, K.S. (2013). Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychosocial Outcomes of Sport Participation in Young Adult Cancer Survivors, Psychology of Sport & Exercise. 14 (2) 298-304.

Eather, N., Morgan, P.J. & Lubans, D.R. (2013). Improving the fitness and physical activity levels of primary school children: Results of the Fit-4-Fun group randomized controlled trial, Preventive Medicine, 56, 12-19.

Farmanbar R, Niknami S, Heydarnia A, Hajizadeh E, Lubans D.R. (2013). Predicting exercise behavior in Iranian college students: Utility of an integrated model of health behavior based on the Transtheoretical Model and Self-determination Theory, Health Education Journal. 72 (1), 56-69.

Hardy, L. Hills, A.P., Timperio, A., Cliff, D.P., Lubans, D., Morgan P.J., Taylor, B., & Brown, H. (2013). A hitchhiker’s guide to assessing sedentary behaviour among young people: Deciding what method to use, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 16, 28-35.

Lonsdale, C., Rosenkranz, R. R., Peralta, L. R., Bennie, A., & Fahey, P. Lubans, D. R. (2013). A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in school physical education lessons, Preventive Medicine. 56(2), 152-161.

Lubans, D. R., Mundey, C., Lubans, N. J., & Lonsdale, C. (2013). Pilot randomized controlled trial of an elastic tubing resistance training and lifestyle activity intervention for sedentary older adults, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 21, 20-32.

Millei, Z (2012). ‘Community’ and ‘Democratic Practice’ in Early Childhood Education and Care: a critique and possibility through the optic of Roberto Esposito. Global Studies of Childhood, 2(4) 247-259.

Plotnikoff, R.C., Karunamuni, N., Courneya, K.S., Sigal, R.J., Johnson, J.A., & Johnson, S.T. (2013). The Alberta Diabetes and Physical Activity Trial (ADAPT): A randomized trial evaluating theory-based interventions to increase physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes, Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 45(1):45-56.

Plotnikoff, R. C., Costigan, S., Karunamuni, N., & Lubans, D. R. (2013). Community-based physical activity interventions for treatment of type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Frontiers in Diabetes. 4:3.

Sutherland, R., Campbell, E., Lubans, D.R., Morgan, P.J., Okely, A.D., Nathan, N., Wolfenden, L., Jones, J., Davies, L., Gillham, K., Wiggers, J., (2013). A cluster randomised trial of a school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: study protocol for the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' trial. BMC Public Health. 13(1):57.