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Home  /   Staff  /   Researcher Profiles  /  Prof. Ronald Plotnikoff  /  Research Supervision

Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions	13
Total current UoN Masters EFTSL	0.65
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL	1.45

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

Commenced	Proposed Completion	Program	Supervisor Type	Research Title
2013	2015	M Philosophy (Education)	Co-Supervisor	Investigating the Effects and Maximising the Benefits of Increased Physical Activity and Reduced Sedentary Behaviour on Well-Being in Youth
2013	2016	PhD (Education)	Co-Supervisor	The Supporting Children's Outcomes Using Rewards, Exercise and Skills (SCORES) Group Randomised Controlled Trial: A Physical Activity and Fundamental Movement Skills Intervention for Primary Schools in Low-Income Communities
2012	2014	M Philosophy (Education)	Co-Supervisor	Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviour to Improve Health and Wellbeing in Adolescent Boys from Disadvantaged Schools
2012		PHD Health Not Elswhere Classified Central Queensland University	Co-Supervisor	Evaluating specific website components to improve the effectiveness of web-based physical activity interventions
2012	2014	PhD (Education)	Co-Supervisor	The M.A.D.E (Mothers and Daughters Exercising) 4 Life Pilot Randomised Control Trial: A theory-based, physical activity intervention targeting mothers and their daughters
2012		Post-Doctoral Fellowship Health Not Elswhere Classified University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Social cognitive and environmental mediators of PA in youth
2011	2015	PhD (Education)	Co-Supervisor	The Impact of the 'Healthy Dads Healthy Kids' Lifestyle Program for Overweight Fathers and their Children on Key Obesity-Related Parenting Variables
2011	2015	PhD (Education)	Co-Supervisor	Using Social Cognitive Theory to Promote Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and Weight Loss Maintenance in Overweight and Obese Men
2011	2015	PhD (Human Physiology)	Co-Supervisor	The Effectiveness of a Multi-Component Lifestyle Program on Weight Loss and Biomarkers in Men at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
2011		Post-Doctoral Fellowship Health University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Tests of social cognitive models to predict PA
2010	2014	M Philosophy (Education)	Co-Supervisor	The Measurement of Physical Activity in Adolescents: Testing Objective Monitoring Protocols and Validation of Self-Report Measures
2009	2013	PhD (Education)	Co-Supervisor	Nutrition and Enjoyable Activity for Teen Girls (NEAT Girls) Group Randomised Controlled Trial: Evaluation of a School-based Obesity Prevention Program for Adolescent Girls from Low-income Communities
2008	2013	PhD (Behavioural Science)	Co-Supervisor	Move More for Life: The Development and Evaluation of a Computer Tailored-Print Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity Among Post-Treatment Breast Cancer Survivors

Past Supervision

Year	Program	Supervisor Type	Research Title
2012	PhD (Politics)	Co-Supervisor	An Examination of the New South Wales Electronic Gaming Machine Industry 1995 to 2005 and its Historical, Regulatory, Political and Economic Contexts
2003	Masters Health Promotion Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta.	Sole Supervisor	Physical Activity of Aboriginals with Type 2 Diabetes: An Exploratory Study
2003	Masters Health Promotion Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Organizational Leadership for Health Promotion by Health Authorities
2000	Masters Other Health Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Physical Environments and Physical Activity of Youth
1999	Masters Epidemiology University of Ottawa	Co-Supervisor	Physical Activity Levels Across Canada: An Analysis of the Canadian Heart Health Surveys
	Post-Doctoral Fellowship Education Not Elswr Classified University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Physical Activity & Population Health
	Post-Doctoral Fellowship Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine/ Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta	Co-Supervisor	Knowledge translation of physician based Heart Health materials
	Post-Doctoral Fellowship Health Promotion University of Alberta	Co-Supervisor	Healthy Alberta Communities Project
	Post-Doctoral Fellowship Health Promotion Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Physical Activity & Population Health - CIHR New Emerging Team Grant
	Post-Doctoral Fellowship Health Promotion University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Physical Activity & Population Health
	Post-Doctoral Fellowship Education Not Elswr Classified Physical Education, University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Physical activity, smoking, and obesity among Canadian school youth: Comparison between urban and rural schools
	Post-Doctoral Fellowship Health Promotion University of Alberta	Sole Supervisor	Physical Activity & Population Health