
Dr Adam Shoesmith
Senior Research Assistant
School of Medicine and Public Health
- Email:adam.shoesmith@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4924 6613
Career Summary
Biography
Dr Adam Shoesmith is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Public Health and Behavioural Science through the University of Newcastle. He is also affiliated with the National Centre of Implementation Science and Hunter New England Population Health.
Dr Shoesmith was awarded his PhD in 2024 and was also awarded a competitive Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Population Health Research Grant. Dr Shoesmith has worked in chronic disease prevention for 6 years and has led seminal research examining the sustainability of evidence-based chronic disease prevention initiatives in schools and early childcare settings.
Leadership in sustaining public health initiatives
Dr Shoesmith is an emerging international leader in Sustainability Science, having co-led the development of the first sustainability practice guide to sustain public health initiatives. Simple, Usable, Strategy Templates for Achieving INitiative Sustainability (SUSTAINS): A Practical Guide is designed to help policymakers, health practitioners, and researchers understand and adopt processes that support the long-term sustainment of their initiatives. This training tool has been disseminated to ~200 policymakers and health practitioners in Australian State and Territory Governments.
Through workshops and symposia he has delivered at international conferences in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and Sweden, Dr Shoesmith has provided training for >500 policymakers, health practitioners and researchers globally to sustain preventive health programs.
Dr Shoesmith is also a lead consultant for multiple Australian Government Health Agencies including the Victorian Health Local Government Partnership, Health and Wellbeing Queensland, and The Menzies School of Health Research, supporting >200 policymakers, health practitioners and local council members planning for the sustainment of various chronic disease prevention initiatives in Victoria, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.
Experience conducting sustainability research and large-scale implementation and sustainability trials
Dr Shoesmith has extensive experience in co-designing, co-producing and co-disseminating community-based preventive health programs, in partnership with government and non-government organisations, and research institutions to ensure that effective translation of evidence into policy and practice leads to sustained positive health outcomes for populations.
Dr Shoesmith has delivered physical activity programs to >250 primary schools across six local health districts in NSW. Through his PhD, Dr Shoesmith led a $2 million NHMRC funded trial, one of the first and largest studies globally to test the impact of an intervention to support the sustained delivery of a school physical activity program - 'Physically Active Children in Education (PACE)'. The findings of which have been used by NSW Health to design strategies to support the sustained delivery of preventive health programs.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health and Behavioural Scienc, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle
- Master of Public Health, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Chronic disease prevention
- Health Promotion
- Implementation science
- Public Health
- Sustainability
Fields of Research
Code | Description | Percentage |
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420312 | Implementation science and evaluation | 40 |
420603 | Health promotion | 40 |
420699 | Public health not elsewhere classified | 20 |
Professional Experience
Professional appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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18/5/2023 - | Post-doctoral Research Fellow | University of Newcastle College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing Australia |
1/6/2021 - 20/12/2021 | Executive Officer: Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), | University of Newcastle Australia |
10/4/2018 - 1/5/2023 | Senior Research Assistant | University of Newcastle Australia |
Awards
Award
Year | Award |
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2024 |
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Implementation & Scalability Special Interest Group Early Career Award for Research Impact International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity |
2023 |
2023 Student Meritorious Abstract Award Implementation Science Health Conference Australia Implementation Science Health Conference Australia |
2023 |
2023 Meritorious Award for Best Oral Presentation Implementation Science Health Conference Implementation Science Health Conference Australia |
2022 |
2022 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) People’s Choice Award (College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing). If we can’t sustain, it will all be in vain! University of Newcastle |
2022 |
Best PhD Oral Presentation Award. 30th Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) NSW Annual Scientific Meeting - Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation of a mandatory physical activity policy but does it sustain it? Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2021 |
2021 School of Medicine & Public Health Best HDR Confirmation of the Year Award. A Randomised Trial of an Intervention to Sustain Primary Schools Implementation of a State-Wide Physical Activity Policy University of Newcastle |
2021 |
2021 School Medicine & Public Health Best HDR Publication of the Year Award. Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review University of Newcastle |
Research Award
Year | Award |
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2022 |
2022 Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Foundation Research Team Award: Physically Active Children in Education (PACE) program Hunter Medical Research Institute |
2022 |
Finalist 2022 Hunter New England Excellence Award: High Value Health Care Outcome ‘Keeping People Healthy Category’ - Physically Active Children in Education (PACE) program. Hunter New England Health |
2022 |
2022 New South Wales Health Award: ‘Keeping People Healthy Category’ - Physically Active Children in Education (PACE) program. NSW Health |
Teaching
Code | Course | Role | Duration |
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EPID6600 |
Research Design The University of Newcastle |
Course Mentor | 22/7/2024 - 29/11/2024 |
EPID6600 |
Research Protocol Design University of Newcastle |
Course Mentor | 1/7/2023 - 30/11/2023 |
PSYC3500 |
Health Psychology - Obesity Prevention University of Newcastle |
Guest Lecturer | 23/3/2023 - 24/3/2023 |
PSYC3500 |
Health Psychology The University of Newcastle |
Guest Lecturer | 6/5/2024 - 7/5/2024 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Highlighted Publications
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2021 |
Shoesmith A, Hall A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Powell BJ, Brown H, McCrabb S, Sutherland R, Yoong S, Lane C, Booth D, Nathan N, 'Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 16 (2021) [C1]
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2022 |
Nathan N, Hall A, McCarthy N, Sutherland R, Wiggers J, Bauman AE, Rissel C, Naylor P-J, Cradock A, Lane C, Hope K, Elton B, Shoesmith A, Oldmeadow C, Reeves P, Gillham K, Duggan B, Boyer J, Lecathelinais C, Wolfenden L, 'Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation and maintenance of a mandatory physical activity policy: outcomes of a cluster randomised controlled trial', BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 56, 385-+ (2022) [C1]
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Journal article (23 outputs)
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2024 |
Riley-Gibson E, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Doherty E, Pollock E, Booth D, Salloum RG, Laur C, Powell BJ, Kingsland M, Lane C, Hailemariam M, Sutherland R, Nathan N, 'A systematic review to determine the effect of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention interventions in clinical and community settings: study protocol', SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, 13 (2024)
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2024 |
Lane C, Nathan N, Wiggers J, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Bauman A, Groombridge D, Sutherland R, Wolfenden L, 'Learning Health System to rapidly improve the implementation of a school physical activity policy', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS, 5 (2024) [C1]
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2024 |
Wolfenden L, Shoesmith A, Hall A, Bauman A, Nathan N, 'An initial typology of approaches used by policy and practice agencies to achieve sustained implementation of interventions to improve health', Implementation Science Communications, 5 (2024) [C1]
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2024 |
Shoesmith A, Nathan N, Lum M, Yoong S, Nolan E, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Cooper B, Lane C, Grady A, Imad N, Riley-Gibson E, Mccarthy N, Pearson N, Hall A, 'Integrated Measure of PRogram Element SuStainability in Childcare Settings (IMPRESS-C): development and psychometric evaluation of a measure of sustainability determinants in the early childhood education and care setting', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 19 (2024) [C1] Background: There is a need for valid and reliable measures of determinants of sustainability of public health interventions in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings.... [more] Background: There is a need for valid and reliable measures of determinants of sustainability of public health interventions in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric and pragmatic properties of such a measure ¿ the Integrated Measure of PRogram Element SuStainability in Childcare Settings (IMPRESS-C). Methods: We undertook a two-phase process guided by the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments checklist (COSMIN) and Psychometric and Pragmatic Evidence Rating Scale (PAPERS). Phase 1 involved measure development; i.e., determining items and scales through an iterative process and assessment of face and content validity. Phase 2 involved the evaluation of psychometric and pragmatic properties. The 29-item measure completed by service executives (directors and nominated supervisors) was embedded in a larger survey from a national sample of Australian ECEC services assessing their implementation of nutrition and physical activity programs. Structural validity, concurrent validity, known groups validity, internal consistency, floor and ceiling effects, norms, and pragmatic qualities of the measure were assessed according to the PAPERS criteria. Results: The final measure contained 26 items, with respondents reporting how strongly they agreed or disagreed on a five-point Likert scale. Phase 1 assessments confirmed the relevance, and face and content validity of the scale. In Phase 2, we obtained 482 completed surveys, of which 84% (n = 405) completed the entire measure across 405 ECEC settings (one executive¿per service). Three of the four fit indices for the confirmatory factor analysis met the pre-specified criteria (SRMR = 0.056, CFI = 0.993, RMSEA = 0.067) indicating 'good' structural validity. The IMPRESS-C illustrated: 'good' internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha values from 0.53 to 0.92; 'emerging' concurrent validity; 'poor' known groups validity; 'good' norms; and 'good' overall pragmatic qualities (cost, readability, length, and assessor burden). Conclusions: The IMPRESS-C possesses strong psychometric and pragmatic qualities for assessing service executive-level perceptions of determinants influencing sustainment of public health interventions within ECEC settings. To achieve a full range of perspectives in this setting, future work should be directed to also develop and test measures of sustainability determinants at the implementer level (e.g., among individual educators and staff).
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2023 |
Hall A, Wolfenden L, Gardner C, Mcevoy B, Lane C, Shelton RC, Mcfadyen T, Lee DCW, Shoesmith A, Austin K, Nathan N, 'A bibliographic review of sustainability research output and investment in 10 leading public health journals across three time periods', PUBLIC HEALTH IN PRACTICE, 6 (2023) [C1]
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2023 |
Hall A, Lane C, Wolfenden L, Wiggers J, Sutherland R, Mccarthy N, Jackson R, Shoesmith A, Lecathelinais C, Reeves P, Bauman A, Gillham K, Boyer J, Naylor P-J, Kerr N, Kajons N, Nathan N, 'Evaluating the scaling up of an effective implementation intervention (PACE) to increase the delivery of a mandatory physical activity policy in primary schools', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 20 (2023) [C1]
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2022 |
Nathan N, Hall A, McCarthy N, Sutherland R, Wiggers J, Bauman AE, Rissel C, Naylor P-J, Cradock A, Lane C, Hope K, Elton B, Shoesmith A, Oldmeadow C, Reeves P, Gillham K, Duggan B, Boyer J, Lecathelinais C, Wolfenden L, 'Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation and maintenance of a mandatory physical activity policy: outcomes of a cluster randomised controlled trial', BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 56, 385-+ (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Lane C, Naylor P-J, Shoesmith A, Wolfenden L, Hall A, Sutherland R, Nathan N, 'Identifying essential implementation strategies: a mixed methods process evaluation of a multi-strategy policy implementation intervention for schools', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 19 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Lane C, Nathan N, Reeves P, Sutherland R, Wolfenden L, Shoesmith A, Hall A, 'Economic evaluation of a multi-strategy intervention that improves school-based physical activity policy implementation', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 17 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Hall A, Shoesmith A, Doherty E, McEvoy B, Mettert K, Lewis CC, Wolfenden L, Yoong S, Kingsland M, Shelton RC, Wiltsey Stirman S, Imad N, Sutherland R, Nathan N, 'Evaluation of measures of sustainability and sustainability determinants for use in community, public health, and clinical settings: a systematic review', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 17 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Lane C, Wolfenden L, Hall A, Sutherland R, Naylor P-J, Oldmeadow C, Leigh L, Shoesmith A, Bauman A, McCarthy N, Nathan N, 'Optimising a multi-strategy implementation intervention to improve the delivery of a school physical activity policy at scale: findings from a randomised noninferiority trial', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 19 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Shoesmith A, Hall A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Yoong S, Crane M, Lane C, McCarthy N, Lecathelinais C, Nathan N, 'School-level factors associated with the sustainment of weekly physical activity scheduled in Australian elementary schools: an observational study', BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 22 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Hall A, Wolfenden L, Shoesmith A, McCarthy N, Wiggers J, Bauman AE, Rissel C, Sutherland R, Lecathelinais C, Brown H, Trost SG, Nathan N, 'The impact of an implementation intervention that increased school's delivery of a mandatory physical activity policy on student outcomes: A cluster-randomised controlled trial', JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT, 25, 321-326 (2022) [C1] Objectives: Assess the impact of an implementation intervention on student's physical activity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and on-task behaviour. Design: A cluste... [more] Objectives: Assess the impact of an implementation intervention on student's physical activity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and on-task behaviour. Design: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. Methods: Following baseline 61 eligible schools were randomised to a 12-month, implementation intervention to increase teacher scheduling of physical activity, or a waitlist control. Whole school-day and class-time physical activity of students from grades 2 and 3 (~ages 7 to 9) were measured via wrist-worn accelerometers and included: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, sedentary behaviour and activity counts per minute. Children's health related quality of life (HRQoL) and out-of-school-hours physical activity was measured via parent-proxy surveys. Class level on-task behaviour was measured via teacher self-report surveys. Student and teacher obtained outcomes were measured at baseline and 12-month follow-up. Parent reported outcomes were measured at 12-month follow-up. Linear mixed models compared between group differences in outcomes. Differential effects by sex were explored for student and parent reported outcomes. Results: Data from 2485 students, 1220 parents and >500 teachers were analysed. There was no statistically significant between group differences in any of the outcomes, including accelerometer measured physical activity, out-of-school-hours physical activity, HRQoL, and on-task behaviour. A statistically significant differential effect by sex was found for sedentary behaviour across the whole school day (3.16 min, 95% CI: 0.19, 6.13; p = 0.028), with females illustrating a greater difference between groups than males. Conclusions: Only negligible effects on student physical activity were found. Additional strategies including improving the quality of teacher's delivery of physical activity may be required to enhance effects.
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2021 |
McCarthy N, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Sutherland R, Hodder R, Campbell E, Nathan N, 'Australian children are not meeting recommended physical activity levels at school: Analysis of objectively measured physical activity data from a cross sectional study', PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS, 23 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Hall A, Shoesmith A, Shelton RC, Lane C, Wolfenden L, Nathan N, 'Adaptation and Validation of the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) for Use in the Elementary School Setting', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18 (2021) [C1] There is a lack of valid and reliable measures of determinants of sustainability specific to public health interventions in the elementary school setting. This study aimed to adap... [more] There is a lack of valid and reliable measures of determinants of sustainability specific to public health interventions in the elementary school setting. This study aimed to adapt and evaluate the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) for use in this setting. An expert reference group adapted the PSAT to ensure face validity. Elementary school teachers participating in a multi-component implementation intervention to increase their scheduling of physical activity completed the adapted PSAT. Structural validity was assessed via confirmatory factor analysis. Convergent validity was assessed using linear mixed regression evaluating the associations between scheduling of physical activity and adapted PSAT scores. Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate internal consistency and intracluster correlation coefficients for interrater reliability. Floor and ceiling effects were also evaluated. Following adaptation and psychometric evaluation, the final measure contained 26 items. Domain Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.77 to 0.92. Only one domain illustrated acceptable interrater reliability. Evidence for structural validity was mixed and was lacking for convergent validity. There were no floor and ceiling effects. Efforts to adapt and validate the PSAT for the elementary school setting were mixed. Future work to develop and improve measures specific to public health program sustainment that are relevant and psychometrically robust for elementary school settings are needed.
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2021 |
Shoesmith A, Hall A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Powell BJ, Brown H, McCrabb S, Sutherland R, Yoong S, Lane C, Booth D, Nathan N, 'Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 16 (2021) [C1]
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2020 |
Shoesmith A, Hall A, Hope K, Sutherland R, Hodder RK, Trost SG, Lecathelinais C, Lane C, McCarthy N, Nathan N, 'Associations between in-school-hours physical activity and child health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional study in a sample of Australian primary school children', Preventive Medicine Reports, 20 (2020) [C1]
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Preprint (1 outputs)
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2023 |
Shoesmith A, Nathan N, Lum M, Yoong S, Nolan E, Wolfenden L, Shelton R, Cooper B, Lane C, Grady A, Imad N, Riley-Gibson E, McCarthy N, Pearson N, Hall A, 'Integrated Measure of PRogram Element SuStainability in Childcare Settings (IMPRESS-C): Development and psychometric evaluation of a measure of sustainability determinants in the early childhood education and care setting' (2023)
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Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 2 |
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Total funding | $230,000 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20232 grants / $230,000
Developing and assessing the effectiveness of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention programs in educational settings$200,000
Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
Funding body | Hunter Medical Research Institute |
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Scheme | HMRI Population Health 2023 Research Support Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2023 |
Funding Finish | 2024 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C3300 – Aust Philanthropy |
Category | 3300 |
UON | N |
HMRI Foundation Research Team Excellence Award $30,000
Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
Funding body | Hunter Medical Research Institute |
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Project Team | Associate Professor Nicole Nathan, Doctor Alix Hall, Doctor Cassandra Lane, Mrs Nicole McCarthy, Doctor Adam Shoesmith |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2023 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | G2300225 |
Type Of Funding | C3300 – Aust Philanthropy |
Category | 3300 |
UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2023 | PhD | A Randomised Trial of an Intervention to Sustain Schools’ Implementation of a State-Wide Physical Activity Policy | PhD (Public Health & BehavSci), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2022 | PhD | Evaluating the Effect of a Multicomponent Support Program to Assist Schools in Sustaining Physical Activity Policy Implementation | PhD (Public Health & BehavSci), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Dr Adam Shoesmith
Position
Senior Research Assistant
School of Medicine and Public Health
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
Contact Details
adam.shoesmith@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | (02) 4924 6613 |
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Office
Room | 1129 |
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