Career Summary
Biography
Physical activity, it's more than an individuals choice.
His research and advocacy for physical activity is helping to improve the opportunities and places for us to get active. That's good not just for our health, but also global wealth.
Physical activity is a best-buy for governments around the world. Not only does it improve population health, it's good for the economy too.
Matthew 'Tepi' Mclaughlin is a passionate advocate for physical activity. Tepi's research and advocacy acknowledges that there is no single solution to getting people to be more active. Physical activity is more than an individuals choice, the places we live, who we socialise with, and the opportunities we have access to, all play a role in how active we'll be.
Tepi's currently finishing up a PhD (due to complete in 2021) at the University of Newcastle. Tepi's PhD work is embedded within the Government Health Service, as a research-practice partnership that is designed to accelerate the translation of research into practice. As one of #8Investments that work for physical activity, Tepi is exploring ways to scale-up effective school-based efforts to increase teenagers physical activity. You can read more about that work, in plain language and as scientific output, here.
Advocating in the media
Are you a journalist looking to engage with Tepi on a story? As a passionate advocate and articulate writer, Tepi would be more than happy to speak to you. His areas of interest span exercise, cycling, walking, sport, obesity and anything else that involves movement of the body!
As a snapshot of his recent media work, Tepi has spoken on the radio, written for the Conversation and the regional newspaper. Especially passionate about how the design of cities and transport networks influence our health.
Tepi is very active on Twitter (@HealthTepi), reach out!
A bit more about Tepi
Tepi has authored 10 publications in scientific journals and holds a board position on the International Society for Physical Activity and Health.
Tepi is a local advocate for better infrastructure for cycling and walking, as a member of Newcastle Cycleways Movement.
In 2017, Tepi completed his Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) at Loughborough University. Tepi explored Australia for a year while on study exchange at the University of Western Australia.
Keywords
- Children and Adolescents
- Dissemination
- Health
- Health Promotion
- Implementation
- Obesity
- Physical Activity
- Population Health
- Preventative Medicine
- Public Health
- Scale-up
- Scaling
- Sedentary Behaviour
Languages
- English (Mother)
Professional Experience
Membership
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 28/11/2019 - | Secretary | Newcastle Cycleways Movement Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/10/2018 - 1/10/2020 | Chair of the Early Career Network | The International Society for Physical Activity and Health Australia |
| 15/8/2017 - | Research Assistant | The University of Newcastle Australia |
| 1/9/2016 - 1/9/2017 | Research Assistant | Loughborough University School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences United Kingdom |
Teaching appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 5/2/2019 - | Tutor | School of Medicine & Public Health, Faculty of Health & Medicine, University of Newcastle | Australia Health and Physical Education Australia |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
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| PUBH1010 |
Public Health University of Newcastle |
Tutor | 1/4/2019 - 30/4/2019 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (14 outputs)
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| 2021 |
Wyse R, Jackson JK, Delaney T, Grady A, Stacey F, Wolfenden L, et al., 'The effectiveness of interventions delivered using digital food environments to encourage healthy food choices: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Nutrients, 13 (2021) Digital food environments are now commonplace across many food service and retail set-tings, influencing how the population orders and accesses foods. As such, digital food enviro... [more] Digital food environments are now commonplace across many food service and retail set-tings, influencing how the population orders and accesses foods. As such, digital food environments represent a novel platform to deliver strategies to improve public health nutrition. The purpose of this review was to explore the impact of dietary interventions embedded within online food ordering systems, on user selection and purchase of healthier foods and beverages. A systematic search of eight electronic databases and grey literature sources was conducted up to October 2020. Eligible studies were randomized controlled trials and controlled trials, designed to encourage the selection and purchase of healthier products and/or discourage the selection and purchase of less-healthy products using strategies delivered via real-world online food ordering systems. A total of 9441 articles underwent title and abstract screening, 140 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility, and 11 articles were included in the review. Meta-analysis of seven studies indicated that interventions delivered via online food ordering systems are effective in reducing the energy content of online food purchases (standardized mean difference (SMD): -0.34, p = 0.01). Meta-analyses including three studies each suggest that these interventions may also be effective in reducing the fat (SMD: -0.83, p = 0.04), saturated fat (SMD: -0.7, p = 0.008) and sodium content (SMD: -0.43, p = 0.01) of online food purchases. Given the ongoing growth in the use of online food ordering systems, future research to determine how we can best utilize these systems to support public health nutrition is warranted.
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| 2021 |
Shilton T, Mclaughlin M, Reece L, Foster C, Milton K, Chalkley A, et al., 'Infographic. ISPAH's Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity: infographic, animation and call to action', BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 55 759-760 (2021)
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| 2021 |
Ooi JY, Wolfenden L, Sutherland R, Nathan N, Oldmeadow C, Mclaughlin M, et al., 'A Systematic Review of the Recent Consumption Levels of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Children and Adolescents From the World Health Organization Regions With High Dietary-Related Burden of Disease.', Asia Pac J Public Health, 10105395211014642 (2021)
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| 2021 |
Mclaughlin M, Delaney T, Hall A, Byaruhanga J, Mackie P, Grady A, et al., 'Associations Between Digital Health Intervention Engagement, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.', J Med Internet Res, 23 e23180 (2021) [C1]
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| 2021 |
Milton K, Cavill N, Chalkley A, Foster C, Gomersall S, Hagstromer M, et al., 'Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity.', J Phys Act Health, 1-6 (2021)
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| 2020 |
Byaruhanga J, Atorkey P, McLaughlin M, Brown A, Byrnes E, Paul C, et al., 'Effectiveness of individual real-time video counseling on smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity, and obesity health risks: Systematic review', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 1-17 (2020) [C1]
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| 2020 |
Brown A, Barnes C, Byaruhanga J, McLaughlin M, Hodder RK, Booth D, et al., 'Effectiveness of technology-enabled knowledge translation strategies in improving the use of research in public health: Systematic review', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (2020) [C1]
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| 2020 |
Mclaughlin M, Atkin AJ, Starr L, Hall A, Wolfenden L, Sutherland R, et al., 'Worldwide surveillance of self-reported sitting time: a scoping review.', The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 17 (2020) [C1]
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| 2020 |
Sutherland R, Campbell E, McLaughlin M, Nathan N, Wolfenden L, Lubans DR, et al., 'Scale-up of the Physical Activity 4 Everyone (PA4E1) intervention in secondary schools: 12-month implementation outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial.', Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 17 100 (2020) [C1]
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| 2019 |
Direito A, Murphy JJ, McLaughlin M, Mair J, Mackenzie K, Kamada M, et al., 'Early career professionals (researchers, practitioners, and policymakers) role in advocating, disseminating, and implementing the global action plan on physical activity: ISPAH early career network view', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16 940-944 (2019) [C1] Increasing population levels of physical activity (PA) can assist in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals, benefiting multiple sectors and contributing to gl... [more] Increasing population levels of physical activity (PA) can assist in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals, benefiting multiple sectors and contributing to global prosperity. Practices and policies to increase PA levels exist at the subnational, national, and international levels. In 2018, the World Health Organization launched the first Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (GAPPA). The GAPPA provides guidance through a framework of effective and feasible policy actions for increasing PA, and requires engagement and advocacy from a wide spectrum of stakeholders for successful implementation of the proposed actions. Early career professionals, including researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, can play a major role with helping ¿all people being regularly active¿ by contributing to 4 overarching areas: (1) generation¿of evidence, (2) dissemination¿of key messages and evidence, (3) implementation¿of the evidence-based actions proposed in the GAPPA, and (4) contributing to advocacy for robust national action plans on PA. The contribution of early career professionals can be achieved through 5 pathways: (1) research, (2) workplace/practice, (3) business, (4) policy, and (5) professional and public opinion. Recommendations of how early career professionals can contribute to the generation, dissemination, and implementation of the evidence and actions proposed by the GAPPA are provided.
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Other (1 outputs)
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Mclaughlin M, Campbell E, Sutherland R, McKenzie T, Davies L, Wiggers J, Wolfenden L, 'Extent, Type and Reasons for Adaptation and Modification When Scaling-Up an Effective Physical Activity Program: Physical Activity 4 Everyone (PA4E1)', Research Square Platform LLC [O1]
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 6 |
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| Total funding | $16,500 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20194 grants / $11,670
Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour $4,940
Funding body: Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour
| Funding body | Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Research |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour 2019 | Small Grant Funds$4,940
Funding body: Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour
| Funding body | Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Small Grant Funding |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
The International Society for Physical Activity and Health$1,490
Funding body: The International Society for Physical Activity and Health
| Funding body | The International Society for Physical Activity and Health |
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| Project Team | Direito, A, Murphy, J, Mclaughlin, M, Mair, J, Mackenzie, K, Kamada, M, Sutherland, R, Montgomery, S, Shilton, |
| Scheme | Open Access |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C3212 - International Not for profit |
| Category | 3212 |
| UON | N |
Hunter Cancer Research Alliance 2019$300
Funding body: Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (HCRA)
| Funding body | Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (HCRA) |
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| Scheme | Conference Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | C3112 - Aust Not for profit |
| Category | 3112 |
| UON | N |
20182 grants / $4,830
Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour$4,580
Funding body: Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (CHB)
| Funding body | Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (CHB) |
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| Scheme | Conference and Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Hunter Cancer Research Alliance 2018$250
Funding body: Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (HCRA)
| Funding body | Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (HCRA) |
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| Scheme | Conference Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Not Known |
| Category | UNKN |
| UON | N |
