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Dr Paul Gardiner
Dr

Paul Gardiner

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Overview

Background

Paul Gardiner's multidisciplinary research promotes active ageing with a focus on helping people improve and maintain quality of life. His PhD research reported for the first time that it is feasible to reduce sedentary time in older adults. His current research builds on this to exmaine behavioural approaches to dementia prevention.

He is part of the Our Voice Citizen Science global research network. This network has over 30 members across six continents and aims to improve health equity through allowing citizens to discover their environment, discuss their findings, and advocate for change.

He has a strong interest in diversity, equity and inclusion and co-founded the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Special Interest Group of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).

Previous research areas have included evaluation of drug and alcohol treatment services, development and dissemination of parenting programs, stillbirth epidemiology, and women's health.

Availability

Dr Paul Gardiner is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science, University of Melbourne
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Dementia prevention

  • Interventions to reduce and change sitting time

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion

  • Citizen science

Works

Search Professor Paul Gardiner’s works on UQ eSpace

137 works between 1991 and 2024

61 - 80 of 137 works

2018

Conference Publication

Older people as Citizen Scientists changing their built environment

Tuckett, A., Freeman, A., Hetherington, S., Gardiner, P. and King, A. (2018). Older people as Citizen Scientists changing their built environment. 51st Australian Association of Gerontology Conference "Advancing not retiring: Active players a fair future", Melbourne Convention Centre, 21-23 November 2018.

Older people as Citizen Scientists changing their built environment

2017

Journal Article

Television viewing time and 13-year mortality in adults with cardiovascular disease: data from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)

Rogerson, Michelle C., Le Grande, Michael R., Dunstan, David W., Magliano, Dianna J., Murphy, Barbara M., Salmon, Jo, Gardiner, Paul A. and Jackson, Alun C. (2017). Television viewing time and 13-year mortality in adults with cardiovascular disease: data from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). Heart, Lung and Circulation, 26 (11), E98-E99. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.03.153

Television viewing time and 13-year mortality in adults with cardiovascular disease: data from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)

2017

Other Outputs

Muscling up against disability: project report

Hetherington, Sharon, Henwood, Timothy, Keogh, Justin, Gardiner, Paul, Tuckett, Anthony and Rouse, Kevin (2017). Muscling up against disability: project report. Chermside, QLD, Australia: Burnie Brae.

Muscling up against disability: project report

2017

Journal Article

Sedentary time in older men and women: an international consensus statement and research priorities

Dogra, Shilpa, Ashe, Maureen C., Biddle, Stuart J. H., Brown, Wendy J., Buman, Matthew P., Chastin, Sebastien, Gardiner, Paul A., Inoue, Shigeru, Jefferis, Barbara J., Oka, Koichiro, Owen, Neville, Sardinha, Luis B., Skelton, Dawn A., Sugiyama, Takemi and Copeland, Jennifer L. (2017). Sedentary time in older men and women: an international consensus statement and research priorities. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51 (21), 1526-1532. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097209

Sedentary time in older men and women: an international consensus statement and research priorities

2017

Journal Article

The association of sitting time with sarcopenia status and physical performance at baseline and 18-month follow up in the residential aged care setting

Reid, Natasha, Keogh, Justin W., Swinton, Paul, Gardiner, Paul A. and Henwood, Timothy (2017). The association of sitting time with sarcopenia status and physical performance at baseline and 18-month follow up in the residential aged care setting. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 26 (3), 1-19. doi: 10.1123/japa.2017-0204

The association of sitting time with sarcopenia status and physical performance at baseline and 18-month follow up in the residential aged care setting

2017

Journal Article

Citizen science applied to building healthier community environments: advancing the field through shared construct and measurement development

Hinckson, Erica, Schneider, Margaret, Winter, Sandra J., Stone, Emily, Puhan, Milo, Stathi, Afroditi, Porter, Michelle M., Gardiner, Paul A., dos Santos, Daniela Lopes, Wolff, Andrea and King, Abby C. (2017). Citizen science applied to building healthier community environments: advancing the field through shared construct and measurement development. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14, 133. doi: 10.1186/s12966-017-0588-6

Citizen science applied to building healthier community environments: advancing the field through shared construct and measurement development

2017

Journal Article

Validity and Responsiveness of the FRAIL Scale in Middle-Aged Women

Susanto, Maja, Hubbard, Ruth E. and Gardiner, Paul A. (2017). Validity and Responsiveness of the FRAIL Scale in Middle-Aged Women. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19 (1), 65-69. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.08.003

Validity and Responsiveness of the FRAIL Scale in Middle-Aged Women

2017

Journal Article

Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults

Chastin, Sebastien, Gardiner, Paul A., Ashe, Maureen C., Harvey, Juliet A., Leask, Calum F., Balogun, Saliu, Helbostad, Jorunn L. and Skelton, Dawn A. (2017). Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 (9) CD012784. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012784

Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults

2017

Journal Article

Sedentary time in older adults: a critical review of measurement, associations with health, and interventions

Copeland , Jennifer L., Ashe, Maureen C., Biddle, Stuart J. H., Brown, Wendy J., Buman, Matthew P., Chastin, Sebastien, Gardiner, Paul A., Inoue, Shigeru, Jefferis, Barbara J., Oka, Koichiro, Owen, Neville, Sardinha, Luís B., Skelton, Dawn A., Sugiyama, Takemi and Dogra, Shilpa (2017). Sedentary time in older adults: a critical review of measurement, associations with health, and interventions. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51 (21) 1539, 1539-1539. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097210

Sedentary time in older adults: a critical review of measurement, associations with health, and interventions

2017

Journal Article

Twelve-Year television viewing time trajectories and physical function in older adults

Reid, Natasha, Healy, Genevieve N., Daly, Robin M., Baker, Peter, Eakin, Elizabeth G., Dunstan, David W., Owen, Neville and Gardiner, Paul A. (2017). Twelve-Year television viewing time trajectories and physical function in older adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49 (7), 1359-1365. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001243

Twelve-Year television viewing time trajectories and physical function in older adults

2017

Conference Publication

Frailty and risk for dementia: the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health

Gardiner, P., Waller, M., Mishra, G. and Dobson, A.J. (2017). Frailty and risk for dementia: the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health. 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress, San Francisco, CA United States, 23-27 July 2017. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3823

Frailty and risk for dementia: the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health

2017

Conference Publication

Impact of obesity on dementia: free life expectancies in older Australian women

Gardiner, P., Jagger, C., Waller, M., Mishra, G. and Dobson, A.J. (2017). Impact of obesity on dementia: free life expectancies in older Australian women. 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress, San Francisco, CA United States, 23-27 July 2017 . Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press . doi: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4545

Impact of obesity on dementia: free life expectancies in older Australian women

2017

Journal Article

Sedentary behavior as a risk factor for cognitive decline? A focus on the influence of glycemic control in brain health

Wheeler, Michael J., Dempsey, Paddy C., Grace, Megan S., Ellis, Kathryn A., Gardiner, Paul A., Green, Daniel J. and Dunstan, David W. (2017). Sedentary behavior as a risk factor for cognitive decline? A focus on the influence of glycemic control in brain health. Alzheimer's & Dementia (New York, N. Y.), 3 (3), 291-300. doi: 10.1016/j.trci.2017.04.001

Sedentary behavior as a risk factor for cognitive decline? A focus on the influence of glycemic control in brain health

2017

Conference Publication

Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Time in Severe Asthma

Cordova-Rivera, L., Gibson, P. G., Gardiner, P. A. and McDonald, V. M. (2017). Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Time in Severe Asthma. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Time in Severe Asthma

2017

Conference Publication

Associations of 12-year trajectories of sitting time with frailty in Australian middle-aged women

Susanto, Maja, Hubbard, Ruth E. and Gardiner, Paul (2017). Associations of 12-year trajectories of sitting time with frailty in Australian middle-aged women. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

Associations of 12-year trajectories of sitting time with frailty in Australian middle-aged women

2017

Journal Article

Examining evidence based resistance plus balance training in community-dwelling older adults with complex health care needs: Trial protocol for the Muscling Up Against Disability project

Keogh, Justin W. L., Henwood, Tim, Gardiner, Paul, Tuckett, Anthony, Hodgkinson, Brent and Rouse, Kevin (2017). Examining evidence based resistance plus balance training in community-dwelling older adults with complex health care needs: Trial protocol for the Muscling Up Against Disability project. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 68, 97-105. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.10.001

Examining evidence based resistance plus balance training in community-dwelling older adults with complex health care needs: Trial protocol for the Muscling Up Against Disability project

2016

Journal Article

Evaluation of an international educational programme for health care professionals on best practice in the management of a perinatal death: IMproving Perinatal mortality Review and Outcomes Via Education (IMPROVE)

Gardiner, Paul A., Kent, Alison L., Rodriguez, Viviana, Wojcieszek, Aleena M., Ellwood, David, Gordon, Adrienne, Wilson, Patricia A., Bond, Diana M., Charles, Adrian, Arbuckle, Susan, Gardener, Glenn J, Oats, Jeremy J., Erwich, Jan Jaap, Korteweg, Fleurisca J., Duc, T. H. Nguyen, Leisher, Susannah Hopkins, Kishore, Kamal, Silver, Robert M., Heazell, Alexander E., Storey, Claire and Flenady, Vicki (2016). Evaluation of an international educational programme for health care professionals on best practice in the management of a perinatal death: IMproving Perinatal mortality Review and Outcomes Via Education (IMPROVE). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16 (1) 376, 376. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1173-8

Evaluation of an international educational programme for health care professionals on best practice in the management of a perinatal death: IMproving Perinatal mortality Review and Outcomes Via Education (IMPROVE)

2016

Journal Article

Depression, anxiety and risk of hypertension in mid-aged women: a prospective longitudinal study

Jackson, Caroline A., Pathirana, Thanya and Gardiner, Paul A. (2016). Depression, anxiety and risk of hypertension in mid-aged women: a prospective longitudinal study. Journal of Hypertension, 34 (10), 1959-1966. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001030

Depression, anxiety and risk of hypertension in mid-aged women: a prospective longitudinal study

2016

Journal Article

Television viewing time and 13-year mortality in adults with cardiovascular disease: data from the Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study (AusDiab)

Rogerson, Michelle C., Le Grande, Michael R., Dunstan, David W., Magliano, Dianna J., Murphy, Barbara M., Salmon, Jo, Gardiner, Paul A. and Jackson, Alun C. (2016). Television viewing time and 13-year mortality in adults with cardiovascular disease: data from the Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study (AusDiab). Heart Lung and Circulation, 25 (8), 829-836. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.03.006

Television viewing time and 13-year mortality in adults with cardiovascular disease: data from the Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study (AusDiab)

2016

Journal Article

Correlates of general and domain-specific sitting time among older adults

Vallance, Jeff K., Eurich, Dean T., Lynch, Brigid M., Gardiner, Paul A., Taylor, Lorian M., Jefferis, Barbara J. and Johnson, Steven T. (2016). Correlates of general and domain-specific sitting time among older adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 40 (3), 362-370. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.40.3.8

Correlates of general and domain-specific sitting time among older adults

Funding

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Taking a whole of day approach to optimising activity to prevent dementia in people with type 2 diabetes
    NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021
    Taking a whole of day approach to optimising activity to prevent dementia in people with type 2 diabetes
    Boosting Dementia Research Grants (PR5): Implementing Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention Research
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference
    Ian Potter Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    A randomised controlled trial of reducing prolonged sitting to improve cognitive function in insufficiently active frail older adults (NHMRC funded DCRC ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    NHMRC-ARC Dementia Fellowship (Australian Based) - Stand up to dementia: Reducing prolonged sitting to improve cognitive function in older adults
    NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowships Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Muscling-up against disability in older adults with home care packages - Implementing an evidence-based progressive resistance training service model of care
    Burnie Brae
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Sitting time reduction to enhance the cognitive benefits of physical activity in older adults at increased risk of diabetes or with type 2 diabetes: a feasibility pilot study
    Dementia Collaborative Research Centre
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

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  • ageing
  • older people
  • prolonged sitting
  • sedentary behaviour

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