Overview
Background
Dr Samantha Mulcahy is the Research Program Manager for the Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation (HWCRI) and the Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralymic Studies (QCOPS) and is an affiliate researcher at the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at The University of Queensland. Dr Mulcahy leads strategic operations and management across the research programs which include the UQ HERA Program: The 360-Kids Community Network.
Dr Mulcahy's program of research includes how behaviour change occurs and how behaviour change strategies can be used to achieve effective outcomes in sitting reduction interventions. She is an expert in the field of workplace sedentary behaviour and the use of behaviour change strategies to achieve changes in health behaviours including physical activity and sedentary behaviour. She holds a Masters in Public Health (Health Promotion and Disease Prevention) and has extensive experience in partnership and stakeholder engagement and management of complex multi-year funded research projects and consultancies.
Availability
- Dr Samantha Mulcahy is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Translation and dissemination of health behaviour change interventions
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Implementation and evaluation of evidence-based interventions
Works
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Featured
2019
Journal Article
Temporal features of sitting, standing and stepping changes in a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a workplace sitting-reduction intervention
Stephens, Samantha K., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Clark, Bronwyn K., Owen, Neville, Moodie, Marj, La Montagne, Anthony D., Dunstan, David W. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2019). Temporal features of sitting, standing and stepping changes in a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a workplace sitting-reduction intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16 (1) 111, 111. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0879-1
Featured
2018
Journal Article
What strategies do desk-based workers choose to reduce sitting time and how well do they work? Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services
Stephens, Samantha K., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Clark, Bronwyn K., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Owen, Neville, Lamontagne, Anthony D., Moodie, Marj, Lawler, Sheleigh P., Dunstan, David W. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2018). What strategies do desk-based workers choose to reduce sitting time and how well do they work? Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15 (1) 98, 98. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0731-z
2025
Journal Article
Factorial validity and measurement invariance of a self-reported scale of paradoxical leadership behaviours: evidence from sport industry leaders
Bourke, Matthew, Cairney, John, Richard, Veronique, Mulcahy, Samantha, Moos, Chris and Dopson, Sue (2025). Factorial validity and measurement invariance of a self-reported scale of paradoxical leadership behaviours: evidence from sport industry leaders. Frontiers in Psychology, 16 1541891. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1541891
2025
Journal Article
Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and adolescents: A compositional data meta-analysis
Bourke, Matthew, Harrison, Zoe, Fortnum, Kathryn, Thomas, George, O'Flaherty, Martin, Mulcahy, Samantha K., Gomersall, Sjaan R., Alsop, Tahlia, Trost, Stewart G., Koplin, Jennifer J., Bruijns, Brianne A., Phillips, Sophie M., Vanderloo, Leigh M., Tucker, Patricia, Hesketh, Kylie D., Kwan, Matthew Y. W. and Cairney, John (2025). Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and adolescents: A compositional data meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 26 (5) e13884, e13884. doi: 10.1111/obr.13884
2024
Journal Article
National implementation trial of BeUpstanding™: an online initiative for workers to sit less and move more
Healy, Genevieve N., Goode, Ana D., Ulyate, Lisa, Abbott, Alison, Dunstan, David W., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Gilson, Nicholas D., Gunning, Lynn, Jetann, Jodie, LaMontagne, Anthony D., Moodie, Marj, Mulcahy, Samantha, Owen, Neville, Shilton, Trevor, Sweeny, Leanne, Straker, Leon and Winkler, Elisabeth A. H. (2024). National implementation trial of BeUpstanding™: an online initiative for workers to sit less and move more. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21 (1) 111, 1-19. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01652-0
2024
Journal Article
Correction to: Temporal features of sitting, standing and stepping changes in a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a workplace sitting-reduction intervention
Stephens, Samantha K., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Clark, Bronwyn K., Owen, Neville, Moodie, Marj, La Montagne, Anthony D., Dunstan, David W. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2024). Correction to: Temporal features of sitting, standing and stepping changes in a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a workplace sitting-reduction intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21 (1) 65. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01611-9
2023
Book Chapter
Workplace programs aimed at limiting occupational sitting
Healy, Genevieve N., Stephens, Samantha K. and Goode, Ana D. (2023). Workplace programs aimed at limiting occupational sitting. Sedentary behaviour epidemiology. (pp. 539-555) edited by Michael F. Leitzmann, Carmen Jochem and Daniela Schmid. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-41881-5_18
2021
Journal Article
Alternatives for measuring sitting accumulation in workplace surveys
Clark, Bronwyn K., Stephens, Samantha K., Goode, Ana D., Healy, Genevieve N. and Winkler, Elisabeth A.H. (2021). Alternatives for measuring sitting accumulation in workplace surveys. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63 (12), e853-e860. doi: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002387
2020
Other Outputs
Influencing sedentary time in the workplace: Understanding behaviour change through accumulation patterns, temporal variations and use of strategies
Stephens, Samantha (2020). Influencing sedentary time in the workplace: Understanding behaviour change through accumulation patterns, temporal variations and use of strategies. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.660
2015
Journal Article
Utilization and harmonization of adult accelerometry data: review and expert consensus
Wijndaele, Katrien, Westgate, Kate, Stephens, Samantha K., Blair, Steven N., Bull, Fiona C., Chastin, Sebastien F. M., Dunstan, David W., Ekelund, Ulf, Esliger, Dale W., Freedson, Patty S., Granat, Malcolm H., Matthews, Charles E., Owen, Neville, Rowlands, Alex V., Sherar, Lauren B., Tremblay, Mark S., Troiano, Richard P., Brage, Soren and Healy, Genevieve N. (2015). Utilization and harmonization of adult accelerometry data: review and expert consensus. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47 (10), 2129-2139. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000661
2014
Journal Article
Improving diet and physical activity to reduce population prevalence of overweight and obesity: An overview of current evidence
Stephens, Samantha K., Cobiac, Linda J. and Veerman, J. Lennert (2014). Improving diet and physical activity to reduce population prevalence of overweight and obesity: An overview of current evidence. Preventive Medicine, 62, 167-178. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.02.008
2014
Journal Article
Intervening to reduce workplace sitting time: How and when do changes to sitting time occur?
Stephens, Samantha K., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Trost, Stewart G., Dunstan, David W., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Chastin, Sebastien F. M. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2014). Intervening to reduce workplace sitting time: How and when do changes to sitting time occur?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48 (13), 1037-1042. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093524
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