Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown
Emeritus Professor

Wendy Brown

Email: 

Background

Professor Brown's research interests focus on physical activity and the prevention and management of chronic illness at a population level. To date, much of her research has been in the areas of obesity and the health and well being of Australian women.

Professor Wendy Brown joined the UQ School of Human Movement Studies in 2000 as the first professor in physical activity and health. Her educational qualifications are in human biology and physiology, exercise physiology, and health and physical education. She has had a diverse career path, working in both secondary and tertiary education, as well as public and private health promotion. Prior to her move to Queensland, she was the Director of the Research Institute for Gender and Health at the University of Newcastle, where she was a founding investigator and manager of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health. This project has been tracking the health of over 40,000 women for ten years. She was also a Chief Investigator on the "10,000 Steps Rockhampton" project which aimed to increase the physical activity levels of a community of approximately 60,000 people. In addition to her teaching and research commitments, she devotes considerable time to professional and policy development through her work with government departments, the National Heart Foundation, and Sports Medicine Australia. In the last five years, she has contributed to research grants with a value of more than $26,000,000, published more than 120 articles in national and international journals, and written numerous research reports.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Birmingham
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Loughborough University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, Loughborough University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle

Research interests

  • Physical activity

    Physical activity and its role in the prevention and management of chronic illness at a population level

  • Women's health

  • Obesity

Search Professor Wendy Brown’s works on UQ eSpace

804 works between 1973 and 2024
All (804) Journal Article (485) Book Chapter (13) Conference Publication (282) Book (7) Other Outputs (17)

641 - 660 of 804 works

2004

Journal Article

Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines and Average Daily Steps in a Working Population

Miller, Ruth and Brown, Wendy (2004). Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines and Average Daily Steps in a Working Population. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1 (3), 218-226. doi: 10.1123/jpah.1.3.218

Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines and Average Daily Steps in a Working Population

2004

Journal Article

Steps and sitting in a working population

Miller, R. and Brown, W. (2004). Steps and sitting in a working population. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11 (4), 219-224. doi: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1104_5

Steps and sitting in a working population

2004

Conference Publication

Promoting physical activity to older adults in general practice

Armit, C. M., Brown, W. J., Ritchie, C. B., Marshall, A., Trost, S.G. and Green, A. (2004). Promoting physical activity to older adults in general practice. 2004 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport Hot topics from the Red Centre, Alice Springs Convention Centre Alice Springs, 6-9 October, 2004. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1440-2440(04)80148-8

Promoting physical activity to older adults in general practice

2004

Conference Publication

10,000 Steps Rockhampton: (3) Evaluation of a Multi-strategy Approach to Increasing Community Levels of Physical Activity

Mummery, K., Brown, W. J., Eakin, E. and Schofield, G. (2004). 10,000 Steps Rockhampton: (3) Evaluation of a Multi-strategy Approach to Increasing Community Levels of Physical Activity. Eighth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Mainz, Germany, 25-28 August, 2004. Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

10,000 Steps Rockhampton: (3) Evaluation of a Multi-strategy Approach to Increasing Community Levels of Physical Activity

2004

Book Chapter

Using the internet in a physical activity health promotion campaign: the 10,000 Steps Rockhampton Project

Schofield, Grant, Mummery, Kerry, Brown, Wendy, Eakin, Elizabeth, Trost, Stewart and Abernethy, Peter (2004). Using the internet in a physical activity health promotion campaign: the 10,000 Steps Rockhampton Project. Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions. (pp. 238-251) edited by Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor and Xinghuo Yu. Hershey, PA, United States: Idea Group Publishing. doi: 10.4018/978-1-59140-132-2.ch016

Using the internet in a physical activity health promotion campaign: the 10,000 Steps Rockhampton Project

2004

Journal Article

Updating the evidence relating to physical activity intervention studies in older people

Cyarto, E. V., Moorhead, G. E. and Brown, W. J. (2004). Updating the evidence relating to physical activity intervention studies in older people. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport: Physical Activity Supplement, 7 (1), 30-38. doi: 10.1016/s1440-2440(04)80275-5

Updating the evidence relating to physical activity intervention studies in older people

2004

Conference Publication

Just walk it: a physical activity success story

Foreman, R. E., Walsh, A., Brown, W. J., Marshall, A. and Abernethy, P. (2004). Just walk it: a physical activity success story. 18th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Melbourne, Australia, 26-30 April 2004. Paris, France: International Union for Health Promotion and Education.

Just walk it: a physical activity success story

2004

Conference Publication

Physical activity: best buy for public health?

Brown, Wendy (2004). Physical activity: best buy for public health?. Queensland Health Physical Orientation Forum, Queensland, 31 March 2004.

Physical activity: best buy for public health?

2004

Journal Article

Physical activity promotion in primary care: Bridging the gap between research and practice

Eakin, E. G., Brown, W. J., Marshall, A. L., Mummery, K. and Larsen, E. (2004). Physical activity promotion in primary care: Bridging the gap between research and practice. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 27 (4), 297-303. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.07.012

Physical activity promotion in primary care: Bridging the gap between research and practice

2004

Journal Article

Changes in physical and mental health around menopause

Mishra, G. D., Brown, W. J. and Dobson, A. J. (2004). Changes in physical and mental health around menopause. Menopause Digest, 16 (3), 26-29.

Changes in physical and mental health around menopause

2004

Conference Publication

Benefits, barriers and best buys for physical activity

Brown, W. J. (2004). Benefits, barriers and best buys for physical activity. Active for Later Life: Making it Happen, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, 17 June 2004. Sydney, Australia: NSW Sport and Recreation.

Benefits, barriers and best buys for physical activity

2004

Conference Publication

10,000 Steps Rockhampton: (1) Building a whole community Approach to Increasing Levels of Physical Activity

Brown, W. J., Mummery, K., Eakin, E., Trost, S. G. and Schofield, G. (2004). 10,000 Steps Rockhampton: (1) Building a whole community Approach to Increasing Levels of Physical Activity. Eighth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Mainz, Germany, 25-28 August, 2004. Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

10,000 Steps Rockhampton: (1) Building a whole community Approach to Increasing Levels of Physical Activity

2004

Conference Publication

Multi-strategy approaches to the promotion of health-related physical activity at the community level: Examples from 10,000 Steps Rockhampton

Mummery, K., Brown, W. J., Schofield, G., Caperchione, C., Austin, G. and Steele, R. (2004). Multi-strategy approaches to the promotion of health-related physical activity at the community level: Examples from 10,000 Steps Rockhampton. Hot Topics from the Red Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Australia, 6-9 October, 2004. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1440-2440(04)80128-2

Multi-strategy approaches to the promotion of health-related physical activity at the community level: Examples from 10,000 Steps Rockhampton

2004

Conference Publication

Life-stage transitions and physical activity in Australian women

Brown, W. J. (2004). Life-stage transitions and physical activity in Australian women. Sport Science Through the Ages, Thessaloniki, Greece, 6-11 August, 2004. Greece: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Life-stage transitions and physical activity in Australian women

2004

Conference Publication

How much exercise do we need?

Brown, W. (2004). How much exercise do we need?. Controversies in Cardiology Medical Education Weekend, Gold Coast, Queensland, May 2004.

How much exercise do we need?

2004

Journal Article

Physical activity and health: Updating the evidence 2000-2003

Brown, W. J. (2004). Physical activity and health: Updating the evidence 2000-2003. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport: Physical Activity Supplement, 7 (1), 1-5. doi: 10.1016/s1440-2440(04)80272-x

Physical activity and health: Updating the evidence 2000-2003

2004

Journal Article

Indexes of insulin resistance and secretion in obese children and adolescents

Conwell, L. S., Trost, S. G., Brown, W. J. and Batch, J. A. (2004). Indexes of insulin resistance and secretion in obese children and adolescents. Diabetes Care, 27 (2), 314-319. doi: 10.2337/diacare.27.2.314

Indexes of insulin resistance and secretion in obese children and adolescents

2004

Conference Publication

Australian physical activity measures: Reliability, comparison, and validity of self report surveys

Brown, W. J. and Timperio, A. (2004). Australian physical activity measures: Reliability, comparison, and validity of self report surveys. 18th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 26-30 April, 2004. Paris, France: International Union for Health Promotion and Education.

Australian physical activity measures: Reliability, comparison, and validity of self report surveys

2004

Conference Publication

10,000 Steps Rockhampton : A multi-level whole community approach to increasing levels of physical activity

Brown, W. J., Mummery, K. and Eakin, E. (2004). 10,000 Steps Rockhampton : A multi-level whole community approach to increasing levels of physical activity. Department of Physical Education and Sport and Exercise science, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, U.K., September 2004.

10,000 Steps Rockhampton : A multi-level whole community approach to increasing levels of physical activity

2004

Conference Publication

Australian longitudinal study of physical activity and women's health

Brown, W. (2004). Australian longitudinal study of physical activity and women's health. Physical Activity and Public Health 2004: A Postgraduate Course on Research Directions and Strategies and Community Interventions, Utah, U.S.A., September 2004.

Australian longitudinal study of physical activity and women's health

Past funding

  • 2016 - 2017
    A pilot study to assess the efficacy of Tai Chi for Type 1 Diabetes
    Diabetes Australia Research Program
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown is:
Available for supervision

Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding differences in accumulation of device-measured physical activity in mid-aged adults: Does one size fit all?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Gregore Iven Mielke

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown directly for media enquiries about:

  • Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
  • Energy balance and weigh gain prevention
  • Physical activity
  • Sedentary behaviour and health
  • Weight management
  • Women's health
  • Workplace health promotion

Need help?

For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team:

communications@uq.edu.au