Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown
Emeritus Professor

Wendy Brown

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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
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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)

161 - 180 of 804 works

2018

Book Chapter

Physical activity and physical inactivity in the aetiology of obesity

Gomersall, Sjaan R. and Brown, Wendy J. (2018). Physical activity and physical inactivity in the aetiology of obesity. Advanced nutrition and dietetics in obesity. (pp. 126-131) edited by Catherine Hankey and Kevin Whelan. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118857991

Physical activity and physical inactivity in the aetiology of obesity

2018

Conference Publication

Occupational physical activity: The evidence

Kohl, Harold W., van Mechelen, Willem and Brown, Wendy (2018). Occupational physical activity: The evidence. 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, London, England, United Kingdom, 15–17 October, 2018. Champaign, IL, United States: Human Kinetics.

Occupational physical activity: The evidence

2018

Conference Publication

Understanding and changing determinants to get people moving more

Brown, Wendy J. (2018). Understanding and changing determinants to get people moving more. CHAMPAIGN: HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC.

Understanding and changing determinants to get people moving more

2018

Conference Publication

The impact of physical activity and sitting time on mobility disability-free life expectancy

Gardiner, Paul and Brown, Wendy (2018). The impact of physical activity and sitting time on mobility disability-free life expectancy. 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, London, England, 15-17 October 2018. Champaign, IL, United States: Human Kinetics.

The impact of physical activity and sitting time on mobility disability-free life expectancy

2018

Conference Publication

Can walkability reduce neighbourhood inequalities in physical function? A case study among middle-aged to older adults in Brisbane, Australia

Loh, Venurs, Rachele, Jerome, Brown, Wendy, Ghani, Fatima, Washington, Simon and Turrell, Gavin (2018). Can walkability reduce neighbourhood inequalities in physical function? A case study among middle-aged to older adults in Brisbane, Australia. 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, London, United Kingdom, 15-17 October 2018. Champaign, IL United States: Human Kinetics.

Can walkability reduce neighbourhood inequalities in physical function? A case study among middle-aged to older adults in Brisbane, Australia

2018

Journal Article

Author response: body composition status and the risk of migraine: A meta-Analysis

Gelaye, Bizu, Sacco, Simona, Brown, Wendy, Nitchie, Haley, Ornello, Raffaele and Peterlin, B. Lee (2018). Author response: body composition status and the risk of migraine: A meta-Analysis. Neurology, 91 (23), 1074.1-1074. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006627

Author response: body composition status and the risk of migraine: A meta-Analysis

2018

Journal Article

Overweight and obesity as major, modifiable risk factors for urinary incontinence in young to mid-aged women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lamerton, T. J., Torquati, L. and Brown, W. J. (2018). Overweight and obesity as major, modifiable risk factors for urinary incontinence in young to mid-aged women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 19 (12), 1735-1745. doi: 10.1111/obr.12756

Overweight and obesity as major, modifiable risk factors for urinary incontinence in young to mid-aged women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2018

Conference Publication

Do the associations of sitting time with mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer differ by different levels of physical activity?

Ekelund, Ulf, Brown, Wendy, Steene-Johannessen, Jostein, Fagerland, Morten, Owen, Neville, Powell, Kenneth, Bauman, Adrian and Lee, I-Min (2018). Do the associations of sitting time with mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer differ by different levels of physical activity?. 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, London, United Kingdom, 15-17 October 2018. Champaign, IL United States: Human Kinetics.

Do the associations of sitting time with mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer differ by different levels of physical activity?

2017

Journal Article

Prospective trends in body mass index by main transport mode, 2007-2013

Turrell, Gavin, Hewitt, Belinda A., Rachele, Jerome N., Giles-Corti, Billie and Brown, Wendy J. (2017). Prospective trends in body mass index by main transport mode, 2007-2013. Journal of Transport and Health, 8, 183-192. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2017.12.004

Prospective trends in body mass index by main transport mode, 2007-2013

2017

Journal Article

Is weight cycling associated with adverse health outcomes? A cohort study

Madigan, Claire D, Pavey, Toby, Daley, Amanda J, Jolly, Kate and Brown, Wendy J (2017). Is weight cycling associated with adverse health outcomes? A cohort study. Preventive medicine, 108, 47-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.12.010

Is weight cycling associated with adverse health outcomes? A cohort study

2017

Journal Article

Changes in smoking, drinking, overweight and physical inactivity in young Australian women 1996-2013 (vol 28, pg 255, 2017)

Powers, Jennifer R., Loxton, Deborah, Anderson, Amy E., Dobson, Annette J., Mishra, Gita D., Hockey, Richard and Brown, Wendy J. (2017). Changes in smoking, drinking, overweight and physical inactivity in young Australian women 1996-2013 (vol 28, pg 255, 2017). Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 28 (3), 266-266. doi: 10.1071/HE16085_CO

Changes in smoking, drinking, overweight and physical inactivity in young Australian women 1996-2013 (vol 28, pg 255, 2017)

2017

Journal Article

Potential effect modifiers of the association between physical activity patterns and joint symptoms in middle aged women

Peeters, Geeske, Edwards, Kimberley L., Brown, Wendy J., Barker, Anna L., Arden, Nigel, Redmond, Anthony C., Conaghan, Philip G., Cicuttini, Flavia and Mishra, Gita D. (2017). Potential effect modifiers of the association between physical activity patterns and joint symptoms in middle aged women. Arthritis Care & Research, 70 (7), 1012-1021. doi: 10.1002/acr.23430

Potential effect modifiers of the association between physical activity patterns and joint symptoms in middle aged women

2017

Journal Article

Physical activity coaching by Australian Exercise Physiologists is cost effective for patients referred from general practice

Ewald, Ben, Stacey, Fiona, Johnson, Natalie, Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Holliday, Elizabeth, Brown, Wendy and James, Erica L. (2017). Physical activity coaching by Australian Exercise Physiologists is cost effective for patients referred from general practice. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42 (1), 12-15. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12733

Physical activity coaching by Australian Exercise Physiologists is cost effective for patients referred from general practice

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

Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and body mass index among residentially stable mid-older aged adults: Findings from the HABITAT multilevel longitudinal study

Rachele, Jerome N., Kavanagh, Anne, Brown, Wendy J., Healy, Aislinn M., Schmid, Christina J. and Turrell, Gavin (2017). Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and body mass index among residentially stable mid-older aged adults: Findings from the HABITAT multilevel longitudinal study. Preventive Medicine, 105, 271-274. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.09.017

Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and body mass index among residentially stable mid-older aged adults: Findings from the HABITAT multilevel longitudinal study

2017

Journal Article

Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016/17 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 4 — recommendations for future research

Bø, Kari, Artal, Raul, Barakat, Ruben, Brown, Wendy J., Davies, Gregory A. L., Dooley, Mike, Evenson, Kelly R., Haakstad, Lene A. H., Kayser, Bengt, Kinnunen, Tarja I., Larsén, Karin, Mottola, Michelle F., Nygaard, Ingrid, van Poppel, Mireille, Stuge, Britt and Khan, Karim M. (2017). Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016/17 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 4 — recommendations for future research. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51 (24), 1724-1726. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098387

Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016/17 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 4 — recommendations for future research

2017

Journal Article

The feasibility and acceptability of high-intensity interval training for adults with mental illness: a pilot study

Chapman, Justin J., Coombes, Jeff S., Brown, Wendy J., Khan, Asaduzzaman, Chamoli, Suneel, Pachana, Nancy A. and Burton, Nicola W. (2017). The feasibility and acceptability of high-intensity interval training for adults with mental illness: a pilot study. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 13, 40-48. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2017.09.007

The feasibility and acceptability of high-intensity interval training for adults with mental illness: a pilot study

2017

Journal Article

10,000 Steps Australia: a community-wide eHealth physical activity promotion programme

Duncan, Mitch J., Brown, Wendy J., Mummery, W. Kerry and Vandelanotte, Corneel (2017). 10,000 Steps Australia: a community-wide eHealth physical activity promotion programme. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52 (14), 885-886. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097625

10,000 Steps Australia: a community-wide eHealth physical activity promotion programme

2017

Journal Article

The descriptive epidemiology of sitting in Chilean adults: results from the National Health Survey 2009-2010

Aguilar-Farias, Nicolas, Martino-Fuentealba, Pia, Cortínez-O’Ryan, Andrea, Chandía-Poblete, Damian, Celis-Morales, Carlos, Bahamondes, Paz, Leppe Zamora, Jaime and Brown, Wendy J. (2017). The descriptive epidemiology of sitting in Chilean adults: results from the National Health Survey 2009-2010. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 8 (1), 32-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.08.002

The descriptive epidemiology of sitting in Chilean adults: results from the National Health Survey 2009-2010

2017

Journal Article

Referral for expert physical activity counseling: a pragmatic RCT

James, Erica L. , Ewald, Ben D. , Johnson, Natalie A. , Stacey, Fiona G. , Brown, Wendy J. , Holliday, Elizabeth G. , Jones, Mark , Yang, Fan , Hespe, Charlotte and Plotnikoff, Ronald C. (2017). Referral for expert physical activity counseling: a pragmatic RCT. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 53 (4), 490-499. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.06.016

Referral for expert physical activity counseling: a pragmatic RCT

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

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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

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