Overview
Background
Dr. Stewart Trost is a Professor in the School of Human Movement Studies Department at The University of Queensland. Trost received his PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of South Carolina, Colombia SC, USA. Trost leads the Children’s Physical Activity Research Group (CPARG) at the QLD Centre of Children’s Health Research. CPARG is dedicated to expanding the body of knowledge on physical activity and its promotion in children and adolescents. An overarching aim of CPARG is to enhance the health of young people by generating the knowledge needed to design and implement effective programs to increase physical activity in children with typical development and those with chronic and complex health conditions. His research interests include device-based assessment of physical activity and sedentary behavior, early life prevention of childhood obesity and chronic disease, therapeutic exercise programs for children with chronic health conditions, and the relationships between physical activity and other health behaviors.
Availability
- Professor Stewart Trost is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Research impacts
Professor Trost was a member of the committee convened by the Australian Government to establish public health guidelines for physical in children and youth, as well as children under 5. Trost has developed algorithms for converting accelerometer output into estimates of physical activity intensity and energy expenditure. These algorithms have been adopted in software programs developed by the world’s leading manufacturers of accelerometer technology.
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Cognitive testing of items measuring movement behaviours in young children aged zero to five years: development of the Movement Behaviour Questionnaires for -Baby (MBQ-B) and -Child (MBQ-C)
Byrne, Rebecca, Terranova, Caroline O., Chai, Li Kheng, Brookes, Denise S. K. and Trost, Stewart G. (2023). Cognitive testing of items measuring movement behaviours in young children aged zero to five years: development of the Movement Behaviour Questionnaires for -Baby (MBQ-B) and -Child (MBQ-C). Children, 10 (9) 1554, 1554. doi: 10.3390/children10091554
2023
Conference Publication
Construct validity of the both hands assessment using wrist-worn accelerometers.
Burgess, Andrea, Oftedal, Stina, Boyd, Roslyn N., Reedman, Sarah, Trost, Stewart, Ware, Robert and Sakzewski, Leanne (2023). Construct validity of the both hands assessment using wrist-worn accelerometers.. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States, 10-13 September 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2023
Journal Article
Healthy weight and overweight adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus do not meet recommendations for daily physical activity and sleep
Marlow, Alexandra L., King, Bruce R., Trost, Stewart G., Weaver, Natasha and Smart, Carmel E. (2023). Healthy weight and overweight adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus do not meet recommendations for daily physical activity and sleep. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 203 110879, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110879
2023
Conference Publication
Feasibility, Acceptability And Participant Experiences Of The Physical Activity In Survivorship Randomized Controlled Trial
Kohler, Brooke E., Sandler, Carolina X., Baque, Emmah, Brookes, Denise S.K., Terranova, Caroline O., Hassall, Tim, Bradford, Natalie K. and Trost, Stewart G. (2023). Feasibility, Acceptability And Participant Experiences Of The Physical Activity In Survivorship Randomized Controlled Trial. American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting 2023, Denver, CO United States, 30 May - 2 June 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000988908.27858.60
2023
Journal Article
Increasing physical activity using an just-in-time adaptive digital assistant supported by machine learning: a novel approach for hyper-personalised mHealth interventions
Vandelanotte, Corneel, Trost, Stewart, Hodgetts, Danya, Imam, Tasadduq, Rashid, Mamunur, To, Quyen G. and Maher, Carol (2023). Increasing physical activity using an just-in-time adaptive digital assistant supported by machine learning: a novel approach for hyper-personalised mHealth interventions. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 144 104435, 104435. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104435
2023
Journal Article
Making 'being less sedentary feel normal' -investigating ways to reduce adolescent sedentary behaviour at school: a qualitative study
Parrish, Anne-Maree, Okely, Anthony D., Salmon, Jo, Trost, Stewart, Hammersley, Megan and Murdoch, Anisse (2023). Making 'being less sedentary feel normal' -investigating ways to reduce adolescent sedentary behaviour at school: a qualitative study. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20 (1) 85, 85. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01444-y
2023
Journal Article
Adaptations to scale-up an early childhood education and care physical activity intervention for real-world availability — Play Active
Mclaughlin, Matthew, Nathan, Andrea, Thornton, Ashleigh, Schipperijn, Jasper, Trost, Stewart G. and Christian, Hayley (2023). Adaptations to scale-up an early childhood education and care physical activity intervention for real-world availability — Play Active. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20 (1) 65, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01457-7
2023
Journal Article
Construct validity of the both hands assessment using wrist-worn accelerometers
Burgess, Andrea, Oftedal, Stina, Boyd, Roslyn N., Reedman, Sarah, Trost, Stewart G., Ware, Robert S. and Sakzewski, Leanne (2023). Construct validity of the both hands assessment using wrist-worn accelerometers. Physical and Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 44 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2023.2207635
2023
Journal Article
The moderating role of parent perceptions in relationships between objectively measured neighbourhood environment attributes and pre-schooler's physical activity: Findings from the PLAYCE study
Nathan, Andrea, Schipperijn, Jasper, Robinson, Trina, George, Phoebe, Boruff, Bryan, Trost, Stewart G. and Christian, Hayley (2023). The moderating role of parent perceptions in relationships between objectively measured neighbourhood environment attributes and pre-schooler's physical activity: Findings from the PLAYCE study. Health and Place, 81 103030, 103030. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103030
2023
Journal Article
Play Active physical activity policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised trial
Adams, Emma K., Nathan, Andrea, Trost, Stewart G., Schipperijn, Jasper, Shilton, Trevor, Trapp, Georgina, Maitland, Clover, Thornton, Ashleigh, Mclaughlin, Matthew, George, Phoebe, Wenden, Elizabeth and Christian, Hayley (2023). Play Active physical activity policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20 (1) 46, 46. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01442-0
2023
Journal Article
ACTIVE STRIDES-CP: protocol for a randomised trial of intensive rehabilitation (combined intensive gait and cycling training) for children with moderate-to-severe bilateral cerebral palsy
Sakzewski, Leanne, Pool, Dayna, Armstrong, Ellen, Reedman, Sarah Elizabeth, Boyd, Roslyn N., Elliott, Catherine, Novak, Iona, Trost, Stewart, Ware, Robert S., Comans, Tracy, Toovey, Rachel, Peterson, Mark D., Kentish, Megan, Horan, Sean, Valentine, Jane and Williams, Sian (2023). ACTIVE STRIDES-CP: protocol for a randomised trial of intensive rehabilitation (combined intensive gait and cycling training) for children with moderate-to-severe bilateral cerebral palsy. BMJ Open, 13 (3) e068774, 1-15. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068774
2023
Journal Article
School readiness of children at high risk of cerebral palsy randomised to early neuroprotection and neurorehabilitation: protocol for a follow-up study of participants from four randomised clinical trials
Boyd, Roslyn N., Novak, Iona, Morgan, Catherine, Bora, Samudragupta, Sakzewski, Leanne, Ware, Robert S., Comans, Tracy, Fahey, Michael Collingwood, Whittingham, Koa, Trost, Stewart, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex, Mcintyre, Sarah, Badawi, Nadia, Smithers Sheedy, Hayley, Palmer, Kirsten Rebecca, Burgess, Andrea, Keramat, Afroz, Bell, Kristie, Hines, Ashleigh, Benfer, Katherine, Gascoigne-Pees, Laura, Leishman, Shaneen and Oftedal, Stina (2023). School readiness of children at high risk of cerebral palsy randomised to early neuroprotection and neurorehabilitation: protocol for a follow-up study of participants from four randomised clinical trials. BMJ Open, 13 (2) e068675, 1-17. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068675
2022
Journal Article
Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines among rural Brazalian preschool children: associations with parenting practices
Goncalves, Widjane Sheila Ferreira, Byrne, Rebecca, de Lira, Pedro Israel Cabral, Viana, Marcelo Tavares and Trost, Stewart G. (2022). Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines among rural Brazalian preschool children: associations with parenting practices. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19 (1) 133, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01369-y
2022
Journal Article
Evidence that heat acclimation training may alter sleep and incidental activity
Osborne, John O., Minett, Geoffrey M., Stewart, Ian B., Trost, Stewart, Drovandi, Christopher, Costello, Joseph T., Pavey, Toby G. and Borg, David N. (2022). Evidence that heat acclimation training may alter sleep and incidental activity. European Journal of Sport Science, 23 (8), 1731-1740. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2022.2124386
2022
Journal Article
Barriers and facilitators of physical activity in children with bronchiectasis: perspectives from children and parents
Jones, Taryn, Baque, Emmah, O’Grady, Kerry-Ann F., Goyal, Vikas, Chang, Anne B. and Trost, Stewart G. (2022). Barriers and facilitators of physical activity in children with bronchiectasis: perspectives from children and parents. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10 974363, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.974363
2022
Journal Article
Built Environments And Child Health in WalEs and AuStralia (BEACHES): a study protocol
Pedrick-Case, Rebecca, Bailey, Rowena, Beck, Ben, Beesley, Bridget, Boruff, Bryan, Brophy, Sinead, Cross, Donna, Dhamrait, Gursimran, Duncan, John, Gething, Peter, Johnson, Rhodri D., Lyons, Ronan A, Mizen, Amy, Murray, Kevin, Pouliou, Theodora, Rafferty, James, Robinson, Trina, Rosenberg, Michael, Schipperijn, Jasper, Thompson, Daniel A., Trost, Stewart G., Watkins, Alan, Stratton, Gareth, Fry, Richard, Christian, Hayley and Griffiths, Lucy J. (2022). Built Environments And Child Health in WalEs and AuStralia (BEACHES): a study protocol. BMJ Open, 12 (10) e061978, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061978
2022
Journal Article
Therapeutic exercise interventions in pediatric survivors of brain cancer and other solid tumors: a scoping review
Kohler, Brooke E., Sandler, Carolina X., Baque, Emmah, Bradford, Natalie K. and Trost, Stewart G. (2022). Therapeutic exercise interventions in pediatric survivors of brain cancer and other solid tumors: a scoping review. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10 979292, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.979292
2022
Journal Article
Effects of a therapeutic exercise program in children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Joschtel, Barbara, Gomersall, Sjaan R., Tweedy, Sean, Petsky, Helen, Chang, Anne B. and Trost, Stewart G. (2022). Effects of a therapeutic exercise program in children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10 953429, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.953429
2022
Journal Article
Parental influences on physical activity and screen time among preschool children from low-income families in Brazil
Goncalves, Widjane Sheila Ferreira, Byrne, Rebecca, de Lira, Pedro Israel Cabral, Viana, Marcelo Tavares and Trost, Stewart G (2022). Parental influences on physical activity and screen time among preschool children from low-income families in Brazil. Childhood obesity, 19 (2), 112-120. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0305
2022
Journal Article
Meeting the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years is associated with better social-emotional development in preschool boys
Christian, Hayley, Murray, Kevin, Trost, Stewart G., Schipperijn, Jasper, Trapp, Georgina, Maitland, Clover and Divitini, Mark (2022). Meeting the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years is associated with better social-emotional development in preschool boys. Preventive Medicine Reports, 27 101770, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101770
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Interventions to increase physical activity in children and youth with Autism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Michalis Stylianou, Dr Jessica Hill, Professor John Cairney
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Doctor Philosophy
The SPORTY Project: Sports Priorities and Objectives for Research & Translation for Youth with childhood-onset disability
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Georgina Clutterbuck
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Physiological and psychological effects of an exercise program on children with chronic pulmonary disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sean Tweedy, Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF SINGAPOREAN ADOLESCENTS
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING PEOPLE WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bruce Abernethy
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Promoting Physical Activity for Community-Dwelling Manual Wheelchair Users with Spinal Cord Injury
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall, Professor Sean Tweedy
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Promotion of Physical Activity Among Adults with an Acquired Brain Injury
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sean Tweedy
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
INSULIN RESISTANCE AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN OBESE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
PROACTIVE MUMS:PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
Associate Advisor
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