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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2002
Conference Publication
Physical activity in overweight and non-overweight pre-school children
Trost, S. G., Sirard, J. R., Dowda, M. and Pate, R. R. (2002). Physical activity in overweight and non-overweight pre-school children. 49th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine held in Conjunction with the Sixth IOC (International Olympic Committee) World Congress on Sport Sciences, St Louis, MO, U.S.A., 28 May-1 June 2002. [Maryland]: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2002
Journal Article
How active are young adult women?
Brown, W. J., Ringuet, C. J. and Trost, S. G. (2002). How active are young adult women?. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 13 (2), 23-28.
2002
Conference Publication
Physical activity and kids
Trost, S. G. (2002). Physical activity and kids. Eat and Run, Sydney, 24-26 June, 2002. Kings Cross, NSW: The Cancer Council, NSW.
2002
Conference Publication
Development and evaluation of physical fitness field tests for adults aged 55-75 years
Ritchie, C. B., Trost, S. G. and Brown, W. J. (2002). Development and evaluation of physical fitness field tests for adults aged 55-75 years. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC, 26-29 September, 2002. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
2002
Journal Article
Every step counts: Promoting activity among obese adolescents
Trost, S. G. (2002). Every step counts: Promoting activity among obese adolescents. Sport Health, 20 (5), 14.
2002
Conference Publication
10,000 Steps Rockhampton: Top Down and Bottom-up Approaches to Increasing Levels of Physical Activity
Brown, W. J., Mummery, K., Eakin, E., Trost, S. G., Schofield, G. and Abernethy, P. J. (2002). 10,000 Steps Rockhampton: Top Down and Bottom-up Approaches to Increasing Levels of Physical Activity. Evidence-based Promotion of Physical Activity, Helsinki, Finland, 1-2 September 2002. Tampere, Finland: UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research.
2001
Journal Article
Effects of short-duration and long-duration exercise on lipoprotein(a)
Durstine, J. L., Davis, P. G., Ferguson, M. A., Alderson, N. L. and Trost, S. G. (2001). Effects of short-duration and long-duration exercise on lipoprotein(a). Medicine And Science In Sports And Exercise, 33 (9), 1511-1516. doi: 10.1097/00005768-200109000-00014
2001
Journal Article
Physical activity and determinants of physical activity in obese and non-obese children
Trost, S.G., Kerr, L.M., Ward, D.S. and Pate, R.R. (2001). Physical activity and determinants of physical activity in obese and non-obese children. International Journal of Obesity, 25 (6), 822-829. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801621
2001
Conference Publication
Will you take care of the kids?
Miller, Y. D., Trost, S.G. and Brown, W. J. (2001). Will you take care of the kids?. Dallas, Texas, 4-6 October, 2001. Dallas, Tx: The Cooper Institute.
2001
Conference Publication
The role of parental support in the prediction of youth physical activity behaviour
Trost, S.G., Pate, R., Sallis, J., Freedson, P., Taylor, W., Dowda, M. and Sirard, J. (2001). The role of parental support in the prediction of youth physical activity behaviour. Dallas, Texas, 4-6 October, 2001. Dallas, Tx: The Cooper Institute.
2001
Conference Publication
Calibration of the computer science and applications, Inc. physical activity monitor in preschool children
Sirard, J., Trost, S. G., Dowda, M. and Pate, R.R. (2001). Calibration of the computer science and applications, Inc. physical activity monitor in preschool children. 48th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A., 30 May - 2 June, 2001. Maryland, MO, U.S.A.: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
2001
Journal Article
Objective measurement of physical activity in youth: Current issues, future directions
Trost, S. G. (2001). Objective measurement of physical activity in youth: Current issues, future directions. Exercise Sports Sciences Reviews, 29, 32-36.
2001
Conference Publication
Life transitions and changing physical activity patterns in young women
Brown, W. J., Trost, S. G. and Miller, Y. D. (2001). Life transitions and changing physical activity patterns in young women. Dallas, Texas, 4-6 October, 2001. Dallas, Tx: The Cooper Institute.
2001
Journal Article
Objective measurement of physical activity in youth: Current issues, future directions
Trost, Stewart G. (2001). Objective measurement of physical activity in youth: Current issues, future directions. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 29 (1), 32-36. doi: 10.1097/00003677-200101000-00007
2001
Conference Publication
Socioeconomic status, physical activity and obesity: Does one size fit all?
Brown, W. J. and Trost, S. G. (2001). Socioeconomic status, physical activity and obesity: Does one size fit all?. Gold Coast, 8-9 September, 2001. Sydney: ASSO.
2001
Conference Publication
Are mothers of young children really inactive?
Brown, W. J., Trost, S. G. and Ringuet, C. (2001). Are mothers of young children really inactive?. 48th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A., 30 May - 2 June, 2001. Maryland, MO, U.S.A.: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/00005768-200105001-00646
2001
Journal Article
Effects of physical activity intervention in youth: A review
Ringuet, C. and Trost, S.G. (2001). Effects of physical activity intervention in youth: A review. International SportMed Journal, 2 (5), 1-10.
2001
Journal Article
Measurement of energy expenditure of daily tasks among mothers of young children
Brown, W, Ringuet, C, Trost, SG and Jenkins, D (2001). Measurement of energy expenditure of daily tasks among mothers of young children. Journal of Science And Medicine In Sport, 4 (4), 379-385. doi: 10.1016/S1440-2440(01)80047-5
2001
Conference Publication
Integrating the social and environmental determinants of physical activity: Linking CATI and GIS data
Mummery, K., Trost, S. G., Brown, W. J., Eakin, E. and Abernethy, P.J. (2001). Integrating the social and environmental determinants of physical activity: Linking CATI and GIS data. Innovative Approaches to Understanding and Influencing Physical Activity Conference, Dallas, TX, U.S.A., 4-6 October 2001. Dallas, Tx:
2001
Conference Publication
Physical activity and overweight in children aged 3-5: Relationship to parental activity and obesity
Trost, S. G., Pate, R.R., Dowda, M. and Sirard, J. (2001). Physical activity and overweight in children aged 3-5: Relationship to parental activity and obesity. Gold Coast, 8-9 September, 2001. Sydney: ASSO.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Stewart Trost is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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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
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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