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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2020
Journal Article
Patterns and correlates of sedentary behavior in children attending family child care
Chai, Li Kheng, Rice-McNeil, Kelly and Trost, Stewart G. (2020). Patterns and correlates of sedentary behavior in children attending family child care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (2) 549, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020549
2020
Journal Article
The effect of upgrades to childcare outdoor spaces on preschoolers’ physical activity: Findings from a natural experiment
Ng, Michelle, Rosenberg, Michael, Thornton, Ashleigh, Lester, Leanne, Trost, Stewart G., Bai, Pulan and Christian, Hayley (2020). The effect of upgrades to childcare outdoor spaces on preschoolers’ physical activity: Findings from a natural experiment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (2) 468, 468. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020468
2020
Journal Article
'Jump start' childcare-based intervention to promote physical activity in pre-schoolers: Six-month findings from a cluster randomised trial
Okely, Anthony D., Stanley, Rebecca M., Jones, Rachel A., Cliff, Dylan P., Trost, Stewart G., Berthelsen, Donna, Salmon, Jo, Batterham, Marijka, Eckermann, Simon, Reilly, John J., Brown, Ngiare, Mickle, Karen J., Howard, Steven J., Hinkley, Trina, Janssen, Xanne, Chandler, Paul, Cross, Penny and Gowers, Fay (2020). 'Jump start' childcare-based intervention to promote physical activity in pre-schoolers: Six-month findings from a cluster randomised trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17 (1) 0910-6. doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-0910-6
2019
Journal Article
Supporting healthy lifestyle behaviours in families attending community playgroups: parents' perceptions of facilitators and barriers
Fuller, Andrea B., Byrne, Rebecca A., Golley, Rebecca K. and Trost, Stewart G. (2019). Supporting healthy lifestyle behaviours in families attending community playgroups: parents' perceptions of facilitators and barriers. BMC Public Health, 19 (1) 1740, 1740. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-8041-1
2019
Journal Article
Psychometric properties of questionnaires to measure social ecological influences in Vietnamese children
To, Quyen G., Gallegos, Danielle, Do, Dung V., Tran, Hanh TM., To, Kien G., Wharton, Lee and Trost, Stewart G. (2019). Psychometric properties of questionnaires to measure social ecological influences in Vietnamese children. Sports Medicine and Health Science, 1 (1), 40-43. doi: 10.1016/j.smhs.2019.08.001
2019
Journal Article
Shade coverage, ultraviolet radiation and children’s physical activity in early childhood education and care
Christian, Hayley, Lester, Leanne, Trost, Stewart G., Trapp, Georgina, Schipperijn, Jasper, Boruff, Bryan, Maitland, Clover, Jeemi, Zakia, Rosenberg, Michael, Barber, Paul and Eslick, Harry (2019). Shade coverage, ultraviolet radiation and children’s physical activity in early childhood education and care. International Journal of Public Health, 64 (9), 1325-1333. doi: 10.1007/s00038-019-01289-y
2019
Journal Article
A cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to increase physical activity of preschool-aged children attending early childhood education and care: Study protocol for the ‘everybody energise’ trial
Delaney, Tessa, Jackson, Jacklyn K., Jones, Jannah, Hall, Alix, Dives, Ashleigh, Wedesweiler, Taya, Campbell, Libby, Nathan, Nicole, Romiti, Maria, Trost, Stewart G., Lum, Melanie, Colliver, Yeshe, Hernandez, Lara and Yoong, Sze Lin (2019). A cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to increase physical activity of preschool-aged children attending early childhood education and care: Study protocol for the ‘everybody energise’ trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (21) 4275, 4275. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214275
2019
Journal Article
School-based physical education: physical activity and implementation barriers in Vietnamese elementary schools
To, Quyen G., Wharton, Lee, Gallegos, Danielle, Stylianou, Michalis, Do, Dung V., To, Kien G., Tran, Hanh T.M. and Trost, Stewart G. (2019). School-based physical education: physical activity and implementation barriers in Vietnamese elementary schools. European Physical Education Review, 26 (2), 1356336X1987874-606. doi: 10.1177/1356336x19878746
2019
Journal Article
Prediction of relative physical activity intensity using multimodal sensing of physiological data
Chowdhury, Alok Kumar, Tjondronegoro, Dian, Chandran, Vinod, Zhang, Jinglan and Trost, Stewart G. (2019). Prediction of relative physical activity intensity using multimodal sensing of physiological data. Sensors, 19 (20) 4509, 4509. doi: 10.3390/s19204509
2019
Journal Article
Culture and community: Observation of mealtime enactment in early childhood education and care settings
Harte, Suzanne, Theobald, Maryanne and Trost, Stewart G. (2019). Culture and community: Observation of mealtime enactment in early childhood education and care settings. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16 (1) 69, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0838-x
2019
Journal Article
Fostering social sustainability through intergenerational engagement in Australian neighborhood parks
Washington, Tracy L., Cushing, Debra Flanders, Mackenzie, Janelle, Buys, Laurie and Trost, Stewart (2019). Fostering social sustainability through intergenerational engagement in Australian neighborhood parks. Sustainability, 11 (16) 4435, 4435. doi: 10.3390/su11164435
2019
Conference Publication
An interactive method for visualising physical activity in parks
Rowe, Benjamin, Zhang, Jinglan, Washington, Tracy, Cushing, Debra and Trost, Stewart (2019). An interactive method for visualising physical activity in parks. 2019 23rd International Conference in Information Visualization, Adelaide, SA Australia, 16-19 July 2019. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IV-2.2019.00017
2019
Journal Article
Novel approaches to measuring community integration in adults with cerebral palsy
Chan, Dara V., Thorpe, Deborah E., Trost, Stewart G., Boyd, Roslyn N., Faldowski, Richard A., Barber, Lee, Levin, Ilana, Carroll, Amanda and Bagatell, Nancy (2019). Novel approaches to measuring community integration in adults with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42 (18), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1577500
2019
Journal Article
Efficacy of participation-focused therapy on performance of physical activity participation goals and habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial
Reedman, Sarah E., Boyd, Roslyn N., Trost, Stewart G., Elliott, Catherine and Sakzewski, Leanne (2019). Efficacy of participation-focused therapy on performance of physical activity participation goals and habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100 (4), 676-686. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.11.012
2019
Journal Article
Parental influences on screen time and weight status among preschool children from Brazil: A cross-sectional study
Goncalves, Widjane Sheila Ferreira, Byrne, Rebecca, Viana, Marcelo Tavares and Trost, Stewart G. (2019). Parental influences on screen time and weight status among preschool children from Brazil: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16 (1) 27, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0788-3
2019
Journal Article
Brief tools to measure obesity-related behaviours in children under 5 years of age: a systematic review
Byrne, Rebecca, Bell, Lucy, Taylor, Rachael W., Mauch, Chelsea, Mihrshahi, Seema, Zarnowiecki, Dorota, Hesketh, Kylie D., Wen, Li Ming, Trost, Stewart G. and Golley, Rebecca (2019). Brief tools to measure obesity-related behaviours in children under 5 years of age: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 20 (3), 432-447. doi: 10.1111/obr.12801
2019
Journal Article
Associations between the home yard and preschoolers’ outdoor play and physical activity
Armstrong, Guy P., Maitland, Clover, Lester, Leanne, Trost, Stewart G., Trapp, Gina, Boruff, Bryan, Al Marzooqi, Mohamed K. and Christian, Hayley E. (2019). Associations between the home yard and preschoolers’ outdoor play and physical activity. Public Health Research and Practice, 29 (1) e2911907. doi: 10.17061/phrp2911907
2019
Journal Article
Validity of the Apple Watch® for monitoring push counts in people using manual wheelchairs
Karinharju, Kati S., Boughey, Alexandra M., Tweedy, Sean M., Clanchy, Kelly M., Trost, Stewart G. and Gomersall, Sjaan R. (2019). Validity of the Apple Watch® for monitoring push counts in people using manual wheelchairs. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 44 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2019.1576444
2019
Conference Publication
An interactive visualization tool for sensor-based physical activity data analysis
Tong, Chuxuan, Zhang, Jinglan, Chowdhury, Alok and Trost, S. G. (2019). An interactive visualization tool for sensor-based physical activity data analysis. ACSW 2019: Australasian Computer Science Week 2019, Sydney, NSW Australia, 29-31 January 2019. New York, NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3290688.3290734
2019
Journal Article
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children with bronchiectasis: a cross-sectional study
Joschtel, Barbara, Gomersall, Sjaan R., Tweedy, Sean, Petsky, Helen, Chang, Anne B. and Trost, Stewart G. (2019). Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children with bronchiectasis: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 19 (1) 7, 7. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0772-8
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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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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