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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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
2019
Conference Publication
User profile ontology to support personalization for e-coaching systems
Pratiwi, Puspa S., Xu, Yue, Li, Yuefeng, Trost, Stewart G., Clanchy, Kelly M. and Tjondronegoro, Dian (2019). User profile ontology to support personalization for e-coaching systems. CIKM 2018 Workshops, Torino, Italy, 22 October 2018. Aachen, Germany: Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen.
2018
Conference Publication
Technologies to engage young children in physical activity: An online study of parenting practices
Ploderer, Bernd, Alsahfi, Yaman Mazyed S. and Trost, Stewart G. (2018). Technologies to engage young children in physical activity: An online study of parenting practices. OzCHI '18: 30th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 4 - 7 December 2018. New York, NY United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3292147.3292180
2018
Journal Article
Evaluation of an intervention to reduce adolescent sitting time during the school day: The 'stand Up for Health’ randomised controlled trial
Parrish, Anne-Maree, Trost, Stewart G., Howard, Steven J., Batterham, Marijka, Cliff, Dylan, Salmon, Jo and Okely, Anthony D. (2018). Evaluation of an intervention to reduce adolescent sitting time during the school day: The 'stand Up for Health’ randomised controlled trial. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21 (12), 1244-1249. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.05.020
2018
Journal Article
Machine learning algorithms for activity recognition in ambulant children and adolescents with cerebral palsy 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1103 Clinical Sciences
Ahmadi, Matthew, O'Neil, Margaret, Fragala-Pinkham, Maria, Lennon, Nancy and Trost, Stewart (2018). Machine learning algorithms for activity recognition in ambulant children and adolescents with cerebral palsy 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1103 Clinical Sciences. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 15 (1) 105, 105. doi: 10.1186/s12984-018-0456-x
2018
Journal Article
The adapted physical activity program: A theory-driven, evidence-based physical activity intervention for people with brain impairment
Clanchy, Kelly M., Tweedy, Sean M. and Trost, Stewart G. (2018). The adapted physical activity program: A theory-driven, evidence-based physical activity intervention for people with brain impairment. Brain Impairment, 20 (01), 81-95. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2018.16
2018
Journal Article
Corrigendum: Wrist acceleration cut points for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in youth (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (2018) 50:3 (609-616) DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001449)
Theodora Van Loo, Christiana Maria, Okely, Anthony D., Batterham, Marijka J., Hinkley, Trina, Ekelund, Ulf, Brage, Skren, Reilly, John J., Trost, Stewart G., Jones, Rachel A., Janssen, Xanne and Cliff, Dylan P. (2018). Corrigendum: Wrist acceleration cut points for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in youth (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (2018) 50:3 (609-616) DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001449). Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50 (11). doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001767
2018
Conference Publication
Automated e-Coaching System Architecture Framework for Promoting Physical Activity
Pratiwi, Puspa S., Tjondronegoro, Dian W., Xu, Yue, Li, Yuefeng, Trost, Stewart and Clanchy, Kelly (2018). Automated e-Coaching System Architecture Framework for Promoting Physical Activity. 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (ICoIAS), Singapore, 1-3 March 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ICoIAS.2018.8494163
2018
Conference Publication
Development and validation of the school physical activity index
Stylianou, Michalis, Trost, Stewart and Woodforde, James (2018). Development and validation of the school physical activity index. 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, London, United Kingdom, 15-17 October 2018. Champaign, IL, United States: Human Kinetics. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0535
2018
Conference Publication
The relationship between meeting the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and Pre-schooler Obesity and Social-Emotional Development #
Christian, Hayley, Trost, Stewart, Rosenberg, Michael, Lester, Leanne, Schipperijn, Jasper, Trapp, Gina and Bai, Pulan (2018). The relationship between meeting the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and Pre-schooler Obesity and Social-Emotional Development #. CHAMPAIGN: HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC.
2018
Journal Article
Effects of exercise training on physical and psychosocial health in children with chronic respiratory disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Joschtel, Barbara, Gomersall, Sjaan R, Tweedy, Sean, Petsky, Helen, Chang, Anne B and Trost, Stewart G (2018). Effects of exercise training on physical and psychosocial health in children with chronic respiratory disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 4 (1) e000409, e000409. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000409
2018
Journal Article
Accelerometer responsiveness to change between structured and unstructured physical activity in children and adolescents
Clevenger, Kimberly A., Moore, Rebecca W., Suton, Darijan, Montoye, Alexander H.K., Trost, Stewart G. and Pfeiffer, Karin A. (2018). Accelerometer responsiveness to change between structured and unstructured physical activity in children and adolescents. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 22 (3), 224-230. doi: 10.1080/1091367X.2017.1419956
2018
Journal Article
Utility of the Youth Compendium of Physical Activities
Ainsworth, Barbara E., Watson, Kathleen B., Ridley, Kate, Pfeiffer, Karin A., Herrmann, Stephen D., Crouter, Scott E., McMurray, Robert G., Butte, Nancy F., Bassett, David R., Trost, Stewart G., Berrigan, David and Fulton, Janet E. (2018). Utility of the Youth Compendium of Physical Activities. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 89 (3), 273-281. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2018.1487754
2018
Journal Article
The level and pattern of physical activity among fifth-grade students in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
To, Q. G., Gallegos, D., Do, D. V., Tran, H. T.M., To, K. G., Wharton, L. and Trost, S. G. (2018). The level and pattern of physical activity among fifth-grade students in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Public Health, 160, 18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.021
2018
Journal Article
Physical activity recognition using posterior-adapted class-based fusion of multiaccelerometer data
Chowdhury, Alok Kumar, Tjondronegoro, Dian, Chandran, Vinod and Trost, Stewart G. (2018). Physical activity recognition using posterior-adapted class-based fusion of multiaccelerometer data. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 22 (3), 678-685. doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2017.2705036
2018
Journal Article
Investigating the association between sleep parameters and the weight status of children: night sleep duration matters
Pattinson, Cassandra L., Smith, Simon S., Staton, Sally L., Trost, Stewart G. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2018). Investigating the association between sleep parameters and the weight status of children: night sleep duration matters. Sleep Health, 4 (2), 147-153. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.12.009
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Advancing knowledge in the measurement of movement behaviors in children with neurodevelopmental challenges
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jessica Hill, Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall
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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
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown
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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, Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown
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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
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
PROACTIVE MUMS:PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wendy Brown
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