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Overview

Anna Timperio is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and social sciences, with a particular focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, transportation, and physiology. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics including obesity, physical activity, diet, urban transport and accessibility, physical activity and health, urban green space and health, children's physical and motor development, recreation, leisure, wilderness management, as well as noise effects and management.

The scientist has published numerous papers in various well-known journals. Some recent significant papers include:

  • The Use of Digital Platforms for Adults' and Adolescents' Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Our Life at Home): Survey Study, 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Sedentary Behavior and Public Health: Integrating the Evidence and Identifying Potential Solutions, 2020, Annual Review of Public Health
  • What entices older adults to parks? Identification of park features that encourage park visitation, physical activity, and social interaction, 2021, Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Designing parks for older adults: A qualitative study using walk-along interviews, 2020, Urban forestry & urban greening
  • Prospective associations with physiological, psychosocial and educational outcomes of meeting Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Timperio's frequent co-authors include:

  • Jo Salmon
  • Jenny Veitch
  • Nicola D. Ridgers
  • Venurs Loh
  • Lauren Arundell

Their work is often published in these venues:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Urban forestry & urban greening
  • BMC Public Health
  • BMJ Open
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Timperio's research spans several main fields, with 106 publications in medicine and 81 in social sciences. Subfields where they have contributed notably include:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Transportation
  • Physiology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • General Health Professions

The scientist's work also covers a wide array of main topics, such as:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Noise Effects and Management

Best Publications

  • Perceptions about the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children

    Anna Timperio;David Crawford;Amanda Telford;Jo Salmon

  • Personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school.

    Anna Timperio;Kylie Ball;Jo Salmon;Rebecca Roberts

  • Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: the International children's accelerometry database (ICAD).

    Ashley R. Cooper;Ashley R. Cooper;Anna Goodman;Angie S. Page;Lauren B. Sherar

  • Playing it safe: the influence of neighbourhood safety on children's physical activity. A review.

    Alison Carver;Anna Timperio;David Crawford

  • Understanding physical activity environmental correlates : increased specificity for ecological models

    Billie Giles-Corti;Anna Timperio;Fiona Bull;Terri Pikora

  • The clustering of diet, physical activity and sedentary behavior in children and adolescents: a review

    Rebecca M Leech;Sarah A McNaughton;Anna Timperio

  • Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on academic and physical activity outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Amanda Watson;Anna Timperio;Helen Brown;Keren Best

  • Promoting Physical Activity Participation among Children and Adolescents

    Jo Salmon;Michael L. Booth;Philayrath Phongsavan;Niamh Murphy

  • A prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight.

    V Cleland;D Crawford;L A Baur;C Hume

  • The association between television viewing and overweight among Australian adults participating in varying levels of leisure-time physical activity

    Jo-Ann Salmon;A Bauman;David Crawford;Anna Timperio

  • Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake and diet quality

    Rebecca M. Leech;Anthony Worsley;Anna Timperio;Sarah A. McNaughton

  • The influence of urban design on neighbourhood walking following residential relocation: longitudinal results from the RESIDE study.

    Billie Giles-Corti;Fiona Bull;Matthew Knuiman;Gavin Mccormack

  • School site and the potential to walk to school: the impact of street connectivity and traffic exposure in school neighborhoods.

    Billie Giles-Corti;Georgina Wood;Terri Pikora;Vincent Learnihan

  • Understanding environmental influences on nutrition and physical activity behaviors: where should we look and what should we count?

    Kylie Ball;Anna F Timperio;David A Crawford

  • Do features of public open spaces vary according to neighbourhood socio-economic status?

    David Crawford;Anna Timperio;Billie Giles-Corti;Kylie Ball

  • Are children and adolescents less active if parents restrict their physical activity and active transport due to perceived risk

    Alison Carver;Anna Timperio;Kylie Hesketh;David Crawford

  • Mismatch between perceived and objective measures of physical activity environments.

    Kylie Ball;Robert W. Jeffery;David A. Crawford;Rebecca J. Roberts

  • Personal, social and environmental determinants of educational inequalities in walking: a multilevel study.

    Kylie Ball;Anna Timperio;Jo Salmon;Billie Giles-Corti

  • A hitchhiker's guide to assessing young people's physical activity: Deciding what method to use.

    James Dollman;Anthony D Okely;Louise L Hardy;Anna Timperio

  • Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001

    Jo Salmon;Anna Timperio;Verity Cleland;Alison Venn

Frequent Co-Authors

Jo Salmon
Jo Salmon Deakin University
David Crawford
David Crawford Deakin University
Kylie Ball
Kylie Ball Deakin University
Billie Giles-Corti
Billie Giles-Corti RMIT University
Ester Cerin
Ester Cerin Australian Catholic University
David W. Dunstan
David W. Dunstan Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Max Bulsara
Max Bulsara University of Notre Dame Australia
Matthew Knuiman
Matthew Knuiman University of Western Australia
Gavin R. McCormack
Gavin R. McCormack University of Calgary
Fiona Bull
Fiona Bull World Health Organization

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