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Overview

Jo Salmon is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on medicine and psychology, with significant output in subfields such as public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, developmental and educational psychology, general health professions, and transportation.

Their main areas of study encompass a range of topics related to physical activity, health, and development. These include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Urban Green Space and Health

Jo Salmon has contributed extensively to several publication venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (31 publications)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (10 publications)
  • BMJ Open (8 publications)
  • BMC Public Health (8 publications)
  • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (7 publications)

Their collaborative work involves recurring coauthors with whom they have published many studies:

  • Anna Timperio (58 joint publications)
  • Nicola D. Ridgers (37 joint publications)
  • Lauren Arundell (28 joint publications)
  • Jenny Veitch (25 joint publications)
  • Kylie D. Hesketh (23 joint publications)

Among their recent scholarly contributions are several papers covering topics such as digital platforms for physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, sedentary behavior and public health, and guidelines integrating physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep for children and young people. Selected recent 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)
  • A collaborative approach to adopting/adapting guidelines. The Australian 24-hour movement guidelines for children (5-12 years) and young people (13-17 years): An integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep (2022, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)
  • Lifestyle Patterns Begin in Early Childhood, Persist and Are Socioeconomically Patterned, Confirming the Importance of Early Life Interventions (2020, Nutrients)
  • Gender differences in the distribution of children's physical activity: evidence from nine countries (2023, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)

Best Publications

  • Breaks in Sedentary Time: Beneficial associations with metabolic risk

    Genevieve N. Healy;David W. Dunstan;Jo Salmon;Ester Cerin

  • Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting Reduces Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Responses

    David W Dunstan;Bronwyn A Kingwell;Robyn Larsen;Genevive N Healy;Genevive N Healy

  • Objectively Measured Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Risk: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)

    Genevieve N. Healy;Katrien Wijndaele;David W. Dunstan;Jonathan E. Shaw

  • Physical activity and sedentary behavior: a population-based study of barriers, enjoyment, and preference.

    Jo Salmon;Neville Owen;David Crawford;Adrian Bauman

  • Television Viewing Time and Mortality The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)

    David Dunstan;Elizabeth Barr;Genevieve Healy;Jo Salmon;Jo Salmon

  • 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

  • Overweight and obesity in Australia : the 1999-2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)

    Adrian J Cameron;Timothy A Welborn;Paul Z Zimmet;David W Dunstan

  • 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

  • Where do children usually play? A qualitative study of parents' perceptions of influences on children's active free-play.

    Jenny Veitch;Sarah Bagley;Kylie Ball;Jo Salmon

  • Physical activity and likelihood of depression in adults: a review.

    Megan Teychenne;Kylie Ball;Jo Salmon

  • Objectively measured light- intensity physical activity is independently associated with 2-h plasma glucose

    Genevieve N. Healy;David W. Dunstan;Jo Salmon;Ester Cerin

  • Environmental determinants of physical activity and sedentary behavior.

    Neville Owen;Eva Leslie;Jo Salmon;Michael J Fotheringham

  • Preschool children and physical activity: a review of correlates.

    Trina Hinkley;David Crawford;Jo Salmon;Anthony D. Okely

  • Methods of Measurement in epidemiology: Sedentary Behaviour

    Andrew J. Atkin;Trish Gorely;Stacy A. Clemes;Thomas E. Yates

  • Relationship between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults: A systematic review

    Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij;Femke De Meester;Delfien Van Dyck

  • Promoting Physical Activity Participation among Children and Adolescents

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

  • Television time and continuous metabolic risk in physically active adults.

    Genevieve N. Healy;David W. Dunstan;Jo Salmon;Jonathan E. Shaw

  • Associations of TV viewing and physical activity with the metabolic syndrome in Australian adults.

    David Wayne Dunstan;Jo Salmon;Neville Owen;Timothy Armstrong

  • Sedentary behavior and depression among adults: a review.

    Megan Teychenne;Kylie Ball;Jo Salmon

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Timperio
Anna Timperio Deakin University
David Crawford
David Crawford Deakin University
Kylie Ball
Kylie Ball Deakin University
David W. Dunstan
David W. Dunstan Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Neville Owen
Neville Owen Swinburne University of Technology
Anthony D. Okely
Anthony D. Okely University of Wollongong
Ester Cerin
Ester Cerin Australian Catholic University
Lisa M. Barnett
Lisa M. Barnett Deakin University
Jelle Van Cauwenberg
Jelle Van Cauwenberg Ghent University
Genevieve N. Healy
Genevieve N. Healy University of Queensland

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