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Patti-Jean Naylor

Patti-Jean Naylor

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
47
Citations
10191
World Ranking
3368
National Ranking
195

Overview

Patti-Jean Naylor is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology with notable contributions to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology, General Health Professions, Education, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work emphasizes topics related to obesity, physical activity, and diet, alongside children's physical and motor development. Additional research interests include physical activity and health, inclusion and disability in education and sport, mobile health and mHealth applications, infant development and preterm care, as well as child development and digital technology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Patti-Jean Naylor include:

  • Guidance for conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials (2020) published in Pilot and Feasibility Studies
  • How effective are physical activity interventions when they are scaled-up: a systematic review (2021) published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Movement behaviours and physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development in preschool-aged children: Cross-sectional associations using compositional analyses (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • Implementing Appetite to Play at scale in British Columbia: Evaluation of a Capacity-Building Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the Early Years (2020) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Family-based nutrition interventions for obesity prevention among school-aged children: a systematic review (2020) published in Translational Behavioral Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include Valerie Carson, Louise C. Mâsse, Luke Wolfenden, Ryan E. Rhodes, and Sam Liu. These collaborations highlight ongoing partnerships within their research network.

The scientist has published extensively in several journals. Common venues for their work include:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • BMC Public Health
  • Health Promotion International
  • Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Best Publications

  • Implementation of school based physical activity interventions: a systematic review.

    Patti-Jean Naylor;Lindsay Nettlefold;Douglas Race;Christa Hoy

  • School-based physical activity does not compromise children's academic performance

    Yasmin Ahamed;Heather MacDonald;Katherine Reed;Patti-Jean Naylor

  • Physical activity for preschool children--how much and how?

    Brian W Timmons;Patti-Jean Naylor;Karin A Pfeiffer

  • Prevention in the first place: schools a setting for action on physical inactivity

    P J Naylor;Heather A McKay

  • Guidance for conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials

    Nicole Pearson;Patti-Jean Naylor;Maureen C. Ashe;Maria Fernandez

  • The challenge of low physical activity during the school day: at recess, lunch and in physical education

    L Nettlefold;H A McKay;D E R Warburton;K A McGuire

  • Adoption, implementation and sustainability of school-based physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions in real-world settings : a systematic review

    Samuel Cassar;Jo Salmon;Anna Timperio;Patti Jean Naylor

  • Direct and indirect measurement of physical activity in older adults: a systematic review of the literature

    Kristina Kowalski;Ryan Rhodes;Patti-Jean Naylor;Holly Tuokko

  • Lessons learned from Action Schools! BC--an 'active school' model to promote physical activity in elementary schools.

    Patti-Jean Naylor;Heather M. Macdonald;Janelle A. Zebedee;Katherine E. Reed

  • Barriers to physical activity promotion by general practitioners and practice nurses.

    J McKenna;P J Naylor;N McDowell

  • A window of opportunity? Motor skills and perceptions of competence of children in Kindergarten

    Mark LeGear;Lizette Greyling;Erin Sloan;Rick I Bell

  • The Copenhagen Consensus Conference 2016: children, youth, and physical activity in schools and during leisure time

    Jens Bangsbo;Peter Krustrup;Peter Krustrup;Joan Duda;Charles H. Hillman

  • From policy to practice: implementation of physical activity and food policies in schools.

    Louise C Mâsse;Daniel Naiman;Patti-Jean Naylor

  • SARS Wars: An Examination of the Quantity and Construction of Health Information in the News Media

    Tanya R. Berry;Joan Wharf-Higgins;P.J. Naylor

  • Action Schools! BC: a school-based physical activity intervention designed to decrease cardiovascular disease risk factors in children.

    Katharine E. Reed;Darren E.R. Warburton;Heather M. Macdonald;P.J. Naylor

  • An active school model to promote physical activity in elementary schools: Action Schools! BC

    Patti-Jean Naylor;Heather M Macdonald;Darren E. R. Warburton;Katherine E Reed

  • Implementation and scale-up of physical activity and behavioural nutrition interventions: an evaluation roadmap

    Heather McKay;Heather McKay;Patti-Jean Naylor;Erica Lau;Erica Lau;Samantha M. Gray

  • Patterns of physical activity in Spanish children: a descriptive pilot study.

    S. Aznar;P. J. Naylor;P. Silva;M. Pérez

  • Evaluating the participatory process in a community-based heart health project.

    Patti-Jean Naylor;Joan Wharf-Higgins;Lynne Blair;Lawrence Green

  • Associations between the school food environment, student consumption and body mass index of Canadian adolescents

    Louise C Mâsse;Judith Evelyn de Niet-Fitzgerald;Allison W Watts;Patti-Jean Naylor

  • Action Schools! BC: a socioecological approach to modifying chronic disease risk factors in elementary school children

    Patti-Jean Naylor;Heather M Macdonald;Katharine E Reed;Heather A McKay

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan E. Rhodes
Ryan E. Rhodes University of Victoria
Louise C. Mâsse
Louise C. Mâsse University of British Columbia
Chris M. Blanchard
Chris M. Blanchard Dalhousie University
Gary S. Goldfield
Gary S. Goldfield Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Kim D. Raine
Kim D. Raine University of Alberta
Tanya R. Berry
Tanya R. Berry University of Alberta
Luke Wolfenden
Luke Wolfenden University of Newcastle Australia
Jim McKenna
Jim McKenna Leeds Beckett University
Andrew Milat
Andrew Milat New South Wales Department of Health
Scott M. Hofer
Scott M. Hofer University of Victoria

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