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Australia
2026

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Overview

Philip J. Morgan is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a strong focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physiology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, and Clinical Psychology.

The research topics covered by Morgan include:

  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Sports and Physical Education Research
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Significant papers associated with Philip J. Morgan are:

  • A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Time-efficient intervention to improve older adolescents' cardiorespiratory fitness: findings from the 'Burn 2 Learn' cluster randomised controlled trial (2020), British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Effect of a Time-Efficient Physical Activity Intervention on Senior School Students' On-Task Behaviour and Subjective Vitality: the 'Burn 2 Learn' Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (2020), Educational Psychology Review
  • Efficacy of a Multi-component m-Health Weight-loss Intervention in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • A gender-sensitised weight-loss and healthy living program for men with overweight and obesity in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): A pilot randomised controlled trial (2020), PLoS Medicine

Morgan frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Myles D. Young
  • Narelle Eather
  • David R. Lubans
  • Emma Pollock
  • Jordan Smith

The researcher's work is often published in journals such as:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • BMC Public Health

Best Publications

  • Fundamental movement skills in children and adolescents: review of associated health benefits

    David R. Lubans;Philip J. Morgan;Dylan P. Cliff;Lisa M. Barnett

  • Childhood motor skill proficiency as a predictor of adolescent physical activity

    Lisa M. Barnett;Eric van Beurden;Philip J. Morgan;Lyndon O. Brooks

  • The Health Benefits of Muscular Fitness for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Jordan J. Smith;Narelle Eather;Philip J. Morgan;Ronald C. Plotnikoff

  • Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Lisa M. Barnett;Samuel K. Lai;Sanne L. C. Veldman;Louise L. Hardy

  • Physical activity and physical self-concept in youth: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Mark J. Babic;Philip J. Morgan;Ronald C. Plotnikoff;Chris Lonsdale

  • Global participation in sport and leisure-time physical activities: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    R. Hulteen;J. Smith;P. Morgan;L. Barnett

  • Perceived sports competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and adolescent physical activity and fitness: a longitudinal assessment

    Lisa M Barnett;Philip J Morgan;Eric van Beurden;John R Beard;John R Beard;John R Beard

  • Effectiveness of web-based interventions in achieving weight loss and weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

    M. Neve;Philip J. Morgan;P. R. Jones;C. E. Collins

  • Social cognitive theory and physical activity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

    M. D. Young;R. C. Plotnikoff;C. E. Collins;C. E. Collins;R. Callister

  • Fundamental Movement Skill Interventions in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Philip J. Morgan;Lisa M. Barnett;Dylan P. Cliff;Anthony D. Okely

  • EHealth interventions for the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis

    M. J. Hutchesson;M. E. Rollo;Rebecca Krukowski;L. Ells

  • Development of Foundational Movement Skills: A Conceptual Model for Physical Activity Across the Lifespan

    Ryan M. Hulteen;Philip J. Morgan;Lisa M. Barnett;David F. Stodden

  • Classroom Teachers' Perceptions of the Impact of Barriers to Teaching Physical Education on the Quality of Physical Education Programs

    Philip J. Morgan;Vibeke Hansen

  • Fundamental movement skills: an important focus

    Lisa M. Barnett;David Stodden;Kristen E. Cohen;Jordan J. Smith

  • Does childhood motor skill proficiency predict adolescent fitness

    Lisa M. Barnett;Eric Van Beurden;Philip J. Morgan;Lyndon O. Brooks

  • Scaling-up an efficacious school-based physical activity intervention: Study protocol for the 'Internet-based Professional Learning to help teachers support Activity in Youth' (iPLAY) cluster randomized controlled trial and scale-up implementation evaluation

    Christopher Sean Lonsdale;Taren Grant Sanders;Kristen E. Cohen;Philip Parker

  • Non-specialist teachers' confidence to teach PE: the nature and influence of personal school experiences in PE.

    Philip J. Morgan;Sid Bourke

  • Gender differences in motor skill proficiency from childhood to adolescence : a longitudinal study

    Lisa M. Barnett;Eric van Beurden;Philip J. Morgan;Lyndon O. Brooks

  • A systematic review of the validity and reliability of sedentary behaviour measures used with children and adolescents

    David Lubans;Kylie Hesketh;Dylan Cliff;Lisa Barnett

  • The impact of nutrition education with and without a school garden on knowledge, vegetable intake and preferences and quality of school life among primary-school students.

    Philip J Morgan;Janet M Warren;David R Lubans;Kristen L Saunders

  • Physical activity and physical self-concept in youth: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    M. Babic;P. Morgan;R. Plotnikoff;D. Lubans

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Lubans
David R. Lubans University of Newcastle Australia
Clare E. Collins
Clare E. Collins University of Newcastle Australia
Ronald C. Plotnikoff
Ronald C. Plotnikoff University of Newcastle Australia
Anthony D. Okely
Anthony D. Okely University of Wollongong
Lisa M. Barnett
Lisa M. Barnett Deakin University
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney
David W. Pratt
David W. Pratt University of Vermont
Luke Wolfenden
Luke Wolfenden University of Newcastle Australia
Chris Lonsdale
Chris Lonsdale Australian Catholic University
Jo Salmon
Jo Salmon Deakin University

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