Dr Charlotte Brakenridge
Honorary Fellow
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

Journal Articles
Nikooharf Salehi, Elahe, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Jaydarifard, Saeed and Mielke, Gregore Iven (2025). Longitudinal analysis of the bidirectional relationship between screen time and sleep: Exploring the role of physical activity. Sleep Medicine, 126, 319-326. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.12.028
Payne, Caitlyn, Gesch, Janelle, Smits, Esther, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Johnston, Venerina, Gardiner, Paul A., Comans, Tracy, Bell, Ryan and Gane, Elise (2024). Feasibility of a physiotherapist-supervised walking program with telephone coaching to increase physical activity following acquired brain injury. Brain Impairment, 25 (2) IB23095, 1-16. doi: 10.1071/ib23095
Brakenridge, Christian J., Koster, Annemarie, de Galan, Bastiaan E., Carver, Alison, Dumuid, Dorothea, Dzakpasu, Francis Q. S., Eussen, Simone J. P. M., Savelberg, Hans H. C. M., Bosma, Hans, Owen, Neville, Schaper, Nicolaas C., Healy, Genevieve N. and Dunstan, David W. (2024). Associations of 24 h time-use compositions of sitting, standing, physical activity and sleeping with optimal cardiometabolic risk and glycaemic control: The Maastricht Study. Diabetologia, 67 (7), 1356-1367. doi: 10.1007/s00125-024-06145-0
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Smits, Esther J., Gane, Elise M., Andrews, Nicole E., Williams, Gina and Johnston, Venerina (2024). Effectiveness of interventions on work outcomes after road traffic crash-related musculoskeletal injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 35 (1), 30-47. doi: 10.1007/s10926-024-10185-z
Clark, Bronwyn K., Brakenridge, Charlotte L. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2022). The Importance of Research on Occupational Sedentary Behaviour and Activity Right Now. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (23) 15816, 15816. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315816
Johnston, Venerina, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Valiant, Donna, Ling, Charmaine Leow Kai, Andrews, Nicole, Gane, Elise M., Turner, Ben, Kendall, Melissa and Quinn, Ray (2022). Using framework analysis to understand multiple stakeholders’ views of vocational rehabilitation following acquired brain injury. Brain Impairment, 24 (2), 1-24. doi: 10.1017/brimp.2022.27
Gane, Elise M., Plinsinga, Melanie L., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Smits, Esther J., Aplin, Tammy and Johnston, Venerina (2021). The impact of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in road traffic crashes on work-related outcomes: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21) 11504, 11504. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111504
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Leow, Charmaine Kai Ling, Kendall, Melissa, Turner, Ben, Valiant, Donna, Quinn, Ray and Johnston, Venerina (2021). Exploring the lived return-to-work experience of individuals with acquired brain injury: use of vocational services and environmental, personal and injury-related influences. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (16), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1903101
Smits, Esther J., Gane, Elise M., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Andrews, Nicole E. and Johnston, Venerina (2020). Expert consensus and perspectives on recovery following road traffic crashes: a Delphi study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (13), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1855677
Gane, Elise M., Smits, Esther J., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Gangathimmaiah, Vinay, Jagnoor, Jagnoor, Cameron, Ian D. and Johnston, Venerina (2019). Functional and employment outcomes following road traffic crashes in Queensland, Australia: protocol for a prospective cohort study. Journal of Transport and Health, 15 100678, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2019.100678
Biddle, Stuart J. H., Bennie, Jason A., De Cocker, Katrien, Dunstan, David, Gardiner, Paul A., Healy, Genevieve N., Lynch, Brigid, Owen, Neville, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Brown, Wendy, Buman, Matthew, Clark, Bronwyn, Dohrn, Ing-Mari, Duncan, Mitch, Gilson, Nicholas, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy, Pavey, Toby, Reid, Natasha, Vandelanotte, Corneel, Vergeer, Ineke and Vincent, Grace E. (2019). Controversies in the science of sedentary behaviour and health: insights, perspectives and future directions from the 2018 Queensland Sedentary Behaviour Think Tank. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (23) 4762, 4762. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234762
Smits, Esther, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Gane, Elise, Warren, Jacelle, Heron-Delaney, Michelle, Kenardy, Justin and Johnston, Venerina (2019). Identifying risk of poor physical and mental health recovery following a road traffic crash: an industry-specific screening tool. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 132 105280, 105280. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2019.105280
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Gane, Elise M., Smits, Esther J., Andrews, Nicole E. and Johnston, Venerina (2019). Impact of interventions on work-related outcomes for individuals with musculoskeletal injuries after road traffic crash: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 8 (1) 247, 247. doi: 10.1186/s13643-019-1178-2
Gane, Elise M., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Smits, Esther J. and Johnston, Venerina (2018). The impact of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in road traffic crashes on work-related outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 7 (1) 202, 202. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0869-4
Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Dunstan, David W., Owen, Neville, Healy, Genevieve N. and Lawler, Sheleigh P. (2018). Perceptions of the acceptability and feasibility of reducing occupational sitting: review and thematic synthesis. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15 (1) 90, 90. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0718-9
Brakenridge, Charlotte, Chong, Yee Ying, Winkler, Elisabeth A.H., Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Fjeldsoe, Brianna S., Johnston, Venerina, Straker, Leon, Healy, Genevieve N. and Clark, Bronwyn K. (2018). Evaluating Short-Term Musculoskeletal Pain Changes in Desk-Based Workers Receiving a Workplace Sitting-Reduction Intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (9) 1975, 1975. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15091975
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H. and Fjeldsoe, Brianna S. (2018). What do workers do to reduce their sitting time? The relationships of strategy use and workplace support with desk-based workers' behaviour changes in a workplace-delivered sitting-reduction and activity-promoting intervention. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60 (11), 1-1033. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001419
Clark, Bronwyn K., Winkler, Elisabeth A, Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Trost, Stewart G. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2018). Using bluetooth proximity sensing to determine where office workers spend time at work. PLoS One, 13 (3) e0193971, e0193971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193971
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elisabeth Ah and Fjeldsoe, Brianna S. (2018). Usage, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of an Activity Tracker in a Randomized Trial of a Workplace Sitting Intervention: Mixed-Methods Evaluation. Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 7 (1) e5, 1-13. doi: 10.2196/ijmr.9001
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Healy, Genevieve N., Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Young, Duncan C. and Fjeldsoe, Brianna S. (2017). Australian employee perceptions of an organizational-level intervention to reduce sitting. Health Promotion International, 33 (6), 968-979. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dax037
Brakenridge, C. L., Fjeldsoe, B. S., Young, D. C., Winkler, E. A. H., Dunstan, D. W., Straker, L. M. and Healy, G. N. (2016). Evaluating the effectiveness of organisational-level strategies with or without an activity tracker to reduce office workers' sitting time: a cluster-randomised trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13 (1) 115, 115. doi: 10.1186/s12966-016-0441-3
Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., LaMontagne, Anthony D., Fjeldsoe, Brianna S., Lynch, Brigid M., Dunstan, David W., Owen, Neville, Healy, Genevieve N. and Lawler, Sheleigh P. (2016). Feasibility and acceptability of reducing workplace sitting time: a qualitative study with Australian office workers. BMC Public Health, 16 (1) 933, 933. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3611-y
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Fjeldsoe, Brianna S., Young, Duncan C., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Dunstan, David W., Straker, Leon M., Brakenridge, Christian J. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2016). Organizational-level strategies with or without an activity tracker to reduce office workers’ sitting time: rationale and study design of a pilot cluster-randomized trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 5 (2), e73.1-e73.16. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5438
Terranova, C. O., Brakenridge, C. L., Lawler, S. P., Eakin, E. G. and Reeves, M. M. (2015). Effectiveness of lifestyle-based weight loss interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 17 (4), 371-378. doi: 10.1111/dom.12430
Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elizabeth A. H., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Reeves, Marina M. and Eakin, Elizabeth G. (2015). Accelerometer-derived sedentary and physical activity time in overweight/obese adults with type 2 diabetes: Cross-sectional associations with cardiometabolic biomarkers. PLoS One, 10 (3) e0119140, e0119140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119140
Goode, Ana D., Lawler, Sheleigh P., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Reeves, Marina M. and Eakin, Elizabeth G. (2015). Telephone, print, and Web-based interventions for physical activity, diet, and weight control among cancer survivors: a systematic review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 9 (4), 660-682. doi: 10.1007/s11764-015-0442-2
White, Angela, Chan, Gary C. K., Quek, Lake-Hui, Connor, Jason P., Saunders, John B., Baker, Peter, Brackenridge, Charlotte and Kelly, Adrian B. (2013). The topography of multiple drug use among adolescent Australians: findings from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey. Addictive Behaviors, 38 (4), 2068-2073. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.01.001
Conference Papers
Pereira, Mark A., Toledo, Meynard, Mullane, Sarah, Brakenridge, Charlotte and Dutta, Nirjhar (2017). Sedentary Behavior in the Workplace: Understanding and Intervening. SBM 38th Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, United States, March 29 - April 1 2017. Secaucus, NJ United States: Springer.
Brakenridge, Charlotte, Winkler, Elizabeth, Fjeldsoe, Brianna and Healy, Genevieve (2017). Evaluation of a pilot 12-month organisational intervention to reduce sitting time with or without an activity tracker. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA United States, 29 March-1 April 2017. Secaucus, NJ United States: Springer New York.
M. Reeves, Marina , L. Brakenridge, Charlotte , E. Whelan, Megan and G. Eakin, Elizabeth (2014). Weight loss via the telephone – Does it work? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 16-18 October, 2014. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice.
Terranova, Caroline, Lawler, Sheleigh, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Eakin, Elizabeth and Reeves, Marina (2014). Effectiveness of lifestyle-based weight loss interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 31st Dietitians Association of Australia National Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 15-17 May 2014.
Goode, Ana, Lawler, Sheleigh, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Reeves, Marina and Eakin, Elizabeth (2014). Telephone, Print and Web-Based Interventions for Physical Activity, Diet And/or Weight Loss Among Cancer Survivors: a Systematic Review. 2014 World Congress, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 3-6 December 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12332
Thesis
Brakenridge, Charlotte (2018). Encouraging Office Workers to ‘Stand Up, Sit Less, and Move More’: Evaluation of Organisational-level Support and Activity Tracker Strategies. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.836