Dr Bronwyn Clark
UQ Amplify Senior Lecturer
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
+61 7 334 64658
Researcher biography
Bronwyn Clark is an epidemiologist specialising in the field of measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour. She is currently working as a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland and holds a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Fellowship. Dr Clark is an internationally recognised expert in the measurement of physical behaviour using both self-report and objective methods including newer combined methods such triggered ecological momentary assessment. She has a particular interest in workplace health behaviour but also works with clinical and broader adult populations. Dr Clark has the honour of being the current president of International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour.
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Sitting, Standing and Moving: Evaluating the impact of health enhancing initiatives NHMRC Early Career Fellowship |
Publications
Book Chapter
Clark, Bronwyn and Sugiyama, Takemi (2015). Prevalence, trends, and correlates of sedentary behavior. Physical Activity, Exercise, Sedentary Behavior and Health. (pp. 79-90) edited by Kazuyuki Kanosue, Satomi Oshima, Zhen-Bo Cao and Koichiro Oka. Tokyo, Japan: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-4-431-55333-5_8
Journal Articles
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
Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Clark, Bronwyn K., Ahmadi, Matthew N., Blodgett, Joanna M., Granat, Malcolm H., Donnelly, Alan, Atkin, Andrew J., Tsai, Li-Tang, Mielke, Gregore I., Pulsford, Richard M., Gupta, Nidhi, Crawley, Patrick, Stevens, Matthew, Johansson, Peter, Brocklebank, Laura, Sherar, Lauren B., Rangul, Vegar, Holtermann, Andreas, Hamer, Mark and Koster, Annemarie (2022). A Physical Behaviour Partnership From Heaven: The Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep Consortium and the International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 5 (3), 129-131. doi: 10.1123/jmpb.2022-0027
Clark, Bronwyn K., Stephens, Samantha K., Goode, Ana D., Healy, Genevieve N. and Winkler, Elisabeth A.H. (2021). Alternatives for measuring sitting accumulation in workplace surveys. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63 (12), e853-e860. doi: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002387
Clark, Bronwyn K., Karthikeyan, Priya, Barnabas, Emily and Gilson, Nicholas D. (2021). Physical activity and sitting time in occupational groups from Papua New Guinea. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 95 (3), 621-628. doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01796-7
Giurgiu, Marco, Nissen, Rebecca, Müller, Gerhard, Ebner-Priemer, Ulrich W., Reichert, Markus and Clark, Bronwyn (2021). Drivers of productivity: being physically active increases yet sedentary bouts and lack of sleep decrease work ability. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 31 (10), 1921-1931. doi: 10.1111/sms.14005
Clark, Bronwyn, Winker, Elisabeth, Ahmadi, Matthew and Trost, Stewart (2021). Comparison of three algorithms using thigh-worn accelerometers for classifying sitting, standing, and stepping in free-living office workers. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 4 (1), 89-95. doi: 10.1123/jmpb.2020-0019
Sugiyama, Takemi, Hadgraft, Nyssa, Clark, Bronwyn K., Dunstan, David W. and Owen, Neville (2020). Sitting at work & waist circumference—A cross-sectional study of Australian workers. Preventive Medicine, 141 106243, 106243. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106243
Sugiyama, Takemi, Hadgraft, Nyssa, Clark, Bronwyn K., Dunstan, David W., Chevez, Agustin, Healy, Genevieve N., Cerin, Ester, LaMontagne, Anthony D., Shibata, Ai, Oka, Koichiro and Owen, Neville (2020). Office spatial design attributes, sitting, and face-to-face interactions: systematic review and research agenda. Building and Environment, 187 107426, 107426. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107426
Freene, Nicole, McManus, Margaret, Mair, Tarryn, Tan, Ren, Clark, Bronwyn and Davey, Rachel (2020). Validity of the past-day adults' sedentary time questionnaire in a cardiac rehabilitation population. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 40 (5), 325-329. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000488
Healy, Genevieve, Goode, Ana D., Abbott, Alison, Burzic, Jennifer, Clark, Bronwyn K., Dunstan, David W., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Frith, Matthew, Gilson, Nicholas D., Gao, Lan, Gunning, Lynn, Jetann, Jodie, LaMontagne, Anthony D., Lawler, Sheleigh P., Moodie, Marj, Nguyen, Phuong, Owen, Neville, Straker, Leon, Timmins, Perri, Ulyate, Lisa and Winkler, Elisabeth A. H. (2020). Supporting workers to sit less and move more through the web-based beupstanding program: protocol for a single-arm, repeated measures implementation study. JMIR Research Protocols , 9 (5) e15756, e15756. doi: 10.2196/15756
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
Stephens, Samantha K., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Clark, Bronwyn K., Owen, Neville, Moodie, Marj, La Montagne, Anthony D., Dunstan, David W. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2019). Temporal features of sitting, standing and stepping changes in a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a workplace sitting-reduction intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16 (1) 111, 111. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0879-1
Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L., Gomersall, Sjaan, Clark, Bronwyn, Torquati, Luciana, Pavey, Toby and Brown, Wendy J. (2019). A hard day's night: time use in shift workers. BMC Public Health, 19 (S2) 452, 452. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6766-5
Owen, Neville, Healy, Genevieve N., Dempsey, Paddy C., Salmon, Jo, Timperio, Anna, Clark, Bronwyn K., Goode, Ana D., Koorts, Harriet, Ridgers, Nicola D., Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Lambert, Gavin, Eakin, Elizabeth G., Kingwell, Bronwyn A. and Dunstan, David W. (2019). Sedentary behavior and public health: integrating the evidence and identifying potential solutions. Annual Review of Public Health, 41 (1), 265-287. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094201
Clark, Bronwyn K., Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Sugiyama, Takemi and Winkler, Elisabeth A. (2019). Measuring Time in the Office Using Bluetooth Sensors: Feasibility and Validity Considerations. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 2 (1), 36-44. doi: 10.1123/jmpb.2018-0046
Dempsey, Paddy C., Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Clark, Bronwyn K., Buman, Matthew P., Gardiner, Paul A., Owen, Neville, Lynch, Brigid M. and Dunstan, David W. (2018). Associations of context-specific sitting time with markers of cardiometabolic risk in Australian adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15 (1) 114, 114. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0748-3
Stephens, Samantha K., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Clark, Bronwyn K., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Owen, Neville, Lamontagne, Anthony D., Moodie, Marj, Lawler, Sheleigh P., Dunstan, David W. and Healy, Genevieve N. (2018). What strategies do desk-based workers choose to reduce sitting time and how well do they work? Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15 (1) 98, 98. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0731-z
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
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
Ramos, Joyce S., Dalleck, Lance C., Borrani, Fabio, Beetham, Kassia S., Wallen, Matthew P., Mallard, Alistair R., Clark, Bronwyn, Gomersall, Sjaan, Keating, Shelley E., Fassett, Robert G. and Coombes, Jeff S. (2017). Low-volume high-intensity interval training is sufficient to ameliorate the severity of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 15 (7), 319-328. doi: 10.1089/met.2017.0042
Clark, Bronwyn K. , Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L. , Duncan, Mitch J. and Brown, Wendy (2017). Sitting time, physical activity and sleep by work type and pattern – the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (3) 290, 290. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14030290
Adeleke, S.O., Healy, G.N., Smith, C., Goode, A.D. and Clark, B. (2017). Effect of a workplace-driven sit-stand initiative on sitting time and work outcomes. Translational Journal of The American College of Sports Medicine, 2 (3), 20-26. doi: 10.1249/TJX.0000000000000027
Clark, B., Adeleke, S., Goode, A. and Healy, G. (2017). Changes in sitting time after a real-world workplace health promotion program. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20 (S1), e4-e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.12.013
Nurdiana, A., Brown, W. J., Clark, B., Ahmad Munir, C. M. and Rabindarjeet, Singh (2016). Assessing physical activity levels of elderly Malays living in semi-rural areas using tri-axial accelerometer. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 22 (3), 363-374.
Brown, Wendy J., Kabir, Enamul, Clark, Bronwyn K. and Gomersall, Sjaan R. (2016). Maintaining a healthy BMI: data from a 16-year study of young Australian women. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51 (6), e165-e178. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.09.007
Ramos, Joyce S., Dalleck, Lance C., Borrani, Fabio, Mallard, Alistair R., Clark, Bronwyn, Keating, Shelley E., Fassett, Robert G. and Coombes, Jeff S. (2016). The effect of different volumes of high-intensity interval training on proinsulin in participants with the metabolic syndrome: a randomised trial. Diabetologia, 59 (11), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-4064-7
Kringen, Nina L., Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elisabeth E. and Clark, Bronwyn K. (2016). Accuracy of activPAL self-attachment methods. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 20 (3), 159-166. doi: 10.1080/1091367X.2016.1189916
Abidin, Nurdiana Zainol, Brown, Wendy J., Clark, Bronwyn, Muhamed, Ahmad Munir Che and Singh, Rabindarjeet (2016). Physical activity measurement by accelerometry among older Malay adults living in semi-rural areas — a feasibility study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24 (4), 533-539. doi: 10.1123/japa.2015-0157
Clark, Bronwyn K., Pavey, Toby G., Lim, Rui F., Gomersall, Sjaan R. and Brown, Wendy J. (2016). Past-day recall of sedentary time: validity of a self-reported measure of sedentary time in a university population. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19 (3), 237-241. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.02.001
Pavey, Toby G., Gilson, Nicholas D., Gomersall, Sjaan R., Clark, Bronwyn and Trost, Stewart G. (2016). Field evaluation of a random forest activity classifier for wrist-worn accelerometer data. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20 (1), 75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.06.003
Clark, Bronwyn K., Lynch, Brigid M., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Gardiner, Paul A., Healy, Genevieve N., Dunstan, David W. and Owen, Neville (2015). Validity of a multi-context sitting questionnaire across demographically diverse population groups: AusDiab3. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12 (148) 148, 148. doi: 10.1186/s12966-015-0309-y
Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Lynch, Brigid M., Clark, Bronwyn K., Healy, Genevieve N., Owen, Neville and Dunstan, David W. (2015). Excessive sitting at work and at home: correlates of occupational sitting and TV viewing time in working adults. BMC Public Health, 15 (899) 2243, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2243-y
Lee, Winnie Y. H., Clark, Bronwyn K., Winkler, Elisabeth, Eakin, Elizabeth G. and Reeves, Marina M. (2015). Responsiveness to change of self-report and device-based physical activity measures in the Living Well with Diabetes trial. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12 (8), 1082-1087. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2013-0265
Jackson, Shane, Martin, Grant, Bergin, Jennifer, Clark, Bronwyn, Stupans, Ieva, Yeates, Gilbert, Nissen, Lisa, Marty, Stephen, Gysslink, Paul, Matthews, Andrew, Kirsa, Sue, Deans, Kerry and Sorimachi, Kay (2015). An advanced pharmacy practice framework for Australia. Pharmacy, 3 (2), 13-26. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy3020013
Gomersall, Sjaan R., Pavey, Toby, Clark, Bronwyn Kay, Jasman, Adib and Brown, Wendy J. (2015). Validity of a self-report recall tool for estimating sedentary behaviour in adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12 (11), 1485-1491. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0602
Pavey, Toby G., Gomersall, Sjaan R., Clark, Bronwyn K. and Brown, Wendy J. (2015). The validity of the GENEActiv wrist-worn accelerometer for measuring sedentary time in free living. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19 (5), 395-399. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.04.007
Clark, B. K., Peeters, G. M. E. E., Gomersall, S. R., Pavey, T. G. and Brown, W. J. (2014). Nine year changes in sitting time in young and mid-aged Australian women: Findings from the Australian longitudinal study for women's health. Preventive Medicine, 64, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.03.017
Clark, Bronwyn K., Winkler, Elisabeth, Healy, Genevieve N., Gardiner, Paul G., Dunstan, David W., Owen, Neville and Reeves, Marina M. (2013). Adults' past-day recall of sedentary time: reliability, validity and responsiveness. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45 (6), 1198-1207. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182837f57
Thorp, Alicia A., Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elisabeth, Clark, Bronwyn K., Gardiner, Paul A., Owen, Neville and Dunstan, David W. (2012). Prolonged sedentary time and physical activity in workplace and non-work contexts: a cross-sectional study of office, customer service and call centre employees. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9 (1) 128. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-128
Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Gardiner, Paul A., Clark, Bronwyn K., Matthews, Charles E., Owen, Neville and Healy, Genevieve N. (2012). Identifying sedentary time using automated estimates of accelerometer wear time. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46 (6), 436-442. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.079699
Gardiner, Paul A., Clark, Bronwyn K., Healy, Genevieve N., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H. and Owen, Neville (2011). Measuring older adults' sedentary time: Reliability, validity, and responsiveness. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 43 (11), 2127-2133. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31821b94f7
Clark, Bronwyn K., Thorp, Alicia A., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Gardiner, Paul A., Healy, Genevieve N., Owen, Neville and Dunstan, David W. (2011). Validity of self-reported measures of workplace sitting time and breaks in sitting time. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 43 (10), 1907-1912. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31821820a2
Healy, Genevieve N., Clark, Bronwyn K., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Gardiner, Paul A., Brown, Wendy J. and Matthews, Charles E. (2011). Measurement of adults' sedentary time in population-based studies. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41 (2), 216-227. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.005
Clark, Bronwyn K., Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Gardiner, Paul A., Sugiyama, Takemi, Dunstan, David W., Matthews, Charles E. and Owen, Neville (2011). Relationship of television time with accelerometer-derived sedentary time: NHANES. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 43 (5), 822-828. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182019510
Gardiner, Paul A., Healy, Genevieve N., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Clark, Bronwyn K., Dunstan, David W., Shaw, Jonathan E., Zimmet, Paul Z. and Owen, Neville (2011). Associations between television viewing time and overall sitting time with the metabolic syndrome in older men and women: The Australian diabetes obesity and lifestyle study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59 (5), 788-796. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03390.x
van Uffelen, Jannique G. Z., Wong, Jason, Chau, Josephine Y., van der Ploeg, Hidde P., Riphagen, Ingrid, Gilson, Nicholas D., Burton, Nicola W., Healy, Genevieve N., Thorp, Alicia A., Clark, Bronwyn K., Gardiner, Paul A., Dunstan, David W., Bauman, Adrian, Owen, Neville and Brown, Wendy J. (2010). Occupational sitting and health risks: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 39 (4), 379-388. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.05.024
Clark, Bronwyn Kay, Sugiyama, Takemi, Healy, Genevieve N., Salmon, Jo, Dunstan, David W., Shaw, Jonathan E., Zimmet, Paul Z. and Owen, Neville (2010). Socio-demographic correlates of prolonged television viewing time in Australian men and women: The AusDiab study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7 (5), 595-601. doi: 10.1123/jpah.7.5.595
Clark, Bronwyn K., Sugiyama, Takemi, Healy, Genevieve N., Salmon, Jo, Dunstan, David W. and Owen, Neville (2009). Validity and reliability of measures of television viewing time and other non-occupational sedentary behaviour of adults: A review. Obesity Reviews, 10 (1), 7-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00508.x
Conference Papers
Dempsey, Paddy, Hadgraft, Nyssa, Winkler, Elisabeth, Clark, Bronwyn, Gardiner, Paul, Dunstan, David, Owen, Neville and Lynch, Brigid (2018). Associations of context-specific sitting time with cardiometabolic risk in Australian adults. 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress (ISPAH 2018), London, United Kingdom, 15-17 October 2018. Champaign, IL, United States: Human Kinetics. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0535
Winkler, Elisabeth A., Hadgraft, Nyssa, Sugiyama, Takemi and Clark, Bronwyn (2018). Feasibly Measuring Sitting And Physical Activity In The Office Using Bluetooth Sensing. Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Minneapolis, MN United States, May 31 2018. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Marinac, Catherine, Merchant, Gina, Godbole, Suneeta, Chen, Jacqueline, Kerr, Jacqueline, Clark, Bronwyn and Marshall, Simon (2013). The feasibility of using sensecams to measure the type and context of daily sedentary behaviors. 4th International SenseCam and Pervasive Imaging Conference, SenseCam 2013, San Diego, CA, United States, 18-19 November 2013. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/2526667.2526674
Thorp, Alicia A., Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Clark, Bronwyn K., Gardiner, Paul A., Owen, Neville and Dunstan, David W. (2012). Patterns Of objectively-measured prolonged sedentary time and physical activity at work. American College of Sports Medicine, Philadelphia, 30 May - 2 June 2012. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000417528.45625.44
Clark, B. K., Dunstan, D. W., Healy, G. N., Sugiyama, T. and Owen, N. (2008). Weekday television viewing is strongly associated with biomarkers of cardio-vascular risk in women: The AusDiab study. Public Health Association of Australia - Queensland Branch Conference, Brisbane, QLD, September 2008.
Owen, N., Dunstan, D. W., Clark, B. K., Healy, G. N., Sugiyama, T. and Salmon, J. (2008). Understanding and influencing sedentary behaviour: How, and for whom, might future initiatives be focussed?. 2nd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 13-16 April 2008.
Clark, Bronwyn K., Dunstan, David W., Healy, Genevieve N., Sugiyama, Takemi and Owen, Neville Gordon (2008). Weekday television viewing is strongly associated with Biomarkers of cardio-metabolic risk in women: The AusDiab study. Public health Association of Australia :Queensland Branch Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 4-5 September, 2008.
Clark, B., Sugiyama, T., Healy, G. N. and Owen, N. (2007). Descriptive epidemiology of television viewing in Australian adults: Findings from the AusDiab study. Australian Conference on Science and Medicine in Sport, Adelaide, Australia, 13-16 October, 2007. Elsevier.
Dunstan, D., Owen, N., Salmon, J., Healy, G., Sugiyama, T., Clark, B. and Wijndaele, K. (2007). Sedentary time (particularly TV time) influence metabolic risk. AusDiab Behavioral Epidemiology Group Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 9 November, 2007.
Data Collection
Clark, Bronwyn (2018). Where and When at Work - validation of Bluetooth identified locations in work environment.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.82
Thesis
Bronwyn Clark (2011). Measurement of Adults' Sedentary Behaviour by Questionnaire. PhD Thesis, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland.