Mr James Woodforde

PhD Candidate

j.woodforde@uq.edu.au

Researcher Biography

James graduated from a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education with first-class honours at the University of Queensland in 2018. During his undergraduate degree James took part in various research opportunities including UQ’s Summer and Winter research programs and the Tsukuba Summer Institute in Japan. In this time James worked on projects pertaining to school physical activity policies and their relationship to school practices and student behaviours. Following graduation James worked in secondary schools teaching Health and Physical Education, Science and Mathematics before returning to UQ as a PhD candidate. His current research focuses on the outcomes and feasibility of before-school physical activity programs.

Research Interests

Physical activity in schools

Project Title

Before-school physical activity programs and student outcomes

Advisors

Dr Michalis Stylianou

Dr Sjaan Gomersall

Publications

Journal Articles (5)

Conference Papers (2)

Journal Articles

Alsop, Tahlia, Woodforde, James, Rosbergen, Ingrid, Mahendran, Niruthikha, Brauer, Sandra and Gomersall, Sjaan (2023). Perspectives of health professionals on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 37 (10), 1386-1405. doi: 10.1177/02692155231170451

Rocliffe, Padraic, O’Keeffe, Brendan, Walsh, Liam, Stylianou, Michalis, Woodforde, James, García-González, Luis, O’Brien, Wesley, Coppinger, Tara, Sherwin, Ian, Mannix-McNamara, Patricia and MacDonncha, Ciaran (2023). The impact of typical school provision of physical education, physical activity and sports on adolescent physical activity behaviors: a systematic literature review. Adolescent Research Review, 8 (3), 359-385. doi: 10.1007/s40894-022-00200-w

Woodforde, James, Gomersall, Sjaan, Timperio, Anna, Loh, Venurs, Browning, Hannah, Perales, Francisco, Salmon, Jo and Stylianou, Michalis (2023). Conceptualizing, defining, and measuring before-school physical activity: a review with exploratory analysis of adolescent data. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 6 (2), 101-114. doi: 10.1123/jmpb.2022-0051

Stylianou, Michalis, Woodforde, James, Duncombe, Stephanie, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy and Gomersall, Sjaan (2022). School physical activity policies and associations with physical activity practices and behaviours: a systematic review of the literature. Health and Place, 73 102705, 102705. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102705

Woodforde, James, Alsop, Tahlia, Salmon, Jo, Gomersall, Sjaan and Stylianou, Michalis (2021). Effects of school-based before-school physical activity programmes on children's physical activity levels, health and learning-related outcomes: a systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56 (13), bjsports-2021. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104470

Conference Papers

Woodforde, J., Alspo, T., Salmon, J., Gomersall, S. and Stylianou, M. (2021). Before-school physical activity programs and youth physical activity, health and learning-related outcomes: a systematic review. 2021 SMA e-Conference, Online, 6 - 9 October 2021. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.09.187

Stylianou, Michalis, Trost, Stewart and Woodforde, James (2018). Development and validation of the school physical activity index. 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, London, United Kingdom, 15-17 October 2018. Champaign, IL, United States: Human Kinetics. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0535