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Biography
Hayley’s research focusses on improving children’s physical activity levels, health and well-being through multi-level interventions focussed on the child, family, social and built environment. This includes identifying and testing strategies to create healthy early childhood education and care environments and investigating how the home and neighbourhood environment shapes children’s health and development.
Hayley leads the PLAYCE (Play Spaces & Environments for Children’s Physical Activity) program of research, a multidisciplinary team of staff and students based at the School of Population and Global Health. She is Fellow at the Telethon Kids Institute. Dr Christian has over 18 years professional experience in health promotion practice (3 years), health promotion research project management (13 years) and health promotion teaching and research (15 years). Dr Christian has research experience in the areas of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, obesity, paediatric exercise science, child health and development, the built environment and health, health promotion and public health, cohort studies, interventions and quantitative and qualitative research.
Hayley leads the PLAYCE (Play Spaces & Environments for Children’s Physical Activity) program of research, a multidisciplinary team of staff and students based at the School of Population and Global Health. She is Fellow at the Telethon Kids Institute. Dr Christian has over 18 years professional experience in health promotion practice (3 years), health promotion research project management (13 years) and health promotion teaching and research (15 years). Dr Christian has research experience in the areas of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, obesity, paediatric exercise science, child health and development, the built environment and health, health promotion and public health, cohort studies, interventions and quantitative and qualitative research.
Funding overview
See Research Profile link below
FELLOWSHIPS:
2016-2020 National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship
2012-2016 NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship
2004-2008 ARC Postgraduate Award - Industry
FELLOWSHIPS:
2016-2020 National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship
2012-2016 NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship
2004-2008 ARC Postgraduate Award - Industry
Teaching overview
Associate Lecturer, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia (current)
Graduate Entry Medical Program PBL tutor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Australia (2006-2008)
Graduate Entry Medical Program PBL tutor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Australia (2006-2008)
Research
Early Childhood Education and Care interventions to support and encourage healthy behaviours (i.e., physical activity, reduced sedentary and screen time, sleep) and optimal development in the early years
Influence of the home and neighbourhood environment on child health and development
Natural experiments of the impact of the built environment on health
Health and development benefits of pets for children and adults
Health benefits of nature contact and green space
Influence of the home and neighbourhood environment on child health and development
Natural experiments of the impact of the built environment on health
Health and development benefits of pets for children and adults
Health benefits of nature contact and green space
Keywords
- Physical activity (adult and child)
- Obesity
- Health and the built environment
- Health benefits of pet ownership
- Health promotion
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Projects 2009 2020
Exploratory Research Grant - How healthy (or unhealthy) is the food environment around Perth schools?
Trapp, G., Hooper, P., Rosenberg, M., Christian, H., Thornton, L., Foster, S. & Howard, J.
WA Health Promotion Foundation Healthway
3/09/18 → 2/09/20
Project: Research
Exploratory Research Grant - Moving well for optimal child health & development - The PLAYCE early childhood cohort study
Christian, H., Rosenberg, M., Lester, L., Trapp, G., Trost, S., Schipperijn, J. & Stratton, G.
WA Health Promotion Foundation Healthway
1/08/18 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
Evidence-informed physical activity policy for early childhood education and care
Christian, H., Rosenberg, M., Cross, D., Lester, L., Trapp, G., Trost, S., Shilton, T. & Schipperijn, J.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Evidence-informed physical activity policy for early childhood education and care
Christian, H., Rosenberg, M., Cross, D., Lester, L., Trapp, G., Trost, S., Shilton, T. & Schipperijn, J.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Evidence-informed physical activity policy for early childhood education and care
Christian, H., Rosenberg, M., Cross, D., Lester, L., Trapp, G., Trost, S., Shilton, T. & Schipperijn, J.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Research Output 2002 2018
Measuring the impact of genetic knowledge on intentions and attitudes of the community towards expanded preconception carrier screening
Ong, R., Howting, D., Rea, A., Christian, H., Charman, P., Molster, C., Ravenscroft, G. & Laing, N. G., Nov 2018, In : Journal of Medical Genetics. 55, 11, p. 744-752Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Professional Education
Western Australia
Confidentiality
Insurance
Health Education
Promoting physical activity – reducing obesity and non-communicable diseases
Giles-Corti, W., Bull, F., Christian, H., Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M. J. & Hooper, P., 2018, Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health : The Role of Nature in Improving the Health of a Population. Bird, W. & van Den Bosch, M. (eds.). UK: Oxford University Press, p. 97-107Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
physical activity
obesity
public space
open space
health and disease
The role of the built environment on health across the life course: A call for collaborACTION
Nathan, A., Villanueva, K., Rozek, J., Davern, M., Gunn, L., Trapp, G., BOULANGE, C. & Christian, H., 1 Jul 2018, In : American Journal of Health Promotion. 32, 6, p. 1460-1468Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Understanding the relationship between dog ownership and children's physical activity and sedentary behavior
Christian, H., Westgarth, C. & Della Vedova, D., 2018, Physical Activity and Health Promotion in the Early Years: Effective Strategies for Early Childhood Educators. Springer, p. 113-130Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
Ownership
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Exercise
Pediatric Obesity
Walking
A collaborative approach to adopting/adapting guidelines - The Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the early years (Birth to 5 years): An integration of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep
Okely, A. D., Ghersi, D., Hesketh, K. D., Santos, R., Loughran, S. P., Cliff, D. P., Shilton, T., Grant, D., Jones, R. A., Stanley, R. M., Sherring, J., Hinkley, T., Trost, S. G., McHugh, C., Eckermann, S., Thorpe, K., Waters, K., Olds, T. S., Mackey, T., Livingstone, R. & 7 others, 20 Nov 2017, In : BMC Public Health. 17, 869.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Sleep
Parturition
Guidelines
Exercise
Consensus
Datasets
Supplementary tables for: Association between the home yard on preschoolers’ outdoor play and physical activity
Christian, H. (Creator), Rosenberg, M. (Creator), Trost, S. (Creator), Schipperijn, J. (Creator), Maitland, C. (Creator), Trapp, G. (Creator), Lester, L. (Creator), Boruff, B. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 2019
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