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Acceptability and feasibility of home-based hypertension and physical activity screening by community health workers in an under-resourced community in South Africa (2023)
Journal Article
Stoutenberg, M., Crouch, S. H., McNulty, L. K., Kolkenbeck-Ruh, A., Torres, G., Gradidge, P. J. L., Ly, A., & Ware, L. J. (2023). Acceptability and feasibility of home-based hypertension and physical activity screening by community health workers in an under-resourced community in South Africa. Journal of Public Health, 32(6), 1011-1022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-023-01873-w

Background
Low–middle-income countries (LMICs) face increasing burdens from non-communicable disease (NCDs) requiring primary care task shifting to community health workers (CHWs). This study explored community members' perceptions of NCD-focused, C... Read More about Acceptability and feasibility of home-based hypertension and physical activity screening by community health workers in an under-resourced community in South Africa.

Development of a ParticipACTION App–Based Intervention for Improving Postsecondary Students’ 24-Hour Movement Guideline Behaviors: Protocol for the Application of Intervention Mapping (2023)
Journal Article
Flood, S. M., Thompson, B., Faulkner, G., Vanderloo, L. M., Blackett, B., Dolf, M., …Tomasone, J. R. (2023). Development of a ParticipACTION App–Based Intervention for Improving Postsecondary Students’ 24-Hour Movement Guideline Behaviors: Protocol for the Application of Intervention Mapping. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, e39977. https://doi.org/10.2196/39977

Background:
The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for adults provide specific recommendations for levels of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep (ie, the movement behaviors) required for optimal health. Performance of the movement beh... Read More about Development of a ParticipACTION App–Based Intervention for Improving Postsecondary Students’ 24-Hour Movement Guideline Behaviors: Protocol for the Application of Intervention Mapping.

Milk protein ingestion does not enhance recovery from muscle-damaging resistance exercise in untrained males and females: a randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Pearson, A. G., Macnaughton, L. S., & Hind, K. (2023). Milk protein ingestion does not enhance recovery from muscle-damaging resistance exercise in untrained males and females: a randomized controlled trial. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 48(6), 455-468. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2022-0385

Milk-based proteins are a common choice of post-exercise nutrition to enhance exercise recovery and adaptation. Periexercise milk protein ingestion may attenuate exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), which is a particular risk to untrained individua... Read More about Milk protein ingestion does not enhance recovery from muscle-damaging resistance exercise in untrained males and females: a randomized controlled trial.

Typology of how ‘harmful commodity industries’ interact with local governments in England: a critical interpretive synthesis (2023)
Journal Article
McKevitt, S., White, M., Petticrew, M., Summerbell, C., Vasiljevic, M., Boyland, E., Cummins, S., Laverty, A. A., Junghans, C., Millett, C., De Vocht, F., Hrobonova, E., & Vamos, E. P. (2023). Typology of how ‘harmful commodity industries’ interact with local governments in England: a critical interpretive synthesis. BMJ Global Health, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010216

Introduction Industries that produce and market potentially harmful commodities or services (eg, tobacco, alcohol, gambling, less healthy foods and beverages) are a major influence on the drivers of behavioural risk factors for non-communicable disea... Read More about Typology of how ‘harmful commodity industries’ interact with local governments in England: a critical interpretive synthesis.

Sport, Athletic Careers and Retirement (2022)
Book Chapter
Roderick, M., & Kamperman, L. (2022). Sport, Athletic Careers and Retirement. In L. Wenner (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Sport & Society. Oxford University Press

Assessment of Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Strategies, and Guidelines, for Preschool Nurseries in Qatar and Lebanon (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rizk, R., Summerbell, C. D., Siddiqui, N., Omar, O., & Tahra, E.-O. (2022, December). Assessment of Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Strategies, and Guidelines, for Preschool Nurseries in Qatar and Lebanon. Presented at Advances in Pediatric Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle, Doha, Qatar, Qatar University, Nutrition Department

Slideshow activism on Instagram: Constructing the political activist subject (2022)
Journal Article
Dumitrica, D., & Hockin-Boyers, H. (2023). Slideshow activism on Instagram: Constructing the political activist subject. Information, Communication and Society, 26(16), 3318-3336. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2022.2155487

An emerging activist tactic on visual-based social media such as Instagram, slideshow activism adapts the production and consumption of political information to the logic of the platform. In so doing, slideshow activism provides followers with an ide... Read More about Slideshow activism on Instagram: Constructing the political activist subject.

The impact of dietary protein supplementation on recovery from resistance exercise-induced muscle damage: A systematic review with meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Pearson, A. G., Hind, K., & Macnaughton, L. S. (2023). The impact of dietary protein supplementation on recovery from resistance exercise-induced muscle damage: A systematic review with meta-analysis. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 77, 767–783. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-022-01250-y

Background It is unknown whether dietary protein consumption can attenuate resistance exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Managing EIMD may accelerate muscle recovery and allow frequent, high-quality exercise to promote muscle adaptations. This sy... Read More about The impact of dietary protein supplementation on recovery from resistance exercise-induced muscle damage: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Exploring athletes’ and classifiers’ experiences with and understanding of classification in Para sport (2022)
Journal Article
Lawson, J. A., Williams, T., & Latimer-Cheung, A. E. (2023). Exploring athletes’ and classifiers’ experiences with and understanding of classification in Para sport. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 15(4), 516-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2022.2152084

Classification is a defining feature of Para sport; however, little empirical evidence describes the experience of classification and how it can be improved. To date, the primary focus of research related to classification has been on the development... Read More about Exploring athletes’ and classifiers’ experiences with and understanding of classification in Para sport.

Challenges and opportunities for cervical screening in women over the age of 50 years: a qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Bravington, A., Chen, H., Dyson, J., Jones, L., Dalgliesh, C., Bryan, A., Patnick, J., & Macleod, U. (2022). Challenges and opportunities for cervical screening in women over the age of 50 years: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 72(725), https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2022.0036

Background Cervical cancer is a preventable disease. Cases in women age >50 years are predicted to rise by 60% in the next two decades, yet this group are less likely to attend for screening than younger women. Aim To seek novel solutions to the chal... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for cervical screening in women over the age of 50 years: a qualitative study.

A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Exploring Lived Experiences, Perceived Impact, and Coping Strategies of Children and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances (2022)
Journal Article
Muir, C., Adams, E. A., Evans, V., Geijer-Simpson, E., Kaner, E., Phillips, S. M., Salonen, D., Smart, D., Winstone, L., & McGovern, R. (2023). A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Exploring Lived Experiences, Perceived Impact, and Coping Strategies of Children and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 24(5), 3629-3646. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221134297

Parental substance use is highly prevalent worldwide, presenting major child safeguarding and public health concerns. Qualitative research enables in-depth understanding of how young people experience parental substance use and helps inform practice... Read More about A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Exploring Lived Experiences, Perceived Impact, and Coping Strategies of Children and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances.

Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old (2022)
Journal Article
Moore, T. H., Phillips, S., Heslehurst, N., Hodder, R. K., Dawson, S., Gao, Y., Hesketh, K., & Summerbell, C. D. (2022). Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old. Cochrane Library, 2022(11), Article CD015324. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd015324

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: The overall aim of the review is to determine the effectiveness of interventions to prevent obesity in children under two years old. This includes to assess obesi... Read More about Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old.

Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, W., Pearson, A., Glassbrook, D., Slater, G., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Hind, K. (2022). Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 25, 692-698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2022.08.008

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used for the assessment of lean mass (LM), fat mass (FM) and bone mineral content (BMC). When observing standardised protocols, DXA has a high level of precision for the assessment of total body compos... Read More about Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes.