Our people
Geoff Passfield
Current students
PhD candidates
- Abdelaziz Adjali
Topic: Exploring the utility of c-peptide as a surrogate marker for insulin in the early diagnosis of hyperinsulinaemia and/or type 2 diabetes
Supervisors: Caryn Zinn, Catherine Crofts - Chloe Alderton
Topic: Reclaiming Play: Adolescent Girls' Play as a Developmental Right in Aotearoa, New Zealand Secondary Schools
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Charlotte Jelleyman - Mehdi Barati
Topic: How do urban regeneration and its route-level enviroThe role of accessibility measures in mode choice: A focus on conventional and emerging mobility options
Supervisors: Tom Stewart, Scott Duncan - Peter Carter
Topic: Community Governance: A technology-based citizen engagement planning model in the Auckland context
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Ljubica Mamula-Seadon, Moushumi Chaudhury - Lana Chisholm
Topic: Examining the wellbeing of rangatahi impacted by new urban regeneration projects in Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Erica Hinckson, Charlotte Jelleyman - Ali Ghazi
Topic: Digital Twin Applications for Evaluating Sustainable Transportation Scenarios and Their Impacts on Public Health in New Zealand Cities
Supervisors: Tom Stewart, Scott Duncan - Julianne Joy McNeill
Topic: An exploration into the dietary management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Supervisors: Caryn Zinn, Gael Mearns, Rebecca Grainger
- Cynthia Ncube
Topic: Development and implementation of a custom smartphone app for improving behavioural time use and experienced wellbeing in adolescents.
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Tom Stewart - Geoff Passfield
Topic: Minimum effort, maximum return. Using sleep to improve lives
Supervisors: Grant Schofield, Catherine Crofts - Erin Porteous
Topic: The impact of increasing connection to, and meaningful use of, outdoor green spaces in improving emotional wellbeing and growth mindset in young women/wahine
Supervisors: Mike Brown, Charlotte Jelleyman, Grant Schofield - Ben Reynolds
Topic: The social and environmental determinants of ambulance demand in New Zealand
Supervisors: Tom Stewart, Bridget Dicker, Joey McGrath - Waruna Weerasekera
Topic: Explore the efficacy and acceptability of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM) systems for improving the health of people with hyperglycaemia within New Zealand
Supervisors: Caryn Zinn, Catherine Crofts - Omid Zamani
Topic: Spatial Time-Use Compositions and Urban Wellbeing: Integrating AI and GIS to Identify Built Environment Influences on Health Inequities in Auckland
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Tom Stewart
Master's candidates
- Didar Fahim
Topic: From exposure to engagement: How outdoor and sunlight behaviour relates to motivation, lifestyle, and loneliness in mid to later adulthood.
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Charlotte Jelleyman - Saskia Vosper
Topic: Establishing Physical Match Demands of Female Youth New Zealand Footballers during International Tournaments
Supervisors: Tom Stewart, Matt Cross
- Te Awhitu Wilson
Topic: Understanding Māori perspectives of active lifestyles: a multi-generational study
Supervisor: Lisa Mackay
Our alumni
PhD
- Elias Cohen Topic: Applied mobilities and the creation of healthy participatory futures concerning urban regeneration on community wellbeing in Aotearoa-New Zealand Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Jennifer Nikolai
- Siona Fernandes Topic: When culture speaks: Exploring Indian migrant PA and sedentary behaviour in Australia (and New Zealand) Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Lesley Ferkins
- Anantha Narayanan
Topic: Application of data science methodologies to explore, predict and model wellbeing outcomes using the New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI).
Supervisors: Tom Stewart, Scott Duncan, Gail Pacheco - Wendy Pirie
Topic: Investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a potentially scalable and sustainable teacher led physical activity programme in early childhood and early primary school years in New Zealand
Supervisors: Nigel Harris, Scott Duncan, Anderw Gibbons - Sylvia North (2024)
Topic: Hyperinsulinaemia in pregnancy and dietary Implications for gestational diabetes
Supervisors: Caryn Zinn, Catherine Crofts - Wendy Reynolds (2023)
Topic: Yoga as a Self-Management Tool: The flow-on effect of Yoga to Physical Health, Psychological Wellbeing, and Positive Health Behaviours
Supervisors: Elizabeth Du Preez, Nigel Harris - Yasmine Elmahdy (2022)
Topic: Towards more sustainable marine mammal tourism: An assessment of New Zealand's marine mammal tourism management regime
Supervisors: Mark Orams, Michael Lueck - Leila Hedayatrad (2022)
Topic: Disentangling the combined effects of 24-hour time use behaviours on childhood physical and mental wellbeing: a compositional data analysis
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Tom Stewart - Joey McGrath (2022)
Topic: Measuring Cricket Fast Bowling Workload Using Inertial Measurement Units
Supervisors: Jono Neville, Tom Stewart - Stephven Kolose (2021)
Topic: New Zealand Defence Force Anthropometry Survey: Variations in Kinanthropometry and Implications for the New Zealand Defence Force
Supervisors: Patria Hume, Grant Tomkinson, Tom Stewart
- Tamara Bozovic (2021)
Topic: Quality of the walking environment and difficulties to access local destinations
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Melody Smith, Tom Stewart - Gazal Bharara (2020)
Topic: Positive Mental Health of Adolescents: Facilitators and Inhibitors
Supervisors: Aaron Jarden, Scott Duncan, Erica Hinckson - Geeta Sharma (2020)
Topic: Benefits and feasibility of an integrated dance programme in the New Zealand primary school curriculum
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Jennifer Nikolai, Tom Stewart - Gayle Souter-Brown (2020)
Topic: The effects of a nature play design intervention on health, wellbeing and educational development in preschool children
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Scott Duncan - Moushumi Chaudhury (2017)
Topic: Public open space attributes in relation to children's independent mobility experience in urban neighbourhoods in Auckland, New Zealand
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Melody Oliver-Smith - Julie Bhosale (2015)
Topic: Understanding Children's Independent Mobility
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Grant Schofield - Caroline Dickson (2015)
Topic: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Pacific Island adolescent girls with a physical disability
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Nick Garrett - Saeideh Aminian (2015)
Topic: Interrupting sedentary behaviour in children
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Will Hopkins - Marcelo Castillo (2013)
Topic: Teachers' workplace: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Andrew Kilding - Leslie McGrath (2013)
Topic: Effects of the Environment on Physical Activity in New Zealand Children
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Will Hopkins - Elizabeth Duncan (2008)
Topic: Obesity and its determinants in girls from five ethnic groups
Supervisors: Grant Schofield, signatory supervisor: Erica Hinckson
Masters
- David Amisola
Topic: Evaluating health professionals and recovered patients' views on antipsychotic medication, lifestyle, and other treatments
Supervisors: Grant Schofield - Alicia Clegg
Topic: An outcomes evaluation of group health coaching using low carb advice to manage type 2 diabetes in a high need primary care setting.
Supervisors: Caryn Zinn, Grant Schofield - Amanda Holyer
Topic: The protective effects of hyperbaric oxygen on ionizing radiation injury - A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Supervisor: Tom Stewart - Louise McGrath
Topic: An evaluation of the level of human intervention present in the diets of 18-35 year old male NZ rugby Union players in Northland NZ using digital journalling, the NOVA food classification system and HISS app.
Supervisors: Grant Schofield, Caryn Zinn - Shayne Taupo
Topic: Effect of supervised exercise on state anxiety
Supervisors: Nigel Harris, Lance Dalleck - Fern Pereira (2023)
Topic: Auditing the healthiness and eco-friendliness of year 6 students' lunchboxes in socio-economically diverse Auckland schools
Supervisors: Grant Schofield, Tom Stewart - Christine Wardle (2023)
Topic: Adolescent Brain Health and Diet
Supervisors: Grant Schofield - Tanya Cleland (2022)
Topic: Exploring the oral health attitudes and practices of adolescent mothers: A case study
Supervisors: Patricia Lucas, Carolyn Cairncross - Olivia Malamatenios (2022)
Topic: Feasibility of using digital photography with a food processing classification system to improve quantification of food quality
Supervisor: Grant Schofield - Anantha Narayanan (2019)
Topic: Application of Machine Learning in the Measurement of Free-living Physical Activity Behaviours
Supervisors: Lisa Mackay, Tom Stewart
- Siona Fernandez (2016)
Topic: When culture speaks: Indian immigrant families participation in sport and physical activity
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Lesley Ferkins - Wasani Silva (2016)
Topic: Challenges and facilitators influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour among South Asian migrant women in New Zealand
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson, Kate Kersey - Erika Ikeda (2013)
Topic: Quality of life and self-report in children and adolescents with cognitive disability
Supervisors: Erica HInckson, Chris Krageloh - Amy Curtis (2012)
Topic: A novel pressure sensor to objectively measure physical activity in children (New Zealand).
Supervisors. Erica Hinckson - Kara Faithfull (2011)
Topic: The Effect of Intermittent Activity on Postprandial Lipemia in Children
Supervisors: Erica Hinkcson, Caryn Zinn - Rebecca Tegg (2008)
Topic: Developing positive physical activity experiences, perceptions and habits: A soccer-based intervention study in children
Supervisors: Erica Hinckson - Purvi Chhichhia (2008)
Topic: Interrelationships among diet, energy expenditure, body composition and risk factors for lifestyle disease in Indian pre-adolescents
Supervisors: Elaine Rush, Erica Hinckson - Adrian McPherson
Topic: Physical Activity and Cognition: An analysis of the relationship in primary school children
Supervisors: Scott Duncan, Lisa Mackay - Jonathan Ward
Topic: Associations among greenspace exposure, time in neighbourhood, physical activity, and childhood development.
Supervisor: Scott Duncan - Amanda Reid
Topic: Wellbeing in New Zealand: A reliability and validity study of the New Zealand Sovereign Wellbeing Index
Supervisor: Scott Duncan