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Aaron Simpson

@AaronDSimpson

Associate Lecturer | UWA | Research Interests: health promotion, exercise and health psychology, child development | Liverpool FC fanatic

 Perth, Western Australia
Joined February 2022
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Excited to announce a cool milestone: my first PhD paper has been published in @healthpsychrev! 😀 Our review is on physical activity interventions for the promotion of mental health outcomes in at-risk children and adolescents. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1080/17437199.202…

Physical activity interventions for the promotion of mental health outcomes in at-risk children and...

Many young people are exposed to risk factors that increase their risk of mental illness. Physical activity provision is an increasingly popular approach to protect against mental illness in the fa...

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A huge thanks to all involved! @PAHL_Group_UWA @lin_ashleigh @ash_l_thornton @BonzFurzerPhD @ivan_jeftic (as well as my twitter-less colleagues!)
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My first paper of 2024, titled "Parents on the concept of physical literacy: What do they know, what do they do, and what do they want?" has been published in Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. Read it ahead of print here: doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2023-02…
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Great work @ivan_jeftic and team!
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@ijays9322 Aug 2023
My 2nd thesis paper is published! 😃 We built on our review (doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1…) and implemented Stride: an exercise program to support UWA students with mental distress. See our results here: doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport… @BonzFurzerPhD @PAHL_Group_UWA @TimothyBudden
Frontiers | Structured exercise programs for higher education students experiencing mental health...

Frontiers | Structured exercise programs for higher education students experiencing mental health...

The incidence of mental illness is greatest among young adults, and those enrolled in higher education may be particularly vulnerable compared to the general...

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My 2nd publication, and the 2nd of two RCTs investigating online physical literacy PD in educational contexts, has been published open access in Psychology of Sport and Exercise. Feel free to check it out: doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport… A huge thanks to everyone on the team!
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#NASPSPA2023 done ✅ First conference done ✅ Had a great time in Toronto—thanks to all those involved, and a huge thanks to my supervisors for the ongoing support. @PAHL_Group_UWA @MHEXUWA Looking forward to the next one!
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Going to have a crack at using Twitter properly… my first tweet: do any academics out there (at any career stage) have any tips for students attending (and presenting at) a conference for the first time? #NASPSPA2023
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Very excited to share my first publication titled "Primary school teacher outcomes from online professional development for physical literacy: A randomised controlled trial" You can read the full article here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1ezRl… Hopefully the first of many! 😁
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