Research
Examining the Impact of Health and Physical Education on Physical Activity among Sociodemographically Diverse Adolescents in New Zealand
PhD student: Ziang Li Supervisors: Professor Melody Smith, Dr Hayley McGlashan-Fainu, Associate Professor Justin Richards
Health and equity impacts of Te Ara Mua Future Streets
Team: Associate Professor Alex Macmillan, Professor Karen Witten, Dr Kimiora Raerino, Professor Melody Smith, Dr Hamish Mackie, Dr Jamie Hosking, Dr Kirsten Coppell, Dr Malakai Ofanoa, Rau Hoskins, Bert van der Werf, Dr Robin Turner, Professor Alistair Woodward...
ACTIVATION: Activating Change Through InterVentions for Active Travel In Our Neighbourhoods
Team: Professor Karen Witten, Professor Simon Kingham, Dr Hamish Mackie, Professor Alistair Woodward, Dr Angela Curl, Dr Kimiora Raerino, Victoria Lesatele, Associate Professor Alex Macmillan, Professor Melody Smith, Rau Hoskins, Dr Simon Opit, Dr Lily Hirsch, Dr...
Child-centred, strengths-based approaches to informing neighbourhood design for health
Team: Professor Melody Smith, Dr Tiffany Williams, Dr Tessa Pocock, Dr Lisa Williams, Professor Terryann Clark, Professor Karen Witten, Professor Sandra Mandic, Associate Professor Victoria Egli, Lisa Spasic, Ailsa Wilson Publications: Understanding children’s...

An ecological examination of factors related to active school travel in young children in Aotearoa New Zealand
Team: Professor Melody Smith, Dr Jinfeng Zhao, Dr Hayley McGlashan, Dr Harriette Carr, Associate Professor Debbie Hopkins, Professor Susan Morton Publications: Socio-environmental factors associated with shifts in children's travel mode between 6 and 8 years:...
Novel approach to measuring the food and activity environments for child health
Team: Dr Niamh Donnellan, Professor Melody Smith, Associate Professor Yvonne Anderson
Evaluation of Power Up
Team: Professor Melody Smith, Dr Niamh Donnellan Publications: Evaluation of a multicomponent infrastructural and app-based intervention to increase children's active school travel: A multiple methods study in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Aotearoa/New...
Parenting Grandchildren: Challenges and Opportunities for Aging Well
PhD student: Michelle Adams Supervisors: Professor Melody Smith, Associate Professor Michelle Honey, Associate Professor Janine Wiles
Green space and its role in promoting adolescent wellbeing
PhD student: Yijun Zhang Supervisors: Professor Melody Smith, Dr Jinfeng Zhao, Dr Suzanne Mavoa Publications: Impacts of sociodemographic factors, identities and neighbourhood safety on the relationship between urban green space and adolescent mental well-being:...
Improving Māori Success in Achieving Clinical, Academic and Leadership Roles within the Health Sector in New Zealand
PhD student: Jennifer Woods Supervisors: Dr Gigi Lim, Dr Zoe Tipa, Professor Melody Smith