Hammersley, Megan

Overview

Dr Megan Hammersley is an Associate Research Fellow at the School of Health and Society and is a member of the Early Start Food and Movement Research Theme. She has a background in nutrition & dietetics and health behaviour change, and is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist.

Megan's research is focused on supporting families in the development of healthy lifestyle behaviours in early childhood. She is particularly interested in technology-mediated interventions and translating evidence-based research into real-world settings.

Research Areas

Available as Research Supervisor

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Assessment of Feeding Practices and Mealtime Environments in Australian Family Daycare Services Published In Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
2022	Early Childhood Dietary Intake and Subsequent Socioemotional and Cognitive School Readiness Among Australian Children Published In Health Education and Behavior
2022	Foods and beverages provided in out of school hours care services: an observational study Published In BMC Public Health
2022	Parent Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Outcomes from the Translational `Time for Healthy Habits¿ Trial: Secondary Outcomes from a Partially Randomized Preference Trial Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022	Strategies to Support Sustained Participant Engagement in an Oral Health Promotion Study for Indigenous Children and Their Families in Australia Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022	Telephone and Web-Based Delivery of Healthy Eating and Active Living Interventions for Parents of Children Aged 2 to 6 Years: Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of the Time for Healthy Habits Translation Trial Published In Journal of Medical Internet Research
2022	The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on the Healthy Eating and Movement Behaviors of 0–12-Year-Old Children in Western Sydney, Australia Published In Frontiers in Public Health
2021	Experiential learning interventions and healthy eating outcomes in children: A systematic literature review Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021	Foods provided to children in family day care: An observational study Published In Public Health Nutrition
2021	Physical activity in out of school hours care: an observational study Published In International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
2021	Relationships Between the Home Learning Environment, Weight Status, and Dietary Intake: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study of Preschool-Aged Children in New South Wales, Australia Published In Journal of Primary Prevention
2021	Translation of two healthy eating and active living support programs for parents of 2–6-year-old children: Outcomes of the ‘time for healthy habits’ parallel partially randomised preference trial Published In Nutrients
2020	Can Parental Engagement in Social Media Enhance Outcomes of an Online Healthy Lifestyle Program for Preschool-Aged Children? Published In Health Communication
2020	Translation of two healthy eating and active living support programs for parents of 2-6 year old children: A parallel partially randomised preference trial protocol (the 'time for healthy habits' trial) Published In BMC Public Health
2019	An Internet-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Program (Time2bHealthy) for Parents of Preschool-Aged Children: Randomized Controlled Trial Published In Journal of Medical Internet Research
2019	Investigating the mediators and moderators of child body mass index change in the Time2bHealthy childhood obesity prevention program for parents of preschool-aged children Published In Public Health
2019	Parent-focused childhood overweight and obesity eHealth interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis Published In Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
2018	Goal setting for weight-related behavior change in children: An exploratory study Published In Nutrition and Health
2018	School–home partnerships: the missing piece in obesity prevention? Published In The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2017	Time2bHealthy – An online childhood obesity prevention program for preschool-aged children: A randomised controlled trial protocol Published In Contemporary Clinical Trials
2016	Parent-focused childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity eHealth interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis Published In Journal of Medical Internet Research
2015	Evaluation of the effects of a telephone-delivered health behaviour change program on weight and physical activity Published In Nutrition and Dietetics

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Targeting Sedentary Behaviour at the Policy Level Published In Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology Publisher Netherlands

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2021	Evaluating two healthy eating and active living support program for parents of 2-6 year old children - Time2bHealthy (online) and Healthy Habits (telephone-based) Awarded by: NSW Health Funding Scheme: Translational Research Grants Scheme

Other Research Activities

Medical Research Future Fund Grant: Developing and evaluating an interactive web-based Healthy Beginnings program for preventing obesity in the first years of life. Associate Investigator 2020 -
International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity HDR Travel Award, UOW School of Education 2018 -
Evaluating two healthy eating and active living support program for parents of 2-6 year old children - Time2bHealthy (online) and Healthy Habits (telephone-based) Associate Investigator / Project Coordinator 2018 - 2020

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Healthy Eating and Active Play in Family Day Care	Kerr, Erin
Doctor of Philosophy	Healthy eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Outside School Hours Care services.	Patel, Linda

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy, Early Start, Time2bHealthy: The efficacy of an online lifestyle behavior change program for parents of preschool-aged children 2015 - 2018
M.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics 1995 - 1996
B.Sc. in Nutrition 1992 - 1994

Credentials

Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management, 2001

Full Name

Dr Megan L Hammersley

Mailing Address

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

NSW

2519

Australia

Research Areas

Member Of

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Assessment of Feeding Practices and Mealtime Environments in Australian Family Daycare Services Published In Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
2022	Early Childhood Dietary Intake and Subsequent Socioemotional and Cognitive School Readiness Among Australian Children Published In Health Education and Behavior
2022	Foods and beverages provided in out of school hours care services: an observational study Published In BMC Public Health
2022	Parent Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Outcomes from the Translational `Time for Healthy Habits¿ Trial: Secondary Outcomes from a Partially Randomized Preference Trial Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022	Strategies to Support Sustained Participant Engagement in an Oral Health Promotion Study for Indigenous Children and Their Families in Australia Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022	Telephone and Web-Based Delivery of Healthy Eating and Active Living Interventions for Parents of Children Aged 2 to 6 Years: Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of the Time for Healthy Habits Translation Trial Published In Journal of Medical Internet Research
2022	The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on the Healthy Eating and Movement Behaviors of 0–12-Year-Old Children in Western Sydney, Australia Published In Frontiers in Public Health
2021	Experiential learning interventions and healthy eating outcomes in children: A systematic literature review Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021	Foods provided to children in family day care: An observational study Published In Public Health Nutrition
2021	Physical activity in out of school hours care: an observational study Published In International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
2021	Relationships Between the Home Learning Environment, Weight Status, and Dietary Intake: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study of Preschool-Aged Children in New South Wales, Australia Published In Journal of Primary Prevention
2021	Translation of two healthy eating and active living support programs for parents of 2–6-year-old children: Outcomes of the ‘time for healthy habits’ parallel partially randomised preference trial Published In Nutrients
2020	Can Parental Engagement in Social Media Enhance Outcomes of an Online Healthy Lifestyle Program for Preschool-Aged Children? Published In Health Communication
2020	Translation of two healthy eating and active living support programs for parents of 2-6 year old children: A parallel partially randomised preference trial protocol (the 'time for healthy habits' trial) Published In BMC Public Health
2019	An Internet-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Program (Time2bHealthy) for Parents of Preschool-Aged Children: Randomized Controlled Trial Published In Journal of Medical Internet Research
2019	Investigating the mediators and moderators of child body mass index change in the Time2bHealthy childhood obesity prevention program for parents of preschool-aged children Published In Public Health
2019	Parent-focused childhood overweight and obesity eHealth interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis Published In Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
2018	Goal setting for weight-related behavior change in children: An exploratory study Published In Nutrition and Health
2018	School–home partnerships: the missing piece in obesity prevention? Published In The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2017	Time2bHealthy – An online childhood obesity prevention program for preschool-aged children: A randomised controlled trial protocol Published In Contemporary Clinical Trials
2016	Parent-focused childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity eHealth interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis Published In Journal of Medical Internet Research
2015	Evaluation of the effects of a telephone-delivered health behaviour change program on weight and physical activity Published In Nutrition and Dietetics

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Targeting Sedentary Behaviour at the Policy Level Published In Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology Publisher Netherlands

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2021	Evaluating two healthy eating and active living support program for parents of 2-6 year old children - Time2bHealthy (online) and Healthy Habits (telephone-based) Awarded by: NSW Health Funding Scheme: Translational Research Grants Scheme

Other Research Activities

Medical Research Future Fund Grant: Developing and evaluating an interactive web-based Healthy Beginnings program for preventing obesity in the first years of life. Associate Investigator 2020 -
International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity HDR Travel Award, UOW School of Education 2018 -
Evaluating two healthy eating and active living support program for parents of 2-6 year old children - Time2bHealthy (online) and Healthy Habits (telephone-based) Associate Investigator / Project Coordinator 2018 - 2020

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Healthy Eating and Active Play in Family Day Care	Kerr, Erin
Doctor of Philosophy	Healthy eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Outside School Hours Care services.	Patel, Linda

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy, Early Start, Time2bHealthy: The efficacy of an online lifestyle behavior change program for parents of preschool-aged children 2015 - 2018
M.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics 1995 - 1996
B.Sc. in Nutrition 1992 - 1994

Credentials

Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management, 2001

Full Name

Dr Megan L Hammersley

Mailing Address

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

NSW

2519

Australia

Geographic Location

University of Wollongong

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4326-480X (confirmed)

Scopus Id

56769363200

Overview

Overview

Research Areas

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

Education And Training

Credentials

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Identity

Orcid Id

Scopus Id

Overview

Research Areas

Affiliation

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

Education And Training

Credentials

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Identity

Orcid Id

Scopus Id

Visualisations

Research Areas