Hammersley, Megan L.

Overview

Dr Megan Hammersley is an Associate Research Fellow at Early Start. She has a background in nutrition & dietetics and health behaviour change, and is an Accredited Practising Dietitian.

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 for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
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	Can Parental Engagement in Social Media Enhance Outcomes of an Online Healthy Lifestyle Program for Preschool-Aged Children? Published In Health Communication
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
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

Other Research Activities

International Society of Bheavioural 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.	Elbayeh, 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
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	Can Parental Engagement in Social Media Enhance Outcomes of an Online Healthy Lifestyle Program for Preschool-Aged Children? Published In Health Communication
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
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

Other Research Activities

International Society of Bheavioural 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.	Elbayeh, 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

Affiliation

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Funding

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

Overview

Research Areas

Affiliation

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Funding

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