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Dr Yvonne Laird

Lecturer in Prevention and Health Promotion
Academic Coordinator for the Masters of Public Health
Prevention Research Collaboration
School of Public Health.

Phone

+61 2 8627 9551

Email

yvonne.laird@sydney.edu.au

Details

Member of Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies

Member of the Charles Perkins Centre

Websites

The Citizen Science in Prevention Project

Prevention Research Collaboration

Biographical details

Dr Yvonne Laird is a Lecturer in Prevention and Health Promotion in the Prevention Research Collaboration in the School of Public Health. Yvonne is interested in the application of citizen science approaches in chronic disease prevention and building capacity in the use of citizen science approaches in policy and practice settings across Australia. Yvonne is involved in postgraduate teaching and is Academic Coordinator for the Masters of Public Health.

Keywords

Adolescent health, Behavioural sciences, Health inequalities, Physical activity, Public health

Approaches

Prevention & Control, Qualitative Research, Translational Research

Publications

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Journals

Rowbotham, S., Walker, P., Marks, L., Irving, M., Smith, B., Laird, Y. (2023). Building capacity for citizen science in health promotion: a collaborative knowledge mobilisation approach. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1). [More Information]
Laird, Y., Marks, L., Smith, B., Walker, P., Garvey, K., Jose, K., O'Rourke, S., Pontifex, K., Wardle, K., Rowbotham, S. (2023). Harnessing citizen science in health promotion: perspectives of policy and practice stakeholders in Australia. Health Promotion International, 38(5). [More Information]
Garcia, L., Pearce, M., Abbas, A., Mok, A., Strain, T., Ali, S., Crippa, A., Dempsey, P., Golubic, R., Kelly, P., Laird, Y., et al (2023). Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes: A dose-response meta-Analysis of large prospective studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine. [More Information]
Ahrens, J., Brennan, F., Eaglesham, S., Buelo, A., Laird, Y., Manner, J., Newman, E., Sharpe, H. (2022). A Longitudinal and Comparative Content Analysis of Instagram Fitness Posts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11). [More Information]
Marks, L., Laird, Y., Trevena, H., Smith, B., Rowbotham, S. (2022). A Scoping Review of Citizen Science Approaches in Chronic Disease Prevention. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 743348. [More Information]
Pearce, M., Garcia, L., Abbas, A., Strain, T., Schuch, F., Golubic, R., Kelly, P., Khan, S., Utukuri, M., Laird, Y., et al (2022). Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(6), 550-559. [More Information]
Rowbotham, S., Laird, Y., Marks, L., Walker, P., Pontifex, K., Sobhan, A., Wardle, K., Jose, K., Garvey, K., O'Rourke, S., Smith, B. (2022). Building Capacity to Apply Citizen Science Approaches in Policy and Practice for Public Health: Protocol for a Developmental Evaluation of Four Stakeholder-Led Projects. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 7(1). [More Information]
Marshall, S., Taki, S., Laird, Y., Love, P., Wen, L., Rissel, C. (2022). Cultural adaptations of obesity-related behavioral prevention interventions in early childhood: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 23(4), e13402. [More Information]
Marshall, S., Xu, H., Taki, S., Laird, Y., Love, P., Wen, L., Rissel, C. (2022). Engagement, satisfaction, retention and behavioural outcomes of linguistically diverse mothers and infants participating in an Australian early obesity prevention trial. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(2), 350-360. [More Information]
Kite, J., Huang, B., Laird, Y., Grunseit, A., McGill, B., Williams, K., Bellew, B., Thomas, M. (2022). Influence and effects of weight stigmatisation in media: A systematic. EClinicalMedicine, 48. [More Information]
Niven, A., Laird, Y., Saunders, D., Phillips, S. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of affective responses to acute high intensity interval exercise compared with continuous moderate- and high-Intensity exercise. Health Psychology Review, 15(4), 540-573. [More Information]
Marshall, S., Taki, S., Love, P., Laird, Y., Kearney, M., Tam, N., Baur, L., Rissel, C., Wen, L. (2021). Feasibility of a culturally adapted early childhood obesity prevention program among migrant mothers in Australia: a mixed methods evaluation. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1159. [More Information]
Marshall, S., Taki, S., Love, P., Kearney, M., Tam, N., Sabry, M., Kuswara, K., Laird, Y., Wen, L., Rissel, C. (2021). Navigating infant feeding supports after migration: Perspectives of Arabic and Chinese mothers and health professionals in Australia. Women and Birth, 34(4), e346-e356. [More Information]
Marshall, S., Taki, S., Love, P., Laird, Y., Kearney, M., Tam, N., Baur, L., Rissel, C., Wen, L. (2021). The process of culturally adapting the Healthy Beginnings early obesity prevention program for Arabic and Chinese mothers in Australia. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 284. [More Information]
Manner, J., Doi, L., Laird, Y. (2021). ‘That’s given me a bit more hope’–adolescent girls’ experiences of Forest School. Children's Geographies, 19(4), 432-445. [More Information]
Laird, Y., Manner, J., Baldwin, L., Hunter, R., McAteer, J., Rodgers, S., Williamson, C., Jepson, R. (2020). Stakeholders' experiences of the public health research process: Time to change the system? Health Research Policy and Systems, 18(1), 83. [More Information]
Malden, S., Jepson, R., Laird, Y., McAteer, J. (2019). A theory based evaluation of an intervention to promote positive health behaviors and reduce social isolation in people experiencing homelessness. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 28(2), 158-168. [More Information]
Laird, Y., Myers, F., Reid, G., McAteer, J. (2019). Tobacco control policy in scotland: A qualitative study of expert views on successes, challenges and future actions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(15), 2659. [More Information]
Laird, Y., Fawkner, S., Niven, A. (2018). A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 13(1), 1435099. [More Information]
Inglis, G., Archibald, D., Doi, L., Laird, Y., Malden, S., Marryat, L., McAteer, J., Pringle, J., Frank, J. (2018). Credibility of subgroup analyses by socioeconomic status in public health intervention evaluations: An underappreciated problem? SSM - Population Health, 6, 245-251. [More Information]
Martin, A., Booth, J., Laird, Y., Sproule, J., Reilly, J., Saunders, D. (2018). Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (3), CD009728. [More Information]
Martin, A., Booth, J., Laird, Y., Sproule, J., Reilly, J., Saunders, D. (2018). Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (1), CD009728. [More Information]
Laird, Y., Fawkner, S., Kelly, P., McNamee, L., Niven, A. (2016). The role of social support on physical activity behaviour in adolescent girls: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 79. [More Information]

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2023

Rowbotham, S., Walker, P., Marks, L., Irving, M., Smith, B., Laird, Y. (2023). Building capacity for citizen science in health promotion: a collaborative knowledge mobilisation approach. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1). [More Information]
Laird, Y., Marks, L., Smith, B., Walker, P., Garvey, K., Jose, K., O'Rourke, S., Pontifex, K., Wardle, K., Rowbotham, S. (2023). Harnessing citizen science in health promotion: perspectives of policy and practice stakeholders in Australia. Health Promotion International, 38(5). [More Information]
Garcia, L., Pearce, M., Abbas, A., Mok, A., Strain, T., Ali, S., Crippa, A., Dempsey, P., Golubic, R., Kelly, P., Laird, Y., et al (2023). Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes: A dose-response meta-Analysis of large prospective studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine. [More Information]

2022

Ahrens, J., Brennan, F., Eaglesham, S., Buelo, A., Laird, Y., Manner, J., Newman, E., Sharpe, H. (2022). A Longitudinal and Comparative Content Analysis of Instagram Fitness Posts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11). [More Information]
Marks, L., Laird, Y., Trevena, H., Smith, B., Rowbotham, S. (2022). A Scoping Review of Citizen Science Approaches in Chronic Disease Prevention. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 743348. [More Information]
Pearce, M., Garcia, L., Abbas, A., Strain, T., Schuch, F., Golubic, R., Kelly, P., Khan, S., Utukuri, M., Laird, Y., et al (2022). Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(6), 550-559. [More Information]
Rowbotham, S., Laird, Y., Marks, L., Walker, P., Pontifex, K., Sobhan, A., Wardle, K., Jose, K., Garvey, K., O'Rourke, S., Smith, B. (2022). Building Capacity to Apply Citizen Science Approaches in Policy and Practice for Public Health: Protocol for a Developmental Evaluation of Four Stakeholder-Led Projects. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 7(1). [More Information]
Marshall, S., Taki, S., Laird, Y., Love, P., Wen, L., Rissel, C. (2022). Cultural adaptations of obesity-related behavioral prevention interventions in early childhood: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 23(4), e13402. [More Information]
Marshall, S., Xu, H., Taki, S., Laird, Y., Love, P., Wen, L., Rissel, C. (2022). Engagement, satisfaction, retention and behavioural outcomes of linguistically diverse mothers and infants participating in an Australian early obesity prevention trial. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(2), 350-360. [More Information]
Kite, J., Huang, B., Laird, Y., Grunseit, A., McGill, B., Williams, K., Bellew, B., Thomas, M. (2022). Influence and effects of weight stigmatisation in media: A systematic. EClinicalMedicine, 48. [More Information]

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2021

Niven, A., Laird, Y., Saunders, D., Phillips, S. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of affective responses to acute high intensity interval exercise compared with continuous moderate- and high-Intensity exercise. Health Psychology Review, 15(4), 540-573. [More Information]
Marshall, S., Taki, S., Love, P., Laird, Y., Kearney, M., Tam, N., Baur, L., Rissel, C., Wen, L. (2021). Feasibility of a culturally adapted early childhood obesity prevention program among migrant mothers in Australia: a mixed methods evaluation. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1159. [More Information]
Marshall, S., Taki, S., Love, P., Kearney, M., Tam, N., Sabry, M., Kuswara, K., Laird, Y., Wen, L., Rissel, C. (2021). Navigating infant feeding supports after migration: Perspectives of Arabic and Chinese mothers and health professionals in Australia. Women and Birth, 34(4), e346-e356. [More Information]
Marshall, S., Taki, S., Love, P., Laird, Y., Kearney, M., Tam, N., Baur, L., Rissel, C., Wen, L. (2021). The process of culturally adapting the Healthy Beginnings early obesity prevention program for Arabic and Chinese mothers in Australia. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 284. [More Information]
Manner, J., Doi, L., Laird, Y. (2021). ‘That’s given me a bit more hope’–adolescent girls’ experiences of Forest School. Children's Geographies, 19(4), 432-445. [More Information]

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2020

Laird, Y., Manner, J., Baldwin, L., Hunter, R., McAteer, J., Rodgers, S., Williamson, C., Jepson, R. (2020). Stakeholders' experiences of the public health research process: Time to change the system? Health Research Policy and Systems, 18(1), 83. [More Information]

2019

Malden, S., Jepson, R., Laird, Y., McAteer, J. (2019). A theory based evaluation of an intervention to promote positive health behaviors and reduce social isolation in people experiencing homelessness. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 28(2), 158-168. [More Information]
Laird, Y., Myers, F., Reid, G., McAteer, J. (2019). Tobacco control policy in scotland: A qualitative study of expert views on successes, challenges and future actions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(15), 2659. [More Information]

2018

Laird, Y., Fawkner, S., Niven, A. (2018). A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 13(1), 1435099. [More Information]
Inglis, G., Archibald, D., Doi, L., Laird, Y., Malden, S., Marryat, L., McAteer, J., Pringle, J., Frank, J. (2018). Credibility of subgroup analyses by socioeconomic status in public health intervention evaluations: An underappreciated problem? SSM - Population Health, 6, 245-251. [More Information]
Martin, A., Booth, J., Laird, Y., Sproule, J., Reilly, J., Saunders, D. (2018). Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (3), CD009728. [More Information]
Martin, A., Booth, J., Laird, Y., Sproule, J., Reilly, J., Saunders, D. (2018). Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (1), CD009728. [More Information]

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2016

Laird, Y., Fawkner, S., Kelly, P., McNamee, L., Niven, A. (2016). The role of social support on physical activity behaviour in adolescent girls: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 79. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2021

Using citizen science to monitor and enhance walkability in Western Sydney, Laird Y, Rowbotham S, Smith B, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Partnership Centres for Better Health