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University of Tasmania : Launceston , Tasmania, AU

2018-10-15 to present | Research Fellow (College of Health and Medicine )
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Sisitha Jayasinghe

University of Lausanne: Lausanne, Lausanne , CH

2017-09-01 to 2018-09-03 | Research Fellow/Exercise Scientist (Department of Physiology )
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Sisitha Jayasinghe

Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, US

2016-03-01 to 2017-07-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Department of Biomedical Science)
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Sisitha Jayasinghe

Education and qualifications (1)

Deakin University: Burwood, VIC, AU

2011-03-01 to 2015-03-01 | Doctor of Philosophy (School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences)
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Sisitha Jayasinghe

Works (21)

Body Composition Changes and Associations in Infants and Mothers During the First Year: Insights from a Pilot Study of the Baby-bod Project

Children
2025-01-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Manoja P. Herath; Kiran D. K. Ahuja; Jeffrey M. Beckett; Sisitha Jayasinghe; Nuala M. Byrne; Andrew P. Hills
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Body composition assessment in 6-month-old infants: A comparison of two- and three-compartment models using data from the Baby-bod study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Manoja P. Herath; Jeffrey M. Beckett; Sisitha Jayasinghe; Nuala M. Byrne; Kiran D. K. Ahuja; Andrew P. Hills
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Body composition from birth to 2 years

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrew P. Hills; Shane A. Norris; Nuala M. Byrne; Sisitha Jayasinghe; Alexia J. Murphy-Alford; Cornelia U. Loechl; Leila I. Cheikh Ismail; Anura V. Kurpad; Rebecca Kuriyan; Lukhanyo H. Nyati et al.
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Infant growth and body composition from birth to 24 months: are infants developing the same?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Shane A. Norris; Lukhanyo H. Nyati; Alexia Murphy-Alford; Nishani Lucas; Ina S. Santos; Caroline S. Costa; Rebecca Kuriyan; V. Pujitha Wickranasinghe; Shabina Ariff; Sisitha Jayasinghe et al.
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An exploration of the determinants of overweight and obesity and the capacity to intervene in North‐West Tasmania: A stakeholder consultation

Health Promotion Journal of Australia
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Roger Hughes; Kiran D. K. Ahuja; Kira A. E. Patterson; Timothy P. Holloway; Robert Soward; Sisitha Jayasinghe; Nuala M. Byrne; Andrew P. Hills
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Active School Commuting in School Children: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Research Implications

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2023-10-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Ho Yeung Lam; Sisitha Jayasinghe; Kiran D. K. Ahuja; Andrew P. Hills
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Enhancing Food Literacy and Food Security through School Gardening in Rural and Regional Communities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2023-09-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy P. Holloway; Sisitha Jayasinghe; Lisa Dalton; Michelle L. Kilpatrick; Roger Hughes; Kira A. E. Patterson; Robert Soward; Kylie Burgess; Nuala M. Byrne; Andrew P. Hills et al.
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Habitual Diets Are More Expensive than Recommended Healthy Diets

Nutrients
2023-09-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Manoja P. Herath; Sandra Murray; Meron Lewis; Timothy P. Holloway; Roger Hughes; Sisitha Jayasinghe; Robert Soward; Kira A. E. Patterson; Nuala M. Byrne; Amanda J. Lee et al.
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Strategies to Improve Physical Activity and Nutrition Behaviours in Children and Adolescents: A Review

Nutrients
2023-07-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; Andrew P. Hills
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Biochemical markers of nephrotic syndrome: An observational, cross-sectional study

Heliyon
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Emmanuel Kwaku Ofori; Egyam Bill Clinton; Obed Danso Acheampong; Henry Asare- Anane; Seth Kwabena Amponsah; Jayasinghe SU; Seth Dortey Amanquah
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Infant growth and body composition from birth to 24-months: Are infants developing the same?

2023-03-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Shane Norris; Lukhanyo Nyati; Alexia Murphy-Alford; Nishani Lucas; Ina Santos; Caroline Santos Costa; Rebecca Kuriyan; Pujitha Wickramasinghe; Shabina Ariff; Sisitha Jayasinghe et al.
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School Gardening and Health and Well-Being of School-Aged Children: A Realist Synthesis

Nutrients
2023-02-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy P. Holloway; Lisa Dalton; Roger Hughes; Sisitha Jayasinghe; Kira A. E. Patterson; Sandra Murray; Robert Soward; Nuala M. Byrne; Andrew P. Hills; Kiran D. K. Ahuja
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“An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure”: Proposal for a Social Prescribing Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Improvement in Health and Well-being

JMIR Research Protocols
2023-02-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; Timothy P Holloway; Robert Soward; Kira A E Patterson; Kiran D K Ahuja; Lisa Dalton; Sandra Murray; Roger Hughes; Nuala M Byrne; Andrew P Hills
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Sarcopenia, obesity, and diabetes – The metabolic conundrum trifecta

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; Andrew P. Hills
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“An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure”: Proposal for a Social Prescribing Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Improvement in Health and Well-being (Preprint)

2022-07-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; Timothy P Holloway; Robert Soward; Kira A E Patterson; Kiran D K Ahuja; Lisa Dalton; Sandra Murray; Roger Hughes; Nuala M Byrne; Andrew P Hills
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Gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention in Tasmanian women: The Baby-bod Study

PLOS ONE
2022-03-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; George Vousden; Manoja P. Herath; Jeffrey M. Beckett; Kiran D. K. Ahuja; Steven J. Street; Nuala M. Byrne; Andrew P. Hills
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Stress system dysfunction revealed by integrating reactivity of stress pathways to psychological stress in lean and overweight/obese men

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
2022-02-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Udara Jayasinghe; Sarah Janet Hall; Susan Jane Torres; Anne Isabella Turner
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Post-COVID-19 syndrome and type 2 diabetes: Primacy of exercise in prevention and management

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; Anoop Misra; Andrew P. Hills
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Exclusivity of breastfeeding and body composition: learnings from the Baby-bod study

International Breastfeeding Journal
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; Manoja P. Herath; Jeffrey M. Beckett; Kiran D. K. Ahuja; Nuala M. Byrne; Andrew P. Hills
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WHO Child Growth Standards in context: The Baby–bod Project - Observational study in Tasmania

BMJ Paediatrics Open
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; Manoja P Herath; Jeffrey M Beckett; Kiran D K Ahuja; Nuala M Byrne; Andrew P Hills
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Anthropometry-based prediction of body fat in infants from birth to 6 months: the Baby-bod study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2021-04-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Sisitha Jayasinghe; Manoja P. Herath; Jeffrey M. Beckett; Kiran D. K. Ahuja; Nuala M. Byrne; Andrew P. Hills
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Peer review (2 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2)