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adolescents, cardiovascular health, children, mental health, physical activity, schools, sports
United States

Biography

My research is in the longitudinal relationship among physical activity, health, and cognitive functioning in the pediatric population. Additional interests span public health including physical activity epidemiology, health-related fitness, and injury prevention. I attempt to use longitudinal and prediction modeling to examine the relationships among the aforementioned variables over time. I am an Associate Editor for the journals Preventive Medicine and Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and serve on the Editorial Boards for Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Preventive Medicine Reports, Perceptual and Motor Skills, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, and BMC Public Health.

Activities

Employment (3)

The University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT, US

2018-07-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Health and Kinesiology)
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University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT, US

2014-12-18 to 2017-07-01 | Research Fellow (Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation)
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University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT, US

2010-08-15 to 2014-12-18 | Graduate Research Fellow (Exercise and Sport Science)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT, US

2010-08-15 to 2014-12-18 | PhD (Health, Kinesiology,and Recreation)
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University of Texas at Arlington: Arlington, TX, US

2006-08-15 to 2008-05-08 | MS (Kinesiology)
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University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2001-01-03 to 2005-08-05 | BS (Neuroscience)
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Funding (3)

InShape Prevention Plus Wellness Program Intervention

2021-09 to 2022-09 | Grant
Salt Lake County (Salt Lake City, US)
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Technology-enhanced Eating and Activity study for Children’s Health (TEACH): A Pilot Study.

2020-02 to 2022-12 | Grant
University of Utah (UT, UT, US)
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Developing an after school parent-child physical activity and mindfulness training intervention

2019-01 to 2020-01 | Grant
University of Utah Research Foundation Seed Grant (Salt Lake City, US)
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Works (50 of 133)

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Associations of Parental Perceived Health with Child Movement Behaviors within Two-Parent Households

International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
2025-02-25 | Journal article
Contributors: You Fu; Hayley Almes; Nora Constantino; Doria Schmidt; Ryan D. Burns
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Associations of Outdoor Playtime With Ball Bouncing Skills: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Using the 2022 National Survey of Children’s Health

Journal of Motor Learning and Development
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; Anke Van Roy; Bradley R. King
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Goal Setting Moderates Behavior Change Outcomes in College Students After an Online Health Coaching Intervention

American Journal of Health Education
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Linnea M. Horvath; Ryan D. Burns; Timothy A. Brusseau; Yang Bai; Julie E. Lucero; Jessica L. King Jensen
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Tracking Well‐Being: A Comprehensive Analysis of Physical Activity and Mental Health in College Students Across COVID‐19 Phases Using Ecological Momentary Assessment

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Yang Bai; Ryan Burns; Conrad Ma; Azilee Curl; Jim Hudziak; William E. Copeland
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The Longitudinal Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Adiposity With Clustered Cardiometabolic Risk: A Mediation Analysis

Pediatric Exercise Science
2024-05-01 | Journal article
Contributors: João Francisco de Castro Silveira; Caroline Brand; Letícia Welser; Anelise Reis Gaya; Ryan Donald Burns; Karin Allor Pfeiffer; Rodrigo Antunes Lima; Lars Bo Andersen; Cézane Priscila Reuter; Hildegard Hedwig Pohl
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Associations of Anxiety, Insomnia, and Physical Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2024-04-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Selene Y. Tobin; Tanya M. Halliday; Kimberley Shoaf; Ryan D. Burns; Kelly G. Baron
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Public health implications of replacing screen time with physical activity and sleep in Brazilian children

Jornal de Pediatria
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns
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Sexual identity-behavior discordance and meeting 24-hour movement behavior recommendations in adolescents

Journal of LGBT Youth
2024-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; Wonwoo Byun; You Fu; Nicole L. Mihalopoulos
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Associations of Monitor-Independent Movement Summary and Health-Related Fitness With Gross Motor Skills in Young Children

Journal of Motor Learning and Development
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan Donald Burns; You Fu; Yang Bai; Wonwoo Byun
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Dose–response associations of Monitor‐Independent Movement Summary with health‐related fitness in youth

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan Donald Burns; Wonwoo Byun; Yang Bai; João Francisco de Castro Silveira; Cézane Priscila Reuter
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The Association of Virtual Exercise Classes and Well-Being During COVID-19 Among University Employees

International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
2023-11-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Yang Bai; Jacqueline Ohayon; Ryan D. Burns; Wonwoo Byun; Maria Newton; Timothy Brusseau; Traci Thompson
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Longitudinal relationship between screen time, cardiorespiratory fitness, and waist circumference of children and adolescents: a 3-year cohort study

BMC Pediatrics
2023-11-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Aline Rosso Lehnhard; Ana Paula Sehn; João Francisco de Castro Silveira; Ryan Donald Burns; Cézane Priscila Reuter; Silvia Isabel Rech Franke
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Independent and joint associations of aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise with mental health in adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis before and during COVID-19 using the 2015-2021 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Preventive medicine
2023-11-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Burns RD; Kim Y; Fu Y; Byun W; Bai Y
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Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and Advocacy

Nutrients
2023-09-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Britta Retzlaff Brennan; Katherine A. Beals; Ryan D. Burns; Candace J. Chow; Amy B. Locke; Margaret P. Petzold; Theresa E. Dvorak
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Children exhibit a developmental advantage in the offline processing of a learned motor sequence

2023-09-08 | Preprint
Contributors: Anke Van Roy; Geneviève Albouy; Ryan D. Burns; Bradley R. King
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Preliminary Efficacy of a Multi-Behavioral Zoom-Based Peer Health Coaching Intervention in Young Adults: A Stepped Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
2023-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Anna Bilic; Ryan D. Burns; Yang Bai; Timothy A. Brusseau; Julie E. Lucero; Jessica L. King Jensen
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Moderating Influence of Home Location and School Type Across Time on Cardiometabolic Risk and Active School Commuting: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study

Childhood Obesity
2023-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; Ana Paula Sehn; Caroline Brand; João Francisco de Castro Silveira; Cézane Priscila Reuter
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Bidirectional associations of physical activity, sleep, and self-reported mental health in young adults participating in an online wellness intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frontiers in public health
2023-05-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Burns RD; Bilic A; Bai Y; Brusseau TA; Lucero JE; King Jensen JL
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Development of an Online Mind–Body Physical Activity Intervention for Young Adults during COVID-19: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2023-03-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Ildiko Strehli; Ryan D. Burns; Yang Bai; Donna H. Ziegenfuss; Martin E. Block; Timothy A. Brusseau
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Associations of Physical Activity Enjoyment and Physical Education Enjoyment With Segmented Daily Physical Activity in Children: Exploring Tenets of the Trans-Contextual Model of Motivation

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
2022 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0273-5024
Part of ISSN: 1543-2769
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Enjoyment Mediates Associations of the Physical and Family Environment With Adolescent Physical Activity: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Journal of Adolescent Health
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; Leslie W. Podlog; Yang Bai
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Parental Perceived Discrimination and Youth Participation in Out-Of-School Sports

Children
2022-11-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; You Fu
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Associations of connectedness and parental behaviors with adolescent physical activity and mental health during COVID-19: A mediation analysis using the 2021 adolescent behaviors and experiences survey.

Preventive medicine
2022-10-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; Burns RD; Armstrong JA
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Associations of 24-Hour Movement Behaviors, Parental Academic Support, and Academic Achievement in Alaskan Adolescents

International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
2022-09-09 | Journal article
Contributors: You Fu; Ryan D. Burns; Nora Constantino; Xavier Lopez; Samantha Dryer
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A randomized trial to promote physical activity in adult pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients

Journal of Sports Sciences
2022-07-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0264-0414
Part of ISSN: 1466-447X
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The Effects of Playground Interventions on Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity in Pediatric Populations: A Meta-Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022-03-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher D. Pfledderer; Sunku Kwon; Ildiko Strehli; Wonwoo Byun; Ryan D. Burns
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Ecological Momentary Assessment of Physical Activity and Wellness Behaviors in College Students Throughout a School Year: Longitudinal Naturalistic Study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
2022-01-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Yang Bai; William E Copeland; Ryan Burns; Hilary Nardone; Vinay Devadanam; Jeffrey Rettew; James Hudziak
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Associations of Physical Activity, School Safety, and Non-Prescription Steroid Use in Adolescents: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-12-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy A. Brusseau; Ryan D. Burns
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Adolescent Health Behaviors and Difficulty Concentrating, Remembering, and Making Decisions

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
2021-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; Christopher D. Pfledderer; You Fu
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School‐based physical activity interventions in rural and urban/suburban communities: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Obesity Reviews
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher D. Pfledderer; Ryan D. Burns; Wonwoo Byun; Russell L. Carson; Gregory J. Welk; Timothy A. Brusseau
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Validation of the Apple Watch for Estimating Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Activity Energy Expenditure in School-Aged Children

Sensors
2021-09-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Sunku Kwon; Youngwon Kim; Yang Bai; Ryan D. Burns; Timothy A. Brusseau; Wonwoo Byun
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Muscular Strength Moderates the Relationship between FNDC5 Polymorphism and Adiposity in Children and Adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-09-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Pâmela Ferreira Todendi; Caroline Brand; João Francisco de Castro Silveira; Ryan Donald Burns; J. Alfredo Martínez; Marilu Fiegenbaum; Anelise Reis Gaya; Jane Dagmar Pollo Renner; Cézane Priscila Reuter; Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim
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Physical fitness attenuates the genetic predisposition to obesity in children and adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Pâmela Ferreira Todendi; Caroline Brand; João Francisco de Castro Silveira; Anelise Reis Gaya; Cesar Agostinis‐Sobrinho; Marilu Fiegenbaum; Ryan Donald Burns; Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim; Cézane Priscila Reuter
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Reciprocal Longitudinal Relationship Between Fitness, Fatness, and Metabolic Syndrome in Brazilian Children and Adolescents: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study.

Pediatric exercise science
2021-04-15 | Journal article
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Does motivation mediate the relationship between competence perceptions and patient outcomes among individuals with chronic low back pain? A multiple mediation analysis

Disability and Rehabilitation
2021-03-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Leslie Podlog; Ryan Burns; James A. Dimmock; Ben Jackson; Morgan S. Hall; Julie M. Fritz
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Segmented School Physical Activity and Weight Status in Children: Application of Compositional Data Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-03-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan Donald Burns; Timothy A. Brusseau; Yang Bai; Wonwoo Byun
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Inter-Device Agreement between Fitbit Flex 1 and 2 for Assessing Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-03-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Sunku Kwon; Ryan D. Burns; Youngwon Kim; Yang Bai; Wonwoo Byun
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The Validity of MotionSense HRV in Estimating Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity under Free-Living and Simulated Activity Settings

Sensors
2021-02-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Sunku Kwon; Neng Wan; Ryan D. Burns; Timothy A. Brusseau; Youngwon Kim; Santosh Kumar; Emre Ertin; David W. Wetter; Cho Y. Lam; Ming Wen et al.
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The neighbourhood social environment correlates with meeting 24-h movement behaviour recommendations in females: a cross-sectional study using the 2019 National Survey of Children's Health.

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme
2021-02-09 | Journal article
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Analyzing Associations of Lifestyle Behaviors and Health-Related Variables Using Quantile Regression

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2020 | Journal article
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Physical Activity and Sports Participation Associates With Cognitive Functioning and Academic Progression: An Analysis Using the Combined 2017–2018 National Survey of Children’s Health

Journal of Physical Activity and Health
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1543-3080
Part of ISSN: 1543-5474
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Mind–Body Physical Activity Interventions and Stress-Related Physiological Markers in Educational Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020-12-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Ildiko Strehli; Ryan D. Burns; Yang Bai; Donna H. Ziegenfuss; Martin E. Block; Timothy A. Brusseau
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Influence of meeting weekday and weekend step count recommendations on weight statusin children

Journal of Sports Sciences
2020-11-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0264-0414
Part of ISSN: 1466-447X
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Ecological Momentary Assessment of Physical Activity and Wellness Behaviors in College Students Throughout a School Year: Longitudinal Naturalistic Study (Preprint)

2020-10-29 | Preprint
Contributors: Yang Bai; William E Copeland; Ryan Burns; Hilary Nardone; Vinay Devadanam; Jeffrey Rettew; James Hudziak
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Movement Behaviors and Perceived Loneliness and Sadness within Alaskan Adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020-09-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; Yang Bai; Christopher D. Pfledderer; Timothy A. Brusseau; Wonwoo Byun
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Motivation, Segmented Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Weight Status in Adolescents: A Path Analysis

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
2020-09-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0270-1367
Part of ISSN: 2168-3824
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Bidirectional relationships of physical activity and gross motor skills before and after summer break: Application of a cross-lagged panel model

Journal of Sport and Health Science
2020-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2095-2546
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Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming and Health Behavior Knowledge

Frontiers in Public Health
2020-07-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2565
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Familial Factors Associating with Youth Physical Activity Using a National Sample

Children
2020-07-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan D. Burns; Taylor E. Colotti; Christopher D. Pfledderer; You Fu; Yang Bai; Wonwoo Byun
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Associations of movement behaviors and body mass index: comparison between a report-based and monitor-based method using Compositional Data Analysis

International Journal of Obesity
2020-07-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0307-0565
Part of ISSN: 1476-5497
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Peer review (546 reviews for 75 publications/grants)

Review activity for American journal of health promotion : (18)
Review activity for American journal of human biology. (1)
Review activity for American journal of lifestyle medicine (2)
Review activity for American journal of preventive medicine. (2)
Review activity for Annals of behavioral medicine (26)
Review activity for Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism. (4)
Review activity for Applied psychology. (4)
Review activity for Behaviour & information technology. (4)
Review activity for BMC pediatrics (5)
Review activity for BMC public health (20)
Review activity for BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation. (2)
Review activity for BMJ open. (11)
Review activity for British journal of sports medicine (4)
Review activity for Child. (1)
Review activity for Childhood obesity. (8)
Review activity for Children. (2)
Review activity for Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking. (2)
Review activity for European journal of pediatrics (1)
Review activity for European journal of pediatrics. (1)
Review activity for European journal of sport science. (3)
Review activity for European physical education review. (1)
Review activity for Games for health journal. (2)
Review activity for Health education & behavior (9)
Review activity for Health psychology and behavioral medicine. (1)
Review activity for IEEE transactions on computational social systems. (4)
Review activity for International journal of disability, development, and education. (1)
Review activity for International journal of environmental research and public health (28)
Review activity for International journal of kinesiology in higher education. (3)
Review activity for International journal of obesity. (1)
Review activity for International journal of psychology. (1)
Review activity for International journal of social welfare. (2)
Review activity for International journal of sport and exercise psychology. (4)
Review activity for Jornal de Pediatria. (1)
Review activity for Journal for the measurement of physical behaviour. (8)
Review activity for Journal of adolescent health (7)
Review activity for Journal of behavioral medicine. (4)
Review activity for Journal of behavioral medicine. (4)
Review activity for Journal of developmental origins of health and disease. (4)
Review activity for Journal of epidemiology and community health (1)
Review activity for Journal of international medical research. (1)
Review activity for Journal of motor behavior. (4)
Review activity for Journal of motor learning and development. (10)
Review activity for Journal of paediatrics and child health. (2)
Review activity for Journal of physical activity & health. (37)
Review activity for Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. (2)
Review activity for Journal of sleep research (1)
Review activity for Journal of Sport and Health Science (20)
Review activity for Journal of sports sciences. (9)
Review activity for Journal of teaching in physical education. (14)
Review activity for Journal of testing and evaluation. (1)
Review activity for Kinesiology review. (1)
Review activity for Measurement in physical education and exercise science. (27)
Review activity for npj digital medicine. (1)
Review activity for Nutrients. (2)
Review activity for Obesity reviews. (2)
Review activity for Obesity. (2)
Review activity for Pediatric exercise science. (2)
Review activity for Pediatric obesity. (6)
Review activity for Perceptual and motor skills (63)
Review activity for Physiotherapy research international. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (5)
Review activity for Preventive medicine reports. (31)
Review activity for Preventive medicine. (2)
Review activity for Public health reports (1)
Review activity for Public health. (1)
Review activity for Quest. (1)
Review activity for Research quarterly for exercise and sport. (67)
Review activity for Review of education. (2)
Review activity for Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. (12)
Review activity for Social sciences. (2)
Review activity for The Italian journal of pediatrics. (2)
Review activity for The journal of positive behavior interventions. (1)
Review activity for The Journal of primary prevention. (1)
Review activity for The physician and sportsmedicine. (2)
Review activity for The social science journal. (1)