Projects

Our research covers a range of behaviours, health conditions and approaches

• Art of Creation
• New Brunswick Weight Loss Study
• Game of Stones
• SMS study
• ABA study
• We Walk
• Sunsafe
• Know your skin
• Rapid

Obesity

We are investigating how to support individuals with obesity lose weight and keep it off.

Help-seeking behaviour

We investigate the factors that help or hinder those experiencing health conditions such as stroke in seeking help immediately by contacting emergency medical services.

Pre-conception

We are interested in finding out the best ways of supporting women and men give their unborn children the best start in life focusing on optimal preparation prior to conception.

Mobile technology

We use mHealth technologies such as text messages to develop scalable and interventions which can reach people anytime anyplace.

Sunsafety

We promote sunsafety behaviours, focusing particularly on young adults in school-based contexts.

Behaviour change maintenance

We are interested in exploring the factors that explain how people maintain behaviour changes in the long-term following initiation.