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Biography
Biography
Dr Justin Guagliano is a Lecturer in Health Promotion at Western Sydney University. Prior to joining Western, he completed post-docs in MRC Epidemiology Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and the Department of Kinesiology at Kansas State University in the United States.
Justin is primarily interested in conducting research that promotes health and prevents obesity and chronic diseases in young people through community and family-based interventions. He is also interested in reducing health disparities among underserved populations, examining the motivational underpinnings for physical activity behaviour, and behavioural epidemiology – to understand the patterns and determinants of physical activity behaviour in young people.
Research Interests
- Physical activity promotion in children, adolescents, and emerging adults
- Community- and family-based physical activity promotion
- Behavioural epidemiology
- Motivation
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Western Sydney University
Research keywords
- Physical activity
- Children
- Adolescents
- Families
- youth sport
- sedentary behaviour
- health promotion
- behaviourial epidemiology
- Epidemiology
- motivation
- mental health
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Domain-specific physical activity and mental health: an updated systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis in a combined sample of 3.3 million people
Teychenne, M., Sousa, G. M., Baker, T., Liddelow, C., Babic, M., Chauntry, A. J., France-Ratcliffe, M., Guagliano, J., Christie, H. E., Tremaine, E. M., Booker, B., Gargioli, D., Bannell, D. J., Bao, R., Brooks, C., Lubans, D. R., Swann, C., Vella, S. A., Lonsdale, C. & Bergamo Dos Santos, A. & 1 others, , 1 Feb 2026, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 60, 4, p. 267-285 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors influencing health promoting behaviours among Arab-Australians: perspectives of health and community workers
El Masri, A., Hayba, N., Balluc, J., Guagliano, J. M. & George, E. S., Jul 2025, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 36, 3, 9 p., e70057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parent–child coparticipation in physical activity and its associations with daily physical activity and key correlates: findings from the families reporting every step to health study
Paudel, S., Hesketh, K. R., Guagliano, J. M., Coombes, E., Brown, H. E., Jones, A. P., Hughes, C., Veitch, J. & Van Sluijs, E., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 22, 11, p. 1445-1452 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical activity among adolescents from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds: findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
Dennaoui, N., Kolt, G. S., George, E. S. & Guagliano, J. M., Aug 2025, In: Preventative Medicine. 197, 4 p., 108328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Provision of online information and resources for resistance training in Australian youth sports: a scoping review
Kennedy, S. G., Murray, S. J., Guagliano, J. M., Lloyd, R. S., Lubans, D. R., Smith, J. J., Eather, N. & Bennie, A., Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 20, 1, p. 375-387 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Enhancing lives through Cricket - Evaluation of Cricket NSW Community Engagement Initiatives
George, E. (PI), El Masri, A. (Investigator) & Guagliano, J. (Investigator)
16/08/21 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
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Active Rugby Hubs: Evaluating the impact of an Australian Rugby program
George, E. (PI), Richards, J. (Investigator), Guagliano, J. (Investigator) & El Masri, A. (Investigator)
17/08/20 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
Datasets
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of active travel, organised sport and physical education with accelerometer-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in young people: the International Children’s Accelerometry Database
Ikeda, E., Guagliano, J. M., Atkin, A. J., Sherar, L. B., Ekelund, U., Hansen, B., Northstone, K. & van Sluijs, E., figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5928236, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Cross-sectional_and_longitudinal_associations_of_active_travel_organised_sport_and_physical_education_with_accelerometer-assessed_moderate-to-vigorous_physical_activity_in_young_people_the_International_Children_s_Accelerometry_Database/5928236
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HDR Theses
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Optimising girls' physical activity levels in organised youth sports
Guagliano, J. M. (Author), 2014Western Sydney University thesis: Doctoral thesis
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