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Biography
I am a public health researcher with expertise in physical activity, sedentary behaviour (too much sitting as opposed to not enough exercise), health promotion, and program evaluation.
My core research focuses on adults and workplace settings. This has involved designing and evaluating ‘move more, sit less’ initiatives, and investigating the social and environmental factors (people, places, and policies) that affect workers’ moving and sitting, as well as their mental wellbeing and productivity. I am also interested in media analysis about communication of health issues, such as sitting guidelines for office workers and claims that "sitting is the new smoking" (it's not!). My current projects include exploring high intensity interval training as a way to accumulate physical activity in daily life, evaluating the impacts of Play Streets on community health and wellbeing, and investigating the potential of a co-ops approach to improve fruit and vegetable intake of families from disadvantaged backgrounds.
I have worked on a range of multidisciplinary projects funded by different agencies, including the NSW Ministry of Health, Heart Foundation, and the World Health Organization. I was a National Heart Foundation of Australia Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2015-2017).
External positions
Senior Research Fellow (Honorary), Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
6 Aug 2018 → …
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Projects
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Development of a framework for maximising population health gains through high intensity incidental physical activity
Stamatakis, E., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Chau, J. & Maher, C.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Recent trends in physical activity in New South Wales. Is the tide of inactivity turning?
Chau, J., Smith, B. J., Bauman, A., Merom, D., Eyeson-Annan, M., Chey, T. & Farrell, L., 1 Feb 2008, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 32, 1, p. 82-85 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access41 Citations (Scopus) -
Is activity-based working impacting health, work performance and perceptions? A systematic review
Engelen, L., Chau, J., Young, S., Mackey, M., Jeyapalan, D. & Bauman, A., 2019, In: Building Research and Information. 47, 4, p. 468-479 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
89 Citations (Scopus) -
Daily sitting time and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis
Chau, J. Y., Grunseit, A. C., Chey, T., Stamatakis, E., Brown, W. J., Matthews, C. E., Bauman, A. E. & van der Ploeg, H. P., 13 Nov 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 11, p. 1-14 14 p., e80000.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile541 Citations (Scopus)8 Downloads (Pure) -
More standing and just as productive: effects of a sit-stand desk intervention on call center workers' sitting, standing, and productivity at work in the Opt to Stand pilot study
Chau, J. Y., Sukala, W., Fedel, K., Do, A., Engelen, L., Kingham, M., Sainsbury, A. & Bauman, A. E., 1 Jun 2016, In: Preventive Medicine Reports. 3, p. 68-74 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile62 Citations (Scopus)15 Downloads (Pure) -
Low physical activity, high television viewing and poor sleep duration cluster in overweight and obese adults: a cross-sectional study of 398,984 participants from the UK Biobank
Cassidy, S., Chau, J. Y., Catt, M., Bauman, A. & Trenell, M. I., 28 Apr 2017, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 14, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 57.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile32 Citations (Scopus)33 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Australasian Society for Physical Activity (External organisation)
Josephine Chau (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of an association
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (Journal)
Josephine Chau (Member of editorial board)
Aug 2019 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Editorial work
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Australian Health Promotion Association (External organisation)
Josephine Chau (Member)
Jun 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (External organisation)
Josephine Chau (Member)
2012 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of an association
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Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (External organisation)
Josephine Chau (Member)
2012 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Press / Media
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Are Walking Meetings Worth the Hype? We Asked An Expert
10/09/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Research Check: will binge-watching TV increase your risk for Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes?
Josephine Chau & Melody Ding
3/10/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How the media oversold standing desks as a fix for inactivity at work
Catriona Bonfiglioli & Josephine Chau
19/09/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Walking challenges aren’t doing you much good if you’re swapping running for walking
Lina Engelen & Josephine Chau
24/05/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment