Research Assistant
BSc, PostGrad Dip (Health Promotion)
Trina is a Research Assistant working with the PLAYCE (PLAY Spaces and Environments for Children’s Physical Activity, Health and Development) Research Group. She is also a Master of Public Health student at UWA and is currently completing her research dissertation at Telethon Kids Institute investigating the association between parent’s perceptions of the neighbourhood built environment and preschool children’s social-emotional development.
She has previously held several health promotion policy and project positions. Her research interests focus on the influence of the urban environment on children’s physical and mental health and development.
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October 2022
Built Environments And Child Health in WalEs and AuStralia (BEACHES): a study protocol
Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are two of the most significant modifiable risk factors for the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Yet, a third of children in Wales and Australia are overweight or obese, and only 20% of UK and Australian children are sufficiently active.
Published research Parenting & Families Child Physical Activity, Health and Development Geospatial Health and Development Child and adolescent health -
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