Dr Rona Macniven | UNSW Research

Keywords

physical activity

cardiovascular diseases

falls prevention

indigenous community

aboriginal and torres strait islander people

active transport

equity

epidemiologic studies

Fields of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child health and wellbeing, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based research, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth and family social and emotional wellbeing, Sport and exercise psychology, Sport and leisure management, Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified, Injury prevention, Preventative health care, Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander epidemiology, Behavioural epidemiology, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural determinants of health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sport and physical activity

SEO tags

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified

Indigenous Health

Biography

My expertise is in physical activity, sport, falls prevention, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and public health research. I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Population Health at UNSW Sydney and commenced a Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in July 2021.

My research examines physical health and social and emotional wellbeing and the impact of physical activity and sport across the lifespan, particularly among...view more

My research examines physical health and social and emotional wellbeing and the impact of physical activity and sport across the lifespan, particularly among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. My vision is to generate, in partnership with stakeholders, high quality evidence of how to improve health and wellbeing across the life-course. I lead epidemiological and community evaluation research studies in collaboration with multiple academic institutions and community groups, including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. I have undertaken government consultancy projects and evaluation for the Australian and NSW Governments and has collaborated with large Australian NGOs to translate research into practice.

My Grants

Macniven R., Biles B. Young Strong and Deadly Program Process (Implementation) Evaluation. Western Sydney Local Health District. 2023 – 2024. $28,324.

Macniven R. Live Life Get Active Evaluation. NSW Health, 2023. $37,000.

Macniven R. Physical activity and Social and Emotional Wellbeing. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Indigenous Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse, 2023. $30,000.

Lin S, McKeon G, Nathan S, Macniven R. Co-designing an instrument and approach to assess the impact of a sports-based positive youth development program on sport and life skills, well-being, and attitudes to physical activity. UNSW Medicine and Health Collaborative Grant Scheme Schools of Health Science/Biomedical Science/Population Health. $9,465.

Gwynne K, Freedman B, McCowen D, Gwynn J, Orchard J, Skinner J, Rambaldini B, Carlson B, Lowres N, Nalliah C, Ward K, Macniven R (AI) Early Atrial fibrillation Screening for Indigenous people (The EASI Study). MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission – 2021 Cardiovascular Health Grant Proposal; $574,883.90 (2022-2024).

Eades SJ, Ivers RQ, Liu BC, Priest NC, Joshy G, Williams RD, Yashadhana AM, Graham S, Skilton MR, Azzopardi PS, Macniven R (AI) ‘The Next Generation Aboriginal Youth Cohort Study’: Co-designing a strengths-based study to identify evidence-based, culturally strong, implementable strategies to improve youth health outcomes. NHMRC 2021 Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies; $2,619,818.80 (2022-2027).

Ambrens M, Andrews S, Kenning G, Delbaere K, van Schooten K, Lim ML, Troller J, Macniven R, Ginnivan N. A Starting Point to Addressing Implicit Bias in the Healthcare of Older People. UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute 2022; $10,000.

Peden A, Macniven R, Angell B. Development and Delivery of an Evaluation of the First Lap Voucher Program. NSW Office of Sport 2022/23: $146,297.

Tang D, Macniven R, Jones C, Gopinath B. Developing, implementing and evaluating an online group intervention to improve the wellbeing of people with age-related macular degeneration. Macular Disease Foundation Australia, 2021; $45,466.

Macniven R. Generating evidence on the impact of physical activity on the cardiovascular health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across the life-course. Heart Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2021-2023; $151,200.