By Dr Rona Macniven

Books

Armstrong MEG; Macniven R; Western MJ; Gebel K; Bauman AE, 2026, The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781042009237

Book Chapters

Armstrong MEG; Macniven R; Western MJ; Gebel K; Bauman AE, 2026, 'Epilogue', in Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Health, pp. 477 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781042009237-58

Pratt M; Freene N; Plotnikoff R; Ferreira P; Zouch J; Macniven R; Bauman AE, 2026, 'Exercise as therapy and management of chronic disease', in Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Health, pp. 372 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781042009237-46

Macniven R; Warbrick I; Canuto K; Rangi TM, 2026, 'First Nations peoples', in Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Health, pp. 269 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781042009237-35

Macniven R, 2026, 'SECTION 6 Physical activity interventions', in Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Health, pp. 247 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781042009237-32

Bauman AE; Macniven R; Gebel K, 2013, 'Influencing policy and environments to promote physical activity behavior change', in ACSM S Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity and Exercise

Bauman A; Christian HE; Thorpe RJ; Macniven R, 2011, 'International perspectives on the epidemiology of dog walking', in Health Benefits of Dog Walking for People and Pets Evidence and Case Studies, pp. 25 - 50

Journal articles

Ivers R; Clapham K; Ryder C; Macniven R; Hill AM; Moeller H; Haynes B; Gidgup M; McCarthy L; Mackean T; Delbaere K; Tiedemann A; Sherrington C; Coombes J; Ironbark Investigators Group , 2026, 'Standing strong and tall-improving mobility and balance in older Aboriginal people through the Ironbark program', Age and Ageing, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag264

McKeon G; Knight Z; Ivers R; Coombes J; Jessup V; Delbaere K; Sherrington C; Tiedemann A; Hill AM; McCarthy L; Haynes B; Ryder C; Macniven R; Clapham K; Clemson L; Cumming R; Gidgup M; Gwynn J; Howard K; Hunter K; Jan S; Kickett M; Keay L; Lindsay C; Mackean T; Rogers K; Simpson J; Townsend A, 2026, 'Implementation of the Ironbark falls prevention program: a mixed methods process evaluation with Aboriginal communities', Age and Ageing, 55, pp. afag184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag184

Rahman T; Williams R; Davis K; Whitby J; Fields T; Eades F; Gubhaju L; Heris CL; Graham S; McKay CD; Macniven R; Liu B; Ivers R; Joshy G; Banks E; Eades S, 2026, 'What factors are associated with never initiating smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 16–24 years? Evidence from the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study', Nicotine & Tobacco Research, pp. ntag117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntag117

Wang S; Macniven R; Peden A; Angell B, 2026, 'Evaluating the Economic Impact of Learn-to-Swim Programmes: A Cost–Benefit Analysis of the First Lap Voucher Programme in Australia', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70162

Peden AE; Mead E; Macniven R, 2026, 'The Views of Swim School Providers on Impacts of a Population-Level Swimming Lesson Voucher Program', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70177

Hunt-Madden C; Lewis E; Purcell A; Macniven R, 2026, 'Access to support for children with speech, language, and communication needs in the longitudinal study of Indigenous children', International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2026.2661350

Foley L; Lin S; Al Hadidi N; Tran A; McKeon G; Macniven R; Roy I; Saulog P; Ayache A; Nguyen ATV; Nathan S, 2026, 'Learnings from co-production of an evaluation instrument in an Australian sport for positive youth development program', Annals of Leisure Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2026.2678931

Windle N; Peden AE; Angell B; Macniven R, 2026, 'Parent/carer experiences and challenges in redeeming the First Lap swimming lesson voucher in New South Wales, Australia', Managing Sport and Leisure, 31, pp. 672 - 687, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2024.2373141

Macniven R; Blazek K; Ware L; Mels C; van Vuren EJ; Schutte AE, 2026, 'Physical activity and inflammation among young adults in the African-PREDICT study: Comparison of three self-report and objective physical activity measures', Journal of Sports Sciences, 44, pp. 628 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2600807

Mead E; Peden AE; Angell B; Macniven R, 2025, 'Challenges to young children’s swimming lesson participation in New South Wales, Australia', Injury Prevention, 31, pp. 518 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045285

Nash K; Macniven R; Parter C; Fono MA; Dimitropoulos Y; McMahon C, 2025, 'Clinical practice guidelines for Indigenous peoples with middle ear disease in Australia: a systematic scoping review', Australian Health Review, 49, pp. AH25092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH25092

Macniven R; Mead E; Angell B; Peden AE, 2025, 'Population reach and redemption of swimming lesson vouchers for pre-school-aged children in New South Wales, Australia', Public Health, 248, pp. 105958, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105958

Macniven R; McKay C; Williams R; Eades F; Davis K; Whitby J; Joshy G; Ivers R; Eades S, 2025, 'Aboriginal Adolescent Physical Activity, Social and Emotional Well-Being, Culture, and Community Activities: The Next Generation Study in Australia', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 22, pp. 737 - 748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0669

Shepherd CC; Dunham MA; Gubhaju L; Lamb KE; Koye DN; Fitzpatrick P; Banks E; Anstey KJ; Carrington M; McAullay D; Kalter-Leibovici O; Joshy G; Nelson L; Agostino J; Paige E; Abu-Saad K; Alexander E; MacNiven R; Griffen K; Collins F; Linforth-Milham S; Gilbert D; Prior C; Rind S; Douglas R; Eades S, 2025, 'Kaat koort: Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a multifactorial, multidisciplinary Aboriginal Health Practitioner-led Aboriginal dementia prevention intervention', Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 44, pp. 101457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101457

Macniven R; Canuto KJ, 2025, 'Embedding culture in co-designed chronic disease programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people', Medical Journal of Australia, 222, pp. 181 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52599

Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Macniven R; McKeon G, 2025, 'Health Care Professionals’ Promotion of Exercise Referral Schemes in New South Wales', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 14, pp. 2 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-14.1.2

Mead E; Shu CC; Sarrami P; Macniven R; Peden AE, 2025, 'Public holidays, school holidays, and long weekends: Effects on drowning rates in New South Wales', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 49, pp. 100212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100212

Pollard-Wharton N; Townsend A; Newton BJ; Andersen M; MacNiven R; Corby C; McCausland R; MacGillivray P; Spencer W; Hunter K; Clapham K; Erskine C; Powell M; Ivers RQ, 2025, ''Better together': Codesign of Aboriginal unintentional child injury prevention programme', Injury Prevention, pp. ip-2024-045355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045355

Davidson E; Lewis E; Biles B; Stanley R; Dumuid D; McKeon G; Olds T; Macniven R, 2025, '‘He wants to play football but not available here … ’ Parent perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child physical activity and sport participation', Annals of Leisure Research, 28, pp. 482 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2024.2376752

Townsend A; Macniven R; Pollard-Wharton N; Andersen M; Powell M; Cairnduff S; McCausland R; Corby C; Clapham K; Ivers RQ, 2025, '‘They have a really good way of getting it to the kids’: evaluation of a child injury prevention programme in Walgett, New South Wales', Injury Prevention, pp. ip-2025-045630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045630

Jamieson SK; Spencer W; Robinson V; McCausland R; Andersen M; Macniven R; Hickey V; MacGillivray P, 2025, 'A Community-Led Approach to Understanding How Service Providers Can Support ‘Ageing well’ for Older Aboriginal People in Australia', Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 68, pp. 509 - 536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2451730

Hanum CK; Peden AE; Mead E; Angell B; MacNiven R, 2025, 'Changes in parent/carer water safety awareness during a swimming lesson voucher programme implementation in New South Wales, Australia', Injury Prevention, pp. ip-2025-045701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045701

Mead E; Macniven R; Peden AE, 2025, 'Development of a method to identify aquatic locations using GPS data for ambulance-attended drowning', Injury Prevention, pp. ip-2025-045858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045858

Mead E; Shu CC; Sarrami P; Macniven R; Dinh M; Alkhouri H; Daniel L; Peden AE, 2024, 'Rates and ratios of fatal and nonfatal drowning attended by ambulance in New South Wales, Australia between 2010 and 2021', Journal of Safety Research, 91, pp. 373 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.09.019

Kelly RJ; Macniven R; Churilov L; Morris MJ; O'Neal D; Ekinci EI, 2024, 'Physical activity interventions to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review', Medical Journal of Australia, 221, pp. 486 - 490, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52483

Ambrens M; Macniven R; Perram A; Andrews S; Hawley-Hague H; Razee H; Todd C; Valenzuela T; Delbaere K, 2024, 'How Perceptions of Aging Influence Physical Activity and Exercise in Older Age: Exploring the Behavior of People Aged 70+ Years Engaged in Fall Prevention Activities', Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43, pp. 1386 - 1396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07334648241238315

McKay CD; Gubhaju L; Gibberd AJ; McNamara BJ; Macniven R; Joshy G; Yashadhana A; Fields T; Williams R; Roseby R; Azzopardi P; Banks E; Eades SJ, 2024, 'Relationships between social determinants of health and healthy body composition among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in the Next Generation: Youth Well-being study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 36, pp. e927 - e927, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.927

Ananthapavan V; Peden AE; Angell B; Macniven R, 2024, 'Barriers to preschool aged children's participation in swimming lessons in New South Wales, Australia', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35, pp. 770 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.811

Kha R; Wen Q; Bender N; Jones C; Gopinath B; Macniven R; Tang D, 2024, 'Understanding barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration to guide programme implementation', Journal of Health Psychology, 29, pp. 317 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053231204722

Nash K; Gwynne K; Dimitropoulos Y; Fitzpatrick M; Gunasekera H; Halvorsen L; Kong K; Lumby N; MacNiven R; Parter C; Wingett A; McMahon C, 2024, 'INdigenous Systems and Policies Improved and Reimagined for Ear and hearing care (INSPIRE): A multi-method study protocol', BMJ Open, 14, pp. e079850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079850

Constantinides F; Orr N; Nash K; Evans JR; McMahon CM; Gunasekera H; Harkus S; Clague L; Cross C; Halvorsen L; Lumby N; Coates H; Macniven R, 2024, 'Examining relationships between parent-reported factors and recurring ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35, pp. 225 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.719

Henson C; Freedman B; Rambaldini B; Carlson B; Parter C; Nalliah CJ; Chapman F; Shepherd G; Orchard J; Skinner J; Gwynn J; Macniven R; Ramsden R; Speier SNL; Nahdi SM; Christie V; Huang Y; Ward KD; Gwynne K, 2024, 'Wearables are a viable digital health tool for older Indigenous adults living remotely in Australia (research)', Digital Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076241277039

Esgin T; Macniven R; Crouch A; Martiniuk A, 2023, 'At the cultural interface: A systematic review of study characteristics and cultural integrity from twenty years of randomised controlled trials with Indigenous participants', Dialogues in Health, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100097

Nash K; Macniven R; Clague L; Coates H; Fitzpatrick M; Gunasekera H; Gwynne K; Halvorsen L; Harkus S; Holt L; Lumby N; Neal K; Orr N; Pellicano E; Rambaldini B; McMahon C, 2023, 'Ear and hearing care programs for First Nations children: a scoping review', BMC Health Services Research, 23, pp. 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09338-2

McKay CD; Gubhaju L; Gibberd AJ; McNamara BJ; Macniven R; Joshy G; Roseby R; Williams R; Yashadhana A; Fields T; Porykali B; Azzopardi P; Banks E; Eades SJ, 2023, 'Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’', Preventive Medicine, 175, pp. 107715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107715

Esgin T; Hersh D; Rowley K; Macniven R; Crouch A; Halaki M; Newton R, 2023, 'The facilitators and barriers to exercise in the Noongar Aboriginal population in Perth, Australia', Health Promotion International, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac023

Macniven R; McKay CD; Graham S; Gubhaju L; Williams R; Williamson A; Joshy G; Evans JR; Roseby R; Porykali B; Yashadhana A; Ivers R; Eades S, 2023, 'Social and Behavioural Correlates of High Physical Activity Levels among Aboriginal Adolescent Participants of the Next Generation: Youth Wellbeing Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 3738, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043738

Salins A; Nash K; Macniven R; Halvorsen L; Lumby N; McMahon C, 2023, 'Culturally safe speech-language supports for First Nations children: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8 and 10', International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 25, pp. 152 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2022.2143565

Macniven R; Lin S; Akombi-Inyang B; Cheng C; Xu X, 2023, 'Editorial: Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in COVID-19 response', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, pp. 1104758, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1104758

Wilson R; Evans J; Macniven R, 2023, 'Long term trends in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth sport participation 2005–2019', Annals of Leisure Research, 26, pp. 89 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2020.1856694

Bhandari B; Liu Z; Lin S; Macniven R; Akombi-Inyang B; Hall J; Feng X; Schutte AE; Xu X, 2023, 'Long-Term Consumption of 10 Food Groups and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies', Advances in Nutrition, 14, pp. 55 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2022.10.010

Morrow A; Orr N; Nash K; Coates H; Cross C; Evans JR; Gunasekera H; Harkus S; Harrison L; McLeod S; McMahon C; Neal K; Salins A; Macniven R, 2023, 'Parent Perspectives of Ear Health and the Relationship with Children’s Speech and Language in the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children', Children, 10, pp. 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10010165

Nunn JS; Shafee T; Chang S; Stephens R; Elliott J; Oliver S; John D; Smith M; Orr N; Preston J; Borthwick J; van Vlijmen T; Ansell J; Houyez F; de Sousa MSA; Plotz RD; Oliver JL; Golumbic Y; Macniven R; Wines S; Borda A; da Silva Hyldmo H; Hsing PY; Denis L; Thompson C, 2022, 'Standardised data on initiatives—STARDIT: Beta version', Research Involvement and Engagement, 8, pp. 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00363-9

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