Dr David Barnett
Lecturer: Public Health and Research Methods
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Areas of expertise: active ageing; physical activity; accelerometry; environmental determinants of lifestyle behaviours; research methodology; systematic review; meta-analysis
Phone: +61 3 9953 3837
Email: david.barnett@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Melbourne Campus
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1841-0633
Dr David Barnett is a behavioural scientist interested in understanding how the built environment influences lifestyle behaviours, particularly physical activity in older adults. Through his work, he strives to better inform decision-makers responsible for building/reshaping neighbourhoods and cities to facilitate active ageing.
Dr Barnett is also interested in studying the measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour/time and the role different measurement techniques may play in the associations mentioned above.
Finally, Dr Barnett also has a keen and growing interest in research synthesis, epistemology, andragogy, and methodological quality assessment.
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Select publications
- Barnett, D. W., Barnett, A., Nathan, A., Van Cauwenberg, J., & Cerin, E. (2017). Built environmental correlates of older adults' total physical activity and walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 103. (https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0558-z)
- Van Cauwenberg, J., Nathan, A., Barnett, A., Barnett, D., & Cerin, E. (2018). Relationships between neighbourhood physical environmental attributes and older adults' leisure-time physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 1-26. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-018-0917-1)
- Cerin, E., Nathan, A., Van Cauwenberg, J., Barnett, D., & Barnett, A. (2018). The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 15. (https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0471-5)
- Barnett, A., van den Hoek, D., Barnett, D., & Cerin. E. (2016). Measuring moderate-intensity walking in older adults using the ActiGraph accelerometer. BMC Geriatrics, 16, 211. (https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-016-0380-5)
Projects
- 2021 Office of the Provost, Australian Catholic University: Noetel, M., Barnett, D., Challinor, K., & Mahoney, J. Initiative to Support the Integration of Research in Education (INSPIRE) Project. $50,000
Accolades and Awards
- 2011 Outstanding Departmental Contribution: University of Bristol, England.
Appointments and Affiliations
- 2020 Lecturer in Public Health and Research Methods: Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC.
