Associate ProfessorHarriet Koorts
Associate Professor
Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Associate ProfessorFaculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
- +61 3 924 46685 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Scaling interventions at a population level, systems approaches to implementation and scaling, implementation science and implementation evaluation.
Knowledge Areas:
Scaling
Implementation science
Systems approaches
Physical activity promotion
Public Health
Knowledge translation
Evaluation
Projects:
MRFF A nutrition and movement behaviour intervention for toddlers: efficacy, cost effectiveness and scale-up pathways, 2024-27. PI: Kylie Hesketh. Role: Chief Investigator
The Politics of Implementation and Scale up, 2023: PI Harriet Koorts
Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature to examine local evidence of initiatives that support active recreation in Australia, 2023. PI: Jiani Ma. Role: Chief Investigator
Victorian Department of Education and Training. A toolkit for an active school, 2021. Role: Chief Investigator
MRFF (APP1199608): TeleFFIT - A personalized, telehealth exercise and lifestyle risk factor management program to reduce falls and fracture risk in older adults: A 12-month hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial, 2020. PI: Robin Daly. Role: Chief Investigator
NHMRC Partnership Project Grant (APP1161223): Evaluating real-world implementation of an evidence-based program addressing lifestyle behaviours from the start of life, 2020-22. PI: Karen Campbell. Role: Chief Investigator
NHMRC Ideas Grant (APP1162980): Maximising health trajectories through enhancement of movement behaviours from early life, 2019-24. PI: Kylie Hesketh Role: Chief Investigator
World Health Organization: WHO School physical activity and promotion guide and toolkit, 2018. Role: Chief Investigator
Sport and Recreation Victoria: A Systems dynamics approach to modelling physical activity (active recreation), 2018. Role: Principal
Investigator
ISBNPA Project Grant. Academic Barriers to Research Translation: An International Perspective, 2018. PI Harriet Koorts
Faculty of Health ResAarch Capacity Building Grant ScHeme (HAtCH), Deakin University: Scaling-up physical activity and nutrition interventions: What works? 2018 Role: Principal Investigator
Research for Educational Impact (REDI) Industry Collaboration Development Grant, Deakin University: Evaluating the feasibility and impact of incorporating movement integration strategies into Undergraduate pre-service teacher training, 2017. Role: Chief Investigator
NHMRC Partnership Project Grant (APP1115708). Scalability of Transform-Us! to reduce children's sitting and promote physical activity, 2016. PI: Jo Salmon. Role: Chief Investigator
GRANTS
- GRANTLeveraging implementation science and systems thinking for eating disorder risk reduction in primary schools1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2027People funded by this grant:
- Jarman H,
- Brown A,
- Koorts H,
- Klas A,
- Greenwood C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHTransform - Us ! Secondary Schools pilot4 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Salmon J,
- Ayala AMC,
- Timperio A,
- Koorts H,
- Ridgers N
- GRANTTeleFFIT - A personalized, telehealth exercise and lifestyle risk factor management program to reduce falls and fracture risk in older adults: A 12-month hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial1 Jun 2020 - 31 Aug 2025People funded by this grant:
- Daly R,
- Bennell K,
- Scott D,
- Ebeling P,
- Maier A
- GRANTManagement of acute low back pain in hospital emergency departments: adherence to evidence-based guidelines30 Mar 2020 - 29 Mar 2021People funded by this grant:
- Buntine P,
- Belavy D,
- Taylor N,
- Miller C,
- Owen P
- GRANTEvaluating real-world implementation of an evidence-based program addressing lifestyle behaviours from the start of life1 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2024People funded by this grant:
- Laws R,
- Campbell K,
- Hesketh K,
- Denney-Wilson E,
- Moodie M
- GRANTEvaluating real-world implementation of an evidence-based program addressing lifestyle behaviours from the start of life17 Apr 2019 - 30 Nov 2024People funded by this grant:
- Laws R,
- Campbell K,
- Hesketh K,
- Denney-Wilson E,
- Moodie M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHWHO School physical activity and promotion guide and toolkit.20 Jun 2018 - 31 Aug 2018People funded by this grant:
- Salmon J,
- Arundell L,
- Ridgers N,
- Barnett L,
- Sahlqvist S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHA systems dynamic approach to modelling physical activity (active recreation).1 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2019People funded by this grant:
- Salmon J,
- Koorts H
- GRANTScalability of the Transform-Us! study to reduce children's sitting and promote physical activity in Victorian primary schools1 May 2017 - 30 Apr 2022People funded by this grant:
- Salmon J,
- Timperio A,
- Bauman A,
- Lubans D,
- Lonsdale C
- GRANTScalability of the Transform-Us! study to reduce children's sitting and promote physical activity in Victorian primary schools1 May 2017 - 30 Apr 2022People funded by this grant:
- Salmon J,
- Timperio A,
- Bauman A,
- Lubans D,
- Lonsdale C