DrLauren Arundell

My research interests are in understanding the complex influences on children's screen time and physical activity, particularly in the school and home settings. I seek to understand how these behaviours can impact childrens immediate and long-term health, development, and wellbeing. I collaborate with families and key stakeholders to co-create novel, evidence-based strategies to support health enhancing engagement in screen time and physical activity. 

KNOWLEDGE AREAS
Dr Arundell's knowledge area is children's screen time and physical activity. Specifically, her research program and knowledge include the following:

* home- and school- based intervention strategy development, implementation and evaluation
* behaviour measurement and analysis including purpose designed survey development and objective tools
* qualitative methods amongst children and adults 
* online participant recruitment and survey delivery

FUNDING

I have been awarded ~$1.4m in competitive fellowships, grants and consultation and ~ $2.5m as named researcher; including from ARC, NHMRC, WHO, Australian Sports Commission, VIC and WA governments. 

Fellowships/scholarships

2020     Arundell L. ARC DECRA. “RECONNECT ME: REgaining CONtrol of your childreN’s elECTronic MEdia” 2022-2027. 

2018     Arundell L. Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. “Developing a pilot intervention to reduce home-based sedentary behaviours.” 2018-2020. 

2014     Arundell, L. PhD scholarship. The after-school period: a critical window for children’s health behaviours. National Health and Medical Research Council PhD Scholarship (APP1074484) 2014-2016 (including 8 month intermission). 

Projects/Research

2024     Barnett L, Rosenberg M, Derbyshire A, Arundell L, Mazzoli E , Salmon J. Australian Sports Commission, Telehealth Kids University of Western Australia. Implementation of a physical activity and physical literacy tool in schools. Healthway, Government of Western Australia. 2024. 

2023     Arundell L, Swelam B, Salmon J, Timperio A. the measurement and categorisation of screen time in children 5-18 years: a systematic  review. Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University. 2023 

2023     Verswijveren S, Timperio A, Arundell L, Lander N, Mazzoli E. Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University. Connecting the dots: The Science of Movement 2023 

2023     Downing K, Verswijveren S, Arundell L, Hesketh K. Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University. Scienceworks Activation: machine learning to measure sedentary behaviours and physical activity in children 2023 

2022     Barnett L, Salmon J, Ridgers NR, Hesketh K, Dudley D, Keegan R, Derbyshire A, Arundell L, Australian Sports Commission, Provision of research and digital services to support the development of frameworks to measure physical activity and physical literacy through the Sporting Schools Program. Australian Sports Commission. 2022.

2020     Arundell L, Parker K, Salmon J, Timperio A, Sahlqvist S, Brown H, Ridgers N, Uddin R. Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University. Our Life at Home Study, 2020.  

2020     Arundell L. Consulting (under commercial embargo): Evaluate an app to increase children’s physical activity. 2020 

2020     Parker K, Salmon J, Koorts H, Arundell L, Barnett L, Veitch J, Sahlqvist S, Ridgers N, Cassar S, Timperio A. Active Schools Toolkit, Report prepared for the Department of Education, VIC by the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Deakin University, 2020. 

2018     Salmon J, Koorts H, Arundell L, Barnett L, Sahlqvist S, Ridgers N, Cassar S, Timperio A. School Physical Activity Promotion Guide and Assessment Tool, Report prepared for the World Health Organisation (WHO) by the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Deakin University, September 2018. 

2017     Arundell L, Timperio A, Salmon J, Veitch J, Hinkley T. Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University. An investigation of children’s home-based sedentary behaviour prevalence and correlates. “Sitting in the home (SIT)” study. 2017. 

2016     Salmon J, Timperio A, Bauman A, Lubans D, Lonsdale C, Koorts H, Telford A, Ridgers N, Barnett L, Lamb K, Arundell L (AI), Brown H (AI). Scalability of the Transform-Us! program to promote children's physical activity and reduce prolonged sitting in Victorian primary schools. NHMRC Partnership Grant (APP1115708). 2016 (June) -2021 (May). 

2016     Timperio A, Salmon J, Arundell L, Hinkley T, Veitch J, Ridgers N, Sudholz B. Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University. Pilot intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour among families. 2016