MsMary Malakellis

Research Fellow Grade 2

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

  • Research Fellow Grade 2
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine
  • +61 3 522 78460 (Work)
  • Ballarat Health Service, 1 Drummond Street North, Ballarat Central Victoria 3350

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Reports
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Millar L, Malakellis M, Hoare E, Sanigorski A, Nichols M, Swinburn B, Allender S. Systems approach to reducing unhealthy weight in Australian adolescents: ACT Its Your Move! final report. 2015.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Millar L, Robertson N, Malakellis M, Nichols M, Hoare E, Swinburn B, Allender S. Systems approach to reducing unhealthy weight in Australian adolescents: ACT Its Your Move! baseline report. 2013.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Swinburn B, Herbert J, Virgo-Milton M, Malakellis M, Moodie M, Mavoa H, et al. Be active eat well: three-year follow-up report. 2012.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Sanigorski A, Malakellis M, Kremer P, Swinburn B. Nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents: Report 2: anthropometry: Department of Human Services (Victoria). WHO, Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, 2008.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Sanigorski A, Malakellis M, Azadi L, Kremer P, Swinburn B. Nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents: Report 3: dietary patterns: Department of Human Services (Victoria). Victorian Government. Department of Human Services, 2009.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Kremer P, Malakellis M, Sanigorski A, Swinburn B. Nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents: Report 4: physical activity patterns. Department of Human Services (Victoria), 2008.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Mathews L, Malakellis M, Kremer P, Sanigorski A, Swinburn B. Nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents: Report 5: obesogenic environments. WHO, Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, 2009.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Mathews L, Simmons A, Sanigorski A, Moodie M, Kremer P, Malakellis M, et al. Its Your Move. WHO, Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, 2009.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Utter J, Faeamani G, Malakellis M, Vanualailai N, Kremer P, Scragg R, et al. Lifestyle and obesity in south pacific youth: baseline results from the Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities (OPIC) project in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Australia. 2008 0473141930.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Journal Articles
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Malakellis M, Hoare E, Sanigorski A, et al. Authors' response to Letter to the Editor: ANZJPH-2017-220. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health. 2018;42(2):215.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Malakellis M, Hoare E, Sanigorski A, et al. School-based systems change for obesity prevention in adolescents: outcomes of the Australian Capital Territory 'It's Your Move!'. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health. 2017;41(5):490-6.
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    Morrissey B, Malakellis M, Whelan J, et al. Sleep duration and risk of obesity among a sample of Victorian school children. BMC public health. 2016;16:245.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Hoare E, Millar L, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, et al. Depressive symptomatology, weight status and obesogenic risk among Australian adolescents: a prospective cohort study. BMJ open. 2016;6(3):e010072.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Strugnell C, Millar L, Churchill A, et al. Healthy together Victoria and childhood obesity-a methodology for measuring changes in childhood obesity in response to a community-based, whole of system cluster randomized control trial. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique. 2016;74:16.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Strugnell C, Turner K, Malakellis M, et al. Composition of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour participation across the school-day, influence of gender and weight status: cross-sectional analyses among disadvantaged Victorian school children. BMJ open. 2016;6(9):e011478.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Swinburn B, Malakellis M, Moodie M, et al. Large reductions in child overweight and obesity in intervention and comparison communities 3 years after a community project. Pediatric Obesity. 2014;9(6):455-62.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Snowdon W, Malakellis M, Millar L, et al. Ability of body mass index and waist circumference to identify risk factors for non-communicable disease in the Pacific Islands. Obesity research & clinical practice. 2014;8(1):e36-45.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Lacy KE, Allender SE, Kremer PJ, et al. Screen time and physical activity behaviours are associated with health-related quality of life in Australian adolescents. Quality of life research: an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 2012;21(6):1085-99.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Cacavas K, Mavoa H, Kremer P, Malakellis M, et al. Tongan adolescents' eating patterns: opportunities for intervention. Asia-Pacific journal of public health. 2011;23(1):24-33.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Allender S, Kremer P, de Silva-Sanigorski A, et al. Associations between activity-related behaviours and standardized BMI among Australian adolescents. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 2011;14(6):512-21.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Stagnitti K, Kenna R, Malakellis M, et al. Evaluating the feasibility, effectiveness and acceptability of an active play intervention for disadvantaged preschool children: a pilot study. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 2011;36(3):66-72.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Fotu KF, Millar L, Mavoa H, et al. Outcome results for the Ma'alahi Youth Project, a Tongan community-based obesity prevention programme for adolescents. Obesity Reviews: an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 2011;12 Suppl 2:41-50.
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Kremer P, Waqa G, Vanualailai N, et al. Reducing unhealthy weight gain in Fijian adolescents: results of the Healthy Youth Healthy Communities study. Obesity Reviews: an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 2011;12 Suppl 2:29-40.