Terry Boyle

Research Interests

Behavioural epidemiology Epidemiology Medical and Health Sciences Oncology and Carcinogenesis Public Health Public Health and Health Services

Dr Terry Boyle

Senior Lecturer, Cancer Epidemiology

School of Public Health

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Dr Terry Boyle is an epidemiologist in the Australian Centre for Precision Health at UniSA. He has a broad interest in lifestyle factors and chronic disease, with a focus on the role that physical activity and sedentary behaviour play in cancer risk, cancer survival and cancer survivorship. While he conducts research on a range of cancers, his recent studies have been on haematological cancers such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Terry received his PhD from The University of Western Australia in 2012, then received prestigious Fellowships from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) which gave him the opportunity to spend two years at the BC Cancer Agency and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He joined UniSA in October 2017, before which he was at the Curtin University School of Public Health in Western Australia.
Terry has experience in a range of epidemiological and biostatistical methods, including multiple imputation, meta-analysis, directed acyclic graphs, causal inference methods, assessment of lifestyle-related and occupational exposures and increasing participation in epidemiological studies, and is currently leading several projects involving pooling data from multiple national and international studies. Terry also lectures and consults in biostatistics.
Terry is currently looking for Honours and PhD students and has several projects available. His publications and research highlights will give you a good idea about the types of research he is interested in.

 Much of Terry’s current research aims to further our understanding of the role active and sedentary behaviours play in cancer risk, cancer survival and cancer survivorship. This is achieved by: (1) using accelerometers to obtain more precise and detailed measures of sedentary and active behaviours; (2) utilising novel methods which take the interdependent nature of these behaviours into account; (3) employing causal inference methods to provide stronger evidence for the health benefits of physical activity; and (4) working with national and international researchers to combine datasets, thus allowing more specific research questions to be asked.

 Below are some examples of Terry’s current projects.

 1. In 2013-14 Terry established a cohort of 500 cancer survivors, and the first follow-up of these participants was completed in the second half of 2017. Baseline assessment involved collection of sleep quality and duration, sedentary time and physical activity (assessed with an accelerometer), clinical, demographic and lifestyle factors, and patient-reported outcomes, and patient-reported outcome and sleep data were collected again at follow-up.

 Data from this cohort will be used to prospectively examine interdependent associations between sleep, sedentary and physical activity behaviours and changes in patient-reported outcomes (including health-related quality of life, fatigue, depression, anxiety and cognitive functioning) in breast cancer, colon cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. It will also be used to identify determinants (including socio-economic and geographic disparities) of poorer patient-reported outcomes and unmet needs in cancer survivors.

 2. Terry is working with researchers in the Netherlands, US, Canada and Australia to identify and investigate the correlates of daily activity patterns in cancer survivors, and investigate whether these correlates differ by cancer type. This project is using pooled data from eight studies.

 3. Terry is investigating the associations between physical activity, sedentary work and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma using pooled data from eleven studies (from the US, the UK, Canada, Europe and Australia) in the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium. He is particularly interested in whether physical activity and sedentary work are differentially associated with the risk of individual non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes.

Date Position Institution name
2017 - ongoing Senior Lecturer in Cancer Epidemiology University of South Australia
2016 - 2017 Research Fellow / NHMRC Early Career Fellow Curtin University
2014 - 2017 CIHR Fellow BC Cancer Agency
2014 - 2016 Research Fellow / NHMRC Early Career Fellow University of Western Australia
2012 - 2014 Research Coordinator University of Western Australia

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2017 Award New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support Award Government of Western Australia Department of Health Australia -
2013 Award High Achieving Young Investigator Award University of Western Australia Australia -
2013 Research Award Raine Medical Research - Publication Prize Raine Medical Research Foundation Australia -
2013 Award Early Career Cancer Researcher of the Year Cancer Council Western Australia Australia -
2012 Research Award Early Career Researcher Award for Best Paper Accepted for Publication University of Western Australia Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2009 - 2012 University of Western Australia Australia PhD
1997 - 2002 University of Western Australia Australia Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Year Citation
2025 Modi, H. D., Byrne, S., Li, L. S. K., & Boyle, T. (2025). Resistance Training and the Risk of Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 22(4), 479-484.
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2025 Tomkinson, G. R., Lang, J. J., Rubin, L., McGrath, R., Gower, B., Boyle, T., . . . Leong, D. P. (2025). International norms for adult handgrip strength: a systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+years from 69 countries and regions. Journal Of Sport And Health Science, 14(101014), 1-17.
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2025 Byrne, S., Hypponen, E., Benyamin, B., & Boyle, T. (2025). Greater adherence to lifestyle recommendations after cancer diagnosis is associated with lower mortality in the UK Biobank. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 34(5), 669-675.
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2025 Ingram, L. A., Tomkinson, G. R., d’Unienville, N. M. A., Gower, B., Gleadhill, S., Boyle, T., & Bennett, H. (2025). Mechanisms Underlying Range of Motion Improvements Following Acute and Chronic Static Stretching: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Multivariate Meta-regression. Sports Medicine, 55(6), 1449-1466.
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2025 Ingram, L. A., Tomkinson, G. R., d’Unienville, N. M. A., Gower, B., Gleadhill, S., Boyle, T., & Bennett, H. (2025). Optimising the Dose of Static Stretching to Improve Flexibility: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Multivariate Meta-regression. Sports Medicine, 55(3), 597-617.
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2024 Shailendra, P., Baldock, K. L., Li, L. S. K., Gorzelitz, J., Matthews, C. E., Trabert, B., . . . Boyle, T. (2024). Weight training and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality among older adults. International Journal Of Epidemiology, 53(3, article no. dyae074), 1-8.
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2024 Tarca, B., Jesudason, S., Wycherley, T. P., Le Leu, R., Ovenden, M., Meade, A., . . . Ferrar, K. E. (2024). Ecological momentary assessment to explore fatigue, mood, and physical activity levels in people receiving peritoneal dialysis. Kidney International Reports, 9(3), 601-610.
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2024 Byrne, S., Boyle, T., Ahmed, M., Lee, S. H., Benyamin, B., & Hyppönen, E. (2024). Response to: Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund lifestyle recommendations and incidence of prostate cancer in the UK Biobank.. Int J Epidemiol, 53(1), 1-2.
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2024 Landorf, E., Hammond, P., Abu-Assi, R., Ellison, S., Boyle, T., Comerford, A., & Couper, R. (2024). Formula modifications to the Crohn's disease exclusion diet do not impact therapy success in paediatric Crohn's disease. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 78(6), 8 pages.
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2024 Landorf, E., Hammond, P., Abu-Assi, R., Ellison, S., Boyle, T., Comerford, A., & Couper, R. (2024). Response to letter to the editor: Formula modifications to the Crohn's disease exclusion diet do not affect therapy success in pediatric Crohn's disease. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 80(1), 252-253.
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2024 Gower, B., Blacket, C., Girard, D., Boyle, T., & Davison, K. (2024). Prospective associations between systolic blood pressure, serum cholesterol, and physical activity behaviour and the development of cardiovascular disease. Preventive Medicine, 183(107958), 10 pages.
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2024 Hardcastle, S. J., Maxwell Smith, C., Cavalheri, V., Boyle, T., Román, M. L., Platell, C., . . . Hince, D. (2024). A randomized controlled trial of promoting physical activity in regional and remote cancer survivors (PPARCS). Journal of Sport and Health Science, 13(1), 81-89.
DOI Scopus18 WoS20 Europe PMC17
2024 Hardcastle, S. J., Maxwell Smith, C., Cavalheri, V., Boyle, T., Román, M. L., Platell, C., . . . Hince, D. (2024). The promoting physical activity in regional and remote cancer survivors (PPARCS) trial: physical activity maintenance. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34(3, article no. e14572), 1-7.
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2023 Stenner, B., Boyle, T., Archibald, D., Arden, N., Hawkes, R., & Filbay, S. (2023). Golf participants in Australia have a higher lifetime prevalence of skin cancer compared with the general population. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 9(3, article no. e001597), 1-6.
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2023 Boyle, T., Kleinstern, G., Bracci, P. M., Cerhan, J. R., Benavente, Y., Casabonne, D., . . . Spinelli, J. J. (2023). Physical activity and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis. International Journal of Cancer, 152(3), 396-407.
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2023 Stenner, B. J., Boyle, T., Archibald, D., Arden, N., Hawkes, R., & Filbay, S. (2023). Australian golfers with and without osteoarthritis report reduced psychological distress and improved general health compared to a general population-based sample. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(3), 202-207.
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2023 Lee, S. C., Pirikahu, S., Fritschi, L., Boyle, T., Schultz, C., Wylie, E., & Stone, J. (2023). The association between breast arterial calcification and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in an Australian population-based breast cancer case-control study. Radiologia Medica, 128(4), 426-433.
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2023 Byrne, S., Boyle, T., Ahmed, M., Lee, S. H., Benyamin, B., & Hyppönen, E. (2023). Lifestyle, genetic risk and incidence of cancer: a prospective cohort study of 13 cancer types.. International journal of epidemiology, 52(3), 817-826.
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2023 Pendergrast, C., Boyle, T., Crockett, A. J., Eston, R., & Johnston, K. N. (2023). Perceptions of lung function surveillance in urban firefighters. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 67(8), 926-937.
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2023 Lopes Cardozo, J. M. N., Andrulis, I. L., Bojesen, S. E., Dörk, T., Eccles, D. M., Fasching, P. A., . . . Koutros, S. (2023). Associations of a Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score With Tumor Characteristics and Survival. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41(10), 1849-1863.
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2023 Ahmed, M., Mäkinen, V. -P., Lumsden, A., Boyle, T., Mulugeta, A., Lee, S. H., . . . Hyppönen, E. (2023). Metabolic profile predicts incident cancer: A large-scale population study in the UK Biobank.. Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 138(155342), 1-9.
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2023 Cavalheri, V., Grigoletto, I., McVeigh, J., Manners, D., Boyle, T., Peddle McIntyre, C. J., . . . Galvão, D. A. (2023). Association between physical activity and reduced mortality in inoperable lung cancer. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(23, article no. 7346), 1-12.
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2023 Pendergrast, C., Boyle, T., Crockett, A. J., Eston, R., & Johnston, K. N. (2023). Longitudinal lung function in urban firefighters: a group-based multi-trajectory modelling approach. Respirology, 28(3), 247-253.
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2023 de Rooij, B. H., Ramsey, I., Clouth, F. J., Corsini, N., Heyworth, J. S., Lynch, B. M., . . . Boyle, T. (2023). The association of circadian parameters and the clustering of fatigue, depression, and sleep problems in breast cancer survivors: a latent class analysis. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 17(5), 1405-1415.
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2023 Boyle, T., Shailendra, P., Baldock, K. L., Li, L. S. K., & Bennie, J. A. (2023). Author response to "Pushing the limits of strength training". American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 64(1), 146.
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2022 Shailendra, P., Baldock, K. L., Li, L. S. K., Bennie, J. A., & Boyle, T. (2022). Resistance training and mortality risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 63(2), 277-285.
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2022 Ch'ng, S. N., McVeigh, J. A., Manners, D., Boyle, T., Peddle McIntyre, C. J., Thomas, R., . . . Cavalheri, V. (2022). Sedentary behaviour, physical activity, and their associations with health outcomes at the time of diagnosis in people with inoperable lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Medicine, 11(19, article no. 5870), 1-15.
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2022 van der Kruk, S. R., Butow, P., Mesters, I., Boyle, T., Olver, I., White, K., . . . Clinical Oncological Society of Australia. (2022). Psychosocial well-being and supportive care needs of cancer patients and survivors living in rural or regional areas: a systematic review from 2010 to 2021.. Support Care Cancer, 30(2), 1021-1064.
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2022 Skrabal, R. X., Gunn, K. M., Suppiah, V., Patterson, P., Boyle, T., Carrington, C., . . . Olver, I. (2022). A smartphone program to support adherence to oral chemotherapy in people with cancer: proof-of-concept trial. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18(5), e378-e387.
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2022 Murray, J., Bennett, H., Bezak, E., Perry, R., & Boyle, T. (2022). The effect of exercise on left ventricular global longitudinal strain. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 122(6), 1397-1408.
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2022 Boyle, T., Reintals, M., Holmes, A., Buckley, E., & Roder, D. (2022). Interval cancers as related to frequency of recall to assessment in the South Australian population-based breast screening program: an exploratory study. Cancer Epidemiology, 79(102183), 1-4.
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2022 Ahmed, M., Mäkinen, V. -P., Mulugeta, A., Shin, J., Boyle, T., Hyppönen, E., & Lee, S. H. (2022). Considering hormone-sensitive cancers as a single disease in the UK biobank reveals shared aetiology. Communications biology, 5(1, article no. 614), 1-14.
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2022 Tiruye, T., O’Callaghan, M., Moretti, K., Jay, A., Higgs, B., Santoro, K., . . . Beckmann, K. (2022). Patient-reported functional outcome measures and treatment choice for prostate cancer. BMC Urology, 22(1), 1-11.
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2022 Dixon Suen, S. C., Lewis, S. J., Martin, R. M., English, D. R., Boyle, T., & Lynch, B. M. (2022). Physical activity, sedentary time and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 56(20), 1157-1170.
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2022 Pendergrast, C., Boyle, T., Crockett, A., Eston, R., & Johnston, K. (2022). Characterization of lung function trajectories in South Australian urban firefighters. Respirology, 27(SI 1, article no. TP 143), 169.
2021 Pereira Neto, E. A., Lewthwaite, H., Boyle, T., Johnston, K., Bennett, H., & Williams, M. T. (2021). Effects of exercise training with blood flow restriction on vascular function in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PeerJ, 7(e11554), 1-21.
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2021 Hardcastle, S. J., Maxwell Smith, C., Hince, D., Bulsara, M. K., Boyle, T., Tan, P., . . . Cohen, P. A. (2021). The wearable activity technology and action-planning trial in cancer survivors: physical activity maintenance post-intervention. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24(9), 902-907.
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2021 Katz, I., O'Brien, B., Clark, S., Thompson, C. T., Schapiro, B., Azzi, A., . . . Prow, T. W. (2021). Assessment of a diagnostic classification system for management of lesions to exclude melanoma. JAMA Network Open, 4(12, article no. e2134614), 1-10.
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2021 Nguyen, N. H., Vallance, J. K., Buman, M. P., Moore, M. M., Reeves, M. M., Rosenberg, D. E., . . . Lynch, B. M. (2021). Effects of a wearable technology-based physical activity intervention on sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: the ACTIVATE Trial. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 15(2), 273-280.
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2021 Byrne, S., Boyle, T., Benyamin, B., Lee, S. H., Ahmed, M., & Hypponen, E. (2021). Do associations between a healthy lifestyle and incidence of cancer differ by genetic risk?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 50(Supplement_1), 40.
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2021 Ahmed, M., Mulugeta, A., Lee, S. H., Mäkinen, V. P., Boyle, T., & Hyppönen, E. (2021). Adiposity and cancer: a Mendelian randomization analysis in the UK biobank. International Journal of Obesity, 45(12), 2657-2665.
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2021 Pereira Neto, E. A., Johnston, K. N., Lewthwaite, H., Boyle, T., Fon, A., & Williams, M. T. (2021). Title: Blood flow restricted exercise training: perspectives of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and health professionals. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 18, 1-10.
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2021 Tarca, B., Jesudason, S., Le Leu, R., Ovenden, M., Borlace, M., Meade, A., . . . Ferrar, K. E. (2021). Ecological momentary assessment to explore fatigue, mood and physical activity levels in people receiving peritoneal dialysis: a study protocol. Peritoneal Dialysis International, 41(5), 502-508.
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2021 van der Kruk, S. R., Gunn, K. M., Mesters, I., Lynch, B. M., Vallance, J. K., & Boyle, T. (2021). Associations between baseline demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors, and changes in fatigue, depression, and health-related quality of life in long-term cancer survivors: a cohort study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(8), 4711-4722.
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2020 McLaughlin, M., Atkin, A. J., Starr, L., Hall, A., Wolfden, L., Sutherland, R., . . . Boyle, T. (2020). Worldwide surveillance of self-reported sitting time: a scoping review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1, article no. 111), 1-12.
DOI Scopus85 Europe PMC57
2020 Vallance, J. K., Nguyen, N. H., Moore, M. M., Reeves, M. M., Rosenberg, D. E., Boyle, T., . . . Lynch, B. M. (2020). Effects of the ACTIVity And TEchnology (ACTIVATE) intervention on health-related quality of life and fatigue outcomes in breast cancer survivors. Psycho-oncology, 29(1), 204-211.
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2020 Lynch, B. M., Dixon Suen, S. C., Varela, A. R., Yang, Y., English, D. R., Ding, D., . . . Boyle, T. (2020). Approaches to improve causal inference in physical activity epidemiology. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 17(1), 80-84.
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2020 Swain, C. T. V., Nguyen, N. H., Eagles, T., Vallance, J. K., Boyle, T., Lahart, I. M., & Lynch, B. M. (2020). Postdiagnosis sedentary behavior and health outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer, 126(4), 861-869.
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2020 Lynch, B. M., Varela, A. R., & Boyle, T. (2020). Introducing the epidemiology council of the international society for physical activity and health. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 17(1), 1.
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2020 El Zaemey, S., Fritschi, L., Heyworth, J., Boyle, T., Saunders, C., Wylie, E., & Stone, J. (2020). No association between night shiftwork and mammographic density. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 77(8), 564-567.
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2020 Varvounis, N., Frost, J., Stott, J., Ward, E., Lefmann, S., Boyle, T., & Boshoff, K. (2020). Weekly versus fortnightly allied health early intervention for children with diagnosed/suspected developmental delay. The Allied Health Scholar, 1(1), 57-69.
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2020 Murray, J., Bennett, H., Boyle, T., Williams, M., & Davison, K. (2020). Approaches to determining occlusion pressure for blood flow restricted exercise training: systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(6), 663-672.
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2020 Warner, F. M., Darvishian, M., Boyle, T., Brooks Wilson, A. R., Connors, J. M., Lai, A. S., . . . Spinelli, J. J. (2020). Tattoos and hematologic malignancies in British Columbia, Canada. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 29(10), 2093-2095.
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2019 Vallance, J. K., Johnson, S. T., Thompson, S., Wen, K., Lam, N. N., Boyle, T., . . . Shojai, S. (2019). Prevalence and correlates of accelerometer-based physical activity and sedentary time among kidney transplant recipients. Canadian journal of kidney health and disease, 6, 1-9.
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2019 Hardcastle, S. J., Hince, D., Jiménez Castuera, R., Boyle, T., Cavalheri, V., Makin, G., . . . Platell, C. (2019). Promoting physical activity in regional and remote cancer survivors (PPARCS) using wearables and health coaching: randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ open, 9(5, article no. e028369), 1-8.
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2019 Sorial, E., Si, S., Fritschi, L., Darcey, E., Leavy, J. E., Girschik, J., . . . Boyle, T. (2019). Lifetime recreational physical activity and the risk of prostate cancer. Cancer causes and control, 30(6), 617-625.
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2019 Lynch, B. M., Nguyen, N. H., Moore, M. M., Reeves, M. M., Rosenberg, D. E., Boyle, T., . . . English, D. R. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of a wearable technology-based intervention for increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior in breast cancer survivors: the ACTIVATE trial. Cancer, 125(16), 2846-2855.
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2019 Lynch, B. M., Nguyen, N. H., Moore, M. M., Reeves, M. M., Rosenberg, D. E., Boyle, T., . . . English, D. R. (2019). Maintenance of physical activity and sedentary behavior change, and physical activity and sedentary behavior change after an abridged intervention: secondary outcomes from the ACTIVATE Trial. Cancer, 125(16), 2856-2860.
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2019 Maxwell Smith, C., Hince, D., Cohen, P. A., Bulsara, M. K., Boyle, T., Platell, C., . . . Hardcastle, S. J. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of WATAAP to promote physical activity in colorectal and endometrial cancer survivors. Psycho-oncology, 28(7), 1420-1429.
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2019 Boyle, T., & Fritschi, L. (2019). Night shift work increases cancer risk of women-letter. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 28(2), 421.
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2019 Sweegers, M. G., Boyle, T., Vallance, J. K., Chinapaw, M. J., Brug, J., Aaronson, N. K., . . . Altenburg, T. M. (2019). Which cancer survivors are at risk for a physically inactive and sedentary lifestyle? Results from pooled accelerometer data of 1447 cancer survivors. International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 16(1), 1-15.
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2019 Darcey, E., Pereira, G., Salter, A., Fritschi, L., Leavy, J., Ambrosini, G. L., & Boyle, T. (2019). The Impact of Lifestyle-related Factors on Survival After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis. European Urology, 75(5), 884-885.
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2018 Walasa, W., Carey, R., Si, S., Fritschi, L., Heyworth, J., Fernandez, R., & Boyle, T. (2018). Association between shiftwork and the risk of colorectal cancer in females: a population-based case-control study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 75(5), 344-350.
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2018 Vallance, J. K., Gardiner, P. A., Lynch, B. M., D'Silva, A., Boyle, T., Taylor, L. M., . . . Owen, N. (2018). Evaluating the evidence on sitting, smoking, and health: is sitting really the new smoking?. American journal of public health, 108(11), 1478-1482.
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2018 D'Silva, A., Bebb, G., Boyle, T., Johnson, S. T., & Vallance, J. K. (2018). Demographic and clinical correlates of accelerometer assessed physical activity and sedentary time in lung cancer survivors. Psycho-oncology, 27(3), 1042-1049.
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2018 D'Silva, A., Gardiner, P. A., Boyle, T., Bebb, D. G., Johnson, S. T., & Vallance, J. K. (2018). Associations of objectively assessed physical activity and sedentary time with health-related quality of life among lung cancer survivors: a quantile regression approach. Lung cancer, 119, 78-84.
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2018 Lynch, B. M., Nguyen, N. H., Reeves, M. M., Moore, M. M., Rosenberg, D. E., Wheeler, M. J., . . . English, D. R. (2018). Study design and methods for the ACTIVity And TEchnology (ACTIVATE) trial. Contemporary clinical trials, 64, 112-117.
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2018 Vallance, J. K., Bebb, G. D., Boyle, T., Johnson, S. T., Gardiner, P. A., & D'Silva, A. (2018). Psychosocial health is associated with objectively assessed sedentary time and light intensity physical activity among lung cancer survivors. Mental health and physical activity, 14, 61-65.
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2018 El Zaemey, S., Anand, T. N., Heyworth, J. S., Boyle, T., Van Tongeren, M., & Fritschi, L. (2018). Case-control study to assess the association between colorectal cancer and selected occupational agents using INTEROCC job exposure matrix. Occupational and environmental medicine, 75(4), 290-295.
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2018 Darcey, E., & Boyle, T. (2018). Tobacco smoking and survival after a prostate cancer diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer treatment reviews, 70, 30-40.
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2018 Peddle Mcintyre, C. J., Cavalheri, V., Boyle, T., McVeigh, J. A., Jeffery, E., Lynch, B. M., & Vallance, J. K. (2018). A review of accelerometer-based activity monitoring in cancer survivorship research. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 50(9), 1790-1801.
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2018 Weber, L., Song, K., Boyle, T., Gaudreau, E., Lai, A., Sutherland, H. J., . . . Spinelli, J. J. (2018). Organochlorine levels in plasma and risk of multiple myeloma. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 60(10), 911-916.
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2017 Neil Sztramko, S. E., Boyle, T., Milosevic, E., Nugent, S. F., Gotay, C. C., & Campbell, K. L. (2017). Does obesity modify the relationship between physical activity and breast cancer risk?. Breast cancer research and treatment, 166(2), 367-381.
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2017 D'Silva, A., Bebb, G., Boyle, T., Johnson, S., & Vallance, J. (2017). P1.01-044 Accelerometer-determined physical activity and sedentary time among lung cancer survivors. Journal of thoracic oncology, 12(1), 476-477.
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2017 Boyle, T., Connors, J. M., Gascoyne, R. D., Berry, B. R., Sehn, L. H., Bashash, M., & Spinelli, J. J. (2017). Physical activity, obesity and survival in diffuse large B-cell and follicular lymphoma cases. British journal of haematology, 178(3), 442-447.
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2017 Boyle, T., Lynch, B. M., Ransom, E. K., & Vallance, J. K. (2017). Volume and correlates of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. Psycho-oncology, 26(2), 239-247.
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2017 Vallance, J. K., Buman, M. P., Lynch, B. M., & Boyle, T. (2017). Reallocating time to sleep, sedentary, and active behaviours in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors: associations with patient-reported outcomes. Annals of hematology, 96(5), 749-755.
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2017 Boyle, T., Vallance, J. K., Buman, M. P., & Lynch, B. M. (2017). Reallocating time to sleep, sedentary time, or physical activity: associations with waist circumference and body mass index in breast cancer survivors. Cancer epidemiology biomarkers & prevention, 26(2), 254-260.
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2017 Shi, J. W., MacInnis, R. J., Boyle, T., Vallance, J. K., Winkler, E. A. H., & Lynch, B. M. (2017). Physical activity and sedentary behavior in breast and colon cancer survivors relative to adults without cancer. Mayo clinic proceedings, 92(3), 391-398.
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2017 Mathe, N., Boyle, T., Al Sayah, F., Mundt, C., Vallance, J. K., Johnson, J. A., & Johnson, S. T. (2017). Correlates of accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time among adults with type 2 diabetes. Canadian journal of public health, 108(4), e355-e361.
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2016 Boyle, T., Vallance, J. K., Ransom, E. K., & Lynch, B. M. (2016). How sedentary and physically active are breast cancer survivors, and which population subgroups have higher or lower levels of these behaviors?. Supportive care in cancer, 24(5), 2181-2190.
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2016 Boyle, T., Fritschi, L., Kobayashi, L. C., Heyworth, J. S., Lee, D. G., Si, S., . . . Spinelli, J. J. (2016). Sedentary work and the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal and postmenopausal women: a pooled analysis of two case-control studies. Occupational and environmental medicine, 73(11), 735-741.
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2016 Lynch, B. M., Boyle, T., Winkler, E., Occleston, J., Courneya, K. S., & Vallance, J. K. (2016). Patterns and correlates of accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time among colon cancer survivors. Cancer causes and control, 27(1), 59-68.
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2015 Boyle, T., Carey, R. N., Glass, D. C., Peters, S., Fritschi, L., & Reid, A. (2015). Prevalence of occupational exposure to carcinogens among workers of Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese ancestry in Australia. American journal of industrial medicine, 58(9), 923-932.
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2015 Boyle, T., Gallagher, R. P., Gascoyne, R. D., Connors, J. M., Le, N. D., & Spinelli, J. J. (2015). Lifetime physical activity and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer epidemiology biomarkers and prevention, 24(5), 873-877.
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2015 Si, S., Boyle, T., Heyworth, J., Glass, D. C., Saunders, C., & Fritschi, L. (2015). Lifetime physical activity and risk of breast cancer in pre-and post-menopausal women. Breast cancer research and treatment, 152(2), 449-462.
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2015 Boyle, T., Lynch, B. M., Courneya, K. S., & Vallance, J. K. (2015). Agreement between accelerometer-assessed and self-reported physical activity and sedentary time in colon cancer survivors. Supportive care in cancer, 23(4), 1121-1126.
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2015 Vallance, J. K., Boyle, T., Courneya, K. S., & Lynch, B. M. (2015). Accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time among colon cancer survivors: associations with psychological health outcomes. Journal of cancer survivorship, 9(3), 404-411.
DOI Scopus38 Europe PMC29
2015 Ransom, E. K., Lynch, B. M., Vallance, J. K., & Boyle, T. (2015). Offering personalized health behavior feedback did not increase response rate: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 68(11), 1383-1384.
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2014 Boyle, T., Carey, R. N., Peters, S., Glass, D. C., Fritschi, L., & Reid, A. (2014). Demographic and occupational differences between ethnic minority workers who did and did not complete the telephone survey in English. Annals of occupational hygiene, 59(7), 862-871.
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2014 Lynch, B. M., & Boyle, T. (2014). Distinguishing sedentary from inactive: implications for meta-analyses. British journal of cancer, 111(11), 2202-2203.
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2014 Green, C. J., de Dauwe, P., Boyle, T., Tabatabaei, S. M., Fritschi, L., & Heyworth, J. S. (2014). Tea, coffee, and milk consumption and colorectal cancer risk. Journal of epidemiology, 24(2), 146-153.
DOI Scopus43 Europe PMC32
2014 Boyle, T., Fritschi, L., Tabatabaei, S. M., Ringwald, K., & Heyworth, J. S. (2014). Smoking, alcohol, diabetes, obesity, socioeconomic status, and the risk of colorectal cancer in a population-based case-control study. Cancer causes and control, 25(12), 1659-1668.
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2014 Vallance, J. K., Boyle, T., Courneya, K. S., & Lynch, B. M. (2014). Associations of objectively assessed physical activity and sedentary time with health-related quality of life among colon cancer survivors. Cancer, 120(18), 2919-2926.
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2013 Fritschi, L., Erren, T. C., Glass, D. C., Girschik, J., Thomson, A. K., Saunders, C., . . . Heyworth, J. S. (2013). The association between different night shiftwork factors and breast cancer: A case-control study. British journal of cancer, 109(9), 2472-2480.
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2013 Boyle, T., Fritschi, L., Platell, C., & Heyworth, J. (2013). Lifestyle factors associated with survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis. British journal of cancer, 109(3), 814-822.
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2013 Boyle, T., Heyworth, J., Bull, F. C., & Fritschi, L. (2013). Test-retest reliability of transport-related physical activity performed during the lifetime. Journal of physical activity and health, 10(5), 626-631.
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2013 Boyle, T., Keegel, T., Bull, F., Heyworth, J., & Fritschi, L. (2013). Response. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 105(10), 747.
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2012 Boyle, T., Heyworth, J., Landrigan, J., Mina, R., & Fritschi, L. (2012). The effect of lottery scratch tickets and donation offers on response fraction: a study and meta-analysis. Field methods, 24(1), 112-132.
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2012 Boyle, T., Bull, F., Fritschi, L., & Heyworth, J. (2012). Resistance training and the risk of colon and rectal cancers. Cancer causes and control, 23(7), 1091-1097.
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2012 Boyle, T., Keegel, T., Bull, F., Heyworth, J., & Fritschi, L. (2012). Physical activity and risks of proximal and distal colon cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 104(20), 1548-1561.
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2012 Boyle, T. (2012). Physical activity and colon cancer: timing, intensity, and sedentary behavior. American journal of lifestyle medicine, 6(3), 204-215.
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2012 Rogers, P. A., Haddow, L., Thomson, A. K., Fritschi, L., Girschik, J., Boyle, T., . . . Heyworth, J. S. (2012). Including questionnaires with the invitation package appeared to increase the response fraction among women. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 65(6), 696-699.
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2012 Boyle, T., & Leong, S. (2012). Comparing ratings of occupational physical activity. Epidemiology, 23(6), 934-936.
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2011 Fritschi, L., Glass, D. C., Heyworth, J. S., Aronson, K., Girschik, J., Boyle, T., . . . Erren, T. C. (2011). Hypotheses for mechanisms linking shiftwork and cancer. Medical hypotheses, 77(3), 430-436.
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2011 Boyle, T., Landrigan, J., Bulsara, C., Fritschi, L., & Heyworth, J. (2011). Increasing study participation. Epidemiology, 22(2), 279-280.
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2011 Boyle, T., Heyworth, J., Bull, F., McKerracher, S., Platell, C., & Fritschi, L. (2011). Timing and intensity of recreational physical activity and the risk of subsite-specific colorectal cancer. Cancer causes and control, 22(12), 1647-1658.
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2011 Tabatabaei, S. M., Fritschi, L., Knuiman, M. W., Boyle, T., Iacopetta, B. J., Platell, C., & Heyworth, J. S. (2011). Meat consumption and cooking practices and the risk of colorectal cancer. European journal of clinical nutrition, 65(6), 668-675.
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2011 Boyle, T., Fritschi, L., Heyworth, J., & Bull, F. (2011). Long-term sedentary work and the risk of subsite-specific colorectal cancer. American journal of epidemiology, 173(10), 1183-1191.
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2010 Boyle, T., Shepherd, C. C. J., Pearson, G., Monteiro, H., McAullay, D., Economo, K., & Stewart, S. (2010). Awareness and impact of the 'bubblewrap' advertising campaign among Aboriginal smokers in Western Australia. Tobacco control, 19(1), 83-86.
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Year Citation
2011 Boyle, T., Heyworth, J., Bull, F., & Fritschi, L. (2011). WEIGHT TRAINING AND RISK OF SUBSITE-SPECIFIC COLORECTAL CANCER. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 173 (pp. S31). CANADA, Montreal: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
2010 Boyle, T., Landrigan, J., Bulsara, C., Fritschi, L., & Heyworth, J. (2010). PARTICIPANTS' REASONS FOR TAKING PART, AND VIEWS ON INCREASING PARTICIPATION, IN A POPULATION-BASED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 171 (pp. S142). SOLOMON ISLANDS, Anaheim: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
2010 Boyle, T., Heyworth, J., Bull, F., & Fritschi, L. (2010). LIFETIME RECREATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RISK OF SUBSITE-SPECIFIC COLORECTAL CANCER. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 171 (pp. S59). SOLOMON ISLANDS, Anaheim: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.

  • The Effect of an Exercise Program on Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes: A Feasibility Study (CORE-PD), The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/04/2024 - 30/04/2026

  • Physical Activity, Sitting and Cancer, NHMRC - Early Career Fellowship, 24/10/2017 - 31/03/2018

Courses I teach

  • HLTH 1038 Introduction to Public Health (2025)
  • HLTH 2040 Building Healthy Public Policy (2025)
  • HLTH 3046 Epidemiological Principles and Methods (2025)
  • HLTH 3048 Public Health and Wellbeing Practice (2025)
  • HLTH 3072 Applied Public Health Practice and Research (2025)
  • HLTH 5189 Evaluation in Public and Community Health (2025)
  • HLTH 1038 Introduction to Public Health (2024)
  • HLTH 3046 Epidemiological Principles and Methods (2024)
  • HLTH 3072 Applied Public Health Practice and Research (2024)
  • HLTH 5187 Biostatistics for Health Research (2024)
  • HLTH 5189 Evaluation in Public and Community Health (2024)
  • HLTH 5199 Health Research Methods (2024)
  • REHB 3010 Health Science Honours Preparation (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Honey Rahmanian
2025 Principal Supervisor - - Master Full Time Mr Mark Zeman
2023 Co-Supervisor - - Master Full Time Miss Taylah Jacinta Gregory
2018 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Lore Jane Espartero

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2022 - ongoing Convener Epidemiology Council International Society for Physical Activity and Health -
2022 - ongoing Member HDR Training Action Group, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance University of South Australia Australia
2021 - 2023 Member SA Branch Public Health Association of Australia Australia
2018 - 2022 Convener SA Chapter Australasian Epidemiological Association Australia
2018 - ongoing Member Population Health Lead, Australian Centre for Precision Health University of South Australia Australia
2015 - 2016 Chair Social Media Committee International Society for Measurement of Physical Behaviour -
2014 - 2016 Member UBC-BCCA Research Ethics Board BC Cancer Agency Canada
2009 - 2017 Member WA Chapter Australasian Epidemiological Association Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2011 - ongoing Member International Society for Physical Activity and Health -
2009 - ongoing Member International Epidemiological Association -
2008 - ongoing Member Australasian Epidemiological Association -

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2018 - 2020 Associate Editor BMC Public Health BMC Public Health -

Date Office Name Institution Country
2024 - ongoing Research Degree Coordinator, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance University of South Australia Australia
2018 - 2023 Biostatistical Consultant, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance University of South Australia Australia

Date Title Type Institution Country
2021 - ongoing Reviewer Grant Assessment World Cancer Research Fund International -
2019 - ongoing Grant/Fellowship Review Panel Grant Assessment Victoria Cancer Agency -
2017 - ongoing Reviewer Grant Assessment National Health and Medical Research Council -
2017 - ongoing Reviewer Grant Assessment Swiss Group For Clinical Cancer Research -

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