PUBLICATIONS: CHILDREN & YOUTH

  1. Alexander CJ, Macdonald HM, McKay HA, Gabel L. Accelerometer-derived daily impact score is positively associated with bone strength accrual during adolescence. Bone. 2026;203:117730. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2025.117730.
  2. McConnell-Nzunga, J., Gabel, L., Macdonald, H.M., Rhodes, R.E., Hofer, S.M., Naylor, P.J. & McKay H.A. (2022). A 4-year Mixed Longitudinal Study of Health Behaviors and Fat Mass Accrual during Adolescence and Early Adulthood. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 54(12):2178-2187. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003003
  3. Lubans, D., Sanders, T., Noetel, M., Parker, P., McKay, H.A., Morgan, P.J., Salmon, J., Kirwan, M., Bennie, A., Peralta, L., Cinelli, R., Moodie, M., Hartwig, T., Boyer, J., Kennedy, S., Plotnikoff, R., Hansen, V., Vasconcellos, D., Lee, J., Antczak, D. & Lonsdale, C. (2022). Scale-up of the Internet-based Professional Learning to help teachers to support Activity in Youth (iPLAY) intervention: a hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19, 141. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01371-4
  4. Nettlefold, L., Naylor, P.J., Macdonald, H., & McKay, H.A. (2021). Scaling up Action Schools! BC: How Does Voltage Drop at Scale Affect Student Level Outcomes? A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(10), 5182. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105182
  5. Lonsdale, C., Sanders, T., Philip, P., Noetel, M., Hartwig, T., Vasconcellos, D., Lee, J., Antczak, D., Kirwan, M., Morgan, P., Salmon, J., Moodie, M., McKay, H.A., Bennie, A., Plotnikoff, R.C., Cinelli, R., Greene, D., Peralta, L., Cliff, D., Kolt, G., Gore, J., Gao, L., Boyer, J., Morrison, R., Hillman, C., Shigeta, T., Tan, E., & Luband, D.R. (2021). Effect of a scalable school-based intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness in children: A cluster randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(7):680-688. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0417
  6. McConnell-Nzunga, J., Mâsse, L. C., Buckler, E. J., Carson, V., Faulkner, G. E., Lau, E. Y., McKay, H. A., Temple, V., Wolfenden, L., & Naylor, P. J. (2020). Prevalence and relationships among physical activity policy, environment and practices in licensed childcare centers from a manager and staff perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), 17(3), 1064. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fijerph17031064
  7. McConnell-Nzunga, J., Weatherson, K. A., Masse, L., Carson, V., Faulkner, G., Lau, E., McKay H. A., & Naylor, P. J. (2020). Child care setting and its association with policies and practices that promote physical activity and physical literacy in the early years in British Columbia. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 17(4), 429-434. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0215
  8. Gomez-Brunton, A., Gabel, L., Nettlefold, L., Macdonald, H., Race, D., & McKay, H. A. (2019). Estimation of peak muscle power from a countermovement vertical jump in children and adolescents. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(2), 390-398. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000002002
  9. McConnell-Nzunga, J., Naylor, P. J., Macdonald, H., Rhodes, R., Hofer, S., & McKay, H. A. (2019). Body fat accrual trajectories for Asian- and White-Canadian children and youth: A longitudinal DXA-based study. Pediatric Obesity, 15(1), e12570. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12570
  10. Lerum, O., Bartholomew, J., McKay, H. A., Resalund, G., Tjomsland, H., Anderssen, S., Leirhaug, P., & Moe, V. (2019). Active Smarter Teachers: primary school teachers’ perceptions and maintenance of a school-based physical activity intervention. Translational Journal of the ACSM, 4(17), 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1249/TJX.0000000000000104
  11. Sims-Gould, J., Race, D., Vasay, N., & McKay H. (2019). A new urban greenway in Vancouver, BC: Adolescents’ perspectives, experiences and vision for the future. Journal of Transport & Health, 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2019.100620
  12. Resaland, G. K., Moe, V. F., Bartholomew, J. B., Andersen, L. B., McKay, H. A., Andersen, S. A., & Aadland, E. (2018). Gender-specific effects of physical activity on children's academic performance: The Active Smarter Kids cluster randomized controlled trial. Preventative Medicine, 106, 171-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.10.034
  13. Macdonald, H. M., Maatta, M., Gabel, L., Mulpuri, K., & McKay, H. A. (2018). Bone Strength in Girls and Boys Following a Distal Radius Fracture: A 2-year HR-pQCT double cohort study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 33(2), 229-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3307
  14. Vina, P., Macdonald, H., Gabel, L., & McKay, H. A. (2018). Physical activity, but not sedentary time, influences bone strength in late adolescence. Archives of Osteoporosis, 12(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-018-0441-9
  15. Sims-Gould, J., Race, D., Macdonald, H., Houghton, K., Duffy, C., Tucker, L., & McKay, H. (2018). “I just want to get better": Experiences of children and youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a home-based exercise intervention. Pediatric Rheumatology. 16(1), 59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-018-0273-6
  16. Gabel, L., Nettlefold, L., Macdonald, H. M., & McKay, H. A. (2018). Sex-, ethnic- and age-specific centile curves for pQCT- and HR-pQCT-derived measures of bone structure and strength in adolescents and young adults. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 33(6), 987-1000. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3399
  17. Houghton, K., Macdonald, H., McKay, H. A., Guzman, J., Duffy, C., & Tucker, L. (2018). Feasibility and Safety of a 6-month Exercise Program to Increase Bone and Muscle Strength in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Pediatric Rheumatology, 16(1), 67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-018-0283-4
  18. Gabel, L., Macdonald, H. M., & McKay, H. A. (2017). Sex differences and growth-related adaptations in bone microarchitecture, geometry, density and strength from childhood to early adulthood: a mixed longitudinal HR-pQCT study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 32(2), 250-263. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.2982
  19. Race, D., Sims-Gould, J., Lee, N., Frazer, A., Voss, C., Naylor, P. J., & McKay, H. (2017). Urban and suburban children’s experiences with school travel – A case study. Journal of Transport & Health, 4, 305-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.01.011
  20. Mah, S. K., Nettlefold, L., Macdonald, H. M., Winters, M., Race, D., Voss, C., & McKay, H. A. (2017). Does parental support influence children's active school travel? Preventive Medicine Reports, 6, 346-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.04.008
  21. Gabel, L., Macdonald, H. M., Nettlefold, L., & McKay, H. A. (2017). Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Bone Strength From Childhood to Early Adulthood: A Mixed Longitudinal HR-pQCT study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 32(7), 1525-1536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3115
  22. Gabel, L., Macdonald, H., Nettlefold, L., & McKay, H. A. (2017). Bouts of Vigorous Physical Activity and Bone Strength Accrual During Adolescence. Pediatric Exercise Science, 29, 465-475. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2017-0043
  23. McConnell-Nzunga, J., Naylor, P. J., Macdonald, H., Rhodes, R. E., Hofer, S. M., & McKay, H. A. (2017). Classification of obesity varies between body mass index and direct measures of body fat in boys and girls of Asian and European ancestry. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 22(2), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2017.1405809
  24. Race, D., Sims-Gould, J., Tucker, L. B., Duffy, C., Stinson, J. N., Houghton, K. M., Gibbon, M., Stringer, E., Tse, S. M. L, Ehrmann Feldman D. D., & McKay H. A. (2016). “It might hurt, but you have to push through the pain”: Perspectives on physical activity from children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents. Journal of Child Health Care, 20(4), 428-426. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1367493516632616
  25. Nettlefold, L., Naylor, P. J., Warburton, D. E. R., Bredin, S. S. D., Race, D., & McKay, H. A. (2016). The Influence of Epoch Length on Physical Activity Patterns Varies by Child’s Activity Level. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 87(1), 110-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2015.1129046
  26. Lee, N. C., Voss, C., Frazer, A. D., Hirsch, J. A., McKay, H. A., & Winters, M. (2016). Does Activity Space Size Influence Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents? - A GPS study of an urban environment. Preventive Medicine Reports, 3, 75–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.12.002
  27. Lonsdale, C., Sanders, T., Cohen, K., Parker, P., Noetel, M., Hartwig, T., Vasoncellos, D., Kirwan, M., Morgan, P.,  Salmon, J., Moodie, M., McKay, H. A., Bennie, A., Plotnikoff, R., Cinelli, R., Greene, D., Peralta, L., Cliff, D., Kolt, G. S., Gore, J. M., Gao, L., & Lubans, D. (2016). Scaling-up an Efficacious School-based Physical Activity Intervention: Study Protocol for the 'Internet-based Professional Learning to help teachers support Activity in Youth' (iPLAY) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial and Scale-up Implementation Evaluation. BMC Public Health, 6(1), 873. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3243-2
  28. Gabel, L., Macdonald, H. M., Nettlefold, L., Race, D., & McKay, H. A. (2016). Reference data for jumping mechanography in Canadian children, adolescents and young adults. Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 16(4), 283-295.

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