2024
Journal - Research Article
Lange, K., Pham, C., Fedyszyn, I. E., Cook, F., Burgner, D. P., Olsson, C. A., … Kerr, J. A., … O'Connor, M. (2024). Emotional symptoms and inflammatory biomarkers in childhood: Associations in two Australian birth cohorts. Journal of Affective Disorders, 344, 356-364. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.042
2023
Journal - Research Article
Mensah, G. A., Fuster, V., Murray, C. J. L., Roth, G. A., on behalf of the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks Collaborators, including Coffey, S., Kerr, J. A., & Ranta, A. (2023). Global burden of cardiovascular diseases and risks, 1990-2022. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 82(25), 2350-2473. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.11.007
Sycamnias, L., Kerr, J. A., Lange, K., Saffery, R., Wang, Y., Wake, M., … Grobler, A. C. (2023). Polygenic risk scores and the risk of childhood overweight/obesity in association with the consumption of sweetened beverages: A population-based cohort study. Childhood Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1089/chi.2023.0012
GBD 2019 Child and Adolescent Communicable Disease Collaborators, including Kerr, J. A. (2023). The unfinished agenda of communicable diseases among children and adolescents before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990-2019: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00860-7
Le, H. N. D., Mensah, F., Lange, K., Kerr, J. A., Edwards, B., Wang, Y., … Gold, L. (2023). Association between children's health-related quality of life, healthcare costs and socioeconomic position: Results from a longitudinal Australian-based study. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8, 100547. doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100547
Gorrell, S., Hughes, E. K., Patton, G. C., Sawyer, S. M., Le Grange, D., & Kerr, J. A. (2023). Weight status and weight-control exercise in adolescents: A longitudinal population-based study. Eating Behaviors, 49, 101725. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101725
Wang, Y., Crowe, M., Knibbs, L. D., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Mygind, L., Kerr, J. A., … Lycett, K. (2023). Greenness modifies the association between ambient air pollution and cognitive function in Australian adolescents, but not in mid-life adults. Environmental Pollution, 324, 121329. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121329
Journal - Research Other
Kerr, J. A., Gillespie, A. N., O'Connor, M., Deane, C., Borschmann, R., Dashti, S. G., … Boden, J. M., … Patton, G. C. (2023). Intervention targets for reducing mortality between mid-adolescence and mid-adulthood: A protocol for a machine-learning facilitated systematic umbrella review. BMJ Open, 13(10), e068733. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068733
O'Bryan, E., McKay, C. D., Eades, S., Gubhaju, L., Pearson, O., Kerr, J. A., … Azzopardi, P. S. (2023). Cardiometabolic risk markers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and youths: A systematic review of data quality and population prevalence. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20(13), 6228. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20136228
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Greenwood, C. J., Letcher, P., Laurance, E., Boden, J. M., Foulds, J., Spry, E. A., Kerr, J. A., … Olsson, C. A. (2023). The Monitoring Illicit Substance USE Consortium: A study protocol for investigating low prevalence substance use behaviours in population cohort studies. Drug & Alcohol Review, 42(Suppl. 1), 205. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749
Kerr, J. A., Dumuid, D., Downes, M., Lange, K., O'Connor, M., Thornton, L., … Wake, M. (2023). Socioeconomic disadvantage and polygenic risk for high BMI magnify obesity risk across childhood: A longitudinal, population, cohort study. Lancet Global Health, 11(Suppl. 1), (pp. S9-S10). doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00094-3
2022
Journal - Research Article
Priest, N., Guo, S., Gondek, D., Lacey, R. E., Burgner, D., Downes, M., … Kerr, J. A., … O'Connor, M. (2022). The effect of adverse and positive experiences on inflammatory markers in Australian and UK children. Brain, Behavior & Immunity: Health, 26, 100550. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100550
Sullivan, K., Kuijer, R. G., & Kerr, J. A. (2022). Stress, eating and weight change in first year students: The moderating role of self-compassion. Psychology & Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2122461
Lange, K., Kerr, J. A., Mansell, T., O'Sullivan, J. M., Burgner, D. P., Clifford, S. A., … Saffery, R. (2022). Can adult polygenic scores improve prediction of body mass index in childhood? International Journal of Obesity, 46, 1375-1383. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01130-2
Lycett, K. M., Wijayawickrama, D. J., Liu, M., Grobler, A., Burgner, D. P., Baur, L. A., … Kerr, J. A. (2022). Does an inflammatory diet affect mental wellbeing in late childhood and mid-life? A cross-sectional study. British Journal of Nutrition, 127, 939-947. doi: 10.1017/S0007114521001616
2021
Journal - Research Article
Matricciani, L., Dumuid, D., Paquet, C., Fraysse, F., Wang, Y., Baur, L. A., … Kerr, J. A., … Olds, T. (2021). Sleep and cardiometabolic health in children and adults: Examining sleep as a component of the 24-h day. Sleep Medicine, 78, 63-74. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.12.001
Oakley, J., Peters, R. L., Wake, M., Grobler, A. C., Kerr, J. A., Lycett, K., … Mavoa, S. (2021). Backyard benefits? A cross-sectional study of yard size and greenness and children’s physical activity and outdoor play. BMC Public Health, 21, 1402. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11475-4
Andraos, S., Jones, B., Lange, K., Clifford, S. A., Thorstensen, E. B., Kerr, J. A., … O’Sullivan, J. M. (2021). Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is not associated with cardiometabolic phenotypes and inflammatory markers in children and adults. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5, nzaa179. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa179
Saraf, S., Grobler, A., Liu, R. S., Liu, M., Wake, M., Olds, T., … Kerr, J. A. (2021). Takeaway food, sugar-sweetened beverages and preclinical cardiometabolic phenotypes in children and adults. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 28, 1784-1794. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa070
Kerr, J. A., Liu, R. S., Gasser, C. E., Mensah, F. K., Burgner, D., Lycett, K., … Wake, M. (2021). Diet quality trajectories and cardiovascular phenotypes/metabolic syndrome risk by 11–12 years. International Journal of Obesity, 45(7), 1392-1403. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00800-x
Kerr, J. A., Mavoa, S., Schroers, R.-D., Eagleson, S., Exeter, D. J., Watkins, A., & Thornton, L. (2021). Measuring area-level disadvantage in Australia: development of a locally sensitive indicator. Australian Population Studies, 5(2), 15-28. doi: 10.37970/aps.v5i2.90
Journal - Research Other
Lycett, K., & Kerr, J. A. (2021). A helpful reminder of BMI's nuances but little support for the "obesity paradox". Journal of Nutrition, 151(5), 1051-1052. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab035
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Guo, S., Gondek, D., O’Connor, M., Cahill, S., Downes, M., Moreno- Betancur, M., … Kerr, J., … Priest, N. (2021). The impact of adverse and positive experiences on inflammatory outcomes in Australian and UK children. International Journal of Epidemiology, 50(Suppl. 1), (pp. i88). doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab168.245
2020
Journal - Research Article
Lycett, K., Juonala, M., Magnussen, C. G., Norrish, D., Mensah, F. K., Liu, R., … Kerr, J. A., … Wake, M. (2020). Body mass index from early to late childhood and cardiometabolic measurements at 11 to 12 years. Pediatrics, 146(2), e20193666. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-3666
Liu, M., Lycett, K., Wake, M., He, M., Kerr, J. A., Saffery, R., … Wong, T. Y. (2020). Cardiovascular health and retinal microvascular geometry in Australian 11–12 year-olds. Microvascular Research, 129, 103966. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2019.103966
Liu, M., Lycett, K., Moreno-Betancur, M., Wong, T. Y., He, M., Saffery, R., … Kerr, J. A., … Burgner, D. P. (2020). Inflammation mediates the relationship between obesity and retinal vascular calibre in 11-12 year-olds children and mid-life adults. Scientific Reports, 10, 5006. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61801-w
Andraos, S., Lange, K., Clifford, S. A., Jones, B., Thorstensen, E. B., Kerr, J. A., … O’Sullivan, J. M. (2020). Plasma trimethylamine N-oxide and its precursors: Population epidemiology, parent-child concordance, and associations with reported dietary intake in 11- To 12-Year-old children and their parents. Current Developments in Nutrition, 4(7), nzaa103. doi: 10.1093/CDN/NZAA103
Liu, M., Lycett, K., Wong, T. Y., Kerr, J. A., He, M., Juonala, M., … Wake, M. (2020). Do body mass index and waist-to-height ratio over the preceding decade predict retinal microvasculature in 11–12 year olds and midlife adults? International Journal of Obesity, 44, 1712-1722. doi: 10.1038/s41366-020-0584-9
Juonala, M., Lau, T., Wake, M., Grobler, A., Kerr, J. A., Magnussen, C. G., … Lycett, K. (2020). Early clinical markers of overweight/obesity onset and resolution by adolescence. International Journal of Obesity, 44, 82-93. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0457-2
2019
Journal - Research Article
Clifford, S. A., Davies, S., Wake, M., on behalf of the Child Health CheckPoint Team, including Kerr, J. A. (2019). Child Health CheckPoint: Cohort summary and methodology of a physical health and biospecimen module for the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. BMJ Open, 9(Suppl. 3), 3-22. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020261
Gasser, C. E., Mensah, F. K., Clifford, S. A., Kerr, J. A., Cassim, R., & Wake, M. (2019). Bidirectional associations between diet and body composition measures from 2 to 15 years: Longitudinal study of Australian children. British Journal of Nutrition, 121(2), 212-220. doi: 10.1017/S0007114518003173
Hughes, E. K., Kerr, J. A., Patton, G. C., Sawyers, S. M., Wake, M., Le Grange, D., & Azzopardi, P. (2019). Eating disorder symptoms across the weight spectrum in Australian adolescents. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(8), 885-894. doi: 10.1002/eat.23118
Derks, I. P. M., Gillespie, A. N., Kerr, J. A., Wake, M., & Jansen, P. W. (2019). Associations of infant sleep duration with body composition and cardiovascular health to mid-adolescence: The PEAS Kids Growth Study. Childhood Obesity, 15(6), 379-386. doi: 10.1089/chi.2018.0310
Vivarini, P., Kerr, J. A., Clifford, S. A., Grobler, A. C., Jansen, P. W., Mensah, F. K., … Wake, M. (2019). Food choices: Concordance in Australian children aged 11-12 years and their parents. BMJ Open, 9, 147-156. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020898
Kerr, J. A., Jansen, P. W., Mensah, F. K., Gibbons, K., Olds, T. S., Carlin, J. B., … Wake, M. (2019). Child and adult snack food intake in response to manipulated pre-packaged snack item quantity/variety and snack box size: A population-based randomized trial. International Journal of Obesity, 43, 1891-1902. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0407-z
Davis, A., Liu, R., Kerr, J. A., Wake, M., Grobler, A., Juonala, M., … Lycett, K. (2019). Inflammatory diet and preclinical cardiovascular phenotypes in 11–12 year-olds and mid-life adults: A cross-sectional population-based study. Atherosclerosis, 285, 93-101. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.04.212
Journal - Research Other
Koplin, J. J., Kerr, J. A., Lodge, C., Garner, C., Dharmage, S. C., Wake, M., & Allen, K. J. (2019). Infant and young child feeding interventions targeting overweight and obesity: A narrative review. Obesity Reviews, 20(Suppl. 1), 31-44. doi: 10.1111/obr.12798
Kerr, J. A., Loughman, A., Knox, A., Koplin, J. J., Allen, K. J., & Wake, M. (2019). Nutrition-related interventions targeting childhood overweight and obesity: A narrative review. Obesity Reviews, 20(Suppl. 1), 45-60. doi: 10.1111/obr.12768
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lycett, K., Juonala, M., Lau, T., Grobler, A., Kerr, J. A., Magnussen, C., … Wake, M. (2019). Early clinical markers of overweight/obesity onset and resolution by adolescence: Longitudinal study of Australian children. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, (pp. 253). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.048
2018
Journal - Research Article
Wake, M., Kerr, J. A., & Jansen, P. W. (2018). Child BMI over time and parent-perceived overweight. Pediatrics, 142(6), e20173985. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3985
Lycett, K., McNamara, C., Mensah, F. K., Burgner, D., Kerr, J. A., Muller, J., & Wake, M. (2018). Associations of mental health with cardiovascular risk phenotypes and adiposity in adolescence: A cross-sectional community-based study. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 54(6), 677-684. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13943
Kerr, J. A., Gillespie, A. N., Gasser, C. E., Mensah, F. K., Burgner, D., & Wake, M. (2018). Childhood dietary trajectories and adolescent cardiovascular phenotypes: Australian community-based longitudinal study. Public Health Nutrition, 21(14), 2642-2653. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018001398
Gasser, C. E., Mensah, F. K., Clifford, S. A., Kerr, J. A., & Wake, M. (2018). Parental health behaviour predictors of childhood and adolescent dietary trajectories. Public Health Nutrition, 21(10), 1874-1885. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018000563
2017
Journal - Research Article
Sutin, A. R., Kerr, J. A., & Terracciano, A. (2017). Temperament and body weight from ages 4 to 15 years. International Journal of Obesity, 41(7), 1056-1061. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.62
Gasser, C. E., Kerr, J. A., Mensah, F. K., & Wake, M. (2017). Stability and change in dietary scores and patterns across six waves of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. British Journal of Nutrition, 117(8), 1137-1150. doi: 10.1017/S0007114517000897
Kerr, J. A., Long, C., Clifford, S. A., Muller, J., Gillespie, A. N., Donath, S., & Wake, M. (2017). Early-life exposures predicting onset and resol of childhood overweight or obesity. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102(10), 922-929. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311568
Gasser, C. E., Mensah, F. K., Kerr, J. A., & Wake, M. (2017). Early life socioeconomic determinants of dietary score and pattern trajectories across six waves of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 71(12), 1152-1160. doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-209641
Liu, R. S., Mensah, F. K., Carlin, J., Edwards, B., Ranganathan, S., Cheung, M., … on behalf of the Child Health CheckPoint Investigator Group, including Kerr, J. A. (2017). Socioeconomic position is associated with carotid intima-media thickness in mid-childhood: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(8), e005925. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.005925
Journal - Research Other
Lycett, K., Miller, A., Knox, A., Dunn, S., Kerr, J. A., Sung, V., & Wake, M. (2017). ‘Nudge’ interventions for improving children's dietary behaviors in the home: A systematic review. Obesity Medicine, 7, 21-33. doi: 10.1016/j.obmed.2017.06.001
2015
Journal - Research Article
Kuijer, R. G., Boyce, J. A., & Marshall, E. M. (2015). Associating a prototypical forbidden food item with guilt or celebration: Relationships with indicators of (un)healthy eating and the moderating role of stress and depressive symptoms. Psychology & Health, 30(2), 203-217. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2014.960414
Boyce, J. A., & Kuijer, R. G. (2015). Perceived stress and freshman weight change: The moderating role of baseline body mass index. Physiology & Behavior, 139, 491-496. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.12.011
Boyce, J. A., Gleaves, D. H., & Kuijer, R. G. (2015). Measuring dietary restraint status: Comparisons between the Dietary Intent Scale and the Restraint Scale. Frontiers in Nutrition, 2, 8. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2015.00008
2014
Journal - Research Article
Kuijer, R. G., & Boyce, J. A. (2014). Chocolate cake. Guilt or celebration? Associations with healthy eating attitudes, perceived behavioural control, intentions and weight-loss. Appetite, 74, 48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.11.013
Boyce, J. A., & Kuijer, R. G. (2014). Focusing on media body ideal images triggers food intake among restrained eaters: A test of restraint theory and the elaboration likelihood model. Eating Behaviors, 15(2), 262-270. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.03.003
2013
Journal - Research Article
Boyce, J. A., Kuijer, R. G., & Gleaves, D. H. (2013). Positive fantasies or negative contrasts: The effect of media body ideals on restrained eaters' mood, weight satisfaction, and food intake. Body Image, 10(4), 535-543. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.07.002
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Boyce, J. A. (2013). Experimental exposure to ideal-body media images: Restrained eaters' self-evaluation, mood and food intake (PhD). University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/8554
2012
Journal - Research Other
Kuijer, R. G., & Boyce, J. A. (2012). Emotional eating and its effect on eating behaviour after a natural disaster [Short communication]. Appetite, 58(3), 936-939. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.02.046
Boyce, J. A., Martens, A., Schimel, J., & Kuijer, R. G. (2012). Preliminary support for links between media body ideal insecurity and women's shoe and handbag purchases [Brief research report]. Body Image, 9(3), 413-416. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.03.001