By Dr Grace Maree McKeon

Journal articles

McKeon G; Mastrogiovanni C; Weber D; Le Compte E; Némorin S; Teasdale S; Fatima R; Bahadurmia S; Rosenbaum S, 2025, 'Exploring barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation and food security among the Rohingya community living in Australia: a socio-ecological perspective', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22749-6

Pebole MM; Katz D; Fortier CB; Iverson KM; Darroch F; Hall KS; Dennard AD; McKeon G; Rooney M; Teychenne M; Whitworth JW, 2025, 'Developing physically and psychologically safe exercise spaces: Insights from women veterans on trauma-informed exercise interventions', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102969

McKeon G; Roberts C; McGaughey T; Smith S; Winnicki J; Darroch FE, 2025, 'Evaluation of Online Trauma- and Violence-Informed Physical Activity Training Modules.', J Phys Act Health, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0264

Wheatley L; Rosenbaum S; Mastrogiovanni C; Pebole M; Wells R; Rees S; Teasdale S; McKeon G, 2025, 'Readiness of Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists and Other Allied Health Professionals to Respond to Gender-Based Violence: A Mixed-Methods Study', Violence Against Women, 31, pp. 2730 - 2754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241257245

Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Delbaere K; Tiedemann A; Teasdale S; Sherrington C; Ambrens M; Kurt G; Mckeon G, 2025, 'MovingTogether: a randomised controlled trial of a mental-health-informed, digital health promotion intervention for older adults', Age and Ageing, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf190

McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Whitten T; Tay AK; Moussa B; Hassoun F; Rees S, 2025, 'The association and impact of psychological and social factors on physical activity levels amongst women in the Australian WATCH longitudinal study', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102844

Lederman O; Moors-Mailei A; Peacock Y; McKeon G; Llana A; Burns D; Rosenbaum S; Caperchione CM, 2025, 'Developing a co-designed, culturally responsive physical activity program for Pasifika communities in Western Sydney, Australia', Health Promotion International, 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae197

Davidson E; Lewis E; Biles B; Stanley R; Dumuid D; McKeon G; Olds T; Macniven R, 2025, '‘He wants to play football but not available here … ’ Parent perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child physical activity and sport participation', Annals of Leisure Research, 28, pp. 482 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2024.2376752

Brinsley J; O'Connor EJ; Singh B; McKeon G; Curtis R; Ferguson T; Gosse G; Willems I; Marent PJ; Szeto K; Firth J; Maher C, 2025, 'Effectiveness of Digital Lifestyle Interventions on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Well-Being: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/56975

Mastrogiovanni C; Choudhry U; Lederman O; Mckeon G; Wright K; Curtis J; Morell R; Miranda K; Teasdale S; Kurt G; Mistry SK; Ward PB; Barbero R; Rosenbaum S, 2025, 'Free, culturally responsive and trauma-informed physical activity service for people experiencing social disadvantage in Sydney, Australia: the â€Addi Moves' initiative', British Journal of Sports Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110249

Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Macniven R; McKeon G, 2025, 'Health Care Professionals’ Promotion of Exercise Referral Schemes in New South Wales', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 14, pp. 2 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-14.1.2

Mastrogiovanni C; McKeon G; Lederman O; Wright K; Choudhry U; Bachtiar F; Rosenbaum S, 2025, 'Muscling Up on Mental Illness: A Review on Physical Activity in Mental Health Care', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 14, pp. 85 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/ceph-25-00002

Swann C; Wagner D; Clarke MM; Goddard SG; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Vella SA; Teychenne M, 2024, 'Is there a need for mental health informed goal setting in physical activity?', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100648

McMahen C; Wright K; Jackson B; Stanton R; Lederman O; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Furzer B, 2024, 'The implementation of exercise therapy within hospital-based mental healthcare: Delphi study', Bjpsych Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.717

O'Neil A; Perez J; Young LM; John T; Turner M; Saunders D; Mahoney S; Bryan M; Ashtree DN; Jacka FN; Bruscella C; Pilon M; Mohebbi M; Teychenne M; Rosenbaum S; Opie R; Hockey M; Peric L; De Araugo S; Banker K; Davids I; Tembo M; Davis JA; Lai J; Rocks T; O'Shea M; Mundell NL; McKeon G; Yucel M; Absetz P; Versace V; Manger S; Morgan M; Chapman A; Bennett C; Speight J; Berk M; Moylan S; Radovic L; Chatterton ML, 2024, 'Clinical and cost-effectiveness of remote-delivered, online lifestyle therapy versus psychotherapy for reducing depression: results from the CALM non-inferiority, randomised trial', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101142

McKeon G; Curtis J; Rostami R; Sroba M; Farello A; Morell R; Steel Z; Harris M; Silove D; Parmenter B; Matthews E; Jamaluddin J; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Co-designing a Physical Activity Service for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Using an Experience-Based Co-design Framework', Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 26, pp. 674 - 688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01587-5

Wheatley L; Mastrogiovanni C; Pebole M; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Rees S; Teasdale SB, 2024, 'Physical activity levels and sedentary behavior in people who have experienced gender-based violence: A systematic review', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100596

Vancampfort D; De Soir E; van Winkel R; Louw QA; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Seedat S; Pelayo Ramos-Sanchez C, 2024, 'Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental health outcomes in firefighters: A cross-sectional study', Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 39, pp. 88 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2023.2191203

Mastrogiovanni C; Kurt G; McKeon G; Lederman O; Rostami R; Coello M; Garcia DP; Wright K; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Delivering Exercise Services to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in High-Income Countries', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 13, pp. 93 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-13.3.93

Sawyer C; Mckeon G; Hassan L; Onyweaka H; Martinez Agulleiro L; Guinart D; Torous J; Firth J, 2023, 'Digital health behaviour change interventions in severe mental illness: a systematic review', Psychological Medicine, 53, pp. 6965 - 7005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723002064

Whitworth JW; SantaBarbara NJ; Nosrat S; Pebole MM; Cripe BG; McKeon G, 2023, 'Acute changes in affective valence and perceived distress predict reductions in PTSD symptom severity', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100523

Wheatley L; McKeon G; Pebole M; Wells R; Rees S; B. Ward P; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Gender-Based Violence is a Blind Spot for Sports and Exercise Medicine Professionals', Sports Medicine, 53, pp. 1491 - 1493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01742-8

Vancampfort D; De Soir E; Ramos-Sanchez CP; van Winkel R; Louw QA; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Seedat S, 2023, 'Autonomous Motivation for Exercise Is Key to an Active Lifestyle in Firefighters', Workplace Health and Safety, 71, pp. 238 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21650799221147174

McKeon G; Fitzgerald C; Furzer B; Rosenbaum S; Stanton R; Lederman O; Harvey SB; Wright K, 2023, 'A qualitative exploration of the experience and attitudes of exercise professionals using telehealth for people with mental illness', Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 18, pp. 14 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-07-2021-0084

McKeon G; Wells R; Steel Z; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Teasdale S; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'An online mental health informed physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families: A stepped-wedge trial', Digital Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076221149294

McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Fitzpatrick A; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Exercise and PTSD Symptoms in Emergency Service and Frontline Medical Workers: A Systematic Review', Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/TJX.0000000000000189

Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Delbaere K; Tiedemann A; Teasdale S; McGavin A; Briggs N; McKeon G, 2022, 'A mental health-informed, online health promotion programme targeting physical activity and healthy eating for adults aged 60+ years: study protocol for the MovingTogether randomised controlled trial', Trials, 23, pp. 1052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06978-3

Young LM; Moylan S; John T; Turner M; Opie R; Hockey M; Saunders D; Bruscella C; Jacka F; Teychenne M; Rosenbaum S; Banker K; Mahoney S; Tembo M; Lai J; Mundell N; McKeon G; Yucel M; Speight J; Absetz P; Versace V; Chatterton ML; Berk M; Manger S; Mohebbi M; Morgan M; Chapman A; Bennett C; O’Shea M; Rocks T; Leach S; O’Neil A, 2022, 'Evaluating telehealth lifestyle therapy versus telehealth psychotherapy for reducing depression in adults with COVID-19 related distress: the curbing anxiety and depression using lifestyle medicine (CALM) randomised non-inferiority trial protocol', BMC Psychiatry, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03840-3

McKeon G; Mastrogiovanni C; Teychenne M; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Barriers and Facilitators to Participating in an Exercise Referral Scheme among Women Living in a Low Socioeconomic Area in Australia: A Qualitative Investigation Using the COM-B and Theoretical Domains Framework', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912312

McKeon G; Tiedemann A; Sherrington C; Teasdale S; Mastrogiovanni C; Wells R; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Feasibility of an online, mental health-informed lifestyle program for people aged 60+ years during the COVID-19 pandemic', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 545 - 552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.538

McKeon G; Curtis J; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Promoting physical activity for mental health: An updated evidence review and practical guide', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 35, pp. 270 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000796

McMahen C; Wright K; Stanton R; Lederman O; Rosenbaum S; McKeon G; Furzer B, 2022, 'Outcome assessments used in studies examining the effect of prescribed exercise interventions for people living with severe mental illness, a scoping review', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100438

McKeon G; Papadopoulos E; Firth J; Joshi R; Teasdale S; Newby J; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Social media interventions targeting exercise and diet behaviours in people with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs): A systematic review', Internet Interventions, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100497

McKeon G; Mastrogiovanni C; Chapman J; Stanton R; Matthews E; Steel Z; Wells R; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'The experiences of peer-facilitators delivering a physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100414

McKeon G; Palmer EE; Macintosh R; Nevin SM; Wheatley L; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'Feasibility of a mental health informed physical activity intervention for the carers of children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy', Epilepsy and Behavior, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108022

Fogarty A; Steel Z; Ward PB; Boydell KM; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'Trauma and mental health awareness in emergency service workers: A qualitative evaluation of the behind the seen education workshops', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094418

McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Newby J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'A mental health–informed physical activity intervention for first responders and their partners delivered using Facebook: Mixed methods pilot study', Jmir Formative Research, 5, pp. e23432, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/23432

Rosenbaum S; McKeon G; Stubbs B; Teychenne M; Parker A; Stanton R; Schuch F; Mistry A; Steel Z; Firth J, 2021, 'Redefining mental healthcare: Going multidisciplinary to manage multimorbidity', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55, pp. 7 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101691

McKeon G; Wells R; Steel Z; Moseley V; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health of Informal Caregivers of Emergency Service Workers', Journal of Loss and Trauma, 26, pp. 507 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2020.1845020

Lederman O; Furzer B; Wright K; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Stanton R, 2021, 'Mental Health Considerations for Exercise Practitioners Delivering Telehealth Services', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 10, pp. 20 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-7629-10.1.20

McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Newby JM; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2019, 'Mental health informed physical activity for first responders and their support partner: A protocol for a stepped-wedge evaluation of an online, codesigned intervention', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e030668, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030668

McKeon G; Rosenbaum S, 2019, 'Muscling Up on Mental Illness: How Exercise Can Help Both Body and Mind', Frontiers for Young Minds, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2019.00035

McKeon G; Chen A; Rosenbaum S, 2019, 'Investigating Exercise for Anxiety and Depression Treatment: A Case Report', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 8, pp. 115 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-8.3.115

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