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Jeffery Adams

Postgraduate Health Science Lecturer

Email

jadams@eit.ac.nz

Areas of Teaching

Health Sciences

Qualifications

BA PhD Auckland, MA(Applied) VUW, DipSocSc Cert Rehab St Massey, PGCert Research Auck. UT

Profile

I am a social and health researcher, program evaluation specialist and teacher. I have undertaken research across a number of health areas and settings – including physical activity, alcohol, gambling, mental health and wellbeing, workforce issues, volunteering, and community development/community action. I have made significant contributions to understanding the health and wellbeing of gender and sexual diverse populations, particularly gay and bisexual men.

Areas of Interest

Sexuality
Gender and health
Older peoples’ health and wellbeing
Physical activity
Qualitative methods
Programme evaluation

Research outputs

Research outputs 2023

Adams, J., Asiasiga, L., & Neville, S. (2023). The alcohol industry—A commercial determinant of poor health for Rainbow communities. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34(4), 903-909. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.665

Adams, J., & Neville, S. (2023). Rainbow health in Aotearoa New Zealand – finally getting the attention it deserves? Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(2), 186-189. https://doi.org/10.1071/HC22152

De Sousa, I., Miller, E., Joshua, B., Adams, J., & Moorley, C. (2023). Insights on guest editorship for Doctoral Students and Early-career Researchers. Nurse Education Today, 126, Article 105804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105804

Lin, E.-Y., McManus, V.-M., & Adams, J. (2023). Ready to respond: Preparing firefighters for non-fire incidents. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 38(3), 42-47. http://www.doi.org/10.47389.38.3.42

Napier, S., Neville, S., Adams, J., & Taylor, L. (2023). Age-friendly attributes of a rural town in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Rural Studies, 100, Article 103033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103033

Ali, A., Snowling, N., Richards, J., Taylor, Z., Thorby, R., & Adams, J. (2023, July 4-7). Healthy Active Learning: 1-year follow-up evaluation to inform local co-design of a national cross-government physical activity initiative [Paper presentation]. 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Paris, France.

Carpendale, J., Jackson, J., Adams, J., & Ali, A. (2023, November 27-28). Impact of Healthy Active Learning on educational outcomes [Poster presentation]. Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Mugridge, O., O’Brien, W., Mumme, K., Snowling, N., Adams, J., & Ali, A. (2023, November 27-28). Impacts of Healthy Active Learning on physical activity of children 5-13 years measured by accelerometery [Poster presentation]. Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity Conference., Wellington, New Zealand.

Wood, W., Badenhorst, C., Snowling, N., Adams, J., & Ali, A. (2023, November 27-28). Impacts of Healthy Active Learning on the motivations of physical activity of children [Poster presentation]. Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity Conference, Wellington, New Zealand

Ali, A., Adams, J., Bacinski, K., Badenhorst, C., Capendale, J., Erueti, B., Godfrey, A. J. R., Jackson, J., King, J., Molchanov, S., Mugridge, O., Mumme, K., Pillay, D., Wham, C., Wood, W., & Young, M. (2023). Healthy Active Learning: Mid-term evaluation report. Sport New Zealand & School of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, Massey University.