International Symposium on

Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour:
Research Trends and Future Directions

Supported by MEXT-Supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities

Date: 17:30 pm- 19:30 pm, 4th October 2019
Location: Waseda University, Waseda Campus, Building No.26, Room 702
Organiser: Health & Behavioral Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Sport Sciences,
Waseda University, Japan17.30-17.35: Opening remarks (Prof. Koichiro Oka, Waseda University, Japan)
17.35-18.10: The benefits of a physically active lifestyle (Dr. Gavin McCormack,University of Calgary, Canada)
18.10-18.45: Neighbourhood environments and sedentary behaviour: a focus onmeasurement (Dr. Suzanne Mavoa, University of Melbourne, Australia)
18.45-19.20: Benefits and correlates of less sitting at work (Prof. Takemi Sugiyama,Australian Catholic University, Australia)
19.20-19.25: Discussion
19.25-19:30: Closing remarks (Dr. Javad Koohsari, Waseda University, Japan)

Speakers Biography
Dr. Gavin McCormack holds a faculty appointment as an Associate Professor inthe Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine(University of Calgary), and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School ofArchitecture, Planning and Landscape (University of Calgary), and the Facultyof Kinesiology (University of Calgary). Since 2014, he has been an Associate
Scientific Editor for the Public Health Agency of Canada’s flagship journal“Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada”. Gavin has an
MSc in Sports Science (Exercise Physiology specialization) from Edith Cowan
University (Western Australia) and PhD in Public Health from the University of Western Australia.
His research program is in the field of population and public health and focuses on the relationships
between neighbourhood urban design and health including physical activity, diet, sedentary
behaviour, and weight status among adults and children. He is Principal Investigator on a Canadian
Institutes of Health Research funded program of research “Neighbourhood Design and PhysicalActivity: Generating Evidence to Inform Healthy Public Policies” focussed on providing more
rigorous causal evidence between neighbourhood urban design and physical activity using naturalexperiments.

Dr. Suzan Mavoa is a Senior Research Fellow in the Melbourne School ofPopulation and Global Health. She holds an Australian National Health andMedical Research Council Early Career Fellowship. Her research focuses onoutdoor environments and health outcomes related to non-communicable disease.
Her research also develops new and improved geospatial methods, including
remote sensing technologies, GPS, accessibility measures, and improved
assessment of exposure to the environment.

Professor Takemi Sugiyama’s research explores the nexus between health anddesign. After obtaining a Master of Architecture from Virginia Tech and a PhD in
Environment-Behaviour Studies from the University of Sydney, he has beenworking on diverse research fields such as architecture, urban design, behaviouraland spatial epidemiology in the last 15 years. Dr Sugiyama currently focuses on
the following four research topics: neighbourhood environments that support
adults’ active lifestyles; the health impact of active and sedentary transport; officespatial factors that can enhance workers’ movement and interactions; and design
attributes of aged care facilities influencing residents’ mental health. He has published over 120
peer-reviewed articles in public health and environmental design journals and books, and has been
involved in large research projects, including the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy andLiveable Communities (AU$2.5 million, National Health and Medical Research Council), as a chief
investigator. Dr Sugiyama is a certified architect (Japan) and served as Associate Editor of Journal ofTransport and Health from 2013 to 2018.

Venue Guide

26 号館 702 教室