Jennifer Robertson-Wilson

My academic areas of interest include health promotion and the psychology of sport and physical activity. My research applies a social ecological lens to understand individual, environment (social and physical), and policy influences on physical activity across a variety of settings, in particular school-based physical activity.

I am also interested in how the built environment (e.g., parks) impacts physical activity behaviour.

I am willing to supervise graduate and undergraduate students interested in the broad area of physical activity promotion in both youth and adult populations.

Specific research interests of mine focus on school-based physical activity policies and promotion, the impact of the built environment on physical activity behaviour, and the motivation behind participation in various (and novel or understudied) forms of physical activity.

• Evans, M. B., Benson, A. J., Mitchell, T. L., Robertson-Wilson, J. E., & Eys, M. A. (2013). An exploration of municipal active living charter development and advocacy. Health and Fitness Journal of Canada, 6, 101-115.
• Robertson-Wilson, J., Dargavel, M., Bryden, P., & Giles-Corti, B. (2012). Physical activity policies and legislation in schools: A review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43, 643-649.
• Kaczynski, A., Robertson-Wilson, J., & Decloe, M. (2012, February). Interaction of perceived neighborhood walkability and self-efficacy on physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9(2), 208-217.
• Hobin, E., Leatherdale, S., Manske, S., & Robertson-Wilson, J. (2010). A multilevel examination of school and student characteristics associated with moderate and high levels of physical activity among elementary school students (Ontario, Canada). Canadian Journal of Public Health, 101, 495-499.
• Robertson-Wilson, J., & Lévesque, L. (2009). Ontario’s daily physical activity policy for elementary schools: Is everything in place for success? Canadian Journal of Public Health, 100, 125-129.