Mr Thomas Astell-Burt

Mr Thomas Astell-Burt

LECTURER IN PUBLIC HEALTH,
Health Science (SoSH)

Personal

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Health Science (SoSH)

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Epidemiological Association (2013-03-13)

Contact

Email:T.Astell-Burt@uws.edu.au
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Teaching

Current Teaching Areas

  • 300789 Urban Environment
  • 300867 Disease Prevention and Control

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Feng, X., Astell-Burt, T. and Kolt, G. (2013), 'Do social interactions explain ethnic differences in psychological distress and the protective effect of local ethnic density? A cross-sectional study of 226 487 adults in Australia', BMJ Open, .
  • Astell-Burt, T. and Feng, X. (2013), 'Health and the 2008 economic recession : evidence from the United Kingdom', PLoS One, .
  • Astell-Burt, T., Feng, X. and Kolt, G. (2013), 'Influence of neighbourhood ethnic density, diet and physical activity on ethnic differences in weight status : a study of 214,807 adults in Australia', Social Science & Medicine, 8.
  • Richardson, E., Mitchell, R., Hartig, T., de Vries, S. and Astell-Burt, T. (2012), 'Green cities and health: a question of scale?', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 6.
  • Astell-Burt, T., Flowerdew, R., Boyle, P. and Dillon, J. (2012), 'Is travel-time to a specialist centre a risk factor for non-referral, non-attendance and loss to follow-up among patients with hepatitis C (HCV) infection?', Social Science & Medicine, 8.
  • Astell-Burt, T., Maynard, M., Lenguerrand, E. and Harding, S. (2012), 'Racism, ethnic density and psychological well-being through adolescence: evidence from the Determinants of Adolescent Social Well-Being and Health longitudinal study', Ethnicity and Health, 17.
  • Richardson, E., Mitchell, R., Hartig, T., Vries, S., Astell-Burt, T. and Frumkin, H. (2012), 'Green cities and health : a question of scale?', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 6.
  • Astell-Burt, T., Flowerdew, R., Boyle, P. and Dillon, J. (2012), 'Is travel-time to a specialist centre a risk factor for non-referral, non-attendance and loss to follow-up among patients with hepatitis C (HCV) infection?', Social Science and Medicine, 8.
  • Astell-Burt, T., Maynard, M., Lenguerrand, E. and Harding, S. (2012), 'Racism, ethnic density and psychological well-being through adolescence : evidence from the Determinants of Adolescent Social Well-Being and Health longitudinal study', Ethnicity and Health, 17.
  • Astell-Burt, T., Flowerdew, R., Boyle, P. and Dillon, J. (2011), 'Does geographic access to primary healthcare influence the detection of hepatitis C?', Social Science and Medicine, 10.
  • Mitchell, R., Astell-Burt, T. and Richardson, E. (2011), 'A comparison of green space indicators for epidemiological research', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 6.
  • Astell-Burt, T., Maynard, M., Lenguerrand, E. and Harding, S. (2011), 'Ethnic differences in adolescent mental health trajectories and the influence of racism and context: the (Determinants of Adolescent Social well-being and Health) DASH study', Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, .
  • Astell-Burt, T., Maynard, M., Lenguerrand, E. and Harding, S. (2011), 'Influence of racism and context on ethnic differences in adolescent mental health trajectories: the Determinants of Adolescent Social well-being and Health (DASH) study', Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, .

Research

Current Projects

Title:The influence of crime, and fear of crime, on physical activity and mental health. Evidence from New South Wales, Australia.
Years:2012-10-24 - 2013-11-24
ID:P00021106
UWS Researchers:Thomas Astell-Burt and Gregory Kolt
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

Supervision

Current Supervision

Title:Relationship Between Pre-diagnosis Lifestyle and Duration of Cancer Survival
Field of Research:
Title:To What Extent is Participation in Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) Influenced by Local Crime Rates and the Fear of Crime? A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Adolescents Living in Greater Western Sydney
Field of Research:
Title:The Impact of Lesson Structure and Student Motivation on Physical Activity During Physical Education: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial of a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention
Field of Research:
Title:The Influence of Neighbourhood, Family and Individual Characteristics on Physical Activity During Childhood: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
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Media

Title:Green light to get fit
Description:Coverage of a study reporting association between neighbourhood green space and physical activity in Australian adults
Title:Green light to work up a sweat
Description:Coverage of a study reporting association between neighbourhood green space and physical activity in Australian adults

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