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Dr Grace McKeon

Dr Grace McKeon

Postdoctoral Fellow

Bachelor of exercise physiology, 黑料网大事记 (2017)

PhD, 黑料网大事记 (2022)

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

Dr Grace McKeon is an Exercise Physiologist and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Her work focuses on the role of physical activity to improve the health of populations exposed to trauma including emergency service workers, refugees and asylum seekers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

She has led the design, implementation and evaluation of four trials of digital lifestyle interventions, using a range of methodologies including co-design participatory research methods, qualitative and quantitative research.聽Grace has contributed to >35 publications聽and is a named applicant on >$3M worth of competitive funding.

Grace was an elected board member of the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS) from 2021-2024. She founded and currently co-chairs the Allied Health Special Interest Group within the society.
E-mail
g.mckeon@unsw.edu.au
Location
AGSM building, 黑料网大事记
  • Book Chapters | 2025
    Mastrogiovanni C; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S, 2025, '鈥淥ur CEO was a big champion鈥', in Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression, Routledge, pp. 171 - 188,
    Book Chapters | 2025
    Mastrogiovanni C; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S, 2025, '鈥淥ur CEO was a big champion鈥: The role of mental health professionals in physical activity promotion', in Physical Activity Physical Fitness and Depression, pp. 171 - 188,
  • Journal articles | 2025
    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,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Davidson E; Lewis E; Biles B; Stanley R; Dumuid D; McKeon G; Olds T; Macniven R, 2025, '鈥楬e wants to play football but not available here 鈥 鈥 Parent perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child physical activity and sport participation', Annals of Leisure Research, 28, pp. 482 - 503,
    Journal articles | 2025
    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,
    Journal articles | 2025
    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 芒鈧珹ddi Moves' initiative', British Journal of Sports Medicine,
    Journal articles | 2025
    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,
    Journal articles | 2025
    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,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Macniven R; McKeon G, 2025, 'Health Care Professionals鈥 Promotion of Exercise Referral Schemes in New South Wales', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 14, pp. 2 - 9,
    Journal articles | 2025
    McKeon G; Mastrogiovanni C; Weber D; Le Compte E; N茅morin 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,
    Journal articles | 2025
    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,
    Journal articles | 2025
    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,
    Journal articles | 2025
    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,
    Journal articles | 2025
    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,
    Journal articles | 2024
    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,
    Journal articles | 2024
    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,
    Journal articles | 2024
    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,
    Journal articles | 2024
    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,
    Journal articles | 2024
    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,
    Journal articles | 2024
    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,
    Journal articles | 2024
    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,
    Journal articles | 2023
    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,
    Journal articles | 2023
    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,
    Journal articles | 2023
    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,
    Journal articles | 2023
    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,
    Journal articles | 2023
    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,
    Journal articles | 2023
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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,
    Journal articles | 2022
    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鈥橲hea M; Rocks T; Leach S; O鈥橬eil 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,
    Journal articles | 2021
    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,
    Journal articles | 2021
    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,
    Journal articles | 2021
    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,
    Journal articles | 2021
    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,
    Journal articles | 2021
    McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Newby J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'A mental health鈥搃nformed physical activity intervention for first responders and their partners delivered using Facebook: Mixed methods pilot study', Jmir Formative Research, 5, pp. e23432,
    Journal articles | 2021
    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,
    Journal articles | 2021
    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,
    Journal articles | 2020
    McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Newby J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2020, 'A Mental Health鈥揑nformed Physical Activity Intervention for First Responders and Their Partners Delivered Using Facebook: Mixed Methods Pilot Study (Preprint)', ,
    Journal articles | 2019
    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,
    Journal articles | 2019
    McKeon G; Rosenbaum S, 2019, 'Muscling Up on Mental Illness: How Exercise Can Help Both Body and Mind', Frontiers for Young Minds, 7,
    Journal articles | 2019
    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,
  • Preprints | 2024
    Brinsley J; O'Connor EJ; Singh B; McKeon G; Curtis R; Ferguson T; Gosse G; Willems I; Marent P-J; Szeto K; Firth J; Maher C, 2024, Effectiveness of Digital Lifestyle Interventions on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Well-Being: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint),
    Reports | 2023
    MACNIVEN R; Tishler X; McKeon G; Bullen J; Biles B, 2023, Physical activity and the social and emotional wellbeing of First Nations people, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, ,
    Other | 2023
    Lee C (ed.), 2023, When physical activity programs include cultural elements, they are even better for First Nations people, The Conversation,
    Preprints | 2022
    Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Delbaere K; Tiedemann A; Teasdale S; McGavin A; Briggs N; McKeon G, 2022, A mental health-informed, online health promotion program targeting physical activity and healthy eating for adults aged 60+ years: study protocol for the MovingTogether randomised controlled trial,
    Conference Papers | 2022
    McKeon G; Papadopoulos E; Firth J; Joshi R; Teasdale S; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SOCIAL MEDIA INTERVENTIONS TARGETING EXERCISE AND DIET BEHAVIOURS IN PEOPLE WITH NCDS', in ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, pp. S480 - S480,
    Preprints | 2022
    McKeon G; Wells R; Steel Z; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Teasdale S; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2022, An online mental health informed physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families: A stepped-wedge trial,
    Preprints | 2021
    McKeon G; Papadopoulos E; Firth J; Joshi R; Teasdale S; Newby J; Rosenbaum S, 2021, Social Media Interventions Targeting Exercise and Diet Behaviours in People with Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs): A Systematic Review (Preprint),
    Preprints | 2021
    McKeon G; Wells R; Steel Z; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Teasdale S; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2021, An online mental health informed physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families: A stepped-wedge trial (Preprint),
    Preprints | 2020
    McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Newby J; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2020, A Mental Health鈥揑nformed Physical Activity Intervention for First Responders and Their Partners Delivered Using Facebook: Mixed Methods Pilot Study (Preprint),
    Conference Papers | 2020
    McKeon G; Wells R; Steel Z; Newby J; Rosenbaum S, 2020, 'A MENTAL HEALTH INFORMED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION DELIVERED ONLINE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR INFORMAL CARERS', in ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, pp. S72 - S72,

WHO/World Diabetes Foundation. Improving diabetes prevention and care in South East Asia Region: country experiences of programme development and implementation聽supported by WDF from 2012 to 2022. $151,200 USD. (2024)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare/Commonwealth Government. Indigenous physical activity and social and emotional wellbeing. $31,772. (2023)

Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant: Active Women over 50 in rural, regional and remote areas: an effectiveness-implementation trial. (2023-2026) $1,218,977. Named CI with A.Tiedemann

Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Medal or the most outstanding thesis in the field聽(2022)

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Best ECR paper award for the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health (2023)

The Neil McConaghy Prize, 黑料网大事记 (2021)

Suicide Prevention Australia PhD scholarship (2019)