Rate My Professor Adam Shoesmith

Dr. Adam Shoesmith is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Public Health and Behavioural Science at the University of Newcastle, affiliated with the School of Medicine and Public Health, the National Centre of Implementation Science, Hunter New England Population Health, and the Hunter Medical Research Institute. He earned his PhD in Behavioural Science in 2024 and a Master of Public Health from the University of Newcastle. With six years of experience in chronic disease prevention, Shoesmith's academic background includes a PhD scholarship from the University of Newcastle and prior roles as a PhD student and research assistant at Hunter New England Population Health. His research specializations center on implementation science, particularly the sustainment of evidence-based health behavior interventions in schools and early childcare settings. Key interests include determinants of sustainability, multi-strategy interventions to improve physical activity policies, and chronic disease prevention programs.

Shoesmith has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications, cited more than 280 times, with standout contributions such as the systematic review 'Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review' (Implementation Science, 2021, 194 citations), 'Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation and maintenance of a mandatory physical activity policy' (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022), and 'Evaluation of measures of sustainability and sustainability determinants' (Implementation Science, 2022). He leads a $1.2 million NHMRC-funded cluster randomised controlled trial assessing interventions to sustain the Physically Active Children in Education (PACE) school physical activity program and has served as lead consultant for VicHealth and Northern Territory Health on sustaining chronic disease prevention initiatives. Shoesmith has secured over $270,000 in competitive grants, delivered physical activity programs to more than 250 primary schools across six NSW local health districts, and presented his research over 40 times nationally and internationally, fostering collaborations with researchers from six universities worldwide. Among his honors is the 2024 International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Implementation & Scalability Special Interest Group Early Career Award for Research Impact. He contributes to population health committees at local, state, and national levels, serves on editorial boards, peer-reviews for journals and grants, and has trained over 500 policymakers and practitioners on preventive health sustainment, demonstrating substantial impact in the field.