Dr Grace McKeon

Research Associate

Bachelor of exercise physiology, UNSW (2017)

PhD, UNSW (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.��Grace has contributed to 27 publications��(25 peer-reviewed papers, 2 book chapters, 17 first/senior author) and is a named applicant on >$3,000,000 worth of competitive funding.

She is the current vice president of the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS).��

E-mail

g.mckeon@unsw.edu.au

Location

AGSM building, UNSW

Journal articles | 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 wellbeing: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Preprint)', Journal of Medical Internet Research,

Journal articles | 2024

Davidson E; Lewis E; Biles B; Stanley R; Dumuid D; McKeon G; Olds T; Macniven R, 2024, '‘He wants to play football but not available here … ’ Parent perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child physical activity and sport participation', Annals of Leisure Research,

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', The 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, pp. 100648 - 100648,

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 | 2024

Wheatley L; Rosenbaum S; Mastrogiovanni C; Pebole M; Wells R; Rees S; Teasdale S; McKeon G, 2024, 'Readiness of Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists and Other Allied Health Professionals to Respond to Gender-Based Violence: A Mixed-Methods Study', Violence Against Women,

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’Shea M; Rocks T; Leach S; O’Neil 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–informed 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–Informed 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 digitally delivered lifestyle interventions on depression, anxiety, stress and wellbeing: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Preprint),

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), ,

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,

Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Medal (2022) for the most outstanding thesis in the field-��

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The Neil McConaghy Prize, UNSW (2021)

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Suicide Prevention Australia PhD scholarship (2019)

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