Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

• Chambers T., Hobbs M. and Broadbent JM. (2023) An assessment of compliance with optimal fluoride levels for oral health benefit by New Zealand drinking water suppliers. Journal of Public Health Dentistry 83(2): 217-221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12548. (Journal Articles)

• Desjardins MR., Murray ET., Baranyi G., Hobbs M. and Curtis S. (2023) Improving longitudinal research in geospatial health: An agenda. Health and Place 80 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102994. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Hills S., Marek L., Tipton M. and Barwood M. (2023) Investigating the spatial clustering of drowning events in the United Kingdom: A geospatial cross-sectional study. Applied Geography 158 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.103006. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Marek L., Young A., Willing E., Dawson P. and McIntyre P. (2023) Examining spatial variation for immunisation coverage in pregnant women: A nationwide and geospatial retrospective cohort study in Aotearoa New Zealand. Social Science and Medicine 335 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116228. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Young A., Turner N., Dawson P., Willing E., McIntyre P. and McIntosh CG. (2023) A new national health system: the opportunity to address data quality issues in maternal immunisation coverage. The New Zealand medical journal 136(1578): 94-99. (Journal Articles)

• Kingsnorth AP., Moltchanova E., Thomas JJC., Whelan ME., Orme MW., Esliger DW. and Hobbs M. (2023) Interchangeability of Research and Commercial Wearable Device Data for Assessing Associations With Cardiometabolic Risk Markers. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour 6(3): 169-175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2022-0050. (Journal Articles)

• Lee JJM., Schluter PJ., Hodgett M., Deng B. and Hobbs M. (2023) Adolescents and oral health service utilization in Canterbury, New Zealand: A geospatial cross-sectional study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 51(3): 388-398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12858. (Journal Articles)

• Marek L., Hills S., Wiki J., Campbell M. and Hobbs M. (2023) Towards a better understanding of residential mobility and the environments in which adults reside: A nationwide geospatial study from Aotearoa New Zealand. Habitat International 133 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2023.102762. (Journal Articles)

• Puente-Sierra M., Chambers T., Marek L., Broadbent JM., O'Brien B. and Hobbs M. (2023) The development and validation of a nationwide dataset of water distribution zones in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional geospatial study. Data in Brief 49 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109349. (Journal Articles)

• Schluter PJ., Hobbs M., Ahuriri-Driscoll A., Kokaua J., Singh S. and Lee M. (2023) The pattern of association between early childhood caries and body mass index in pre-school children within Aotearoa. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12837. (Journal Articles)

• Boden J., Hetrick S., Bowden N., Fortune S., Marek L., Theodore R., Ruhe T., Kokaua J. and Hobbs M. (2022) Empowering community control over alcohol availability as a suicide and self-harm prevention measure: Policy opportunity in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 29 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100631. (Journal Articles)

• Campbell M. and Hobbs M. (2022) A spatial microsimulation approach to understanding wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Edinburgh, UK: 19th International Medical Geography Symposium, 19-24 Jun 2022. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Campbell M., Marek L., Wiki J., Hobbs M., Conrow L. and Kingham S. (2022) Regional Patterns of the Pandemic: A View from Aotearoa New Zealand. In Laituri M; Richardson RB; Junghwan K (Ed.), The Geographies of COVID-19. Geospatial Stories of a Global Pandemic. (1 ed.): 165-179.Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11775-6_14. (Chapters)

• Christensen A., Griffiths C., Hobbs M., Gorse C. and Radley D. (2022) Investigating where adolescents engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour: An exploratory study. PLoS ONE 17(12 December) http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276934. (Journal Articles)

• Christensen A., Radley D., Hobbs M., Gorse C. and Griffiths C. (2022) Investigating how researcher-defined buffers and self-drawn neighbourhoods capture adolescent availability to physical activity facilities and greenspaces: An exploratory study. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology 43 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2022.100538. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Ahuriri-Driscoll A., Kingham S., Wiki J., Marek L., Dionisio MR., Curl A., Schluter P., Banwell K. and Mackenbach JD. (2022) A city profile of Ōtautahi Christchurch. Cities 121 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103481. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Milfont TL., Marek L., Yogeeswaran K. and Sibley CG. (2022) The environment an adult resides within is associated with their health behaviours, and their mental and physical health outcomes: a nationwide geospatial study. Social Science and Medicine 301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114801. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Stewart T., Marek L., Duncan S., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2022) Health-promoting and health-constraining environmental features and physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adolescence: a geospatial cross-sectional study. Health and Place 77 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102887. (Journal Articles)

• Logan TM., Hobbs MH., Conrow LC., Reid NL., Young RA. and Anderson MJ. (2022) The x-minute city: Measuring the 10, 15, 20-minute city and an evaluation of its use for sustainable urban design. Cities 131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103924. (Journal Articles)

• Pointon L., Howe AS., Hobbs M., Paynter J., Gauld N., Turner N. and Willing E. (2022) Evidence of suboptimal maternal vaccination coverage in pregnant New Zealand women and increasing inequity over time: A nationwide retrospective cohort study. Vaccine 40(14): 2150-2160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.079. (Journal Articles)

• Theodore R., Bowden N., Kokaua J., Ruhe T., Hobbs M., Hetrick S., Marek L., Wiki J., Milne B. and Thabrew H. (2022) Mental health inequities for Māori youth: a population-level study of mental health service data. New Zealand Medical Journal 135(1567): 79-90. (Journal Articles)

• Turnbull SM., Hobbs M., Gray L., Harvey EP., Scarrold WML. and O'Neale DRJ. (2022) Investigating the transmission risk of infectious disease outbreaks through the Aotearoa Co-incidence Network (ACN): a population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 20 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100351. (Journal Articles)

• Campbell J., Hobbs M., O'Hara L., Ballantyne A., Heywood A. and Gray L. (2021) Equity in vaccine trials for higher weight people? Protocol for a rapid review of inclusion and exclusion criteria for higher weight people in clinical trials for COVID-19. BMJ Open 11(5) http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050114. (Journal Articles)

• Campbell J., Sutherland J., Bucknall D., O’hara L., Heywood A., Hobbs M., Ballantyne A. and Gray L. (2021) Equity in vaccine trials for higher weight people? A rapid review of weight-related inclusion and exclusion criteria for COVID-19 clinical trials. Vaccines 9(12) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9121466. (Journal Articles)

• Campbell M., Marek L. and Hobbs M. (2021) Reconsidering movement and exposure: Towards a more dynamic health geography. Geography Compass 15(6) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12566. (Journal Articles)

• Campbell M., Marek L., Hobbs M., Wilson M. and Kingham S. (2021) The Value of a Policy-Responsive Research Funding Model: The Geohealth Laboratory Collaboration in New Zealand. In Rajabifard A; Foliente G; Paez D (Ed.), COVID-19 Pandemic, Geospatial Information, and Community Resilience: Global Applications and Lessons http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003181590-45. (Chapters)

• Campbell M., Marek L., Wiki J., Hobbs M., Sabel CE., McCarthy J. and Kingham S. (2021) National movement patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand: The unexplored role of neighbourhood deprivation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 75(9): 903-905. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-216108. (Journal Articles)

• Christensen A., Griffiths C., Hobbs M., Gorse G. and Radley D. (2021) Accuracy of buffers and self-drawn neighbourhoods in representing adolescent GPS measured activity spaces: An exploratory study. Health and Place 69 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102569. (Journal Articles)

• Daly-Smith A., Hobbs M., Morris JL., Defeyter MA., Resaland GK. and McKenna J. (2021) Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in primary school children: Inactive lessons are dominated by Maths and English. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(3): 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030990. (Journal Articles)

• Green MA., Hobbs M., Ding D., Widener M., Murray J., Reece L. and Singleton A. (2021) The association between fast food outlets and overweight in adolescents is confounded by neighbourhood deprivation: A longitudinal analysis of the millennium cohort study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(24) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413212. (Journal Articles)

• Hills SP., Hobbs M., Tipton MJ. and Barwood MJ. (2021) The water incident database (WAID) 2012 to 2019: a systematic evaluation of the documenting of UK drownings. BMC Public Health 21(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11827-0. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M. (2021) 3. Hobbs, M. (2021) Identifying areas for collaboration: New Zealand Brain Research Institute.. Christchurch, New Zealand.: New Zealand Brain Research Institute Seminar Series, 03 May 2021. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M. (2021) What can geohealth-related research offer psychologists? Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, School of psychology, speech and hearing seminar series, 28 May 2021. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M. (2021) What is geohealth: a research showcase for the Born in Bradford longitudinal cohort.. Online (to Bradford, UK): Born in Bradford Seminar Series, 29 Apr 2021. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M. (2021) Physical activity: wider influences and approaches for promotion.. Perspect Public Health 141(2): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757913920985083. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Ahuriri-Driscoll A. and Schluter PJ. (2021) Ethnic differences in mortality and hospital admission in a New Zealand population with type 2 diabetes. The Lancet Global Health 9(2): e102-e103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30445-9. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Biddle SJH., Kingsnorth AP., Marek L., Tomintz M., Wiki J., McCarthy J., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2021) Investigating the Association between Child Television Viewing and Measured Child Adiposity Outcomes in a Large Nationally Representative Sample of New Zealanders: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 18(5): 524-532. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2020-0192. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Deng B. and McLeod G. (2021) How can we link existing longitudinal and geospatial data: a research showcase. Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury: Health Sciences Seminar Series, 12 May 2021. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Gray L. and Campbell M. (2021) Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before. New Zealand: Conversation. (Other)

• Hobbs M., Kingham S., Wiki J., Marek L. and Campbell M. (2021) Unhealthy environments are associated with adverse mental health and psychological distress: Cross-sectional evidence from nationally representative data in New Zealand. Preventive Medicine 145 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106416. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Mackenbach J., Wiki J., Marek L., McLeod G. and Boden J. (2021) Investigating change in the food environment over 10 years in urban New Zealand: a longitudinal study. Online: ISBNPA XChange, 8 Jun 2021. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Mackenbach JD., Wiki J., Marek L., McLeod GFH. and Boden JM. (2021) Investigating change in the food environment over 10 years in urban New Zealand: A longitudinal and nationwide geospatial study. Social Science and Medicine 269 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113522. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Moltchanova E., Wicks C., Pringle A., Griffiths C., Radley D. and Zwolinsky S. (2021) Investigating the environmental, behavioural, and sociodemographic determinants of attendance at a city-wide public health physical activity intervention: Longitudinal evidence over one year from 185,245 visits. Preventive Medicine 143 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106334. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Moltchanova E., Wicks C., Pringle A., Griffiths C., Radley D. and Zwolinsky S. (2021) Investigating the environmental, behavioural, and sociodemographic determinants of attendance at a city-wide public health physical activity intervention: longitudinal evidence over one year. Online: ISBNPA XChange, 8 Jun 2021. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Schoeppe S., Duncan MJ., Vandelanotte C., Marek L., Wiki J., Tomintz M., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2021) Objectively measured waist circumference is most strongly associated in father–boy and mother–girl dyads in a large nationally representative sample of New Zealanders. International Journal of Obesity 45(2): 438-448. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-020-00699-w. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Wade A., Jones P., Marek L., Tomintz M., Sharma K., McCarthy J., Mattingley B., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2021) Area-level deprivation, childhood dental ambulatory sensitive hospitalizations and community water fluoridation: Evidence from New Zealand. International Journal of Epidemiology 49(3): 908-916. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/IJE/DYAA043. (Journal Articles)

• Kingsnorth AP., Patience M., Esliger DW., Paine NJ., Moltchanova E. and Hobbs M. (2021) Changes in Device-Measured Physical Activity Patterns in U.K. Adults Related to the First COVID-19 Lockdown. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour 4(3): 247-256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2021-0005. (Journal Articles)

• Mackenbach J., Hobbs M. and Pinho G. (2021) Where do Dutch adults obtain their snack foods? Exploring individuals’ interactions with the food environment. Online: ISBNPA XChange, 8 Jun 2021. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Marek L., Greenwell J., Hobbs M., McCarthy J., Wiki J., Campbell M., Kingham S. and Tomintz M. (2021) Combining large linked social service microdata and geospatial data to identify vulnerable populations in New Zealand. In Birkin M; Clarke G; Corcoran M; Stimson R (Ed.), Big Data Applications in Geography and Planning.Edward Elgar Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781789909791.00010. (Chapters)

• Marek L., Hobbs M., Wiki J., Kingham S. and Campbell M. (2021) The good, the bad, and the environment: developing an area-based measure of access to health-promoting and health-constraining environments in New Zealand. International Journal of Health Geographics 20(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12942-021-00269-x. (Journal Articles)

• Marek L., Hobbs M., Wiki J., McCarthy J., Tomintz M., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2021) Spatialoral patterns of childhood immunization in New Zealand (2006-2017): An improving pattern but not for all? European Journal of Public Health 31(3): 561-566. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa225. (Journal Articles)

• Oldroyd RA., Hobbs M., Campbell M., Jenneson V., Marek L., Morris MA., Pontin F., Sturley C., Tomintz M. and Wiki J. (2021) Correction to: Progress Towards Using Linked Population-Based Data For Geohealth Research: Comparisons Of Aotearoa New Zealand And The United Kingdom (Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, (2021), 14, 4, (1025-1040), 10.1007/s12061-021-09381-8). Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy 14(4): 1041-1042. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12061-021-09426-y. (Journal Articles)

• Oldroyd RA., Hobbs M., Campbell M., Jenneson V., Marek L., Morris MA., Pontin F., Sturley C., Tomintz M. and Wiki J. (2021) Progress Towards Using Linked Population-Based Data For Geohealth Research: Comparisons Of Aotearoa New Zealand And The United Kingdom. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy 14(4): 1025-1040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12061-021-09381-8. (Journal Articles)

• Wiki J., Marek L., Hobbs M., Kingham S. and Campbell M. (2021) Understanding vulnerability to COVID-19 in New Zealand: a nationwide cross-sectional study. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 51(S1): S179-S196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2021.1900294. (Journal Articles)

• Ashleigh R., Grey L. and Hobbs M. (2020) "We only have the one": mapping the prevalence of extreme and severe obesity in New Zealand. Wellington and online.: New Zealand Geographical Society Annual Conference, 25 Nov 2020. (Oral Presentations)

• Barwood M., Samuel H., Hobbs M. and Tipton M. (2020) Modelling the associations between drowning incidents and environmental risks across the United Kingdom: developing rigorous evidence for policy (Executive Summary).Commissioned by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. (Reports)

• Daly-Smith A., Hobbs M., Morris J., Defeyter MA., Resaland GK. and McKenna J. (2020) Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Primary School Children: Inactive Lessons are Dominated Maths and English. http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202012.0451.v1. (Journal Articles)

• Egli V., Hobbs M., Carlson J., Donnellan N., Mackay L., Exeter D., Villanueva K., Zinn C. and Smith M. (2020) Deprivation matters: understanding associations between neighbourhood deprivation, unhealthy food outlets, unhealthy dietary behaviours and child body size using structural equation modelling. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 74(5): 460-466. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213159. (Journal Articles)

• Gray L., Rushton A. and Hobbs M. (2020) “We only have the one”: Mapping the prevalence of people with high body mass to aid regional emergency management planning in aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 51 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101859. (Journal Articles)

• Grey L., Hobbs M. and Rushton A. (2020) Can geographic mapping for class III obesity aid disaster risk reduction in Aotearoa New Zealand? European and International Congress on Obesity, 17 May 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Grey L., Hobbs M. and Rushton A. (2020) Geographically mapping the prevalence of people with high body mass in Aotearoa New Zealand to support emergency management planning. Espoo, Finland: 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis Europe, 14 Jun 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hills SP., Barrett S., Hobbs M., Barwood MJ., Radcliffe JN., Cooke CB. and Russell M. (2020) Modifying the pre-pitch entry practices of professional soccer substitutes may contribute towards improved movement-related performance indicators on match-day: A case study. PLoS ONE 15(5) http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232611. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M. (2020) Author Q&A: Matthew Hobbs. British Dental Journal 228(5): 340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1398-9. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M. and Radley D. (2020) Obesogenic environments and obesity: A comment on 'Are environmental area characteristics at birth associated with overweight and obesity in school-aged children? Findings from the SLOPE (Studying Lifecourse Obesity PrEdictors) population-based cohort in the south of England'. BMC Medicine 18(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01538-5. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Biddle S., Kingsnorth A., Marek L., Tomintz M., Wiki J., McCarthy J., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2020) The moderating role of parental characteristics in the association between child television viewing and measured childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study.. Online: ISBNPA XChange, 15 Jun 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Marek L., Clarke R., McCarthy J., Tomintz M., Wade A., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2020) Investigating the prevalence of non-fluoride toothpaste use in adults and children using nationally representative data from New Zealand: a cross-sectional study. British Dental Journal 228(4): 269-276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1304-5. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Marek L., Wiki J., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2020) Spatial distribution of health-promoting and health-constraining environments in New Zealand. Wellington and online: New Zealand Geographical Society Annual Conference., 26 Nov 2020. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Marek L., Wiki J., Campbell M., Deng BY., Sharpe H., McCarthy J. and Kingham S. (2020) Close proximity to alcohol outlets is associated with increased crime and hazardous drinking: Pooled nationally representative data from New Zealand. Health and Place 65 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102397. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Marek L., Wiki J., Campbell M., McCarthy J., Sharpe H. and Kingham S. (2020) Investigating the link between proximity to alcohol outlets, crime and hazardous drinking. Wellington and online: New Zealand Geographical Society Annual Conference, 25 Nov 2020. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Marek L., Wiki J., Deng B., Sharpe H., McCarthy J., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2020) Close proximity to alcohol outlets is associated with increased crime and hazardous drinking: pooled nationally representative data from New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand,: Otara-Papatoetoe Local Council Board, Close proximity to alcohol outlets is associated with increased crime and hazardous drinking: pooled nationally representative data from New Zealand., 15 Sep 2020. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Wade A., Marek L., Tomintz M., McCarthy J., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2020) Water fluoridation, area-level deprivation and dental related hospitalisations.. Christchurch: New Zealand Dental Association: Canterbury Branch Meeting, 26 Feb 2020. (Oral Presentations)

• Jarrett K., López-Ros V., Siddall A., Eloi S., Hobbs M. and Marek L. (2020) Leadership in sport. The Practice of Leadership in Higher Education: Real-world Perspectives on Becoming, Being and Leaving: 150-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780367823849-1311. (Chapters)

• Marek L., Hobbs M., McCarthy J., Wiki J., Tomintz M., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2020) Investigating spatial variation and change (2006–2017) in childhood immunisation coverage in New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine 113292: 113292-113292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113292. (Journal Articles)

• Marek L., Hobbs M., Wiki J., McCarthy J., Tomintz M., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2020) Spatial-temporal patterns of childhood immunisation in New Zealand (2006–2017): an improving pattern but not for all? European Journal of Public Health http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa225. (Journal Articles)

• Marek L., Wiki J. and Hobbs M. (2020) Spatial distribution of health-promoting and health-constraining environments in New Zealand. In NZGS 2020. (Conference Contributions - Published)

• Marek L., Wiki J., Campbell M., Kingham S., Sabel C., Tomintz M. and Hobbs M. (2020) Slipping under the radar: worsened health outcomes in semi-urban areas of New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal 133 1519: 121-125. (Journal Articles)

• Philips S., Summerbell C., Muir C., Hobbs M. and Hillier-Brown F. (2020) A systematic review of the utility, including validity, reliability, and feasibility, of measurement tools used to assess the physical activity and sedentary behaviours of preschool children.. Dublin and online: European and International Congress on Obesity, 17 May 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Schluter PJ., Hobbs M., Atkins H., Mattingley B. and Lee M. (2020) Association between Community Water Fluoridation and Severe Dental Caries Experience in 4-Year-Old New Zealand Children. JAMA Pediatrics 174(10): 969-976. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.2201. (Journal Articles)

• White A., Hills SP., Hobbs M., Cooke CB., Kilduff LP., Cook C., Roberts C. and Russell M. (2020) The physical demands of professional soccer goalkeepers throughout a week-long competitive microcycle and transiently throughout match-play. Journal of Sports Sciences 38(8): 848-854. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1736244. (Journal Articles)

• Daly-Smith A., Morris JL., Hobbs M. and McKenna J. (2019) Commentary on a recent article on the effects of the 'Daily Mile' on physical activity, fitness and body composition: Addressing key limitations. BMC Medicine 17(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1335-4. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M. and Atlas J. (2019) Environmental influences on behaviour and health: a call for creativity and radical shifts in thinking within contemporary research. The New Zealand medical journal 132(1505): 97-99. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M. and McKenna J. (2019) In which population groups are food and physical activity environments related to obesity? Perspectives in Public Health 139(5): 222-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757913919865138. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Ahuriri-Driscoll A., Marek L., Campbell M., Tomintz M. and Kingham S. (2019) Reducing health inequity for Māori people in New Zealand. The Lancet 394(10209): 1613-1614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30044-3. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Green M., Roberts K., Griffiths C. and Mckenna J. (2019) Reconsidering the relationship between fast-food outlets, area-level deprivation, diet quality and body mass index: An exploratory structural equation modelling approach. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 73(9): 861-866. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2018-211798. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Green MA., Wilkins E., Lamb KE., McKenna J. and Griffiths C. (2019) Associations between food environment typologies and body mass index: Evidence from Yorkshire, England. Social Science and Medicine 239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112528. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green MA., Christensen A. and McKenna J. (2019) Examining longitudinal associations between the recreational physical activity environment, change in body mass index, and obesity by age in 8864 Yorkshire Health Study participants. Social Science and Medicine 227: 76-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.027. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green MA., Jordan H., Saunders J., Christensen A. and McKenna J. (2019) Fast-food outlet availability and obesity: Considering variation by age and methodological diversity in 22,889 Yorkshire Health Study participants. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology 28: 43-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2018.11.001. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Marek L., Tomintz M., McCarthy J., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2019) Examining the predictors of childhood obesity using related New Zealand Health Survey data.. University of Canterbury, Christchurch: The University of Canterbury child wellbeing symposium, 28 May 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Tomintz M., McCarthy J., Marek L., Vannier C., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2019) Obesity risk in women of childbearing age in New Zealand: a nationally representative cross-sectional study. International Journal of Public Health 64(4): 625-635. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-019-01239-8. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Wade A., Marek L., Tomintz M., Campbell M., McCarthy J., Sharma K., Jones P. and Kingham S. (2019) Community water fluoridation and dental related ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations (ASH): a pooled cross-sectional study of 1,081,491 childhood hospitalisations. Queenstown: International Medical and Geography Symposium, 30 Jun-5 Jul 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Wade A., Marek L., Tomintz M., McCarthy J., Sharma K., Jones P. and Kingham S. (2019) Change in community water fluoridation, childhood dental ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations (ASH) and the moderating effect of area-level deprivation. Queenstown, New Zealand: New Zealand Geospatial Research Conference (NZGRC), 18 Sep 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Marek L., Campbell M., Hobbs M., Kingham S., Tomintz M. and Greenwell J. (2019) Population transience and healthcare services utilisation in Lakes DHB. Rotorua: Meeting Lakes DHB stakeholders. (Oral Presentations)

• Marek L., Greenwell J., Hobbs M., Tomintz M., Campbell M., Kingham S. and McCarthy J. (2019) Using nationwide linked microdata to examine the effect of transience on the health services utilisation and long-term health conditions. In Caruso G; Gerber P; Jones K; Klein O; Perchoux C (Eds). : 65-65. Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). (Conference Contributions - Published)

• Marek L., Greenwell J., Hobbs M., Tomintz M., Campbell M., Kingham S. and McCarthy J. (2019) Using nationwide linked microdata to examine the effect of transience on the long-term health conditions and health services utilisation. In GEOMED2019: Book of abstracts: 92-92. University of Glasgow. (Conference Contributions - Published)

• Marek L., Hobbs M., Tomintz M., Campbell M., Kingham S. and McCarthy J. (2019) A geospatial analysis of childhood immunisation and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in New Zealand. In GE0MED2019: Book of abstracts: 43-43. University of Glasgow. (Conference Contributions - Published)

• Marek L., Hobbs M., Tomintz M., McCarthy J., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2019) Geospatial analysis of childhood immunisation in New Zealand.. University of Canterbury: The University of Canterbury child wellbeing symposium, 28 May 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Marek L., Tomintz M., McCarthy J., Kingham S., Campbell M., Hobbs M. and Wiki J. (2019) Partnership of academia and government in practice: The Ministry of Health and GeoHealth Laboratory (University of Canterbury) collaboration. In HealthGIS2019: Book of abstracts. (Conference Contributions - Published)

• Tomintz M., Hobbs M., Marek L., Wiki J., John M., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2019) Using related parent-child data to examine associations between childhood, parental and environmental characteristics and childhood obesity. In : 100-100. Glasgow: University of Glasgow. (Conference Contributions - Published)

• Vogel C., Zwolinsky S., Griffiths C., Hobbs M., Henderson E. and Wilkins E. (2019) A Delphi study to build consensus on the definition and use of big data in obesity research. International Journal of Obesity 43(12): 2573-2586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0313-9. (Journal Articles)

• Wade A., Hobbs M. and Green M. (2019) Investigating the relationship between multimorbidity and dental attendance: a cross-sectional study of UK adults. British Dental Journal 226: 138-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2019.47. (Journal Articles)

• Wilkins E., Radley D., Morris M., Hobbs M., Christensen A., Marwa WL., Morrin A. and Griffiths C. (2019) A systematic review employing the GeoFERN framework to examine methods, reporting quality and associations between the retail food environment and obesity. Health and Place 57: 186-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.02.007. (Journal Articles)

• Wilson M., Kingham S., Tomintz M., Campbell M., Lustig A., Dionisio R., Walker D., Hobbs M., Marek L. and Vannier C. (2019) Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau: Annual Report 2018.GRI Toi Hangarau. 1-68. (Reports)

• Collins P., Hobbs M. and Zwonlinsky S. (2018) A longitudinal study exploring the social and built environmental influences on children’s physical activity during the transition from primary to secondary school.. London: International Society for Physical Activity and Health 2018, 1 Sep 2018. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Duncan M., Collins P., Mckenna J., Schoeppe S., Rebar AL., Alley S., Short C. and Vandelanotte C. (2018) Clusters of health behaviours in Queensland adults are associated with different socio-demographic characteristics. Journal of Public Health http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy043. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Lamb K., Wilkins E. and McKenna J. (2018) Associations between the food environment, body mass index and obesity: a longitudinal study.. Hong Kong: International Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018, 5 Jun 2018. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green MA., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2018) Associations between the combined physical activity environment, socioeconomic status, and obesity: a cross-sectional study. Perspectives in Public Health 138(3): 169-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757913917748353. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green MA., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2018) Neighbourhood typologies and associations with body mass index and obesity: A cross-sectional study. Preventive Medicine 111: 351-357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.11.024. (Journal Articles)

• Lakerveld J., Hobbs M., Mackenbach J., Pinho G. and Thornton L. (2018) Addressing methodological challenges in research on upstream determinants of lifestyle behaviours. Hong Kong: International Society for Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018, 5 Jun 2018. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Marek L., Hobbs M., Tomintz M., McCarthy J., Campbell M. and Kingham S. (2018) Spatial, demographic and socioeconomic patterning of childhood immunisation in New Zealand (2006-2017).. University of Canterbury: Health Research Society of Canterbury, 20 Aug 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Saunders J. and Hobbs M. (2018) Behaviour change. Perspectives in Public Health 138(6): 290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757913918801665. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M. (2017) Scrutinising current research on the food environment and obesity: messages of caution for policy makers. Doncaster Town Hall: Doncaster Local Authority - Public Health Knowledge Exchange Research Festival, 1 Oct 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M. and Griffiths C. (2017) Associations between the built environment and obesity: intuitively appealing yet persistently elusive? Cheshire: MoreLife Conference. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M. and Griffiths C. (2017) The obesogenic environment: what does it mean for Sheffield? Sheffield Town Hall: Sheffield Public Health Senior Leadership Meeting. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Daly-Smith A., McKenna J., Quarmby T. and Morley D. (2017) Reconsidering current objectives for physical activity within physical education. British Journal of Sports Medicine http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097328. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Green M., Griffiths C., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2017) How different data sources and definitions of neighbourhood influence the association between food outlet availability and body mass index: a cross-sectional study. Perspectives in Public Health 137(3): 158-161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757913916650916. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Green MA., Griffiths C., Jordan H., Saunders J., Grimmer H. and McKenna J. (2017) Access and quality of parks and associations with obesity: A cross-sectional study. SSM - Population Health 3: 722-729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.07.007. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C. and McKenna J. (2017) Combining ArcGIS and multi-level modelling to gain an understanding of the obesogenic environment. Leeds, UK: Carnegie Research Seminar. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2017) Evidence of an obesogenic environment within the Rotherham and South Yorkshire? Sheffield: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Healthy Weight Networking Group, 02 Feb 2017. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2017) The obesogenic environment: what does it mean for Doncaster? Civic Office, Doncaster: Doncaster Obesity Alliance/Healthy Doncaster Alliance with Director of Public Health. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2017) Associations between the food environment and obesity: how methodological choices impact on outcomes.. Angers, France: International Medical and Geography Symposium 2017, 6 Jul 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2017) Associations between the food environment and obesity: how methodological choices impact on outcomes.. Porto, Portugal: European Congress on Obesity, 22 May 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2017) Neighbourhood typologies and obesity: a latent class analysis approach. Society for Social Medicine 2017, 5 Sep 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2016) Scrutinising the concept of the obesogenic environment.. Sheffield: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) health networking group, 01 Oct 2016. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2016) Associations between the physical activity environment and area-level deprivation and obesity: a cross sectional study of park availability and quality. Cape Town, South Africa: International Society of Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2016, 1 Jun 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2016) Evidence of an influence of the obesogenic environment within South Yorkshire? Cape Town, South Africa: International Society of Behaviour Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016, 8-11 Jun 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Green M., Jordan H., Saunders J. and McKenna J. (2016) Evidence of an influence of the obesogenic environment within South Yorkshire? York, UK: Society for Social Medicine, 1 Sep 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C. and McKenna J. (2015) A geographical mechanism in the rise of obesity? Leeds, UK: Carnegie Research Seminar. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C. and McKenna J. (2015) Evidence of an obesogenic environment within the Rotherham Local Authority? Rotherham Local Authority Obesity Strategy Group. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C. and McKenna J. (2015) Examining the impact of the obesogenic environment on adult weight status. Designed to move physical activity conference. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C. and McKenna J. (2015) Examining the impact of the obesogenic environment on adult weight status. Leeds, UK: GIS Research UK, 5 May 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Pearson N., Foster P. and Biddle S. (2015) Sedentary behaviour and diet across the lifespan: an updated systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine 49: 1179-1188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093754. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M. (2014) Technology: What’s hot about the obesogenic environment. Sport and Physical Activity for Health Research Conference. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Daly-Smith A., Morley D. and McKenna J. (2014) A case study objectively assessing female physical activity levels within the National Curriculum for Physical Education. European Physical Education Review 21(2): 149-161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1356336X14555296. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C. and McKenna J. (2014) Examining the impact of the obesogenic environment on child weight status. The Leeds Metropolitan Postgraduate Research Society. (Oral Presentations)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Gately P. and McKenna J. (2014) Examining the impact of the obesogenic environment on child weight status. UK: Emerging New Researchers in the Geographies of Health and Impairment, 19 Jun 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Hobbs M., Griffiths C., Gately P. and McKenna J. (2014) The Obesogenic Food Environment? Sofia, Bulgaria: European Congress on Obesity 2014, 24 May 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)

• Stevenson C., Hobbs M. and Courneya K. (2014) Physical activity and cancer. In Abrams D; Weil A (Ed.), Integrative Oncology (2nd ed.): 349-372. (Chapters)

• Wilson H., Dickinson F., Griffiths P., Bogin B., Hobbs M. and Varela-Silva I. (2014) Maternal short stature does not predict their children’s fatness indicators in a nutritional dual-burden sample of urban Mexican Maya. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 153(4): 627-634. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22463. (Journal Articles)

• Hobbs M. (2012) Physical activity in the revised National Curriculum for Physical Education.... future directions.. Designed to move: Sport and Physical Activity for Health Research Conference. (Oral Presentations)

Student Supervision

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Current
• PhD - Anderson M: Climate Adaption and Resilient Communities: A systems approach to enhancing local climate risk assessments
• PhD - Chivers L: Exploring the role of weight stigma: a geospatial longitudinal study
• PhD - Deng B: Associations between greenspace exposure and mental health in New Zealand: a longitudinal geospatial study
• PhD - Eggleton P: Investigating associations between earthquake exposure and mental health: a spatiotemporal longitudinal study
• PhD - Kindon A: Defining variations in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm risk in New Zealand: a geospatial analysis
• Masters - Lee J: Investigating reasons for non-attendance at community dental services: a cross-sectional geospatial study
• Masters - Szabady V: Investigating longitudinal associations between the food environment and child body size
Completed
• Summer Student - Lamb J: Examining the feasibility of collecting historical air pollution data in New Zealand
• Summer Student - Millar J: Supporting evidence based road policing in urban Christchurch: a cross-sectional geospatial study

Research Groups