Education:

Positions and Honors:

2005-present Associate Professor; Kansas State University; Department of Kinesiology and Community Health Institute

2003-2005 Assistant Professor; Kansas State University; Department of Kinesiology and Office of Community Health

2000-2003 NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in Population Health; School of Human Movement Studies; The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

1999-2000 Research Assistant Professor; University of South Carolina, Columbia

1998-1999 Assistant Professor in Physical and Health; Auburn University, Department of Health and Human Performance, Alabama

1997-1998 Project Director – Promotion of Physical Activity in High School Girls; University of South Carolina

Honors

Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Research Fellowship – 2002
International Life Science Institute Physical Activity Nutrition Fellow – 1999
USC School of Public Health Doctoral Achievement Award – 1998
Member of the Delta Omega Society for Public Health – 1998
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Graduate Endeavors – University of South Carolina – 1997
Member of Student Affairs Committee – American College Sports Medicine – 1995-97
Student Representative Southeastern Regional Chapter American College Sports Medicine – 1995-97
Outstanding Presentation – North American Society Pediatric Exercise Medicine – 1996
South Carolina Public Health Association Student Research Award – 1995
Oregon State University Dean’s List – 1989-90
Oregon State University Athletic Department Academic Honor Roll – 1987-89

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Research Grants 2004 - 2005:

As Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator (chronological order with most recent first)

Trost, Fees, Dzewaltowski (2004)
The impact of a move and learn curriculum on physical activity in preschool children
United Methodist Health Ministry Fund ($99,600)

Trost (2004-2005)
Kansas Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Project (K-CHAMP)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment ($13,3334)

Davison, Birch, Downs, Trost (2004-2008)
Childhood Predictors of Adolescent Girls' Physical Activity
Subcontract to Kansas State - NIH - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ($49,699)

Newton, Robel, Kennedy (2004-2005)
Trost - Evaluation Consultant
Developing Healthy PAC-CATS (Personal Assessment Challenge to Choose Activities for Today's Success)
Sunflower Foundation ($5,000)

Simon, Siepl-Coates (2004-2005)
Trost - Evaluation Consultant
SLIMDOWNtown: Reducing Obesity through Community Redevelopment.
Sunflower Foundation ($6,000)

Fees, Murray, Trost, Haar, Crowe (2005)
Design and evaluation of a child's apparel product to house movement and sound receptors for measurement of language and physical activity
KSU Faculty Development Award ($1,100)

Dzewaltowski, Trost, Milliken, Coleman (2005-2008)
Healthy Out-of-School Club Places for Obesity Prevention Project
United States Department of Agriculture ($900,000)

Owen, Bauman, Brown, Trost (2003-2008)
Building capacity for physical activity research in population health
NHMRC (AUD $2,100,000).

Shaw, Brown, Trost, Shannon (2003-2006)
The impact of lifestyle change program in Aboriginal people with type 2 diabetes
NHMRC (AUD $340,000)

Ziviani, Trost, MacDonald, Jenkins (2003-2006)
Physical activity in the construction of occupation of primary school aged children
Australian Research Commission (AUD $150,000).

Brown, Trost, Marshall, Green (2003-2004)
Increasing physical activity in the general practice setting: a randomised trial to test the efficacy of three strategies
National Heart Foundation of Australia (AUD $100,000).

Trost, S. (2003)
Physical activity in preschool children
University of Queensland Early Career Research Grant (AUD $25,400).

Trost, S. (2002-2003)
Discussion paper for the development of recommendations for children’s and youth’s participation in physical activity
Department of Health and Aged Care (AUD $15,175).

Brown, Trost, Eakin, Mummery (2001-2003)
The development of a multi-strategy health promotion project focusing on physical activity and social determinants of health
Queensland Health (AUD $800,000).

MacDonald, Trost, Hooper, Pendleton (2001-2003)
Evaluation of the Chillout and Black Diamonds Programs
Brisbane City Council (AUD $50,000).

Completed Research Support (chronological order with most recent first)

Trost, S. (2002-2003)
Career development grant in population health
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (AUD $400,000).

MacDonald, Trost, Hooper (2002)
Review of the Active Australia Schools Network
Australian Sports Commission (AUD $29,967)

Trost, S. (2001-2002)
Comparison study of physical activity for use in Australian population surveys
Dept of Health and Aged Care(AUD $86,428).

Trost, Brown, Batch (2000-2002)
Effects of moderate physical activity on insulin sensitivity and other components of the insulin resistance syndrome in obese adolescents
University of Queensland Small Grants (AUD $30,000).

Trost, S. (2000-2002)
Effects of moderate exercise training in obese youth with impaired glucose tolerance
Life Fitness Institute (USD $5,000).

Trost, S. (1998)
Auburn University Small Equipment Grant (USD $4,920).

Trost, S. (1997)
Objective monitoring of physical activity in youth: A population-based approach
Life Fitness Institute (USD $2,500).

As Investigator:

Pate, Trost (1999-2000)
Social and Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity in Preschool Children
Gerber Baby Foods (Novartis Corp) (USD $139,690). (20% effort)

Pate, Ward, Saunders, Felton, Dishman, Trost (R.R. Pate, P.I.) (1997-2000)
Promotion of Physical Activity in High School Girls
NIH – National Heart Lung Blood Institute (USD $2,300,000). (10% effort)

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Publications 2004 - 2005

(in chronological order with most recent first)

Conwell L., Trost S.G., Brown W.J., Batch J. (2004). Indices of Insulin Resistance and Secretion in Obese Children and Adolescents: A Validation Study. Diabetes Care, 27:314-319.

Dowda M., Pate R.R., Trost S.G., Almeida M.A., Sirard J. (2004). Influence of preschool policies and practices on children's physical activity. Journal of Community Health, 29:183-196.

Brown W., Bauman A., Chey T., Trost S.G., Mummery K. (2004). Convergent validity of surveys to measure physical activity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28;128-134.

Brown W., Trost S.G., Bauman A., Mummery K., Owen N. (2004). Test-retest reliability of physical activity measures used in Australian population surveys. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 7:205-215.

Trost S.G. (2004). School physical education in the post report era: An analysis from public health. Journal of Teaching Physical Education, 23:316-335.

Pate R.R., Pfeiffer K.A., Trost S.G., Ziegler P., Dowda M. (2004). Physical activity in children attending preschools. Pediatrics, 114:1258-1263.

Dowda M., Pate R.R., Felton G., Saunders R., Ward D.S., Dishman R.K., Trost S.G. (2004). Physical activities and sedentary pursuits in African American and While girls. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75:352-360.

Lee K.S., Trost S.G. (2005). Validity and reliability of the Three-Day Physical Activity Recall (3DPAR) in Singaporean adolescents. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76:101-106.

Ritchie C., Trost S.G., Brown W., Armit C. (2005). Reliability and validity of physical fitness field tests for adults aged 55 to 70 years. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 8:61-70.

Strong W.B., Malina R.M., Blimkie C.J., Daniels S.R., Dishman R.K., Gutin B., Hergenroeder A.C., Must A., Nixon P.A., Pivarnik J.M., Rowland T., Trost S.G., Trudeau F. (2005). Evidence based physical activity for school-age youth. Journal of Pediatrics, 146:732-737.

Sirard J.R, Trost S.G., Pfeiffer K.A., Dowda M., Pate R.R. (2005). Calibration and evaluation of an objective measure of physical activity in preschool children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3:345-357.

Armit C.M., Brown W.J. Ritchie C.B, Trost S.G. (In Press). Promoting physical activity to older adults: a preliminary evaluation of three general practice strategies. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.

Tweedy S.M., Trost S.G. (2005). Validity of accelerometry for measurement of activity in people with brain injury. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37:1474-1480.

Armit C.M., Brown W.J., Ritchie C.B., Trost S.G. (In Press). Promoting physical activity to older adults: a preliminary evaluation of three general practice strategies. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.

Trost S.G., McIver K.L., Pate R.R. (2005). Conducting accelerometer-based activity assessments in field-based research. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37(11 suppl):S531-543.

Masse L.C., Fuemmeler B.F., Anderson C.B., Matthews C.E., Trost S.G., Catellier D.J., Treuth M. (2005). Accelerometer data reduction: A comparison of four data reduction algorithms on select outcome variables. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37(11 suppl):S544-554.

Trost S.G., Way R., Okely A.D. (In Press). Predictive validity of three Actigraph energy expenditure equations for children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

Lee K.S., Trost S.G. (In Press). Physical activity patterns of Singaporean adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science.

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