Simon Marshall, ENS

Appointment year at SDSU - 2002

Contact Information

Office location: ENS 141
Telephone number: (619) 594-7272
FAX number: (619) 594-6553
e-mail: smarshal@mail.sdsu.edu

Education

B.Sc., Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool, UK. - 1991

M.A., San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. - 1995

Ph.D., Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. - 2002

Major Curricular Responsibilities

ENS 793 Exercise & Sport Psychology Internship
ENS 696 Psychological Aspects of Exercise and Physical Activity Behavior
ENS 689 Applied Psychology for Superior Performance
ENS 602 Research Evaluation in Exercise and Nutritional Sciences
ENS 461 Sport Psychology
ENS 330 Exercise & Wellness Across the Lifespan

Academic Interests

Physical activity and public health; Behavioral epidemiology
Measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior
Determinants of sedentary behavior, particularly television viewing and video-game use among children and adolescents
Ecological Momentary Assessment

Professional Affiliations

Editorial Board: Psychology of Sport & Exercise (Elsevier Science)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)

Grant Involvement:

ONGOING
Marshall, S.J. (PI)
Title: Special Interest Project #9: Investigation of Pedometers and Step Counters for Physical Activity Promotion. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The purpose of this study is to (a) translate current physical activity recommendations into pedometer-based step indices, and (b) evaluate the efficacy and sustainability of a pedometer-based walking intervention designed to increase levels of moderate intensity physical activity in an underserved Latino community sample.

Macera, C.A. (PI)
Title: Fitness and Exercise for People with Arthritis (FEPA). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The purpose of this project is to develop, implement, and evaluate the effects of a non-aquatic physical activity program on health-related and functional fitness in adults with arthritis.
Role: Co-Investigator

COMPLETED
Marshall, S.J. (PI)
Title: The Development and Validation of a Diary-based Measure of Youth Sedentary Behavior. Faculty Development Program mini-grant. College of Professional Studies & Fine Arts, San Diego State University. Jan 2003-July 2003.

Marshall, S.J. (PI)
Title: Finding the Couch Kids: Computerized Assessment of Sedentary Behavior among Youth (CASBY). Grant-in-Aid award, San Diego State University Foundation, San Diego State University. Jan 2003-July 2004. Development and validation of a novel measure of physical inactivity among youth.
Role: Co-Investigator

Biddle, S.J.H. (PI)
Sedentary Teenagers and Inactive Lifestyles (S.T.I.L.) project. British Heart Foundation, Sept 2001 - Sept. 2004. National and Longitudinal study of adolescent sedentary behaviour and physical activity.
Role: Co-Investigator

Biddle, S.J.H. (PI)
Prevalence of Sedentary Behaviour among Scottish Youth. Health Education Board for Scotland, Sept 2002 - Sept. 2004. National study of adolescent sedentary behaviour and physical activity.
Role: Co-Investigator

Selected Refereed Publications:

Marshall, S.J., Jones, D.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Reis, J.P., Levy, S., Macera, C.A., & Kohl, H.W. (2007). Race/ethnicity and leisure time physical inactivity: moderating effects of social class and occupational physical activity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 39(1)

Bryant, M., Lucove, J.C., Evenson, K.R., & Marshall, S.J. (2007). Measurement of television viewing in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews.

Marshall. S.J., Gorely, T., Biddle, S.J.H., (2006). A descriptive epidemiology of youth sedentary behavior: A review and critique. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 333-349.

Davison, K.K., Marshall, S.J., Birch, L. (2006). Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between television viewing and body fatness among 7-11 year old girls. Journal of Pediatrics, 149, 32-37

Spanier, P.A., Marshall., S.J., & Faulkner, G. (2006). Tackling the Obesity Epidemic: A Call for Sedentary Behavior Research. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 97(3), 255-257

Murdey, I., Cameron, N., Biddle, S. J. H., Marshall, S. J., & Gorely, T (2005). Short-term changes in sedentary behavior during adolescence: Project STIL (Sedentary Teenagers and Inactive Lifestyles). Annals of Human Biology, 32(3): 283–296.

Marshall. S.J., Gorely, T., Biddle, S.J.H., Cameron, N., & Murdey, I. (2004). Couch kids: Correlates of television viewing among youth. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11(3), 152-163.

Marshall, S.J. Biddle, S.J.H., Gorely, T., Cameron, N., & Murdey, I.M. (2004). Relationships between media use, body fatness and physical activity among children and youth: a meta-analysis. International Journal of Obesity, 28, 1238-1246.

McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Prochaska, J.J., Conway, T.L., Marshall, S.J., and Rosengard, P. (2004). Evaluation of a two-year school physical education intervention: M-SPAN. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36. 1382-1388

Murdey, I., Cameron, N., Biddle, S. J. H., Marshall, S. J., & Gorely, T. (2004). Pubertal development and sedentary behavior during adolescence. Annals of Human Biology, 31(4) 75-86.

Biddle, S. J. H., Gorely, T., Marshall, S. J., Murdey, I., & Cameron, N. (2003). Physical activity and sedentary behaviors in youth: Issues and controversies. Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health. 124(1), 29-33.

Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Conway, T. L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Zive, M.M., Marshall, S.J., & Alcaraz, J.E. (2003). Environmental interventions for eating and physical activity. A randomized controlled trial in middle schools. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24(3), 209-217.

Marshall, S.J., Biddle, S.J.H., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., & Conway, T.L. (2002). Clustering of sedentary behaviors and physical activity among youth: a cross-national study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14(4), 401-417.

Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Pelletier, R.L., Powers, H.S., Marshall, S.J., Zive, M.M., & Elder, J.P. (2002). What Do Middle School Children Bring in Their Bag Lunches? Preventive Medicine, 34(2), 422-427.

Powers, H. S., Conway, T. L., McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., & Marshall, S. J. (2002). Participation in extracurricular physical activity programs in middle schools. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 187-192

Zive, M.M., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Conway, T.L., Pelletier, R.L., Marshall, S.J., & Sallis, J.F. (2002). Sources of dietary fat in middle schools. Preventive Medicine, 35, 376-382.

Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L. Conway, T.L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Marshall, S.J., Alcaraz, J.E., Rosengard, P., Strelow, J., & Powers, H. (2002). Promoting and measuring youth physical activity throughout the school day: Project M-SPAN. Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis, 7 (supplement), 44-53. (published in Estonia).

Marshall, S.J. and Biddle, S.J.H. (2001). The transtheoretical model of behaviour change: A meta analysis of applications to physical activity and exercise. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 23(4), 229-246.

Sallis, J. F., Conway, T. L., Prochaska, J. J., McKenzie, T. L., Marshall, S. & Brown, M. (2001). The association of school environments with youth physical activity. American Journal of Public Health, 91(4), 618-620.

Hoefer, W. R., McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Marshall, S. J., & Conway, T. L. (2001). Parental provision of transportation for adolescent physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(1), 48-51.

McKenzie, T. L., Marshall, S. J., Sallis, J. F., & Conway, T. (2000). Leisure time physical activity in school environments: An observational study using SOPLAY. Preventive Medicine, 30, 70-77.

McKenzie, T. L., Marshall, S.J., Sallis, J. F. & Conway, T. L. (2000). Student activity levels, lesson context, and teacher behavior during middle school physical education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71(3), 249-259. (AERA Exemplary Paper Award, 2001)

McKenzie, T. L., LaMaster, K. J., Sallis, J. F., Marshall, S. J. (1999). Classroom teachers' leisure time physical activity and their conduct of physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 19, 126-132.

Marcoux, M.F., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.J., Armstrong, C.A., and Goggin, K.J. (1999). Process evaluation of a physical activity self-management program for children: SPARK. Psychology and Health, 14, 659-677.

Jones, L.R., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Marshall, S.J., & Pelletier, R.L. (1999). Ethnic and gender differences in requests for and use of low /non-fat foods in bag lunches. Journal of School Health, 69(8), 332-336.

Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Kolody, B., Lewis, M., & Marshall, S.J., & Rosengard, P. (1999). Effects of health-related physical education on academic achievement: Project SPARK. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 70(2), 127-134. (AERA SIG Exemplary Paper, 2000)

Nichols, J.F., Douglass, D.W., Buono, M.J., McKelvey, S., & Marshall, S.J. (1999). Endurance performance effects of hyperoxic vs. normoxic breathing during interval training in female cyclists. Journal of Exercise Physiology - Online. January, 12(1).

Marshall, S. J., Sarkin, J.A., Sallis, J.F., and McKenzie, T.L. (1998). Tracking of health-related fitness components in youth ages 9 to 12. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(6), 910-916.

Sarkin, J.S., Marshall, S.J., Larson, K.A., Calfas, K.J., and Sallis, J.F. (1998). A comparison of methods of recruitment to a health promotion program for university seniors. Preventive Medicine, 27, 562-571.

Selected Honors & Awards

Finalist - International Olympic Committee (IOC) Prince Alexandre De Merode Award, 2002.
Finalist - Young Investigators Award, 2000, European College of Sports Science.
1999, 2001 Exemplary Paper Awards - American Educational Research Association (AERA) (SIG-- Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education).

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