Stuart Biddle PhD, MSc

Stuart Biddle is Professor of Physical Activity and Health and leader of USQ PALs – Physically Active Lifestyles Research Group – in the Institute for Resilient Regions at the University of Southern Queensland, Springfield, Australia. He was Professor at Victoria University, Melbourne, 2014-2017, and at Loughborough University in the UK until 2014. Stuart’s research is on sedentary behaviour and physical activity behaviour change, as well as mental health.

He is Past-President of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) and the European Federation for the Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity (FEPSAC). He has published extensively in psychology, public health, and behavioural medicine and has 12,000 citations on Scopus (H-index = 59). He has been involved in the production of national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines, and has been a consultant to Weight Watchers and Fitness First. His co-authored textbook, ‘Psychology of Physical Activity’ (Routledge), is in its 3rd edition.