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Research Contributions

Publications & Reports

• More A, Jackson B, Dimmock JA, Thornton AL, Colthart A, Furzer BJ. “It‘s like a counselling session … but you don’t need to say anything:” Exercise program outcomes for youth within a drug and alcohol treatment service. Psych Sport Exer. 2018 Jul.  

• More A, Jackson B, Dimmock JA, Thornton AL, Colthart A & Furzer BJ. (2017). Exercise in the treatment of youth substance use disorders: Review and recommendations. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 1839. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01839

• Wright KE, Furzer BJ, Licari MK, Thornton AL, Dimmock JA, Naylor LH, et al. Physiological characteristics, self-perceptions, and parental support of physical activity in children with, or at risk of, developmental coordination disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2018 Jun 16.  

• Furzer BJ, Bebich-Philip MD, Wright KE, Reid SL, Thornton AL. Reliability and validity of the adapted Resistance Training Skills Battery for Children. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2018 Aug;21(8):822–7. 

• Bebich-Philip MB, Thornton AT, Wright KE, Reid SR & Furzer BJ  Adaptation of the resistance training skills battery for use in children across the motor proficiency spectrum, Pediatric Exercise Science, 2016; 28: 3: 473-480.

Abstracts & Presentations

• Wright K, Furzer BJ, Licari M, Dimmock J & Jackson B.  "Exploring the influence of parent coaches to improve motivation and confidence towards physical activity in children"  Society for Mental Health Research, Australia, 2018. Poster.

• Furzer BJ, More A, Jackson B, Dimmock J, Thornton A, Colthart A, Wright K, Warner D. “Evaluating an exercise program for youth within the Western Australia Drug and Alcohol Youth Service”. ESSA Research to Practice, April 2018, Oral Presentation

• Wright, K, Furzer BJ, Licari M, Dimmock J, Jackson B. “Examining relationships between child physical activity levels, child self-perceptions and parental physical activity support” ESSA Research to Practice, April 2018, Poster

• Wright, K, Furzer BJ, Licari M, Reid S, Dimmock J, Jackson B, Thornton A. “Investigating strength profiles and hypermobility in children with varying levels of movement proficiency” ESSA Research to Practice, April 2018. Poster

• Furzer, B., Rebar, A., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Thornton, A., Wright, K., Coltart, A. “Exercise enjoyment, relapse prevention efficacy, and health outcomes for youth within a drug and alcohol treatment service”. Society for Mental Health Research, Australia, 2018. Poster.

• Furzer, B., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Thornton, A., Wright, K., Coltart, A., More, A., Warner, D., Kramer, B., Arpino, A. “It’s like a counselling session… but you don’t need to say anything:” Exercise program outcomes for youth within a drug and alcohol treatment service”. Society for Mental Health Research, Australia, 2018. Oral Presentation.

• Furzer BJ, Wright KE & Thornton AL (2017). Exercise & the ADHD Brain. Learning and Attentional Disorders WA Seminar, Perth Western Australia.

• Reid SL, Thornton AL, Furzer BJ, Willis C, Wright KE, Reynolds JE & Licari MK (2017). We Like to Move-it, Move-it... Exercise Prescription for Children with DCD. 12th International Conference for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD12), Fremantle, Australia.

• Wright KE Licari MK, Thornton AL, Jackson B, Dimmock JA, Naylor LH, Reid SL & Furzer BJ (2017). Physiological characteristics and generalised self-efficacy of children with low movement proficiency and the impact on physical activity. 12th International Conference for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD12), Fremantle, Australia.

• Wright KE, Thornton AL, Bebich-Philip M, Licari M & Furzer BJ (2016). Investigating the relationship between hypermobility and movement proficiency in children between 6-12 yrs old. European Academy of Childhood Disability 2016 International Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.

• Wright KE, Licari MK, Naylor LH, Reid SL, & Furzer BJ. Investigating the relationship between physical activity andcardio-respiratory fitness in children with and without low movement proficiency.  Exercise & Sports Science Australia Research to Practice, April 2016, Melbourne, Australia.

• Furzer BJ, Bebich-Philip M, Wright KE Reid SL & Thornton A. Reliability and validity of the adapted Resistance Training Skills Battery for children. FINALIST in the Aspire Academy Early Career Researcher Award – Exercise & Sports Science Australia Research to Practice, April 2016, Melbourne, Australia.

• Wright KE, Furzer BJ, and Thornton AL. A comparison of strength profiles in children screened using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, June 2016, Montreal, Canada.

• Thornton AL, Wright KE Licari MK, & Furzer BJ. Exploring strength and hypermobility in children without joint hypermobility syndromes across a spectrum of movement proficiency.  North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, June 2016, Montreal, Canada.

• Examining the impact of physiological characteristics and Wright KE, Thornton AL, Licari MK & Furzer BJ. generalised self-efficacy on children’s physical activity levels across the movement proficiency spectrum: Preliminary findings. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, June 2016, Montreal, Canada.

• Furzer BJ, Thornton AL, Bebich-Philip M & Reid SL (2015). Reliability of the modified Resistance Training Skills Battery for children with movement impairments. 11th International Conference on Developmental Coordinator Disorder, July 2015, Toulouse, France.

• Thornton AL, Furzer BJ, Reid SL & Licari ML (2015).  Characteristics of children presenting to exercise programs for those with movement impairments. 11th International Conference on Developmental Coordination Disorder, July 2015, Toulouse, France.

• Wright KE, Thornton AL, Licari MK, Reid SL, Girschik J & Furzer BJ (2015). Sleep characteristics or children with motor impairments.  11th International Conference on Developmental Coordination Disorder, July 2015, Toulouse, France.