Philayrath Phongsavan

L2 Supervisor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Orcid identifier0000-0003-2460-5031 (opens in a new tab)⁠

L2 Supervisor
Faculty of Medicine and Health

philayrath.phongsavan@sydney.edu.au (opens in a new tab)

Research areas

Assessing the effectiveness of self-directed and supported (eg. telephone coaching, mobile technologies) on promoting lifestyle behaviour change.

Prevention and control of non-communication diseases in Pacific Islands Countries and Territories.

Relationships between physical activity, mental health/ psychological well-being, physical activity and social cohesion.

Secondary analysis of population-wide social epidemiological datasets.

Research expertise

Developing and evaluating behaviour change intervention strategies.

Evaluating environmental interventions (‘natural experiments’) to influence behaviour change.

Health promotion principles, research and evaluation.

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GRANT
Better mobility and fewer falls for older people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities: co-designed adaptation of an evidence-based digital solution
Medical Research Future Fund1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2030
People funded by this grant:
- Sherrington C,
- Brady B,
- Dawson R,
- de Barros Pinheiro M,
- Hassett L
GRANT
Enhancing primary care workforce capacity and cultural competency to optimise early childhood growth: a co-design approach
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2025
People funded by this grant:
- Baur L,
- Taki S,
- Denney-Wilson E,
- Wen LM,
- Phongsavan P
GRANT
Rewarding Research 2024
Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2024
People funded by this grant:
- Phongsavan P
GRANT
Active Women over 50 in rural, regional and remote areas: an effectiveness-implementation trial
Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2027
People funded by this grant:
- Houssami N,
- Biswas R,
- Gilchrist H,
- Bauman A,
- McKeon G
GRANT
Active Women over 50: an effectiveness-implementation randomised controlled trial
Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
People funded by this grant:
- Rosenbaum S,
- Tiedemann A,
- Houssami N,
- Wallbank G,
- Sherrington C
GRANT
Adolescent-led transformation of preventive and public health research using citizen science
Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
People funded by this grant:
- Champion K,
- Mihrshahi S,
- Partridge S,
- Cheng HLH,
- Phongsavan P
GRANT
Choose To Move Sydney
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2023
People funded by this grant:
- Wolfenden L,
- Kite J,
- Sherrington C,
- Souza De Oliveira J,
- McKay H
GRANT
Promotion of evidence-based physical activity for older adults and people with disabilities by health professionals
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)12 Nov 2021
People funded by this grant:
GRANT
A partnership approach linking two randomised controlled trials for optimising early obesity prevention programs for children under 3 years
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Apr 2019
People funded by this grant:
- Taki S,
- Phongsavan P,
- Rissel C,
- Wen LM,
- Hayes A
GRANT
Better participation in exercise for people aged 50 and people with physical disabilities through health professional education
Department of Health (Federal)1 Jan 2019
People funded by this grant:
- Sherrington C,
- Tiedemann A,
- Hassett LM,
- Bauman A,
- Phongsavan P
GRANT
Understanding Australian school teachers health needs: unwrapping the potential for prevention
Teachers Health Foundation1 Jan 2019
People funded by this grant:
- Phongsavan P,
- Bauman A
GRANT
Prevention Research Collaboration
NSW Health - The Health Administration Corporation1 Jul 2017
People funded by this grant:
- Baur L,
- Freeman B,
- Phongsavan P,
- King L,
- Allman-Farinelli M
GRANT
CDIP Industry & Community Engagement Fund 2016 - USYD and NSW Office of Sport - BILL BELLEW
DVC Research1 Jan 2016
People funded by this grant:
- Baur L,
- Bellew W,
- Bauman A,
- Phongsavan P
GRANT
Evaluating Flexible Delivery in the Get Healthy Information and Coaching Serviceâ A Partnership Project between the NSW Ministry of Health, Healthways, Healthdirect, the University of Sydney and the University of Queensland (opens in a new tab)⁠
National Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
People funded by this grant:
- Eakin E,
- Phongsavan P,
- Goode A,
- O'Hara B,
- Fjeldsoe B
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GRANT
Improving outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease in the NSW community
National Heart Foundation of Australia1 Jan 2014
People funded by this grant:
- Phongsavan P,
- Ding DM,
- Bauman A,
- Kitharides L,
- Chalmers J
GRANT
RES: Funding Agreement with Health Administration Corporation - NSW Research Program for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Prevention (PANOP) - (Prof Adrian Bauman)
Health Administration Corporation1 Jan 2014
People funded by this grant:
- Baur L,
- Salkeld G,
- Passey M,
- Gill T,
- King L
GRANT
Developing a non-communicable disease prevention collaboration in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; promoting Vietnam; promoting healthy lifetsyle through a workplace based program for health and non-health government workforce
DVC International1 Jan 2011
People funded by this grant:
- Phongsavan P
GRANT
Nauru Diabetes Validation Study
World Health Organization (WHO)1 Jan 2006
People funded by this grant:
- Phongsavan P
GRANT
Not known
Ross Family Trust1 Jan 2005
People funded by this grant:
- Booth M,
- Phongsavan P
GRANT
Poverty project - Secondary Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance Data for Associations with Poverty
World Health Organisation (WHO), Philippines1 Jan 2005
People funded by this grant:
- Bhushana A,
- Phongsavan P,
- Galea G

RESEARCH INTERESTs

FUNDED RESEARCH