職員

• Social-environmental influences on children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviors
• Longitudinal changes of these behaviors
• Physical activity assessment using objective and subjective methods
• Interventions to promote active lifestyle among children

Prof. Huang’s research focuses on physical activity and sedentary behaviors, with a particular reference on understanding the multitude factors that influence such behaviors among children and youth. She is also involved in knowledge transfer projects on promotion of active lifestyle (e.g. as a co-leader of the Active Healthy Kids Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth). Dr Huang’s recent research was funded by General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS). She obtained several scholarships and research fellowships, e.g. the Health and Medical Research Fund Research Fellowship Schemes (HMRF-RFS) from Food and Health Bureau, and Hong Kong - Scotland Partners in Post Doctoral Research from Research Grants Council, and Visiting Scholar of Deakin University.

• Invitation to Social Sciences
• Research Methods
• Weight Management and Healthy Living   
• Theory & Practice in Sport & Recreation Management
• Honours Project
• PhD supervision

• Fellowship, Hong Kong - Scotland Partners of Post Doctoral Research 2012/13. University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong S.A.R. Government.
• CUHK Young Scholars Dissertation Awards 2008, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• Best Paper Award, The 2nd HKASMSS Student Conference on Sport Medicine, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science, 1 Nov, 2008.

Peer-reviewed publications

• Feng, J., Huang, Y.,* Lau, P.W., Wong, S.H., Sit, C.H.P. Movement behaviors and mental health of preschoolers’ primary caregivers in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventive Medicine (accepted)
• Zhang, X.Y., Sun, F.H., Wongpipit, W., Huang, W.Y., Wong, S.H. Accuracy of flash glucose monitoring during postprandial rest and different exercise conditions in overweight or obese young adults. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.732751
• Liu, H.X., Chow, B.C., Liang, W., Hassel, H., Huang, W.Y. (2021) Development and Validation of an eHealth Literacy Scale: Measuring a Broad Spectrum of eHealth Skills in Web 3.0 Context. Journal of Medical Internet Research, doi:10.2196/31627
• Huang, W.Y., Ho, R., Tremblay, M.S., Wong, S.H. (2021) Relationships of physical activity and sedentary behavior with the previous and subsequent nights’ sleep in children and youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sleep Research, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13378
• Feng, J., Zheng, C., Sit, C.H.P., Reilly, J., Huang, W.Y.* (2021) Association between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and health in young children: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1945183.
• Feng, J., Huang, W.Y.,* Reilly, J., Wong, S.H. (2021) Compliance with the WHO 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with body weight status among preschool children in Hong Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2020-1035
• Zheng, C., Feng, J., Huang, W.Y., Wong, S.H. (2021) Associations between weather conditions and physical activity and sedentary time in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health & Place, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102546
• Lee, E.Y., Bain, A., Hunter, S., Ament, A., Sayavera, B., Carson, V., Hakimi, S., Huang, W.Y., Janssen, I., Lee, M., Lim, H., Silva, D.A.S., Tremblay, M.S. (2021) A systematic review on the correlates of outdoor time/outdoor play among children (aged 3-12 years). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18,41. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01097-9
• He, G., Huang, W.Y., Salmon, J., Wong, S.H. (2021) Adaptation and Evaluation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth for Chinese Children (NEWS-CC). BMC Public Health, 21(1):480. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10530-4
• Wongpipit, W., Huang, W., Miyashita, M., Tian, X., Wong, S.H. (2021) Frequency of interruptions to prolonged sitting and postprandial metabolic responses in young, obese, Chinese men. Journal of Sports Sciences,39(12):1376-1385. doi:10.1080/02640414.2021.1874170
• Carver, A., Akram, M., Barnett, A., Huang, W.Y., Gao, Y., Mellecker, R.R., Cerin, E. (2021) Family, school and individual characteristics associated with adolescents’ physical activity at school in Hong Kong: the iHealt(H) study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18:14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01085-z
• Xing, R.R., Huang, W.Y.,^#Sit, C.H.P. (2021) Validity of acceleromety for predicting physical activity and sedentary time in ambulatory children and young adults with cerebral palsy. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 19(1):19-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2020.06.006 (# Corresponding author)
• Zhang, X.Y., Wongpipit, W., Sun, F.H., Sheridan, S., Huang, W., Sit, C.H., Wong, S.H. (2020) Effect of Individualized Exercise Timing on Postprandial Glycemia in Insufficiently Active Young Males who were Overweight/obese: A Randomized Crossover Study. Journal of Nutrition. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa420.
• Lai, L., Cai, L., Tan W., Zeng, X., Sun, F.H., Huang, W.Y., Wong, S.H., Chen, Y. (2020) Adiposity mediates the association of objectively-measured physical activity with cardiorespiratory fitness in children. Childhood Obesity, 16(8):554-563.
• Ugbolue, U.C., …… & COVISTRESS Network. (2020) An Assessment of the Novel COVISTRESS Questionnaire: COVID-19 Impact on Physical Activity, Sedentary Action and Psychological Emotion. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9, 3352; doi:10.3390/jcm9103352.
• Zheng, C., Tian, X.Y., Sun, F.H., Huang, W.Y., Sheridan, S., Wu, Y.L., Wong, S.H. (2020) Associations of sedentary patterns with cardiometabolic biomarkers in physically active young males. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002528.

• Zheng, C., Huang, W.Y., Sheridan, S., Sit, C.H.P., Chen, X., Wong, S.H. (2020) COVID-19 pandemic brings a sedentary lifestyle in young adults: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 6035.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176035

• Chow, B.C., Choi, P.H.N., Huang, W.Y., Pan, C. (2020) Promoting Physical Activity in Group Home Settings: Staff Perspectives through a SWOT Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 5805. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph17165805

• Xing, R.R., Huang, W.Y.,^# Sit, C.H.P. (2020) Validity of acceleromety for predicting physical activity and sedentary time in ambulatory children and young adults with cerebral palsy. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2020.06.006 (# Corresponding author)

• Sun, Y., Wang, A., Yu, S., Hagger, M.S., Chen, X., Fong, S.X.M., Zhang, C.Q., Huang, W.Y., Baker, J.S., Dutheil, F., Gao, Y. (2020) A blended intervention to promote physical activity, health and work productivity among office employees using intervention mapping: a study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 20:994. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09128-z 

• Sit, C.H., Yu, J.J., Huang, W.Y., Wong, M.C., Sum, R.K., Tremblay, M., Wong, S.H. (2020) Results from Hong Kong’s 2019 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth with Special Educational Needs. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 18(3): 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2020.05.004

• Shi, Y., Huang, W.Y., Sit, C.H., Wong, S.H. (2020) Compliance with 24-hour movement guidelines in Hong Kong adolescents: associations with weight status. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 17(3): 287-292.

• Huang, W.Y. and Lee E.Y. (2019) Comparability of activPAL-based estimates of meeting physical activity guidelines for preschool children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 5146. doi:10.3390/ijerph16245146
• Sit, C.H.P., Huang, W.Y., Yu, J. McKenzie, T.L. (2019) Accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time of children with disabilities: seasonal variation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 3163. doi:10.3390/ijerph16173163
• Zheng C., Huang, W.Y., Wong, S.H. Associations of weather conditions with adolescents’ daily physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0309.
• Suen, Y.N., Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Huang, W.Y., Mellecker, R.R. (2019) Associations of Socio-demographic, Family, and Neighborhood Factors with Physical Activity-related Parenting Practices among Hong Kong Preschoolers’ Parents. Maternal and Child Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-018-2689-5
• Shi, Y., Huang, W.Y., Yu, J.J., Sheridan, S., Sit, C.H.P., Wong, S.H.S. (2019) Compliance and Practical Utility of Continuous Wearing of activPALTM in Adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2018-0170
• Cerin, E., Sit, C.H., Wong, S.H., Huang, W.Y., Gao, G.Y., Lai, P.C., Macfarlane, D.J., Barnett, A. (2019) Relative contribution and interactive effects of psychological, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and dietary behaviours in Hong Kong adolescents. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 25(Suppl 2): 34-39.
• Huang, W.Y. and Wong, S.H. (2019) Prospective associations between weekend catch-up sleep, physical activity, and childhood obesity. Childhood Obesity, 15(1): 40-47. DOI: 10.1089/chi.2018.0158
• Huang, W.Y., Wong, S.H.S., Sit, C.H.P., Wong, M.C.S., Sum, R.K.W., Wong, S.W.S., Yu, J.J. (2018) Results of the Hong Kong’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, doi: 10.1016/j.jesf.2018.10.003.
• Aubert, S., Barnes, J. D., Abdeta, C., Nader, P. A., Adeniyi, A. F., Aguilar-Farias, N., Tenesaca, D. S. A., Bhawra, J., Brazo-Sayavera, J., Cardon, G., Chang, C.-K., Nyström, C. D., Demetriou, Y., Draper, C. E., Edwards, L., Emeljanovas, A., Gába, A., Galaviz, K. I., González, S. A., Herrera-Cuenca, M., Huang, W.Y., et al. (2018) Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card grades for children and youth: results and analysis from 49 countries. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 15(S2): S251-S273.
• Aubert, S., Barnes, J.D., Aguilar-Farias, N., Cardon, G., Chang, C.K., Delisle Nyström, C., Demetriou, Y., Edwards, L., Emeljanovas, A., Gába, A., Huang, W.Y., et al. (2018) Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High Human Development Index Countries. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 15(S2): S298-S314.
• Chow, B.C., Choi, P.H.N., Huang, W.Y. (2018) Physical activity and physical fitness of adults with intellectual disabilities in group homes in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, 1370. doi:10.3390/ijerph15071370
• Wang, J.J., Gao, Y., Kwok, H., Huang, W.Y., Li, S., Li, L.P. (2018) Children with intellectual disability are vulnerable to overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study among Chinese children. Childhood Obesity. 14(5): 316-326.
• Shang, B.R., Duan, Y.P., Huang, W.Y., Brehm, W. (2018) Fluctuation – a common but neglected pattern of physical activity behaviour: an exploratory review of studies in recent 20 years. European Journal of Sport Science, 18, 2:266-278. DOI:10.1080/17461391.2017.1417486
• Cerin, E., Sit, C.H.P., Barnett, A., Huang, W.Y., Gao, Y., Wong, S.H., Sallis, J.F. (2017) Reliability of self-report measures of correlates of obesity-related behaviours in Hong Kong adolescents for the iHealt(H) and IPEN Adolescent studies. Archives of Public Health, 75: 38.
• Suen, Y., Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Huang, W.Y., Mellecker, R.R. (2017) Development of physical activity-related parenting practices scales for urban Chinese parents of pre-schoolers: confirmatory factor analysis and reliability. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 14(9), 692-700.  https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0704
• Huang, W.Y., Wong, S.H., He, G. (2017) Is a change to active travel to school an important source of physical activity for Chinese children? Pediatric Exercise Science, 29: 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2016-0001
• Sit, C.H.P., McKenzie, T.L., Cerin, E., Chow, B., Huang, W.Y., Yu, J. (2017) Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children with Different Disabilities at School. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49(2): 292-297. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001097
• Cerin, E., Suen, Y., Barnett, A., Huang, W.Y.J., Mellecker, R. (2017) Validity of a scale of neighbourhood informal social control relevant to preschoolers’ physical activity: A cross-sectional study. Social Science and Medicine – Population Health, 3: 57-65.
• Huang, W.Y., Wong, S.H., Wong, M.C.S., Sit, C.H.P., Sum, R.K.W., He, G. (2016) Results from the Hong Kong 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 13 (Suppl 2), S169-S175.
• Huang, W.Y., Wong, S.H., He, G., Salmon, J. (2016) Isotemporal substitution analysis for sedentary behavior and body mass index. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48 (11): 2135-2141. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001002
• Huang, W.Y. and Wong, S.H. (2016) Time use clusters in children and their associations with sociodemographic factors. Journal of Public Health, 38(2):e106-e113. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdv088
• Wong, S.H., Huang, W.Y.,# and He, G. (2015). Longitudinal changes in objectively measured physical activity differ for weekdays and weekends among Chinese children in Hong Kong. BMC Public Health, 15(1):1310. (#Corresponding author)
• Tanaka, C., Reilly, J.J., Huang, W.Y. (2014) Longitudinal changes in objectively measured sedentary behavior and their relationship with adiposity in children and adolescents: systematic review and evidence appraisal. Obesity Reviews, 15:791-803.
• Cerin, E., Sit, C.H.P., Huang, Y.J., Barnett, A., Macfarlane, D.J., Wong, S.H. (2014). Repeatability of self-report measures of physical activity, sedentary and travel behaviour in Hong Kong adolescents for the iHealt(H) and IPEN – Adolescent studies. BMC Pediatrics, 14: 142.

External Grants

• “Promoting physical activity among primary school children and their families in Hong Kong: A community-based healthy lifestyle program ("F.I.T. Family"), Co-PI 

Grant support: Research Impact Fund 2020-21 (R4018-20), Research Grants Council: HK$4,928,571

• , “Globally Engaged Research Collaborations Involving Graduate Students.” ,Co-I

Grant support: Faculty of Arts and Science, Queen’s University (CAN$10,000). Funding year 2021-2022. (Lee E-Y, Abi Nader P, Bhawra J, Huang WY, Jeon J-Y, Khan A, Liu Y, Loney T, Müller-Riemenschneider F, Paudel S, Subedi N, Tanaka C, Tang Y.)

• “Too tired to move? Temporal and longitudinal associations of social jetlag with physical activity and sedentary behavior in preschool children”, 2020-2021, PI

Grant support: Early Career Scheme (ECS), 2019-2020, RGC, HK$555,800

• “Freedom to explore? An investigation of independent mobility among children residing in an ultra-dense metropolis”, 2018-2019, PI

Grant support: General Research Fund (GRF), 2017-2018, RGC, HK$567,613

• “Evaluation of uptake and impact of physical activity guidelines for preschool children in Hong Kong”, 2017-2019, PI

Grant support: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Research Fellowship Scheme, HK$649,276

• “Compensating for insufficient weekday physical activity and sleep on weekends: associations with obesity risk in adolescents”, 2015-2016, Co-I

Grant support: General Research Fund (GRF), 2015-2016, RGC

• “Promoting Physical Activity among Adolescents in Hong Kong Using an Internet-based Program”, 2014, Co-I

Grant support: Health Care Promotion Fund 2014, Food and Health Bureau

• “A social ecological approach to investigating childhood obesity risk during transition period”, 2012-2013, Co-I

Grant support: Group Research Scheme, CUHK, HK$497,220

• “Understanding the relative contribution and interactive effects of psychological, social and environmental correlates of physical activity, sedentary behaviours and dietary behaviours in Hong Kong adolescents”,2012-2013, Co-I

Grant support: Health and Medical Research Fund (the former Health and Health Services Research Fund), Food and Health Bureau, HK$772,995

• “Home and neighbourhood environment: associations with children's physical activity and obesity-related dietary behaviours”, 2011-2012, Co-I

Grant support: Health and Medical Research Fund (the former Health and Health Services Research Fund), Food and Health Bureau, HK$526,920

Internal Grants

• “Validation of the ActiGraph accelerometer in measuring ambulatory physical activity and sedentary time among children with cerebral palsy”, 2017-2019, PI
  Grant support: Faculty Research Grant, HKBU, HK$149,100
• “Sedentary behavior guidelines for preschool children: compliance and knowledge gaps”, 2016-2017, PI
  Grant support: Faculty Research Grant, HKBU, HK$50,000
• “A pilot on a prospective biweekly data collection procedure for a prospective cohort study on relationship between obesity and physical activity related injuries among secondary school students in Hong Kong”, 2016, Co-I
  Grant support: Faculty Research Grant, HKBU, HK$50,000
• “Active Transport in Children and Adolescents: What Factors Matter?”, 2014-2015, PI
  Grant support: Faculty Research Grant, HKBU, HK$97,500
• “A Cross-sectional Study on Obesity and Risk Factors in Children with Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong”, 2014-2015, Co-I
  Grant support: Faculty Research Grant, HKBU, HK$50,000
• “A pilot study on physical activity-related injury among adolescents in Hong Kong”, 2014-2015, Co-I
  Grant support: Faculty Research Grant, HKBU, HK$100,000

• Associate Editor, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Associate Editor, BMC Public Health
• Associate Editor, Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness
• Reviewer of 20 peer-reviewed journals including International Journal of Obesity, Pediatric Obesity, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, etc.
• Member, Partnerships Committee of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) (Since 2020)
• Member, Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Grant Review Board, Research Council, Food and Health Bureau
• Member, Executive Committee/Research and Publication Committee, Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China (HKPFA)

• Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health (HKSBH) (Since 2015)
• Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science (HKASMSS) (Since 2009)
• International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) (Since 2007)
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (Since 2005)