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Original refereed publications

  1. Davis et al (2025) The contribution of crime to the longitudinal relationship between neighbourhood disadvantage and mental well-being, 2009 to 2016. Social Science and Medicine, 118631.

  2. Reid, R. A., Mavoa, S., Foster, S., Gilmartin-Thomas, J., & Rachele, J. N. (2025) Spatially consistent annual Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) data for Australian statistical areas, 1996- 2021. Annals of Epidemiology.

  3. Reid, R. A., Mavoa, S., Gilmartin-Thomas, J., Foster, S., & Rachele, J. N. (2025). Associations between neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and psychological distress among Australian adults: longitudinal analysis of the HILDA Survey (2007-2021). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

  4. Rachele, J. N., Loh, V., Timperio, A., Veitch, J., Thomas, R., Reid, B. A., & Brown, W. J. (2025) Socioeconomic inequalities in physical function decline: multilevel longitudinal results from the HABITAT study. BMC Public Health, 25, 2378.

  5. Nkemdilim, J., Loh, V., Reid, R. A., Rachele, J. N. (2025). Associations between neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and body mass index: Longitudinal evidence from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (2006-2021). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

  6. Xing, R., Rachele, J. N., Matolic, T., Loh, V., Cerin, E., Jiao, J., Huang, W. Y., Pedisic, Z. (2025). Associations between parental perceptions of neighbourhood environment and physical activity in children and adolescents: a systematic review including 149 studies. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, 32(2), 99.

  7. Carver, A., Rachele, J. N., Sugiyama, T., Giles-Corti, B., Burton, N. W., & Turrell, G. (2024). Public greenspace and mental wellbeing among mid-older aged adults: Findings from the HABITAT longitudinal study. Health & Place 89: 103311.

  8. Xing, R., Wang, R., Zopf, E. M., Rachele, J. N., Wang, Z., Li, Y., & Zhu, W. (2024). Effects of qigong exercise on physical fitness and patient-reported health outcomes in lung cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(2), 99.

  9. Rachele, J. N., Burn, G., Burke, K., & Alisic, E. (2024). Improving inclusion for children and young people with a disability in inner-city Melbourne, Australia. Cities, 150, 105103.

  10. Rachele, J. N., Mavoa, S., Sugiyama, T., Kavanagh, A., Giles-Corti, B., Brown, W. J., ... & Turrell, G. (2024). Changes in neighbourhood walkability and body mass index: An analysis of residential mobility from a longitudinal multilevel study in Brisbane, Australia. Health & Place, 87, 103245.

  11. Zhang, B., Loh, V., Reid, R. A., Nyanhanda, T., Jamalishahni, T., Turrell, G., & Rachele, J. N. (2024). The moderating effects of greenspace on the association between neighbourhood disadvantage and obesity among mid-to-older aged Australian adults. Health & Place, 87, 103263.

  12. Reid, R. A., Foster, S., Mavoa, S., & Rachele, J. N. (2024). Associations between changes in crime and changes in walking for transport with effect measure modification by gender: A fixed-effects analysis of the multilevel longitudinal HABITAT study (2007–2016). Health & Place, 85, 103163.

  13. Rachele, J. N., Disney, G., Milner, A., Thomas, R., Le Busque, J., Reid, R. A., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2024). Examining variation in the relationship between disability and physical activity across Australian local government areas. Journal of Public Health Policy, 1-11.

  14. Van Dyke, N., Drinkwater, E. J., & Rachele, J. N. (2022). Improving the accuracy of self-reported height and weight in surveys: an experimental study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22(1), 1-14.

  15. Paine, N., Lowe, M., Rachele, J. N., & Turrell, G. (2022). “I'm definitely not socially excluded!”-Perceptions of social exclusion among Australian government housing residents aged 80 and older who live alone. Journal of Aging Studies, 61, 101011.

  16. Mann, E. M., Heesch, K. C., Rachele, J. N., Burton, N. W., & Turrell, G. (2022). Individual socioeconomic position, neighbourhood disadvantage and mental well-being: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis of mid-age adults. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-10.

  17. Paine, N., Rachele, J. N., & Turrell, G. (2022). Sociodemographic characteristics and social exclusion among the oldest old. Australasian Journal on Ageing.

  18. Rachele, J. N., Wang, J., Wijnands, J. S., Zhao, H., Bentley, R., & Stevenson, M. (2021). Using machine learning to examine associations between the built environment and physical function: A feasibility study. Health & Place, 70, 102601. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102601 

  19. Saghapour, T., Giles-Corti, B., Rachele, J. N., Turrell, G. (2021) A cross-sectional and longitudinal study of neighbourhood disadvantage and cardiovascular disease and the mediating role of physical activity.
    Preventive Medicine, 147. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106506.

  20. Badji, S., Badland, H., Rachele, J. N., Petrie, D. (2021) Public transport availability and healthcare use for Australian adults aged 18-60 years, with and without disabilities. Journal of Transport and Health, 20. DOI: 10.​1016/​j.​jth.​2020.​101001

  21. Turrell, G., Nathan, A., Burton, N.W., Brown, W. J., McElwee, P., Barnett, A. G,. Pachana, N.A., Oldenburg, B., Rachele, J. N., Giskes, K., Giles-Corti, B. (2020) Cohort Profile: HABITAT – a longitudinal multilevel study of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health and functioning in mid-to-late adulthood. International Journal of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa175 

  22. Rachele, J. N., Wiesel, I., van Holstein, E., Feretopoulos, V., de Fries, T., Green, C., Bicknell, E. (2020) Feasibility and the care-full just city: Overlaps and contrasts in the views of people with disability and local government officers. Cities, 100, 102650.

  23. Fortune, N., Badland, H., Clifton, S., Emerson, E., Rachele, J. N., Stancliffe, R. J., Zhou, Q., Llewellyn, G. (2020) The Disability and Wellbeing Monitoring Framework: data, data gaps, and policy implications. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12983

  24. Rachele, J. N., Disney. G., Milner, A., Emerson, E., Krnjaki, L., Kavanagh, A. (2020) Violence and mental health: does disability make a difference? Epidemiology

  25. Ghani, F., Rachele, J. N., Loh, V.H.Y., Washington, S., Turrell, G. (2019) Do differences in social environments explain gender differences in recreational walking across neighbourhoods? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 1980

  26. Foster, S., Hooper, P., Burton, N. W., Brown, W. J., Giles-Corti, B., Rachele, J. N., & Turrell, G. (2019) Safe environments: Does the association between neighbourhood crime and walking differ by neighbourhood disadvantage? Environment and Behavior

  27. Rachele, J. N., Schmid, C. J., Brown, W. J., Nathan, A., Kamphuis, C. B. M., & Turrell, G. (2019). A multilevel study of neighborhood disadvantage, individual socioeconomic position, and body mass index: Exploring cross-level interaction effects. Preventive Medicine Reports, 14, 100844. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100844

  28. Sugiyama, T., Rachele, J. N., Gunn, L. D., Burton, N., Brown, W. J., & Turrell, G. (2019) Land use proportion and walking: Application of isometric substitution analysis. Health and Place, 57, 352-357

  29. Loh, V. H. Y., Rachele, J. N., Brown, W. J., Ghani, F., Washington, S., & Turrell, G. (2019) The potential for walkability to narrow neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in physical function: A case study of middle-aged to older adults in Brisbane, Australia. Health and Place, 56, 99-105

  30. Millner, A., Taouk, Y,. Disney, G,. Aitkin, Z., Rachele, J. N., Kavanagh, A. (2018) Employment predictors of exit from work among workers with disabilities: A survival analysis from the household income labour dynamics in Australia survey. PLOS One

  31. Ghani, F., Rachele, J. N., Loh, V.H.Y., Washington, S., Turrell, G. (2018) Do differences in built environments explain age differences in transport walking across neighbourhoods? Journal of Transport and Health 9, 83-95.

  32. Loh, V. H. Y., Rachele, J. N., Brown, W. J., Washington, S., & Turrell, G. (2018) Neighborhood disadvantage and physical function: the contributions of neighborhood perceptions of safety from crime and walking for recreation. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15(8), 556-63.

  33. Rachele, J.N., Learnihan, V., Badland, H., Mavoa, S., Turrell, G., Giles-Corti, B. (2018). Are measures derived from land use and transport policies associated with walking for transport? Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15(1), 13-21.  https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0693

  34. Turrell G, Hewitt, B., Rachele, J.N., Giles-Corti, B., Brown, W.J. (2018). Do active modes of transport cause lower body mass index? Findings from the HABITAT longitudinal study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72, 294-301.

  35. Rachele, J.N., Kavanagh, A., Brown, W.J., Healy, A. M., Turrell, G. (2018). Neighborhood disadvantage and body mass index: a study of residential relocation. American Journal of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwx390

  36. Turrell G, Hewitt, B., Rachele, J.N., Giles-Corti, B., Brown, W.J. (2018). Prospective trends in body mass index by main transport mode, 2007 – 2013. Journal of Transport and Health 8, 183-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.12.004

  37. Rachele, J.N., Sugiyama, T., Turrell, G., Healy, A.M., Sallis, J.F. (2018). Automobile dependence: a contributing factor to poorer health among lower-income households. Journal of Transport and Health. 8, 128-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.11.149

  38. Rachele, J.N., Kavanagh, A., Brown, W.J., Healy, A.M., Schmid, C.J., Turrell, G. (2017). Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and body mass index among residentially stable mid-older aged adults: Findings from the HABITAT multilevel longitudinal study. Preventive Medicine 105, 271-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.09.017

  39. Rachele, J.N., Learnihan, V., Badland, H., Mavoa, S., Turrell, G., Giles-Corti, B. (2017). Neighbourhood socioeconomic and transport disadvantage: The potential to reduce social inequities in health through transport. Journal of Transport and Health 7, 256-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.09.002

  40. Badland, H., Rachele, J.N., Roberts, R., & Giles-Corti, B. (2017). Creating and applying public transport indicators to test pathways of behaviours and health through an urban transport framework. Journal of Transport and Health. 4, 208-215. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.01.007

  41. Rachele, J. N., Ghani, F., Loh, V. H. Y., Brown, W. J., Turrell, G. (2016). Associations between physical activity and the neighbourhood social environment: baseline results from the HABITAT multilevel study. Preventive Medicine Dec;93:219-225 doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.06.034.

  42. Loh, V. H. Y., Rachele, J. N., Brown, W. J., Washington, S., & Turrell, G. (2016) Neighborhood disadvantage, individual-level socioeconomic position and physical function: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis. Preventive Medicine 89, 112-120.

  43. Ghani, F., Rachele, J. N., Washington, S., Turrell, G. (2016) Gender and age differences in walking for transport and recreation: are the relationships the same in all neighborhoods? Preventive Medicine Reports 4, 75-80.

  44. Rachele, J. N., Wood, L., Nathan, A., Giskes, K., & Turrell, G. (2016) Neighbourhood disadvantage and smoking: examining the role of neighbourhood-level psychosocial characteristics. Health and Place 40, 98-105.

  45. Rachele, J. N., Washington, T.W., Cuddihy, T. F., McPhail, S. (2016). School-Based Youth Physical Activity Promotion: Thoughts and Beliefs of Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 41(5), 52-64.

  46. Rachele, J. N., Giles-Corti, B., & Turrell, G. (2016). Neighbourhood disadvantage and self-reported type 2 diabetes, heart disease and comorbidity: a cross-sectional multilevel study. Annals of Epidemiology. 26, 146-150

  47. Rachele, J. N., Washington, T.W., Cuddihy, T. F., McPhail, S. (2016). Adolescent’s perceptions of parents influences on physical activity. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 29(3).  doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0093

  48. Rachele, J. N., Kavanagh, A., Badland, H., Giles-Corti, B., Washington, S., Turrell, G. (2015). Associations between individual socioeconomic position, neighborhood disadvantage, and transport mode: Baseline results from the HABITAT multilevel study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 69(12), 1217-1223

  49. Rachele, J. N., Jaakkola, T., Washington, T.W., Cuddihy, T. F., McPhail, S. (2015). Adolescent Self-Reported Physical Activity and Autonomy: A Case for Constrained and Structured Environments? Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 14, 568-573

  50. Rachele, J. N., Cuddihy, T. F., Washington, T. S., McPhail, S. (2014). The association between adolescent self-reported physical activity and wellness: the missing piece for youth wellness programs. Journal of Adolescent Health 55(2), 281-6.

  51. Rachele, J. N., Cuddihy, T. F., Washington, T. L., McPhail, S. M. (2014). Reliability of a wellness inventory for use among adolescent females aged 12-14 years. BMC Women’s Health 14(87).

  52. Rachele, J. N., Washington, T.L., Cockshaw, W., Brymer, E. (2013). Towards an Operational Understanding of Wellness.  Journal of Spirituality, Leadership, and Management 7, 3-12

  53. Rachele, J. N., Cuddihy, T. F., Washington, T.L., McPhail, S. (2013). Reliability of the 5 Factor Wellness Inventory Amongst Adolescent Males. Journal of Individual Psychology 69(2), 118-132

  54. Barwais, F., Washington, T. L., Cuddihy, T. F., Rachele, J. N. (2013) ActiGraph GT3X determined variations in “free-living” standing, lying, and sitting duration among sedentary adults.  Journal of Sport and Health Science 2(4) 249-256

 

Reviews

  1. Rachele, J. N., Sugiyama, T., Davies, S., Loh, V. H. Y., Turrell, G., Carver, A., & Cerin, E. (accepted 15/05/2019) Neighborhood built environment and physical function among mid-to-older aged adults: a systematic review. Health and Place.

  2. Chandrabose, M., Rachele, J. N., Gunn, L. D., Kavanagh, A., Owen, N., Turrell, G., Giles-Corti, B., Sugiyama, T. (2019). Built environment and cardio-metabolic health: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Obesity Reviews, 20(1), 41-54.

  3. Rachele, J. N., Heesch, K.C., Washington, T. L. (2014). Wellness programs at firefighter and police workplaces: a systematic review. Health Behavior and Policy Review 1(4), 302-313

  4. Walsh, K., Berthelsen, D., Nicholson, J.M., Brandon, L., Stevens, J., Rachele, J. N. (2013) Child sexual abuse prevention education: A review of school policy and curriculum provision in Australia. Oxford Review of Education 39(5) 649-680

  5. Rachele, J. N., Cuddihy, T. F., McPhail, S.M., Washington, T.L. (2013). Averting Uncertainty: A Practical Guide to Physical Activity Research in Australian Schools. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38(9), 76-92

  6. Rachele, J. N., Cuddihy, T. F., Washington, T. L., Barwais, F., McPhail, S. (2013) Valid and reliable assessment of wellness among adolescents: Do you know what you’re measuring? International Journal of Wellbeing, 3(2), 162-72

  7. Rachele, J. N., McPhail, S. M., Washington, T. L., & Cuddihy, T. F. (2012). Practical physical activity measurement in youth: a review of contemporary approaches. World Journal of Pediatrics, 8(3), 207-216. doi: 10.1007/s12519-012-0359-z

 

Book Chapters

  1. Emerson, E., Aitken, Z., Badland, H., Fortune, N., Green, C. & Rachele, J. N. (2020) Social and environmental determinants of the health of people with disabilities In M. Putnam & C. Bigby (Eds.), Handbook on Aging with Disability. Routledge

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PhD Thesis

Rachele, Jerome Nikolaos (2014) School-based physical activity programs for adolescent wellness improvement : an investigation of the association between wellness and physical activity. PhD by Publication, Queensland University of Technology.

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