Marc Mitchell, Western University

Research

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Latest papers

An app-based ecological momentary assessment of undergraduate student mental Health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (Smart Healthy Campus Version 2.0): Longitudinal study.
PLOS digital health · 2024
When it comes to sedentary behaviour modification, should people be told what to do? A randomized comparison trial among home-based office workers living in Ontario, Canada.
Translational behavioral medicine · 2024 · senior author
Reduction of Financial Health Incentives and Changes in Physical Activity.
JAMA network open · 2023 · senior author

All 10 publications

Latest funding

The use of semaglutide and resistance exercise to combat cognitive decline in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A combined pharmacological and lifestyle intervention
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$929,475
Walkin' Wager: Applying behavioural economics in the examination and promotion of incentive-based physical activity app engagement
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$136,420
Walkin' Wager: Applying behavioural economics in the examination and promotion of incentive-based physical activity app engagement
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$48,720

All 5 grants and awards

10 publications.

01

An app-based ecological momentary assessment of undergraduate student mental Health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (Smart Healthy Campus Version 2.0): Longitudinal study.

Brogly C, Lizotte DJ, Mitchell M, Speechley M, MacDougall A, Huner E, Anderson KK, Bauer MA

PLOS digital health2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000239 PMID: 38768087

02

When it comes to sedentary behaviour modification, should people be told what to do? A randomized comparison trial among home-based office workers living in Ontario, Canada.

Hiemstra M, Dillon-Rossiter K, Bartmann N, Prapavessis H, Rollo S, Mitchell M

Translational behavioral medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibad047 PMID: 37584487

03

Reduction of Financial Health Incentives and Changes in Physical Activity.

Spilsbury S, Wilk P, Taylor C, Prapavessis H, Mitchell M

JAMA network open2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42663 PMID: 37938843

04

Validity of the occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire (OSPAQ) for home-based office workers during the COVID-19 global pandemic: A secondary analysis.

Dillon K, Hiemstra M, Mitchell M, Bartmann N, Rollo S, Gardiner PA, Prapavessis H

Applied ergonomics2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103551 PMID: 34403840

05

Is it worth it? Cost-effectiveness analysis of a commercial physical activity app.

Rondina R, Hong M, Sarma S, Mitchell M

BMC public health2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11988-y PMID: 34706689

06

An App-Based Surveillance System for Undergraduate Students' Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.

Brogly C, Bauer MA, Lizotte DJ, Press ML, MacDougall A, Speechley M, Huner E, Mitchell M, Anderson KK, Pila E

JMIR research protocols2021

DOI: 10.2196/30504 PMID: 34516391

07

Adding team-based financial incentives to the Carrot Rewards physical activity app increases daily step count on a population scale: a 24-week matched case control study.

Pearson E, Prapavessis H, Higgins C, Petrella R, White L, Mitchell M

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-020-01043-1 PMID: 33208166

08

Commercial app use linked with sustained physical activity in two Canadian provinces: a 12-month quasi-experimental study.

Mitchell M, Lau E, White L, Faulkner G

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2020First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-020-00926-7 PMID: 32098625

09

Smartphone app uses loyalty point incentives and push notifications to encourage influenza vaccine uptake.

Dale LP, White L, Mitchell M, Faulkner G

Vaccine2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.018 PMID: 29699784

10

Evaluating the Carrot Rewards App, a Population-Level Incentive-Based Intervention Promoting Step Counts Across Two Canadian Provinces: Quasi-Experimental Study.

Mitchell M, White L, Lau E, Leahey T, Adams MA, Faulkner G

JMIR mHealth and uHealth2018First author

DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.9912 PMID: 30148712

The use of semaglutide and resistance exercise to combat cognitive decline in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A combined pharmacological and lifestyle intervention

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nagamatsu, Lindsay S; Reichert, Sonja M

Keywords: Rct; Resistance Exercise; Semaglutide; Type 2 Diabetes

$929,475

Walkin' Wager: Applying behavioural economics in the examination and promotion of incentive-based physical activity app engagement

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mitchell, Marc

Keywords: smartphone applications; digital engagement; well-being; physical activity; behavioural economics; financial incentives; deposit contracts

$136,420

Walkin' Wager: Applying behavioural economics in the examination and promotion of incentive-based physical activity app engagement

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mitchell, Marc

Keywords: smartphone applications; digital engagement; well-being; physical activity; behavioural economics; financial incentives; deposit contracts

$48,720

Walkin' Wager: Applying behavioural economics in the examination and promotion of incentive-based physical activity app engagement

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mitchell, Marc

Keywords: smartphone applications; digital engagement; well-being; physical activity; behavioural economics; financial incentives; deposit contracts

$41,483

The Behavioural Economics for Engagement ("BEE") Study: Applying behavioural economics in the examination and promotion of physical activity app engagement

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Mitchell, Marc S.

Keywords: behavioural economics; mobile intervention; physical activity; well-being

$24,404

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Kinesiology
Family Medicine

Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Guy Faulkner

School of Kinesiology

3 shared papers, latest 2020

Arlene Macdougall

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Mark Speechley

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Eva Pila

School of Kinesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Sisira Sarma

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Robert Petrella

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Piotr Wilk

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Mitchell, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "An app-based ecological momentary assessment of undergraduate student mental Health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (Smart Healthy Campus Version 2.0): Longitudinal study." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Walkin' Wager: Applying behavioural economics in the examination and promotion of incentive-based physical activity app engagement" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]