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Dr Erica Hinckson
PhD (Auckland), MSc (Oregon), BSc (San Diego)

Background

Dr Erica Hinckson is the Associate Director in the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, AUT University. Her program of research focuses on children’s physical activity and health, built environment and transport and specialises in physical activity programme implementation and evaluation. Erica’s background in Exercise Physiology ensures a fundamental understanding of the principles involved. She graduated with a PhD in March 2005, and since then has accumulated 10 peer-review publications, 13 peer-reviewed abstracts, 12 abstracts in conference proceedings, 25 presentations, and 4 scientific reports, in these and related areas. 

In the last four years Erica has been successful in obtaining approximately $2.1million in competitive research funding individually and as part of a larger team. Erica has been involved as the Institution representative for the SPARC Cross sector reference group for the development of National Research and Innovation Strategy, delivers Physical Activity and Health Promotion courses at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels and leads the post-graduate programme. Erica has presented her research at eight international and six national conferences. She peer reviews articles in Health & Place, Research International Sports Medicine, Youth Studies Australia and Physical Therapy in Sport journals.

Roles and Areas of Responsibility

Acting Associate Dean (Postgraduate) for the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
Member of Post-Graduate and Research Committee for the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
Associate Director for the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research
Head of Postgraduate for the School of Sport and Recreation
Member of the Research Management team for the School of Sport & Recreation
Chair of Post-graduate Symposia
Leader of the Physical Activity and Nutrition Team

Teaching Areas

Physical Activity
Health promotion
Exercise Physiology

Research Areas and Current Projects

• Effectiveness of School Travel Plans in changing school related travel patterns in children
• Power of Play: a school based intervention to increase physical activity among New Zealand primary school children
• A soccer based intervention study in children: Developing positive physical activity experiences, perceptions and habits
• Understanding the associations between Physical Activity and Neighbourhoods

Affiliations

Professional
Member of the American College in Sports Medicine
Member of Sports Medicine Australia
Community
Takapuna Primary School Board of Trustees

Recent Publications

Reports for External Bodies:

1. Hinckson, E., J. Duncan, Kearns, R., and H. Badland. Evaluation of the School Travel Plan programme. Auckland: Auckland Regional Transport Authority in press, 2008.
2. Hinckson, E., N. Snowling, P. Batts, H. Badland, and G. Schofield. Evaluation of the School Travel Plan programme. Auckland: Auckland Regional Transport Authority, 2007.
3. Hinckson, E. A. and H. Badland. Evaluation of the School Travel Plan programme. Auckland: Auckland Regional Transport Authority, 2006.
4. Hinckson, E. A., M. Hamlin, M. Wood, and W. G. Hopkins. Intermittent hypoxic training in New Zealand rugby players. Auckland, New Zealand, 2004.
5. Hinckson, E. A. and W. G. Hopkins. Recommendations for use of altitude tents: Recommendations to Sport Science New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand, 2001.
6. Ingham*, E. A., P. D. Pfitzinger, J. Hellemans, C. Bailey, J. S. Fleming, T. Edwards, and W. G. Hopkins. Enhancing performance of NZ athletes with intermittent simulated altitude exposure. Auckland, New Zealand, 2001.

Peer Reviewed Articles: 

1. Duncan, J.S., et al. Effects of age, walking speed, and body composition on pedometer accuracy in children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 78:420-428, 2007.
2. Hamlin, M., E. A. Hinckson, M. Wood, and W. G. Hopkins. Simulated rugby performance at 1550-m altitude following adaptation to intermittent normobaric hypoxia. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. In press, 2008.
3. Hinckson, E. A., M. J. Hamlin, M. R. Wood, and W. G. Hopkins. Game performance and intermittent hypoxic training. British Journal in Sports Medicine. 41:537-539, 2007.
4. Hinckson, E. A. and W. G. Hopkins. Changes in running endurance performance following intermittent altitude exposure simulated with tents. European Journal of Sport Science. 5:15-24, 2005.
5. Hinckson, E. A. and W. G. Hopkins. Reliability of time to exhaustion analyzed with critical power and log-log modelling. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 37:696-701, 2005.
6. Hinckson, E. A., W. G. Hopkins, B. Downey, and B. Smith. The effect of intermittent hypoxic training via a hypoxic inhaler on physiological and performance measures in rowers: A pilot study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 9:177-180, 2006.
7. Hinckson, E. A., W. G. Hopkins, J. S. Fleming, P. Pfitzinger, T. Edwards, and J. Hellemans. Sea level performance in runners using altitude tents: a field study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 8:451-457, 2005.
8. Rush, E., P. Chhichhia, E. Hinckson, and C. Nabiryo. Dietary pattern and vitamin B12 of migrant Indian preadolescent girls. Journal of Nutrition. In Press, 2008.
9. Schofield, G., S. Giannoti, H. Badland, and E. A. Hinckson. Injury rate in children travelling to and from school. Preventive Medicine. 46:74-76, 2008.
10. Schofield, L., G. Schofield, E. A. Hinckson, and K. Mummery. Daily step counts and selected coronary heart disease risk factors in adolescent girls. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, in press, 2008.

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