Clifford, L, Tyler, R, Knowles, ZR, Ashworth, E, Boddy, LM, Foweather, L and Fairclough, SJ (2023) Co-Creation of a School-Based Motor Competence and Mental Health Intervention: Move Well, Feel Good. Children, 10 (8). ISSN 2227-9067

Shelley, J, Dawson, EA, Boddy, LM, Stewart, CE, Frost, F, Nazareth, D, Walshaw, MJ and Knowles, ZR (2022) Developing an ecological approach to physical activity promotion in adults with Cystic fibrosis. PloS one, 17 (8). ISSN 1932-6203

Foulkes, JD, Knowles, ZR, Fairclough, SJ, Stratton, G, O'Dwyer, MV and Foweather, L (2021) Is Foundational Movement Skill Competency Important for Keeping Children Physically Active and at a Healthy Weight? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (1). ISSN 1660-4601

Parnell, M, Gee, I, Foweather, L, Whyte, G and Knowles, ZR (2021) Children of Smoking and Non-Smoking Households’ Perceptions of Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Exercise. Children, 8 (7). ISSN 2227-9067

Foweather, L, Crotti, M, Foulkes, JD, O’Dwyer, MV, Utesch, T, Knowles, ZR, Fairclough, SJ, Ridgers, ND and Stratton, G (2021) Foundational Movement Skills and Play Behaviors during Recess among Preschool Children: A Compositional Analysis. Children, 8 (7). ISSN 2227-9067

Shearer, C, Goss, HR, Boddy, LM, Knowles, ZR, Durden-Myers, EJ and Foweather, L (2021) Assessments Related to the Physical, Affective and Cognitive Domains of Physical Literacy Amongst Children Aged 7–11.9 Years: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine - Open, 7. ISSN 2199-1170

Goss, H, Shearer, C, Knowles, ZR, Boddy, LM, Durden-Myers, E and Foweather, L (2021) Stakeholder Perceptions of Physical Literacy Assessment in Primary School Children. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. ISSN 1740-8989

Fitton Davies, K, Watson, PM, Rudd, JR, Roberts, SJ, Bardid, F, Knowles, ZR and Foweather, L (2021) Development and validity of the Motivation Assessment Tool for Physical Education (MAT-PE) among young children. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 54. ISSN 1469-0292

Watson, PM, Dugill, L, Pickering, K, Hargreaves, J, Staniford, LJ, Owen, S, Murphy, RC, Knowles, ZR, Johnson, LJ and Cable, NT (2020) Distinguishing Factors that Influence Attendance and Behaviour Change in Family-based Treatment of Childhood Obesity: a Qualitative Study. British Journal of Health Psychology. ISSN 1359-107X

Foulkes, JD, Foweather, L, Fairclough, SJ and Knowles, ZR (2020) “I Wasn’t Sure What It Meant to be Honest”—Formative Research towards a Physical Literacy Intervention for Preschoolers. Children, 7 (7). ISSN 2227-9067

Rudd, JR, Crotti, M, Fitton-Davies, K, O'Callaghan, L, Bardid, F, Utesh, T, Roberts, SJ, Boddy, LM, Cronin, CJ, Knowles, ZR, Foulkes, JD, Watson, PM, Pesce, C, Button, C, Lubans, D, Buszard, T, Walsh, BA and Foweather, L (2020) Skill Acquisition Methods Fostering Physical Literacy in Early-Physical Education (SAMPLE-PE): Rationale and Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in 5–6-Year-Old Children From Deprived Areas of North West England. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078

Hurter, L, Cooper-Ryan, AM, Knowles, ZR, Porcellato, LA, Fairclough, SJ and Boddy, LM (2020) A novel mixed-method approach to assess children's sedentary behaviours. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. ISSN 2575-6605

Parnell, M, Gee, I, Foweather, L, Whyte, G, Knowles, ZR and Dickinson, J (2019) The impact of environmental tobacco smoke exposure on cardiorespiratory fitness in children: A pilot study. In: International Journal of Environmental Impacts. , 2 (3). pp. 240-248. (Air Pollution 2019, 26 June 2019 - 28 June 2019, Aveiro, Portugal).

Crossley, SGM, McNarry, MA, Eslambolchilar, P, Knowles, ZR and Mackintosh, KA (2019) The Tangibility of Personalized 3D-Printed Feedback May Enhance Youths’ Physical Activity Awareness, Goal Setting, and Motivation: Intervention Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (6). ISSN 1438-8871

Hurter, L, Rowlands, AV, Fairclough, SJ, Gibbon, KC, Knowles, ZR, Porcellato, LA, Cooper-Ryan, AM and Boddy, LM (2019) Validating the Sedentary Sphere method in children: does wrist or accelerometer brand matter? Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 (16). pp. 1910-1918. ISSN 0264-0414

Boddy, LM, Shelley, J, Knowles, ZR, Stewart, CE and Dawson, EA (2019) Physical activity and associations with clinical outcome measures in adults with cystic fibrosis; A systematic review. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. ISSN 1873-5010

Crossley, SGM, McNarry, MA, Rosenberg, M, Knowles, ZR, Eslambolchilar, P and Mackintosh, KA (2019) Understanding Youths' Ability to Interpret 3D-Printed Physical Activity Data and Identify Associated Intensity Levels: Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (2). ISSN 1438-8871

Crossley, SGM, McNarry, MA, Rosenberg, M, Knowles, ZR, Eslambolchilar, P and Mackintosh, KA (2019) Understanding Youths’ Ability to Interpret 3D-Printed Physical Activity Data and Identify Associated Intensity Levels: Mixed-Methods Study (Preprint). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (2). ISSN 1438-8871

Cronin, CJ, Knowles, ZR and Enright, KJ (2019) The Challenge to Care in a Premier League Football Club. Sports Coaching Review. ISSN 2164-0629

Boddy, LM, Noonan, RJ, Rowlands, AV, Hurter, L, Knowles, ZR and Fairclough, SJ (2019) The backwards comparability of wrist worn GENEActiv and waist worn ActiGraph accelerometer estimates of sedentary time in children. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440

Crossley, S, McNarry, M, Hudson, J, Eslambolchilar, P, Knowles, ZR and Mackintosh, K (2019) Perceptions of Visualizing Physical Activity as a 3D-Printed Object: Formative Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (1). ISSN 1438-8871

Hurter, L, Fairclough, SJ, Knowles, ZR, Porcellato, LA, Cooper-Ryan, A and Boddy, LM (2018) Establishing Raw Acceleration Thresholds to Classify Sedentary and Stationary Behaviour in Children. Children, 5 (12). ISSN 0273-9615

Taylor, S, Noonan, R, Knowles, ZR, Owen, M and Fairclough, SJ (2018) Process evaluation of a pilot multi-component physical activity intervention – active schools: Skelmersdale. BMC Public Health, 18. ISSN 1471-2458

Taylor, S, Noonan, R, Knowles, ZR, McGrane, B, Fairclough, SJ and Curry, W (2018) Acceptability and feasibility of single-component primary school physical activity interventions to inform the AS:Sk Project. Children, 5 (12). ISSN 2227-9067

Shelley, J, Fairclough, S, Knowles, ZR, Southern, K, McCormack, P, Dawson, EA, Graves, LEF and Hanlon, C (2018) A formative study exploring perceptions of physical activity and physical activity monitoring among children and young people with cystic fibrosis and health care professionals. BMC Pedeatrics, 18. ISSN 1471-2431

Lee, J, Knowles, ZR and Whitehead, AE (2018) Exploring the use of Think Aloud within Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Judging Education. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. ISSN 1469-0292

Trapasso, E, Knowles, ZR, Boddy, LM, Newson, LM, Sayers, J and Austin, C (2018) Exploring gender differences within forest schools as a physical activity intervention. Children, 5 (10). ISSN 2227-9067

Rowley, C, Nelson, L, Knowles, ZR and Potrac, P (2018) More than meets the (Rationalistic) Eye: A Neophyte Sport Psychology Practitioner’s Reflections on the Micro-politics of Everyday Life within a Rugby League Academy. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. ISSN 1041-3200

Crossley, SGM, McNarry, MA, Eslambolchilar, P, Knowles, ZR and Mackintosh, KA (2018) The Tangibility of Personalized 3D-Printed Feedback May Enhance Youths' Physical Activity Awareness, Goal Setting, and Motivation: Intervention Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (6). ISSN 1438-8871

Noonan, RJ, Boddy, LM, Knowles, ZR and Fairclough, SJ (2018) Predisposing, reinforcing and enabling factors for physical activity in boys and girls from socially disadvantaged communities. Health Education Journal, 78 (2). pp. 149-162. ISSN 1748-8176

Shearer, C, Goss, H, Edwards, L, Keegan, R, Knowles, ZR, Boddy, LM, Myers, EJ and Foweather, L (2018) How Is Physical Literacy Defined? A Contemporary Update. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 37 (3). pp. 237-245. ISSN 0273-5024

Sanders, G, Roe, B, Knowles, ZR, Kaehne, A and Fairclough, SJ (2018) Using formative research with older adults to inform a community physical activity programme: Get Healthy, Get Active. Primary Health Care Research and Development. ISSN 1463-4236

Taylor, S, Noonan, R, Knowles, ZR, Owen, M, McGrane, B, Curry, WB and Fairclough, SJ (2018) Evaluation of a pilot school-based physical activity clustered randomised controlled trial: Active Schools: Skelmersdale. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (5). ISSN 1660-4601

Boddy, LM, Noonan, RJ, Kim, Y, Rowlands, A, Welk, G, Knowles, ZR and Fairclough, S (2018) Comparability of children’s sedentary time estimates derived from wrist worn GENEActiv and hip worn ActiGraph accelerometer thresholds. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21 (10). pp. 1045-1049. ISSN 1440-2440

Noonan, RJ, Boddy, LM, Knowles, ZR and Fairclough, SJ (2017) Fitness, fatness and active school commuting among Liverpool schoolchildren. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (9). ISSN 1660-4601

Noonan, RJ, Fairclough, SJ, Knowles, ZR and Boddy, LM (2017) One size doesn't fit all: Contextualising family physical activity using write, draw, show and tell. Children, 4 (7). ISSN 2227-9067

Taylor, SL, Curry, WB, Knowles, ZR, Noonan, RJ, McGrane, B and Fairclough, SJ (2017) Predictors of Segmented School Day Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Children from A Northwest England Low-income Community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (534). ISSN 1660-4601

Noonan, RJ, Fairclough, SJ, Knowles, ZR and Boddy, LM (2017) Context matters! Sources of variability in weekend physical activity among families: A repeated measures study. BMC Public Health, 17 (330). ISSN 1471-2458

Foulkes, JD, Knowles, ZR, Fairclough, SJ, Stratton, G, O'Dwyer, M, Ridgers, N and Foweather, L (2017) Effect of a 6-Week Active Play Intervention on Fundamental Movement Skill Competence of Preschool Children. Perceptual and Motor Skills. ISSN 1558-688X

Houghton, L and Knowles, ZR (2017) Improving health behaviours and outcomes: An intervention to support engagement in physical activity. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1 (1). pp. 103-114. ISSN 2470-4849

Noonan, RJ, Boddy, LM, Kim, Y, Knowles, ZR and Fairclough, SJ (2016) Comparison of children's free-living physical activity derived from wrist and hip raw accelerations during the segmented week. Journal of Sports Sciences. ISSN 1466-447X

Hilland, T, Ridgers, NJ, Stratton, G, Knowles, ZR and Fairclough, SJ (2016) Origins of perceived physical education ability and worth among English adolescents. European Physical Education Review. ISSN 1741-2749

Downs, SJ, Fairclough, SJ, Knowles, ZR and Boddy, LM (2016) Physical activity patterns in youth with intellectual disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 33 (4). pp. 374-390. ISSN 1543-2777

Whitehead, AE, Cropley, B, Huntley, T, Miles, A, Quayle, L and Knowles, ZR (2016) ‘Think Aloud’: Towards a framework to facilitate reflective practice amongst rugby league coaches. International Sport Coaching Journal, 3 (3). pp. 269-286. ISSN 2328-918X

Rowlands, AV, Cliff, DP, Fairclough, SJ, Boddy, LM, Olds, TS, Parfitt, G, Noonan, RJ, Downs, SJ, Knowles, ZR and Beets, MW (2016) Moving forward with backwards compatibility: Translating wrist accelerometer data. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. ISSN 1530-0315

Garnham-Lee, K, Trigwell, J, McGee, CE, Knowles, ZR and Foweather, L (2016) Impact and acceptability of the coach and teacher training within a school-based sport-for-health smoking prevention intervention: SmokeFree Sports. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. ISSN 1547-0652

Noonan, RJ, Boddy, LM, Fairclough, SJ and Knowles, ZR (2016) Parental perceptions on children's out-of-school physical activity and family-based physical activity interventions. Early Child Development and Care. ISSN 1476-8275

Noonan, RJ, Boddy, LM, Fairclough, SJ and Knowles, ZR (2016) Write, draw, show, and tell: a child-centred dual methodology to explore perceptions of out-of-school physical activity. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 16 (326). ISSN 1471-2458

McCann, D, Knowles, ZR, Fairclough, S and Graves, LEF (2016) A protocol to encourage accelerometer wear in children and young people. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. ISSN 2159-676X

Fairclough, SJ, Noonan, RJ, Rowlands, AV, van Hees, V, Knowles, ZR and Boddy, LM (2016) Wear Compliance and Activity in Children Wearing Wrist and Hip-Mounted Accelerometers. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise, 48 (2). pp. 245-253. ISSN 0195-9131

Aggio, D, Fairclough, S, Knowles, ZR and Graves, LE (2016) Validity and reliability of a modified English version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents. Archives of Public Health, 74 (3). ISSN 0778-7367

Noonan, RJ, Boddy, LM, Knowles, ZR and Fairclough, SJ (2016) Cross-sectional associations between high deprivation home and neighbourhood environments and health-related variables among Liverpool children. BMJ Open, 6. ISSN 2044-6055

Foweather, L, Knowles, ZR, Ridgers, N, O Dwyer, MV, Foulkes, JD and Stratton, G (2015) Fundamental Movement Skills in relation to weekday and weekend physical activity in preschool children. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18 (6). pp. 691-696. ISSN 1878-1861

Clowes, H, Lindsay, P, Fawcett, L and Knowles, ZR (2015) Experiences of the Pre and Post Retirement Period of Female Elite Artistic Gymnasts: An Exploratory Study. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 11 (2). ISSN 1745-4980

Foulkes, JD, Knowles, ZR, Fairclough, SJ, Stratton, G, O'dwyer, M, Ridgers, ND and Foweather, L (2015) Fundamental Movement Skills of Preschool Children in Northwest England. Perceptual Motor Skills, 121 (1). pp. 260-283. ISSN 0031-5125

Trigwell, J, McGee, CE, Porcellato, LA, Murphy, RC, Knowles, ZR, Ussher, M, Garnham-Lee, K and Foweather, L (2015) Process evaluation of a sport-for-health intervention to prevent smoking amongst primary school children: SmokeFree Sports. BMC Public Health, 15 (1). ISSN 1471-2458

Boddy, L, Downs, SJ, Fairclough, SJ and Knowles, ZR (2015) Physical activity and play behaviours in children and young people with intellectual disabilities: A cross-sectional observational study. School Psychology International, 36 (2). pp. 154-171. ISSN 1461-7374

Watson, PM, Dugdill, L, Pickering, K, Owen, S, Hargreaves, J, Staniford, LJ, Murphy, RC, Knowles, ZR and Cable, NT (2015) Service evaluation of the GOALS family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation. BMJ OPEN, 5 (2). ISSN 2044-6055

Houghton, L, O'Dwyer, M, Foweather, L, Watson, PM, Alford, S and Knowles, ZR (2014) Benefits of daddy play. Early Years Educator, 16 (7). ISSN 1465-931X

Huntley, E, Sparkes, AM, Gilbourne, D, Cropley, B and Knowles, ZR (2014) Reflecting back and forwards: The ebb and flow of peer-reviewed reflective practice research in sport. Reflective Practice, 15 (6). pp. 863-876. ISSN 1470-1103

O'Dwyer, MV, Fairclough, SJ, Ridgers, ND, Knowles, ZR, Foweather, L and Stratton, G (2014) Patterns of Objectively Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Preschool Children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11 (6). pp. 1233-1238. ISSN 1543-5474

Houghton, L, O'Dwyer, MV, Foweather, L, Watson, PM, Alford, S and Knowles, ZR (2014) An impact and feasibility evaluation of a 6 week (9 hour) active play intervention on fathers' engagement with their preschool children: A feasibility study. Early Child Development and Care, 185 (2). pp. 244-266. ISSN 1476-8275

Downs, SJ, Knowles, ZR, Fairclough, SJ, Heffernan, N, Whitehead, S, Halliwell, S and Boddy, LM (2014) Exploring teachers' perceptions on physical activity engagement for children and young people with intellectual disabilities. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION, 29 (3). pp. 402-414. ISSN 0885-6257

O'Dwyer, MV, Fairclough, SJ, Knowles, ZR and Stratton, G (2012) Effect of a family focused active play intervention on sedentary time and physical activity in preschool children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1479-5868

Boddy, LM, Knowles, ZR, Davies, IG, Warburton, GL, Mackintosh, KA, Houghton, L and Fairclough, SJ (2012) Using formative research to develop the healthy eating component of the CHANGE! school-based curriculum intervention. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 12 (1). ISSN 1471-2458

Mackintosh, KA, Knowles, ZR, Ridgers, ND and Fairclough, SJ (2011) Using formative research to develop CHANGE!: a curriculum-based physical activity promoting intervention. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 11. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1471-2458

Knowles, ZR and Gilbourne, D (2010) Aspiration, Inspiration and Illustration: Initiating Debate on Reflective Practice Writing. Sport Psychologist, 24 (4). pp. 504-520. ISSN 1543-2793