Gainforth, Heather

• Smoking cessation
• Physical activity
• Behaviour change
• Spinal cord injury
• Community-based research

• Investigating the effective application of behaviour change techniques by stop smoking practitioners using state space grids

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Gainforth, H. L., Aujla, S. Y., Beard, E., Croghan, E., & West, R. (2017). Associations between Practitioner Personality and Client Quit Rates in Smoking Cessation Behavioural Support Interventions. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/jsc.2017.10

Gainforth, H. L., Jarvis, J. W., Berry, T. R., Chulak-Bozzer, T., Deshpande, S., Faulkner, G., … & Latimer-Cheung, A. E. (2016). Evaluating the ParticipACTION “Think Again” Campaign. Health Education & Behavior, 43(4), 434-441. doi: 10.1177/1090198115604614

Gainforth, H. L., Sheals, K., Atkins, L., Jackson, R., & Michie, S. (2016). Developing interventions to change recycling behaviors: A case study of applying behavioral science. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 15(4), 325-339. doi: 10.1080/1533015X.2016.1241166

Gainforth, H. L., Lorencatto, F., Erickson, K., West, R., & Michie, S. (2016). Characterizing clients’ verbal statements in behavioural support interventions: The case of smoking cessation. British journal of health psychology, 21(3), 600-612. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12188

Gainforth, H. L., West, R., & Michie, S. (2015). Assessing connections between behavior change theories using network analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 49(5), 754-761. doi: 10.1007/s12160-015-9710-7

Gainforth, H. L., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., Athanasopoulos, P., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2015). Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Community-Based Organization Implementing an Event-Based Knowledge Mobilization Initiative to Promote Physical Activity Guidelines for People With Spinal Cord Injury Among Support Personnel. Health promotion practice, 16(1), 55-62. doi: 10.1177/1524839914528210

Gainforth, H. L., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., Davis, C., Casemore, S., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2015). Testing the feasibility of training peers with a spinal cord injury to learn and implement brief action planning to promote physical activity to people with spinal cord injury. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 38(4), 515-525. doi: 10.1179/2045772314Y.0000000239

Gainforth, H. L., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., Moore, S., Athanasopoulos, P., & Ginis, K. A. M. (2015). Using network analysis to understand knowledge mobilization in a community-based organization. International journal of behavioral medicine, 22(3), 292-300. doi: 10.1007/s12529-014-9430-6

Gainforth, H. L., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., Athanasopoulos, P., Moore, S., & Ginis, K. A. M. (2014). The role of interpersonal communication in the process of knowledge mobilization within a community-based organization: a network analysis. Implementation Science, 9(1), 59. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-59

Gainforth, H. L., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., Athanasopoulos, P., & Ginis, K. A. M. (2013). Examining the effectiveness of a knowledge mobilization initiative for disseminating the physical activity guidelines for people with spinal cord injury. Disability and health journal, 6(3), 260-265. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.01.012

Gainforth, H. L., Berry, T., Faulkner, G., Rhodes, R. E., Spence, J. C., Tremblay, M. S., & Latimer-Cheung, A. E. (2013). Evaluating the uptake of Canada’s new physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines on service organizations’ websites. Translational behavioral medicine, 3(2), 172-179. doi: 10.1007/s13142-012-0190-z

Gainforth, H. L., O’Malley, D., Mountenay, T., & Latimer-Cheung, A. (2013). Independence and physical activity status moderate stereotypes toward people with a physical disability. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11(3), 244-257. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2013.749001

Gainforth, H. L., Cao, W., & Latimer‐Cheung, A. E. (2012). Message framing and parents’ intentions to have their children vaccinated against HPV. Public Health Nursing, 29(6), 542-552. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2012.01038.x

Gainforth, H. L., & Latimer, A. E. (2012). Risky business: risk information and the moderating effect of message frame and past behaviour on women’s perceptions of the human papillomavirus vaccine. Journal of health psychology, 17(6), 896-906. doi: 10.1177/1359105311431173

Gainforth, H. L., Cao, W., & Latimer-Cheung, A. E. (2012). Determinants of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination intent among three Canadian target groups. Journal of Cancer Education, 27(4), 717-724. doi: 10.1007/s13187-012-0389-1