Staff Profile

Biography

Catherine comes from a background of practice, research, and government policy. Prior to joining the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, she held a position at the Education University of Hong Kong where her work focused on early childhood motor development. Before that, she served as a Senior Research Advisor in a New Zealand Crown agency, where she focused on using research to inform government policies in the areas of injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. She was a Research Fellow in the University of Waikato in New Zealand and an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

Prior to focusing on research, Catherine practiced paediatric physiotherapy and completed postgraduate studies in movement sciences in Sweden. During her doctoral studies in HKU, she was an International Scholar in the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) where she trained in in the practice of psychomotor therapy for children.

 

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Research Methods
• Motor Development and Motor Learning
• Health Promotion and Physical Activity

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

• Capio, C.M., Sit, C.H.P. (2021). Women and Sport in Hong Kong. In de D'Amico, R.L., M.K. Jahromi, and M.L.M Guinto, Women and Sport in Asia (1st ed.). Routledge.
• Capio, C.M., Sit, C.H.P., Abernethy, B. (2014). Physical well-being. In Michalos, A., Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research. Springer Reference.
• Masters, R.S.W., van der Kamp, J., Capio, C.M. (2013). Implicit motor learning in children. In Cote, J. and R. Lindner, Conditions of Children's Talent Development in Sport. Fitness Information Technology.

Journal Articles

• Saamong, C.S.R., Oropilla, C.T., Bautista, A., & Capio, C.M. (2024) A context-specific exploration of teacher agency in the promotion of movement and physical activities in early childhood education and care settings, Pedagogy, Culture & Society, DOI: 10.1080/14681366.2024.2301836
• Leung, Y.W., Mak, T.C.T., Chan, D.K.C., & Capio, C.M.* (2023) Early childhood educators' physical literacy predict their self-efficacy and perceived competence to promote physical activity. Early Education and Development, doi: 10.1080/10409289.2023.2243187. *corresponding author
• Recchia, F., Bernal, J.D.K., Fong, D.Y., Wong, S.H.S., Chung, P.K., Chan, D.K.C., Capio, C.M., Yu, C.C.W., Wong, S.W.S., Sit, C.H.P., Chen, Y.J., Thompson, W.R., Siu, P.M. (2023). Physical Activity Interventions to Alleviate Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5090.
• Capio, C.M., Jones, R.A., Ng, C.S.M., Sit, C.H.P., Chung, K.K.H. (2022). Movement guidelines for young children: Engaging stakeholders to design dissemination strategies in the Hong Kong early childhood education context. Frontiers in Public Health. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1007209.
• Bernal, J. D., Recchia, F., Danny, J. Y., Fong, D. Y., Wong, S. H., Chung, P. K., Chan, D.K., Capio, C.M., Clare, C.W., Wong, S.W., Sit, C.H, Chen, Y.J., Thompson, W.R., Siu, P. M. (2022). Physical activity and exercise for cancer-related cognitive impairment among individuals affected by childhood cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00286-3.
• Capio, C.M., Ng, C.S.M., Chung, K.K.H., Jones, R., Sit, C.H.P. (2021). Evaluation of a school-based dissemination of the movement guidelines for young children in Hong Kong: Study protocol. Archives of Public Health, 79, doi: 10.1186/s13690-021-00705-1.
• Yu, J.J., Capio, C.M., Abernethy, B., Sit C.H.P. (2021). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior in children with and without developmental coordination disorder: Associations with fundamental movement skills. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 118, 104070.
• Uiga, L., Capio, C. M., Ryu, D., Young, W. R., Wilson, M. R., Wong, T. W. L., ... & Masters, R. S. W. (2020). The Role of Movement Specific Reinvestment in vIsuo-motor Control of Walking by Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 75(2), 282-292.
• Capio, C. M., Uiga, L., Lee, M. H., & Masters, R. S. W. (2020). Application of analogy learning in softball batting: Comparing novice and intermediate players. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 9(3), 357–370.
• Capio, C. M., Mak, T. C. T., Tse, M. A., Masters, R. S. W. (2018). Fundamental movement skills and balance of children with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(3), 225-236.
• Capio, C. M., Uiga, L., Malhotra, N., Eguia, K. F., Masters, R. S. W. (2018). Propensity for movement specific reinvestment by physiotherapists: Implications for education. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 34(12), 926-930.
• Maxwell, J. P., Capio, C. M.,* Masters, R. S. (2017). Interaction between motor ability and skill learning in children: Application of implicit and explicit approaches. European Journal of Sport Science, 17(4), 407-416. *corresponding author
• van Ginneken, W. F., Poolton, J. M., Masters, R. S., Capio, C. M., Kal, E. C., van der Kamp, J. (2017). Comparing the effects of conscious monitoring and conscious control on motor performance. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 30, 145-152.
• Capio, C.M., Poolton, J.M., Eguia, K.F., Choi, C.S.Y., Masters, R.S.W. (2016). Movement pattern components and mastery of an object control skill with error-reduced learning: Brief report. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 20(3), 179-183.
• Masters, R.S.W., Capio, C.M., Poolton, J.M., Wong, T.W.L., Uiga, L. (2016). Psychophysical effects of subtle modification of the built environment: a quasi-experimental field study. LANCET -CAMS Health Summit, Beijing. The Lancet, 388, S4, doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31931-6.
• Capio, C.M., Eguia, K.F., Simons, J. (2015). Test of gross motor development-2 for Filipino children with intellectual disability: Validity and reliability. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34(1), 10-17.
• Uiga, L., Cheng, K.C.C., Wilson, M., Masters, R.S.W., Capio, C.M.* (2015). Acquiring visual information for locomotion of older adults: a systematic review. Ageing Research Reviews, 20, 24-34. *corresponding author
• Capio, C.M., Sit, C.H.P., Eguia, K.F., Abernethy, B. (2014). Physical activity and movement skills proficiency of young Filipino children. Pediatrics International, 56, 651-653.
• Capio, C.M., Poolton, J.M., Sit, C.H.P., Eguia, K.F., Masters, R.S.W. (2013). Reduction of errors during practice facilitates fundamental movement skill learning in children with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 57, 295–305.
• Capio, C.M., Poolton, J.M., Sit, C.H.P., Holmstrom, M., Masters, R.S.W. (2013). Reducing errors benefits the field-based learning of a fundamental movement skill in children. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 23, 181-188.
• Simons, J., Capio, C.M., Adriaenssens, P., Delbroek, H., Vandenbussche, I. (2012). Self-concept and physical self-concept in psychiatric children and adolescents. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33, 3, 874-881.
• Capio, C.M., Sit, C.H.P., Abernethy, B., Masters, R.S.W. (2012). Fundamental movement skills and physical activity among children with and without cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33, 1235-1241.

Selected Professional & Community Services

• Section Editor (Physical Activity), Archives of Public Health
• Section Editor (Children), Journal of Sport and Exercise Science
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology
• Editorial Board Member, Physiotherapy Reviews

Further Information

Link to Google Scholar page

Modified Date: 28 Feb, 2024
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