DR. TRACY KOLBE-ALEXANDER

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POSITION

  • Senior Lecturer and Co-ordinator of the Biokinetics Honours course, Discovery Health and UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

QUALIFICATIONS

  • PhD (Physiology) (Exercise Science), University of Cape Town (2005)

    Thesis title: Measurement of physical activity and associated health and functional outcomes in older South Africans

  • BSc (Med)(Hons) Exercise Science (Biokinetics), University of Cape Town (1993)

  • BA (Human Movement Studies), University of the Western Cape (1992)

 

ESSM RESEARCH GROUP

  • Health and well-being

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Assessing the benefits of physical activity, particularly its role in preventing non-communicable diseases

  • Validation of tools to determine the prevalence of physical activity, measuring the effectiveness of community-based interventions, and the development of tools and interventions aimed at increasing habitual levels of physical activity

 

OTHER

  • Registered Biokineticist with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa

  • Recipient of the Medical Research Council’s Career Development Award (2007 – 2009)

  • Developed and implemented the “Live it Up” and “Fit for Work” programmes. “Live it UP” is a physical activity programme targeting adults older than 60 years, while “Fit for work” is a work-based physical activity programme for employees.

 

CONTACT

 

Tel:      +27 21 650 5126

Email:  Tracy.Kolbe-Alexander@uct.ac.za

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PUBLICATIONS

 

1.   Kolbe-Alexander TL, Buckmaster C, Nossel C, Dreyer L, Bull F, Noakes TD, Lambert EV. Chronic disease risk factors, healthy days and medical claims in South African employees presenting for health risk screening. BMC Public Health. 2008 Jul 4;8:228.

2.   Charlton KE, Kolbe-Alexander TL, Nel JH.  The MNA, but not the DETERMINE, screening tool is a valid indicator of nutritional status in elderly Africans. Nutrition. 2007 Jul-Aug;23(7-8):533-42. Epub 2007 Jun 14

3.   TL Kolbe-Alexander, EV Lambert, Judith Biletnikoff Harkins.  Comparison of two methods of measuring physical activity in South African older adults, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 2006 Vol 14, 99-114

4.   Kolbe-Alexander TL, Lambert EV, Charlton KE.  Effectiveness of a low intensity exercise program for older adults. Journal Nutrition Health and Aging, 2006 Vol 10 (1): 21-29

5.   Charlton KE, Kolbe-Alexander TL, Nel JH. “Micronutrient dilution associated with added sugar 
      intake in elderly black South African women.” Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Sep;59(9):1030-42
6.   Charlton KE, Kolbe-Alexander TL, Nel JH. ” Development of a novel nutrition screening tool for 
   use in elderly South Africans.” Public Health Nutr. 2005 Aug;8(5):468-79

7.   Kolbe-Alexander T, Charlton KE, Lambert EV. "Lifetime physical activity and determinants of estimated bone mineral density using calcaneal ultrasound in South African adults". Journal Nutrition Health and Aging, 2004 Vol 8 (6): 521-530

8.   Lambert, E.V., Kolbe-Alexander T.L. Physical activity and healthy ageing in Africa:  Challenges and opportunities.  International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) Monograph on Active Ageing, (invited monograph, Lippincott Williams Wilkins Asia Ltd, Hong Kong, SAR, China, 2002).

9.   Charlton KE, Schloss I, Visser M, Lambert EV, Kolbe T, Levitt NS, Temple N.  Waist circumference predicts clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in older South Africans. Cardiovasc J S Afr. 2001 Jun-Jul;12(3):142-50.

10. E.V. Lambert, I Bohlmann, T Kolbe-Alexander.  "Be active" - Physical activity for health in South Africa. September 2001. Vol no.14. No.3 SAJCN (Supplement)

11. T Kolbe, E Selley, S Dennis, M Lambert, TD Noakes. The relationship between critical power and running performance - Journal of Sport Sciences, 1995, 13, 265-269.

12. E Selley, T Kolbe, S Dennis, M Lambert, TD Noakes. Running intensity as determined by heart rate is the same in fast and slow runners in both the 10-km and 21,1 km races.  – Journal of Sport Sciences,  1995, 13, 405 – 410

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