The Digital health for lifestyle and disease management group focuses on the development and evaluation of effective, scalable solutions for the prevention and management of chronic diseases, including (but not limited to) cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.

Our group has expertise in the development and evaluation of theory and evidence-based technology interventions across a range of settings (homes, hospitals and communities) and populations (adults and clinical populations).

Our research incorporates the use of mobile devices, wearable sensors, home-sensing, and wearable cameras to measure and influence behavioural and health outcomes. We also have considerable expertise in the design and delivery of pragmatic, randomised controlled trials.

This group covers:

  • Designing and evaluating the effectiveness of digital health interventions for the secondary prevention of disease
  • Understanding how technologies can be used to improve the reach, flexibility, and individualisation of interventions to modify behavioural risk factors for disease
  • Exploring the potential of wireless sensors and devices for monitoring physiological parameters and health-related behaviours
  • Investigating how to implement and deliver digital health solutions at scale.

Group leader

Professor Ralph Maddison Professor in Physical Activity and Disease Prevention
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Group members

Professor David Dunstan Head, Baker Deakin Department of Lifestyle and Diabetes and Chair, Lifestyle and Diabetes
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Professor David Scott Professor
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Associate Professor Natalie Lander ARC DECRA Research Fellow
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Associate Professor Michael Tieland Associate Professor in Nutrition Science
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Dr Jack Dalla Via Research Fellow
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Dr Paddy Dempsey Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Paul Jansons Executive Dean Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Jakub Mesinovic Executive Dean Research Fellow
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Dr Niamh Mundell Executive Dean of Health Research Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Dr Jonathan Rawstorn Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Kim Way Senior Lecturer
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Dr Yuxin Zhang Research Fellow, Digital Health
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