Ralph Geerling

(He/him)

Research Fellow

Faculty of Health/School of Psychology

  • Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology
  • +61 3 924 46337 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Ralph's principle research interest focuses on improving the subjective wellbeing of people living with diabetes. His other research interests span  health behaviours in diabetes, cardiovascular disease and the general population, person-centred care, personality and approaches to tailoring health behaviour change interventions. Ralph also has a strong interest in the experiences of people with diabetes in primary care regarding weight management discussions, language, mental health and the effectiveness of behaviour change techniques.

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Review and update behaviour change elements of the Life ! Program curriculum.
    28 Apr 2023 - 31 Aug 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Diabetes Victoria - $320,875.00
  • GRANT
    National Industry PhD program grant
    Deakin University5 Feb 2018 - 16 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Geerling R
    Top up funding through AstraZeneca Australia