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DrPaddy Dempsey

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

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  • Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Knowledge Areas
Behavioural epidemiology
Public health
Physical activity/sedentary behaviour and Type 2 diabetes or Cardiovascular
Disease
Biological mechanisms of physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Real-world physical activity and sedentary behaviour change interventions

GRANTS

  • TENDER
    Dissemination of the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults
    Department of Health, Disability and Ageing1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dempsey P
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    SMART-T2D: Adapting and co-designing a next-generation AI-powered digital ecosystem to support personalised self-care for type 2 diabetes
    Diabetes Australia1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dempsey P
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    SMART-T2D: Adapting and co-designing a next-generation AI-powered digital ecosystem to support personalised self-care for type 2 diabetes
    Diabetes Australia1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jul 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dempsey P,
    • Maddison R,
    • Zhang Y,
    • Jansons P,
    • Dunstan D
    $100,000
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Understanding midlife risk factor patterns for dementia prevention.
    Deakin University1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Milte C,
    • Livingstone K,
    • Wheeler M,
    • Dempsey P,
    • Daly R
    $26,000
  • GRANT
    Sedentary behaviour assessment: methods and metrics
    World Health Organisation1 Jan 2025 - 29 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Biddle S,
    • Dempsey P,
    • Cliff D
    World Health Organisation - WHO - 24.2.RUN.004 - $39,643.00
  • TENDER
    Sedentary behaviour assessment: methods and metrics
    World Health Organization1 Jan 2025 - 31 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dempsey P
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    SMART-T2D: Co-design and prototype development of a next-generation AI-powered digital ecosystem to support personalised type 2 diabetes self-care
    Deakin University Seed Funding Call1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dempsey P
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    CARDIOBREAK: Using Movement Throughout the Day to Improve Heart Health in Office Workers with Type 2 Diabetes
    Deakin University Seed Funding1 Aug 2024
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Fusing the behavioural and biological: Developing new methods for integrating and analysing timeseries data on diet, physical activity, and contextual factors
    Deakin University Seed Funding1 Aug 2024
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Targeted and sustained expansion of the Leicester Lifestyle and Health Research Group
    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Expanding Excellence in England (E3) Grant1 Aug 2024 - 1 Aug 2029
    GBP£ 14,071,927
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Understanding midlife risk factor patterns for dementia prevention
    Deakin University Faculty HAtCH Grant1 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dempsey P
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Moving More and Sitting Less: Evidence to Inform the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Paddy Dempsey
    NHMRC ECF - Early Career Fellowship - GNT1142685
  • TENDER
    Review and update of the Australian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults
    Department of Health, Disability and Ageing1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dempsey P
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Can Breaks from Sitting Improve Glucose Control and Vascular Health in People with Type 1 Diabetes?
    Diabetes UK Project Grant1 Aug 2022
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Developing and Investing in New Mechanistic Capabilities for Precision Medicine within Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Research
    Leicester Precision Medicine Institute Equipment Grant1 Aug 2022
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Infrastructure Grant (NIHR203327)
    NIHR BRC; Lifestyle Theme; GBP£ 26,100,0001 Aug 2022 - 1 Aug 2027
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Steps to Better Health: Advancing the Understanding and Translational Potential of Physical Activity Tools and Prescription
    NIHR ARC Research Grant1 Aug 2022
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Optimising and Tailoring the Rise & Recharge Smartphone App to Reduce Sitting Time
    EPSRC1 Aug 2020
    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) GetAMoveOn Network+ Feasibility Grant
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Active Ad. Breaks: Offsetting the Adverse Glycaemic and Vascular Consequences of Sitting Watching TV
    Shepherd Foundation Grant (2013/14)1 Aug 2016
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Breaking up prolonged sitting: a practical daily therapeutic tool in the management of type 2 diabetes?
    NHMRC Project Grant ID 10817341 Aug 2015