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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

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Australian 24-hour physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for adults and older adults
    1 Jan 2024
    Guideline Development / Leadership Group
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Turning the Tide: A 10-year Healthy Weight Strategy (Led by Prof. Dame Anne Johnson)
    1 Aug 2021
    Expert advisor and co-author/contributor to the lifestyle/physical activity sections (population level physical activity recommendations through the life course for weight management)
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    NIHR Diet and Activity Research Translation Collaboration (DART)
    1 Jan 2020
    e.g. https://beta.measurement-toolkit.org
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    2020 World Health Organisation Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Youth, Adults and Older Adults (Geneva, Switzerland).
    1 Aug 2019 - 1 Aug 2021
    Guideline Development Group
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    #MovementForMovement
    1 Aug 2019
    physical activity and diabetes/CVD resources and slide-set for #MovementForMovement - provides evidence-based undergraduate medical curriculum resources and guidance to health practitioners on physical activity
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    American Diabetes Association (ADA) Position Statement on Exercise/Physical Activity Guidelines for Diabetes
    1 Aug 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
    Contributor & co-author
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
    1 Jan 2018
    Fellow and member
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Postdoctoral Affiliate, Trinity College (Cambridge University)
    1 Jan 2018
    Fellow and member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    The Royal Society of Victoria
    1 Jan 2015 - 1 Aug 2022
    Elected Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
    1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2020
    Committee Member, Media Liaison, Chair of Annual Student Symposium
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Young Tall Poppy Science Award
    1 Nov 2024
    Australian Institute of Policy and Science
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Runner Up, Martti J. Karvonen Young Investigator Award
    1 Aug 2022
    International 23rd Puijo Symposium, Kuopio, Finland
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Innovators in Diabetes (IDia) Programme - Diabetes UK
    1 Aug 2020 - 1 Aug 2023
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Travelling Award/Fellowship to attend the 10th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates
    1 Aug 2019 - 1 Aug 2019
    Tokyo, Japan – Australian Academy of Science & Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Finalist, Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research
    1 Aug 2018 - 2 Aug 2018
    Victorian Govt. Department of Health
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Australian Society for Medical Research Travel Award
    1 Aug 2018
    Joint with Cambridge University and Swinburne Uni
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Paul Korner Medal (2019) for most outstanding achievement as a PhD student at The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.
    1 Aug 2017 - 1 Aug 2017
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Winner, "Three Minute Thesis" competition - Monash Clinical School
    1 Aug 2017 - 2 Aug 2017
    Runner up, Monash University Final
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    American College of Sports Medicine Gail E. Butterfield Nutrition Award
    1 Aug 2016 - 1 Aug 2016
    San Diego, USA
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Harold Mitchell Travelling Fellowship
    1 Aug 2016
    Harold Mitchell Foundation - Competitive travel, conference and laboratory visit support to the USA
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Best of Baker paper 2016, 2019