DrJessica Watterson

Dr Jessica Watterson is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Health at the School of Health and Social Development. Her research focuses on the design and evaluation of digital health technologies, particularly for underserved communities. Prior to joining Deakin, Jessica worked at Monash University in Malaysia and Australia, and at the University of California (UC), Berkeley. She also contributed to the human-centred design of health innovations at IDEO and previously worked with the World Health Organization, Oxfam, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders and other health-related organizations. Jessica earned her PhD in Health Policy and her Master of Public Health from UC Berkeley, and her Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry at New York University.