I am a Senior Research Fellow in Allied Health and Human Performance, and full member of the ARENA Research Centre.
My current research activities fall in two key areas:
1. Biomechanics applied to Human Performance and Human Factors. In particular, I am currently involved in multiple projects with the Australian Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), and the Australian Transport Industry, using biomechanical methods to develop digital models of physical performance and space requirements of military personnel.
2. Objective measures of use-of-time and physical activity in populations using body-worn activity monitors. I specialise in the development of new signal processing methods allowing precise assessments of... Read more
About me
I am a Senior Research Fellow in Allied Health and Human Performance, and full member of the ARENA Research Centre.
My current research activities fall in two key areas:
1. Biomechanics applied to Human Performance and Human Factors. In particular, I am currently involved in multiple projects with the Australian Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), and the Australian Transport Industry, using biomechanical methods to develop digital models of physical performance and space requirements of military personnel.
2. Objective measures of use-of-time and physical activity in populations using body-worn activity monitors. I specialise in the development of new signal processing methods allowing precise assessments of individuals' physical activity patterns, using body-worn activity monitors (accelerometers).
I have been awarded AUD $6M in competitive research funds, published 42 peer-reviewed articles in high quality international journals, and have active collaborations with research teams from the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide University, Flinders University, the Murdoch Childrens' Research Institute (MCRI) in Melbourne, and the university of Leicester.
I am always open to talk about future research projects, collaborations and research degree supervision. Please contact me by email.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Lyon
Master of Science University of Lyon
Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
Novel theoretical approaches in biomechanics
Applications of biomechanics in orthopaedics, exercise and physical ergonomics
Activity monitoring using body-worn sensors
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Saab Future Operator Workstation Development Project, SAAB Australia Pty Ltd, 03/06/2024 - 30/08/2024
iMove 6-002 - Human size variation for design, iMove Australia Limited, 01/02/2022 - 30/01/2024
Saab Australia MFC for High Shock Class - Anthropometric Study, SAAB Australia Pty Ltd, 27/11/2023 - 22/12/2023
Annual rhythms in weight gain, activity and diet compositions in parents – identifying opportunities to prevent cycles of weight gain, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022
Life on Holidays: Fitness lost, fatness regained?, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2022
Enhanced Digital Human Modelling, DSTO Land Operations Division, 01/06/2016 - 30/06/2018
Thewlis D., Schumacher P., Fraysse F., Daniell N., McLean D., Pierce S., Pickersgill S. Developing a human-centred design and assurance methodology for future submarine internal spaces. Australian Defence Science and Technology Group collaborative project grant.
Thewlis D., Fraysse F. Enhanced Digital Human Modelling – range-of-motion and posture study. Australian Defence Science and Technology Group collaborative project grant.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2016 |
7
7
|
2014 |
Open access
6
16
4
|
Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2023 |
Open access
1
675
|
2023 |
7
7
2
|
2023 |
Open access
2
1
509
|
2023 |
Open access
11
11
148
|
2023 |
Open access
3
99
|
2023 |
Open access
10
22
|
2023 |
Open access
3
59
|
2023 |
6
6
3
|
2023 |
Open access
3
3
167
|
2022 |
Open access
5
150
|
2021 |
5
4
132
|
2021 |
8
7
|
2021 |
Open access
1
2
1
|
2021 |
Open access
48
42
187
|
2021 |
Open access
6
6
1
|
2021 |
Open access
16
16
9
|
2021 |
Open access
22
2
|
2021 |
27
24
6
|
2021 |
Open access
18
4
|
2021 |
Open access
3
3
1
|
2021 |
Open access
1
|
2021 |
6
5
|
2021 |
7
7
1
|
2021 |
Open access
3
3
8
|
2021 |
Open access
61
58
4
|
2020 |
Open access
14
14
27
|
2020 |
Open access
7
9
4
|
2020 |
6
|
2020 |
7
4
65
|
2020 |
2
2
1
|
2019 |
36
34
4
|
2019 |
Open access
62
56
3
|
2019 |
Open access
28
29
3
|
2019 |
Open access
23
23
1
|
2019 |
Open access
11
14
7
|
2019 |
15
16
6
|
2019 |
Open access
15
14
98
|
2018 |
2
|
2018 |
7
5
1
|
2018 |
84
71
5
|
2018 |
11
11
|
2018 |
Open access
11
13
5
|
2017 |
Open access
10
10
5
|
2017 |
2
1
1
|
2017 |
Open access
4
3
4
|
2017 |
28
22
|
2016 |
7
7
|
2016 |
1
1
1
|
2015 |
38
32
3
|
2015 |
26
22
|
2015 |
Open access
17
49
1
|
2015 |
Open access
24
21
2
|
2014 |
8
7
|
2014 |
Open access
9
9
|
2014 |
Open access
6
16
4
|
2012 |
Open access
2
2
|
2012 |
Open access
1
|
2012 |
Open access
20
16
|
Research
Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
Novel theoretical approaches in biomechanics
Applications of biomechanics in orthopaedics, exercise and physical ergonomics
Activity monitoring using body-worn sensors
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Bond University | AUSTRALIA |
Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
Christian Medical College, Vellore | INDIA |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Kadego Cadgile | AUSTRALIA |
Middle Tennessee State University | UNITED STATES |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Mount Royal University | CANADA |
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre | UNITED KINGDOM |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | NORWAY |
Pennington Biomedical Research Center | UNITED STATES |
Public Transport Authority | AUSTRALIA |
Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute (Italy) | ITALY |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
Shandong University | CHINA |
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of East Anglia | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Exeter | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Leicester | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Carolina - Columbia | UNITED STATES |
University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tennessee | UNITED STATES |
University of the Sunshine Coast | AUSTRALIA |
University of Turin | ITALY |
University of Turku | FINLAND |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Empirical reallocation of time | Current |
Normative Training Values of Effective Work per Stroke (eWPS) for Elite-Junior Sprint-Kayak Athletes (K1) of Varying Training Age | Current |
The use of Global Positioning System devices to quantify hitting load in elite beach volleyball athletes | Current |
Annual rhythms in the daily movement behaviours of Australian adults | Completed |
Sleep and cardiometabolic health: a multidimensional and compositional approach | Completed |
Tibial plateau fractures: 3D fracture patterns, classification and postoperative gait biomechanics | Completed |