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.
iMove 6-002 - Human size variation for design, iMove Australia Limited, 01/02/2022 - 30/01/2024
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 |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
7
6
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| 2014 |
Open access
6
14
4
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
4
1
2
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
383
|
| 2023 |
Open access
2
144
|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
2
2
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
155
|
| 2021 |
3
1
132
|
| 2021 |
5
4
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
36
30
24
|
| 2021 |
Open access
4
2
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
10
7
9
|
| 2021 |
Open access
13
2
|
| 2021 |
19
14
6
|
| 2021 |
Open access
15
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
|
| 2021 |
4
3
|
| 2021 |
2
1
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
1
8
|
| 2021 |
Open access
35
23
4
|
| 2020 |
Open access
11
10
30
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
4
5
|
| 2020 |
5
|
| 2020 |
7
4
65
|
| 2020 |
2
2
1
|
| 2019 |
33
25
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
54
44
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
21
24
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
20
18
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
9
11
8
|
| 2019 |
12
10
6
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
8
95
|
| 2018 |
2
|
| 2018 |
6
4
1
|
| 2018 |
71
53
5
|
| 2018 |
9
8
|
| 2018 |
Open access
9
11
4
|
| 2017 |
Open access
6
7
5
|
| 2017 |
1
1
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
3
2
4
|
| 2017 |
24
15
|
| 2016 |
7
6
|
| 2016 |
1
1
1
|
| 2015 |
35
28
3
|
| 2015 |
24
20
|
| 2015 |
Open access
17
47
1
|
| 2015 |
Open access
22
17
2
|
| 2014 |
7
5
|
| 2014 |
Open access
8
8
|
| 2014 |
Open access
6
14
4
|
| 2012 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2012 |
Open access
1
|
| 2012 |
Open access
19
14
|
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli | ITALY |
| Middle Tennessee State University | UNITED STATES |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Mount Royal University | CANADA |
| Murdoch Childrens Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Norwegian University of Science and Technology | NORWAY |
| Pennington Biomedical Research Center | UNITED STATES |
| Public Transport Authority | AUSTRALIA |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| Shandong University | CHINA |
| South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Empirical reallocation of time | 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 |
