Dr Riley Brown

PhD Candidate

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

RECOVER Injury Research Centre

riley.brown@uq.edu.au

Researcher Biography

Riley graduated with a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences with a major in Clinical Exercise Physiology in 2019 at The University of Queensland. He currently works as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist at a private clinic based in Toowong, seeing a variety of clients with chronic disease. His current research is investigating the use of health technologies to deliver and support lifestyle interventions to improve cardiometabolic risk in people with complex chronic disease.

Research Interests

Utilising health technology for exercise in chronic disease

Project Title

U-DECIDE: Utilising technology for Diet & Exercise Change In complex chronic conditions across Diverse Environments

Advisors

Professor Jeff Coombes

Dr Shelley Keating

Researcher biography

Riley is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Technology-enabled rehabilitation team at RECOVER Research Injury Centre. Riley joined RECOVER in May 2024.

Riley received his PhD from The University of Queensland in January 2024. His PhD project investigated the feasibility, effectiveness and uptake of digital health physical activity/exercise interventions in for patients living with complex chronic diseases.

Riley's research interests include assessing the influence of digital health exercise interventions for improving exercise adherence and clinical outcomes in chronic disease (sustainable exercise practice), and optimising monitoring tools for exercise interventions.

Publications

Journal Articles (10)

Conference Papers (5)

Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Brown, Riley C. C., Keating, Shelley E., Jegatheesan, Dev K., Mayr, Hannah L., Barnett, Amandine, Conley, Marguerite M., Webb, Lindsey, Kelly, Jaimon T., Snoswell, Centaine L., Staudacher, Heidi M., Macdonald, Graeme A., Burton, Nicola W., Coombes, Jeff S., Campbell, Katrina L., Isbel, Nicole M. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2024). Utilizing technology for diet and exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments (U-DECIDE): feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, 24 (1) 935, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11383-4

Barnett, Amandine, Catapan, Soraia de Camargo, Jegatheesan, Dev K., Conley, Marguerite M., Keating, Shelley E., Mayr, Hannah L., Webb, Lindsey, Brown, Riley C. C., Coombes, Jeff S., Macdonald, Graeme A., Isbel, Nicole M., Burton, Nicola W., Campbell, Katrina L., Hickman, Ingrid J. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2024). Patients’ acceptability of self-selected digital health services to support diet and exercise among people with complex chronic conditions: Mixed methods study. Digital Health, 10 ARTN 20552076241245278, 20552076241245278. doi: 10.1177/20552076241245278

Brown, Riley C. C., Coombes, Jeff S., Conley, Marguerite M., Webb, Lindsey, Mayr, Hannah L., Isbel, Nicole M., Jegatheesan, Dev K., Macdonald, Graeme A., Burton, Nicola W., Kelly, Jaimon T., Hickman, Ingrid J. and Keating, Shelley E. (2024). Evaluating the Potential of a Novel Metabolic Syndrome Severity Score to Inform Exercise Interventions for People with Complex Chronic Conditions. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 22 (7), 516-524. doi: 10.1089/met.2024.0031

Ball, Lauren, Keating, Shelley E., Brown, Riley C. C. and Sullivan, Victoria (2024). Exercise care by general practitioners: Providing sustainable solutions for patients living with chronic disease. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (3), 99-107. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-23-6846

Brown, Riley C C (2024). Exercise, digital health and chronic disease: feasibility, effectiveness and utilisation (PhD Academy Award). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58 (9), 513-514. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108160

Brown, Riley C., Keating, Shelley E., Jegatheesan, Dev K., Mayr, Hannah L., Barnett, Amandine, Conley, Marguerite M., Webb, Lindsey, Kelly, Jaimon T., Snoswell, Centaine L., Staudacher, Heidi, Macdonald, Graeme A., Burton, Nicola W., Coombes, Jeff S., Campbell, Katrina L., Isbel, Nicole M. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2023). Utilizing technology for diet and exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments (U-DECIDE): feasibility randomised controlled trial (pre-print). Research Square, 24. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3689169/v1

Brown, Riley C.C., Keating, Shelley E., Owen, Patrick J., Jansons, Paul, McVicar, Jenna, Askew, Christopher D, Clanchy, Kelly M, Maddison, Ralph, Maiorana, Andrew, Robinson, Suzanne and Mundell, Niamh L (2023). Client and clinician experiences and perspectives of exercise physiology services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25 (1) e46370, 1-11. doi: 10.2196/46370

Brown, Riley C.C., Coombes, Jeff S., Jungbluth Rodriguez, Klaus, Hickman, Ingrid J. and Keating, Shelley E. (2022). Effectiveness of exercise via telehealth for chronic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise interventions delivered via videoconferencing. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56 (18) bjsports-2021-105118, bjsports-2021. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105118

Brown, Riley C. C., Jegatheesan, Dev K., Conley, Marguerite M, Mayr, Hannah M, Kelly, Jaimon T, Webb, Lindsey, Barnett, Amandine, Staudacher, Heidi M., Burton, Nicola W., Isbel, Nicole M., Macdonald, Graeme A., Campbell, Katrina L., Coombes, Jeff S., Keating, Shelley E. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2022). U-DECIDE: Utilising Technology for Diet & Exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (7) e37556, e37556. doi: 10.2196/37556

Brown, Riley C. C., Coombes, Jeff S., Snoswell, Centaine L., Kelly, Jaimon T. and Keating, Shelley E. (2022). Medicare reimbursed telehealth exercise physiology services were underutilised through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: an ecological study. Australian Health Review, 47 (2), 175-181. doi: 10.1071/ah22220

Conference Papers

Naomi, Ferstera, Brown, Riley, Chong, Jamie, Owen, Patrick, Mundell, Niamh, Keating, Shelley and Coombes, Jeff (2024). Legacy effect of exercise training trials on cognition in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. Research to Practice 2024, Sydney, NSW Australia, 2-4 May 2024. Indianapolis, IN United States of America: Clinical Exercise Physiology Association. doi: 10.31189/2165-7629-13-s2.450

Brown, Riley, Coombes, Jeff, Rodriguez, Klaus Jungbluth, Hickman, Ingrid and Keating, Shelley (2024). Effectiveness Of Exercise Via Telehealth For Chronic Disease: Updated Systematic Review And Meta-analysis Of Exercise Interventions Delivered Via Videoconferencing. Research to Practice 2024, Sydney, NSW Australia, 2-4 May 2024. Indianapolis, IN United States of America: Clinical Exercise Physiology Association. doi: 10.31189/2165-7629-13-s2.403

Barnett, Amandine, De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Jegatheesan, Dev, Conley, Marguerite, Keating, Shelley, Mayr, Hannah, Webb, Lindsey, Brown, Riley, Coombes, Jeff, Macdonald, Graeme, Isbel, Nicole, Burton, Nicola, Campbell, Katrina, Hickman, Ingrid and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Participants’ lived experience and acceptability of a suite of imposed and self-selected digital health services to assist with diet and exercise behaviour change in complex chronic conditions: Mixed methods study. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Jegatheesan, Dev K., Perez, William F. Pinzon, Brown, Riley, Burton, Nicola W., Webb, Lindsey, Barnett, Amandine, Conley, Marguerite M., Mayr, Hannah L., Keating, Shelley, Kelly, Jaimon T., Macdonald, Graeme A., Coombes, Jeff S., Hickman, Ingrid J. and Isbel, Nicole (2023). Goal attainment scale as an outcome measure in a randomized controlled trial of lifestyle interventions : FR-PO818. Kidney Week 2023, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 1 - 5 November 2023. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20233411s1631b

Barnett, Amandine, Hickman, Ingrid J., De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Brown, Riley, Jegatheesan, Dev, Mayr, Hannah L., Conley, Marguerite, Webb, Lindsey, Staudacher, Heidi M., Macdonald, Graeme A., Burton, Nicola W., Keating, Shelley E., Coombes, Jeff S., Campbell, Katrina L., Isbel, Nikky and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2023). Patients’ acceptability of a suite of imposed and self-selected technology to assist with lifestyle behaviour change in complex chronic conditions: Mixed methods study. BEST Conference on Human Behaviour and Decision Making, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-3 February 2023.

Thesis

Brown, Riley (2024). Exercise, digital health and chronic disease: feasibility, effectiveness and uptake. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/fe60476