Alison Marshall

Dr. Alison Marshall is a researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology, specializing in physical activity promotion, eHealth interventions, and preventive medicine. Her work focuses on leveraging mobile technologies and telephone-delivered programs to address health behaviors in diverse populations, including postnatal women, diabetes patients, and urban Indigenous Australians.

Her research spans several domains:

• Physical activity assessment (e.g., validating tools like the International Physical Activity Questionnaire)
• Behavioral interventions (e.g., MobileMums for postnatal women, HealthyTexts for skin cancer prevention)
• Chronic disease management (e.g., diabetes glycemic control, musculoskeletal disorder interventions)
• Health communication (e.g., text messaging, website-based programs)

Key trends in her publications include:

• Developing and testing mobile SMS interventions for health behavior change
• Cost-effectiveness analyses of lifestyle programs
• Measurement validation for physical activity and sedentary behavior
• User preferences in digital health tools
• Population-specific studies targeting women, Indigenous communities, and older adults
• Long-term health outcomes in diabetes and musculoskeletal conditions