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Nicholas Koemel is a Research Fellow at The University of Sydney's Sydney School of Health Sciences, affiliated with the Charles Perkins Centre. His primary role involves integrative behavioral science at the Mackenzie Wearables Hub, focusing on leveraging wearable technology to study lifestyle behaviors in health research. He co-leads the ProPASS Consortium, an international collaboration analyzing accelerometry data from 24 countries to understand movement behaviors' health impacts.
His research emphasizes synergistic effects of physical activity, sleep, and nutrition on chronic diseases like cardiovascular conditions, cancer, and mortality. Key projects include developing solutions for translating research into community-based health initiatives. Koemel has contributed to over 50 peer-reviewed articles, with recent work appearing in European Heart Journal, Circulation, and BMC Medicine.
Awards include the 2025 Jenny Mackenzie Funding Award and 2024 Charles Perkins Seed Funding. He serves as Deputy Editor for the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology and reviews for top journals like British Journal of Sports Medicine. Professional memberships span organizations such as the International Society of Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) and the Nutrition Society of Australia.
Current research focuses on maternal nutrition's epigenetic effects, device-measured sleep patterns, and the role of incidental physical activity in cardiovascular risk reduction. Koemel collaborates with global networks like the ProPASS Consortium and Sydney Vietnam Network to advance population health strategies.
