Riley Brown

Dr Riley Brown is a Research Fellow at the RECOVER Injury Research Centre, affiliated with The University of Queensland. He holds a PhD (2024) and a BExSS (Hons) in Clinical Exercise Physiology. His work focuses on leveraging digital health technologies to enhance exercise adherence and clinical outcomes for individuals with complex chronic diseases. Riley leads the Technology-enabled Rehabilitation team, emphasizing telehealth solutions and novel monitoring tools for chronic disease management.

Education:

• PhD in Exercise Physiology (2024), The University of Queensland
• Bachelor of Exercise Science (Clinical Exercise Physiology), First Class Honors

Research Interests: Riley investigates digital interventions to improve patient engagement in exercise programs, particularly for metabolic and chronic conditions. His work includes assessing telehealth efficacy, developing severity scoring systems for metabolic syndrome, and optimizing monitoring tools. Recent studies highlight patient experiences with student-led clinics and the acceptability of self-selected digital health services.

Key Themes in Publications: His 2025 studies explore client perceptions of digital clinics and goal-setting strategies for kidney/liver patients. 2024 work focuses on feasibility of technology-based interventions and metabolic severity scoring. Telehealth effectiveness during the pandemic and U-DECIDE trial outcomes are recurring themes.

Labs/Teams: Active within the RECOVER Research Injury Centre's Technology-enabled Rehabilitation team, collaborating with multidisciplinary groups across nutrition science, nephrology, and digital health innovation.