Cristina M. Caperchione (BHK Hons., MHK, PhD) is a Professor of Physical Activity and Health Promotion at the University of Technology Sydney. She leads the physical activity and health promotion stream within the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation and the Human Performance Research Centre and the Faculty of Health’s Lifestyle and Exercise Collaborative within the Institute for Innovative Solutions for Wellbeing and Health (INSIGHT).

Her research program is focused on designing, implementing and evaluating community-based physical activity (PA) and lifestyle interventions for populations most vulnerable to chronic disease and overall poor health.

She has extensive expertise in co-design and co-create approaches for developing pragmatic, real-world interventions, focusing on underserved populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent girls, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, hard-to-reach men, regional women, and those living with cancer.

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