Dr Mae Mansoubi

About me:

Dr Maedeh Mansoubi is the Entrepreneurial lead and founder of DigiTherapix: A Digital Health and Precision Remote Rehabilitation Solutions, lead of the Rehabilitation science module, Co-lead of Health Technologies Network@Exeter and Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health Innovation and Public Health at the Medical School.

She holds a PhD in Physical Activity, Public Health, and Behavioural Medicine from Loughborough University. She has expertise in Digital Health Technology and Public Health. She is currently working in health innovation and the healthcare system by developing and clinically validating digital technology to promote health and well-being.

Mae is developing an Innovative Digital Health and rehabilitation platform (DigiTherapix) to improve primary care and Remote healthcare systems using everyday devices. She has built unique expertise and capabilities in Digital Health Innovation by working with and learning from world-renowned scholars in this area.

Her novel, innovative research projects bring together multidisciplinary research collaborations and have promising applications for healthcare. She is collaborating with an international industry partner to set up the system in the UK to realise her research ambition for digital rehabilitation, telehealth, and performance improvement. She has additional capabilities and skill sets in app development, artificial intelligence (AI), and a variety of extended reality systems, which she uses in her software and apps for digital rehabilitation.

Mae is a steering group panel member within the University of Exeter's health technology network. She fosters collaboration among researchers, professionals, and stakeholders, creating a vibrant environment for innovation and cutting-edge advancements in Digital Health technology.

Mae is Co-director of EDI in PHSS, EDI advisor at EPSRC Bionic+, and frequent guest lecturer at national and international Universities. She also teaches in international workshops and webinars and is a frequent keynote speaker at international conferences.

Interests:

Dr Mansoubi previously led several projects that include but are not limited to Digital Health Technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), Application of extended reality (XR) in Rehabilitation, Smart Patient Monitoring and Computer Vision. Dr Mansoubi is an expert in using technology in behavioural change interventions to improve quality of life and well-being across different age groups.

Before joining the University of Exeter, she successfully developed and led the Health Innovation and Technology Trials group in collaboration with national and international Digital Health and Public Health experts at the MOReS Centre, Oxford Brookes University.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Behavioural Medicine focusing on digital health, public health, and behaviour change at Loughborough University.
• M.Sc (Distinction) in Physical Activity and Health Science.
• B.Sc (Hons) in Cellular & Molecular Biology.