Dylan Powell is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Public Health & Innovation at the University of Stirling within the faculty of Health Sciences & Sport.
Excited by the value of technology, data and innovation in health care and life sciences to optimise care and wellbeing for patients and society. Prior to joining the University, Dylan worked for Deloitte Healthcare and Life Sciences practice and Knowledge Sharing lead for the UK Deloitte Clinical Network. Dylan’s professional background as a clinician (Physiotherapist) and researcher has spanned the NHS, academia, professional sport, and within industry. His PhD in Computer Science explored the use of wearables and digital biomarkers in neurological conditions including Sports-Related Concussion.
Dylan was appointed to the editorial team at Nature Digital Medicine (News & Views) in September 2023.
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Spotlight Session; CSP conference Exploring the Evolving Landscape of mTBI (concussion) Assessment & Monitoring
Biomarkers Europe
Invited Speaker Biomarkers Europe by Oxford Global, Basel Switzerland
Leuchie House
Invited speaker; digital health and digital measurements
Editor (News & Views) Nature Digital Medicine
https://www.nature.com/npjdigitalmed/editors
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Clinical Safety Officer
Article
Games Wide Open to athlete partnership in building artificial intelligence systems
Mekki YM, Ahmed OH, Powell D, Price A & Dijkstra HP (2024) Games Wide Open to athlete partnership in building artificial intelligence systems. npj Digital Medicine, 7 (1), Art. No.: 267. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01261-y
Commentary
How might Hospital at Home enable a greener and healthier future? Check for updates
Powell D, Burrows F, Lewis G & Gilbert S (2024) How might Hospital at Home enable a greener and healthier future? Check for updates. npj Digital Medicine, 7, Art. No.: 252. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01249-8
Article
Graham L, Powell D, Campbell KR, Morris R, Vitorio R, Parrington L, Antonellis P, Godfrey A, King LA & Stuart S (2024) iVOMS: Instrumented Vestibular / Ocular motor screen in healthy controls and mild traumatic brain injury. Medical Engineering & Physics, 129, Art. No.: 104180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2024.104180
Article
Powell D, Stuart S & Godfrey A (2024) Exploring multimodal Sports Related Concussion (SRC) assessment, performed by a single clinician compared to the reference standard (SCAT5). Physiotherapy, 123 (Supplement 1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2024.04.077
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The dichotomy of diagnostics: exploring the value for consumers, clinicians and care pathways
Powell D & Hannah A (2024) The dichotomy of diagnostics: exploring the value for consumers, clinicians and care pathways. npj Digital Medicine, 7, Art. No.: 101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01087-8
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Walk, talk, think, see and feel: harnessing the power of digital biomarkers in healthcare
Powell D (2024) Walk, talk, think, see and feel: harnessing the power of digital biomarkers in healthcare. npj Digital Medicine, 7, Art. No.: 45. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01023-w
Conference Abstract
3.24 Exploring digital sports related concussion (SRC) assessment, performed by a single clinician
Powell D, Stuart S & Godfrey A (2024) 3.24 Exploring digital sports related concussion (SRC) assessment, performed by a single clinician. 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Amsterdam. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58 (Supplement 1). https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/Suppl_1/A91.3; https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-concussion.240
Article
UK funding agency launches digital health hubs: a new catalyst for change?
Godfrey A & Powell D (2024) UK funding agency launches digital health hubs: a new catalyst for change?. npj Digital Medicine, 7, Art. No.: 5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00990-w
Newspaper / Magazine
Gvozdanovic A, Powell D, McKinnell D, Burnett S & Talibi S (2023) Digital biomarkers: Navigating the path from ideation to impact through deep phenotyping in precision medicine. Deloitte Insights. 31.08.2023. https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/insights/industry/life-sciences/digital-measurement-and-digital-biomarkers-are-the-future-of-healthcare.html
Article
Gait Impairment in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review
Dever A, Powell D, Graham L, Mason R, Das J, Marshall SJ, Vitorio R, Godfrey A & Stuart S (2022) Gait Impairment in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review. Sensors, 22 (4), Art. No.: 1480. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22041480
Article
Nouredanesh M, Godfrey A, Powell D & Tung J (2022) Egocentric vision-based detection of surfaces: towards context-aware free-living digital biomarkers for gait and fall risk assessment. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 19, Art. No.: 79. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-022-01022-6
Article
Suitability of a Low-Cost Wearable Sensor to Assess Turning in Healthy Adults
Mason R, Byerley J, Baker A, Powell D, Pearson LT, Barry G, Godfrey A, Mancini M, Stuart S & Morris R (2022) Suitability of a Low-Cost Wearable Sensor to Assess Turning in Healthy Adults. Sensors, 22 (23), Art. No.: 9322. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239322
Article
A deep learning-based approach to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury using audio classification
Wall C, Powell D, Young F, Zynda AJ, Stuart S, Covassin T & Godfrey A (2022) A deep learning-based approach to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury using audio classification. PLOS ONE, 17 (9), Art. No.: e0274395. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274395
Article
Wearables in rugby union: A protocol for multimodal digital sports-related concussion assessment
Powell D, Stuart S & Godfrey A (2021) Wearables in rugby union: A protocol for multimodal digital sports-related concussion assessment. PLOS ONE, 16 (12), Art. No.: e0261616. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261616
Article
Sports related concussion: an emerging era in digital sports technology
Powell D, Stuart S & Godfrey A (2021) Sports related concussion: an emerging era in digital sports technology. npj Digital Medicine, 4, Art. No.: 164. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00538-w
Course Director MSc Physiotherapy (pre-reg) course 2025
