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Dr Daniel Leightley
Lecturer in Digital Health Sciences
Pronouns
He/Him
Biography
Dr Daniel Leightley is a Lecturer in Digital Health Sciences in the School of Life Course & Population Sciences. Dan’s current research focuses on developing and evaluating digital therapeutics. Dan’s work has been supported by grants from various organisations, including the Forces in Mind Trust, the National Institute of Health Research, the Medical Research Council, and the Cabinet Office.
He is a member of the IEEE and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research Interests
- Digital Health
- Machine Learning
- Mental Health
- Natural Language Processing
- Data Linkage
- Armed Forces Health
Research Groups
- King’s Centre for Military Health Research
Research
![pexels-imprensa-agruban®-10501127](/newimages/research/thumb/pexels-imprensa-agruban-105011271.x73c07bde.jpg?w=780&h=519&crop=780,440,0,40&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King’s College London, is the leading civilian UK centre of excellence for military health research.
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DrinksRation
DrinksRation is a smartphone app designed to reduce alcohol misuse in the Armed Forces using digital technology and behavioural change theory.
Project status: Ongoing
![est-1-in-4-children-young-people-have-problematic-smartphone-usage-hero](/newimages/ioppn/hero/est-1-in-4-children-young-people-have-problematic-smartphone-usage-hero.x36e57dcb.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,588,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Social media, Smartphone Use and Self-Harm in Young People (3S-YP) study
The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Self-harm and digital technology overuse in young people with lived mental health experience
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with YoungMinds – the UK’s leading...
![Phone call](/newimages/sspp/Security/ws/feature-800-430/phone-call.x9e4c2413.jpg?w=782&h=440&crop=780,440,1,0&f=webp)
App-based monitoring of thinking difficulties could help treatment of depression
New research with over 500 participants diagnosed with depression has shown that smartphone assessments of their thinking difficulties is linked to the...
![man with phone in cafe](/newimages/ioppn/news-spotlights/man-with-phone-in-cafe.x70549bc6.jpg?w=780&h=521&crop=780,440,0,41&f=webp)
New framework aims to unlock the potential for social media research into young people's mental health
Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London proposes a new framework to empower young people in...
![Social media apps on phone - by adem ay - 780x440](/newimages/sspp/ecs/blogs/social-media-apps-on-phone-by-adem-ay-780x440.xc3a62294.jpg?f=webp)
Mobile app successfully tested with veterans seeking to reduce their alcohol consumption now available to the public
A new smartphone app, which has been made available to the public today, has been found to be successful in helping UK veterans to reduce alcohol consumption.
![Phone](/newimages/careers/thumbnails/Phone.x7177bfc1.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&f=webp)
Veterans Mental Health Conference 2022
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCHMR), the leading civilian centre of excellence for military health research in the UK, presented the 2022...
![women soldiers 780x440](/newimages/sspp/Security/generalschool/feature-800-430/women-soldiers-780x440.xc5203ad2.png?f=webp)
Understanding the experiences of young adults during and post COVID-19 lockdown
Researchers from King’s College London have launched a new study to better understand what young adults think about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is...
![Understanding the experiences of young adults during and post COVID-19 lockdown](/newimages/ioppn/news-spotlights/understanding-the-experiences-of-young-adults-during-and-post-covid-19-lockdown-cropped-780x440.xe09a3d79.jpg?f=webp)
Events
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Population Health Seminar with Daniel Leightley
Seminar with Daniel Leightley
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Research
![pexels-imprensa-agruban®-10501127](/newimages/research/thumb/pexels-imprensa-agruban-105011271.x73c07bde.jpg?w=780&h=519&crop=780,440,0,40&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King’s College London, is the leading civilian UK centre of excellence for military health research.
![drinksration](/newimages/researchproject/thumb-2021/drinksration.x6b2661d1.jpg?w=780&h=513&crop=780,440,0,37&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
DrinksRation
DrinksRation is a smartphone app designed to reduce alcohol misuse in the Armed Forces using digital technology and behavioural change theory.
Project status: Ongoing
![est-1-in-4-children-young-people-have-problematic-smartphone-usage-hero](/newimages/ioppn/hero/est-1-in-4-children-young-people-have-problematic-smartphone-usage-hero.x36e57dcb.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,588,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Social media, Smartphone Use and Self-Harm in Young People (3S-YP) study
The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Self-harm and digital technology overuse in young people with lived mental health experience
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with YoungMinds – the UK’s leading...
![Phone call](/newimages/sspp/Security/ws/feature-800-430/phone-call.x9e4c2413.jpg?w=782&h=440&crop=780,440,1,0&f=webp)
App-based monitoring of thinking difficulties could help treatment of depression
New research with over 500 participants diagnosed with depression has shown that smartphone assessments of their thinking difficulties is linked to the...
![man with phone in cafe](/newimages/ioppn/news-spotlights/man-with-phone-in-cafe.x70549bc6.jpg?w=780&h=521&crop=780,440,0,41&f=webp)
New framework aims to unlock the potential for social media research into young people's mental health
Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London proposes a new framework to empower young people in...
![Social media apps on phone - by adem ay - 780x440](/newimages/sspp/ecs/blogs/social-media-apps-on-phone-by-adem-ay-780x440.xc3a62294.jpg?f=webp)
Mobile app successfully tested with veterans seeking to reduce their alcohol consumption now available to the public
A new smartphone app, which has been made available to the public today, has been found to be successful in helping UK veterans to reduce alcohol consumption.
![Phone](/newimages/careers/thumbnails/Phone.x7177bfc1.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&f=webp)
Veterans Mental Health Conference 2022
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCHMR), the leading civilian centre of excellence for military health research in the UK, presented the 2022...
![women soldiers 780x440](/newimages/sspp/Security/generalschool/feature-800-430/women-soldiers-780x440.xc5203ad2.png?f=webp)
Understanding the experiences of young adults during and post COVID-19 lockdown
Researchers from King’s College London have launched a new study to better understand what young adults think about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is...
![Understanding the experiences of young adults during and post COVID-19 lockdown](/newimages/ioppn/news-spotlights/understanding-the-experiences-of-young-adults-during-and-post-covid-19-lockdown-cropped-780x440.xe09a3d79.jpg?f=webp)
Events
![Dept Pop Health Sci standard 780x450](/newimages/folsm/thumbnail-pages/sphes/dphs-event-series/dept-pop-health-sci-standard-780x450.xecbd23db.png?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Population Health Seminar with Daniel Leightley
Seminar with Daniel Leightley
Please note: this event has passed.