Director, Lifestyle Medicine and Health Research Centre,
Avondale University
Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia
Professor Darren Morton is an internationally recognised lifestyle medicine expert who is currently the Director of the Lifestyle Medicine & Health Research Centre at Avondale University. He is a Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and was the inaugural recipient of the society’s “Change Maker” award. Darren is also a presenter in the Board Review Course for the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
Darren is the author of four books that have collectively sold over 100,000 copies and has approximately 80 publications in scientific and medical journals. He has also made numerous media appearances and presented to hundreds of corporate, educational, community and academic audiences around the world.
Darren is the world-expert on the “runner’s stitch” but his research today primarily focuses on evidence-based approaches for improving mental health and wellbeing from the disciplines of Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology. This has led him to develop wellbeing programs—such as The Lift Project—that have engaged tens of thousands of participants from over 50 countries.
In his spare time, Darren loves being active outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
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