Dr Oscar CASTRO

Dr Oscar Castro works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions, Singapore-ETH Centre. In the context of the Future Health Technologies (FHT) programme, and in collaboration with the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Nanyang Technological University) and the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (National University of Singapore), Oscar is assisting in the development of a smartphone-based and chatbot-delivered MobileCoach intervention for the prevention of type-2 diabetes and depression in vulnerable populations.

Oscar holds a PhD in Physical Activity and Public Health from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia), a MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Valencia (Spain). Before joining us, Oscar was a research fellow at the University College London (UK), working on the Human Behaviour-Change Project. Oscar’s research focuses on health behaviour change. In particular, he is interested in physical activity and sedentary behaviour, with an emphasis on evidence synthesis and the development / evaluation of theory-based interventions.

Publications

View a list of Oscar's publications external page here.

Social Media

Find Oscar on Twitter as external page @oscarcastroPALs