Dr Daniel Leightley
Lecturer in Digital Health Sciences
Pronouns
He/Him
Biography
Dr Dan Leightley is a Lecturer in Digital Health Sciences at the School of Life Course & Population Sciences at King’s College London. Dan’s research is focused on the interface between physical and mental health using digital technology, secondary data and AI. Dan also has an interests in military mental health, cyber security and data governance. He holds grants from the Forces in Mind Trust, National Institute of Health Research, UK Medical Research Council and UK Cabinet Office.
He is also a 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
- Group for Precision Health & AI
Research
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
DrinksRation is a smartphone app designed to reduce alcohol misuse in the Armed Forces using digital technology and behavioural change theory.
Project status: Ongoing
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
KingsCAT: Capture and Analysis Tool for Social Media Research at King’s College London
KingsCAT is an instance of the open source 4CAT: Capture and Analysis Toolkit set up to support interdisciplinary and collaborative social media research.
Project status: Ongoing
Digital Health
Digital Health Research Group is a multidisciplinary group of informaticians, clinicians, psychologists and computer scientists, researching the role of data and knowledge in medical research and practice.
Safe and sustainable diets for a healthy body and mind (SSuDs)
This Research Interest Group on Safe and Sustainable Diets for a Healthy Body And Mind provides a unique opportunity for the King’s research community to address the challenges of safe and sustainable diets across a range of health outcomes
News
Exploring the role of AI in the Armed Forces
Earlier this week, academics came together with charity leaders, industry members and civil servants for an event at King’s College London that explored...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Events
Population Health Seminar with Daniel Leightley
Seminar with Daniel Leightley
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
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
DrinksRation is a smartphone app designed to reduce alcohol misuse in the Armed Forces using digital technology and behavioural change theory.
Project status: Ongoing
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
KingsCAT: Capture and Analysis Tool for Social Media Research at King’s College London
KingsCAT is an instance of the open source 4CAT: Capture and Analysis Toolkit set up to support interdisciplinary and collaborative social media research.
Project status: Ongoing
Digital Health
Digital Health Research Group is a multidisciplinary group of informaticians, clinicians, psychologists and computer scientists, researching the role of data and knowledge in medical research and practice.
Safe and sustainable diets for a healthy body and mind (SSuDs)
This Research Interest Group on Safe and Sustainable Diets for a Healthy Body And Mind provides a unique opportunity for the King’s research community to address the challenges of safe and sustainable diets across a range of health outcomes
News
Exploring the role of AI in the Armed Forces
Earlier this week, academics came together with charity leaders, industry members and civil servants for an event at King’s College London that explored...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Events
Population Health Seminar with Daniel Leightley
Seminar with Daniel Leightley
Please note: this event has passed.