Dr Kieren Egan
Principal Research Fellow
Computer and Information Sciences
Personal statement
Kieren is a Senior Research Fellow within the Digital Health and Wellness team at the University of Strathclyde. He also holds roles with the Future Hospital initiative at the University and is a co-lead for the Strathclyde Living lab. Kieren is looking to build both national and international networks that can create inclusive ‘future hospitals’, where digital, people and systems work together optimsing health and wellness for all. More specifically, Kieren has a long standing interest in the areas of informal (unpaid) carers and those facing cognitive decline and neurodegenerative conditions.
He is an experienced researcher having worked across many related fields such as: clinical study designs, epidemiology, digital health and the development and implementation of innovations to impact upon healthcare. He has worked with, and alongside the World Health Organization in Geneva, where his role was focused on the design of an Internet-based intervention to educate and empower informal carers of people with dementia (https://www.isupportfordementia.org/en). He has published 40 peer review articles (including those in press) to date and currently supervises 5 PhD students. He holds a facilitating group member role within the Royal Society of Edinburgh ‘Young Academy of Scotland’ alongside an Honorary Research Fellowship with NHS Lanarkshire.
Prize And Awards
- Images of Research 2025 Shortlist
- Recipient
- 13/5/2025
- DigiFest Best Poster Prize
- Recipient
- 14/12/2023
- Strathcylde Inspire Award
- Recipient
- 16/11/2023
- Best Poster Prize: Scottish Government Digital Health and Care Festival
- Recipient
- 12/2021
Publications
- Objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour patterns among informal carers in the BCS70 cohort
- Russell Eilidh, Kirk Alison, Dunlop Mark D, Tse Dwight C K, Egan Kieren
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol 23 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23020242
- Evaluating the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia in school settings : A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Ewart C, Egan K, McCrory S, Henderson M, Fleming L
- Sleep Medicine Vol 138 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.107320
- Evaluating the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia in school settings : a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Ewart Catriona, Egan Kieren J, Henderson Marion, McCrory Stephanie, Fleming Leanne
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Vol 23, pp. 719-738 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2025.2529856
- StrathLAB : using living labs ecosystems to co-create sustainable and socially inclusive health tech solutions in pharmacy
- Kernaghan David, Lennon Marilyn, Egan Kieren
- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy Vol 21, pp. e69 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.06.093
- A mobile app (CareFit) supporting physical activity for informal carers of people with dementia : mixed methods feasibility and adaptation study
- Egan Kieren J, Hodgson William, Macdonald Bradley, Meiklem Ramsay, Innes Ryan, Kirk Alison, Fawcett Barbara, Dunlop Mark D, Maguire Roma, Flynn Greg, Stott Joshua, Windle Gill
- Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 27 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/56739
- Wearable technology, smart home systems, and mobile apps for the self‑management of patient outcomes in dementia care : systematic review
- Cornelius Gary, Hodgson William, Maguire Roma, Egan Kieren
- Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 27 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/65385
Professional Activities
- Living Lab CPD Session for Education Academy
- Contributor
- 21/11/2025
- Living Lab School Visit by St Mungo’s Academy
- Recipient
- 25/9/2025
- Co-creation for social good: Living lab in action
- Contributor
- 4/9/2025
- Living Labs for Co-creating Socially Inclusive Health & Care Tech Solutions
- Organiser
- 28/5/2025
- European Network of Living Labs Health and Wellbeing Living Lab Symposium 2025
- Speaker
- 2025
- STRATHLab (Organisational unit)
- Member
- 2025
Projects
- Co-design and evaluation of a novel dyadic remote monitoring system (CARE-PAC) to support people living with dementia and their unpaid carers near the end-of-life
- Maguire, Roma (Principal Investigator) Connaghan, John (Co-investigator) Egan, Kieren (Co-investigator) Miller, Morven (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2027
- CONSOLIDATE: Co-designing Opportunities forNeeds-led Solutions that Optimise Living Independently WithDementia by Accessible Technology Enhancement
- Parra Rodriguez, Mario (Principal Investigator) Egan, Kieren (Co-investigator) Maguire, Roma (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
- Cultures of Collaborative Research in a Socially Progressive Technological University / R230557-209
- Gray, Louise (Academic) Hafford-Letchfield, Trish (Academic) Egan, Kieren (Co-investigator) Connaghan, John (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2026
- Mobilising Scotland’s assets in equitable ways for epidemic control (MOSAEC)
- Flowers, Paul (Principal Investigator) Clark, Ruaridh (Co-investigator) Egan, Kieren (Co-investigator) MacIntyre, Gillian (Co-investigator) Robertson, Chris (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- SPIINNET (Sustainable Prevention, Innovation and INvolvement NETwork)
- Egan, Kieren (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2028
- Carers Scotland & employment
- Rai, Harleen (Principal Investigator) Egan, Kieren (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
Contact
Dr
Kieren
Egan
Principal Research Fellow
Computer and Information Sciences
Email: kieren.egan@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted