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Biography

Dr Grace Marconi (BEng(BiomedEng)(Hons), MAdvMedEng, PhD) is a Research Fellow working on The ENGAGE Project: ENgaginG older people Across transitions of care to improve medication manaGEment. Grace is passionate about improving the lives of those less abled with her previous research projects centring around design and development of assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering. She has recently completed her doctorate within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Monash University, focusing on lower-limb rehabilitation through robotic orthoses.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

Education/Academic qualification

Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, 'Lower-limb Orthoses for Gait Assistance and Rehabilitation', MONASH UNIVERSITY

24 Feb 202024 Jan 2024

Award Date: 23 May 2024

Engineering, Master of Advanced Medical Engineering, MONASH UNIVERSITY

28 Feb 201810 Dec 2019

Award Date: 13 May 2020

Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering (Honours), RMIT University

25 Feb 201328 Nov 2016

Award Date: 14 Dec 2016

Research area keywords

  • Rehabilitation
  • Aged care
  • Medication safety
  • Wearable robotics
  • Assistive technology
  • Biomechanics
  • Musculoskeletal modelling
  • Prosthetics & orthotics
  • Medication management