Dr Thornton is a Senior Research Fellow and Program Lead for Digital Interventions and Engagement at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney. She leads a program of research to identify and understand the most effective ways digital technologies can be leveraged to reduce chronic disease risk and improve people’s mental health. Her research primarily focusses on adolescents and young people, and people experiencing mental health problems and she has extensive experience co-designing and evaluating digital health solultions to help people improve their mental and physical health.