Research projects & supervision summary

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Sherrington C, Perracini M, Miranda J, Tiedemann A, Hassett L, Pinheiro M, Milat A, Haynes A, Dawson R, Cameron I) Optimising mobility for older adults with multiple chronic conditions in Brazil: implementation of a co-designed evidence-based digital solution. AUD $1,478,124. Co-Investigator (07/2025-06/2030).

 

Medical Research Future Fund (MRRF) (Chapman N, Jones D, Hawke C, Schutte A, Picone D, McCormack B, Mishra S, Atkins E, DiPette D, Moran A, Sanford C, Halcomb E, Gnanenthiran S, Miranda J, Peterson G, Stevens J, Hyun K) AUS HEARTS: Implementing the evidence-based cardiovascular risk reduction package 'HEARTS' in regional and remote Australia. AUD $ 4,786,124. Co-Investigator (04/2025-03/2030).

 

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) (Hurst J) Mitigating Chronic Respiratory Disease through the lens of Multi-Morbidity. GBP £1,799,726. Mentor (03/2024-03/2029).

 

Medical Research Council (MRC UK) (Seferidi P, Millett C, Miranda JJ, Garcia L) Advancing double-duty actions to address the dual threat of climate change and malnutrition. GBP £1,312,713. Sponsor (10/2023-09/2028).

 

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Patel B, Nand N, Khalif M, Jan S, Wilson D, Palagyi A, Campain A, Miranda JJ, Joshi R) Evaluating the impact, investment case and scale-up of 'Health Promoting Schools' in Fiji. AUD $1,388,932. Co-Investigator (09/2023-08/2028).

 

National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Sachdev PS, Ganguli M, Lipton RM, Brodaty H, Jorm L, Bauermeister SD, Cerin E, Zetterberg H, Karikari T, Miranda JJ, Guerchet M, Krishna M, Mewton L, Kochan N, Lipnicki D, Crawford JD, Katz MJ, Catts VS, Wen W, Mather KA, Thalamuthu A, Chen X, Jiang J, Lam CP, Au R, Fiatarone Singh M, Masters C, Scarmeas NA, Visscher PM, Voss ET, Breakspear M, Scazufca M, Fajersztajn L) A global epidemiology of cognitive impairment and dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and related disorders: the COSMIC Collaboration. USD $7,270,286. Co-Investigator (09/2023-06/2028).

 

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Oldenburg B, Jebasingh F, Kharkongor MA, Haregu T, Lall D, Meharg D, Kapoor N, Huynh Q, Rebekah G, Rose A) Structured Health Interventions to reduce cardiometaboLic risk among adoLescents and yOuNG adults in tribal communities in North-eastern India (SHILLONG): A type 2 hybrid Cluster-Randomized Trial. AUD $1,499,746. Associate Investigator (04/2023-03/2028).

 

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq Brasil) (Loret de Mola Zanatti C, Blumenberg Silva, C, dos Santos Costa F, Costa Martins R, dos Santos Paludo S, Martins da Silva T, Braithwaite E, Runzer F, Pearson R, Miranda JJ) O papel da parentalidade na transmissão intergeracional de saúde mental e nas interações mãe-filho: um estudo de coorte de nascimentos no Brasil. R$ 199,800 (~USD $40,000). Mentor (03/2024-03/2027).

 

NSW Health, Cardiovascular Capacity Building Early and Mid-Career Researcher Grant (Chapman N, Slater K, Picone D, Clapham E, Margaret-Lopez F, Sawan M, Atkins E, Bonner C, Kouladjian O'Donnell L, Stephen C, Sarkies M, Tracy M, Zhang L, Ramanathan S, Hyun K, Aslani P, Schutte A, Tsuyuki R, Peterson G, Miranda J, Usherwood T, Van Gool K, Halcomb E, Redfern J, Li Y, Batt C, Stevens J, Doyle K) Empowering patients to self-manage blood pressure with education and support from Pharmacists: a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial. AUD $747,706. Senior Research Investigator (02/2024-03/2027)

 

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Seiglie J, Wexler D, Mayberry L, Miranda JJ, Caballero E, Alegria M) REACH-Es: Adapting a digital health tool to improve diabetes medication adherence among Latino adults. USD $783,979. Scientific Advisor (04/2023-02/2027).

 

National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR) (Butler C, Miranda JJ) IMPACT: Innovations using Mhealth for People with dementiA and Co-morbidiTies. GBP £3,868,870. Co-Principal Investigator (10/2022-10/2026).

 

National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR) (Lazo-Porras M, Damasceno A, Miranda JJ) Implementation of the COmmunity HEalth System InnovatiON Project, COHESION - I. GBP £3,832,587. Co-Investigator (10/2022-10/2026).

 

NSW Health, Cardiovascular Elite Postdoctoral Researcher Grants (Picone D, Redfern J, Figtree G, Hyun K, Schutte A, Miranda JJ, Brieger D, Vernon S, Chapman N) Optimising current and future methods of blood pressure measurement. AUD $772,531. Co-Investigator (09/2023-09/2026).

 

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Igwesi-Chidobe C, Keenan AM, Godfrey E, Maher C, Miranda J, Beard D) Community-Centred Self-management Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain in Deprived UK Black Communities: A Mixed-Methods Study. GBP £45,497. Mentor (06/2025-06/2026).

 

Medical Research Council (MRC UK) (Miranda JJ, Lazo-Porras M, Perel P, Siddique J, Zafra-Tanaka J, Beran D, Liu H, Comina Bellido G, Seiglie J) Investigating and implementing scalable interventions to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. GBP £1,084,571. Co-Principal Investigator (06/2023-06/2026).

 

The Academy of Medical Sciences (UK) (Micklesfield L, Atkin A, Florindo AA, Amornsriwatanakul A, Jamal R, Kabudula C, Wright C, Miranda J, Rennie K, Milton K, del Pozo Cruz B, Sherar L, Doherty A, Lykegaard K) POWER: A POpulation Health WEaRables Network in Low- and Middle-income Countries. GBP £23,730. Collaborator (03/2025-03/2026).

 

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) (Patel B, Joshi R, Campain A, Miranda JJ, Billot L, Shan S) Consultancy for Fiji's Ministry of Health 3rd STEPS Survey. AUD $293,850. Consultant (10/2023-11/2024).

 

National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center (Feingold BJ, Carpenter DO, Miranda JJ, Paz-Soldan V, O'Brien D, Pan WKY) Application of novel biomarkers to measure health impacts of anthropogenic change in the Amazon. USD $578,026. Mentor (09/2020-09/2024).

 

Fogarty International Center (FIC), National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Quique Y) Aphasia rehabilitation in Peru and Colombia: Usucal care, barriers and facilitators of best-practice. USD $41,232. Mentor (09/2023-08/2024)

 

Bloomberg Philanthropies (Miranda JJ, Diez-Canseco F) Assessing the Implementation and Effects of Front-of-Package Warning Labels in Peru: A Pre-Post Implementation Study. USD $1,034,395. Principal Investigator (2019-2025).

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • PROJECT
    IMPACT: Innovations using Digital Health for People with dementiA and Co-morbidiTies
    Imperial College LondonThe University of SydneyUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia1 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2026
    Project leaders:
    • Miranda J,
    • Butler C
    Collaborators:
    IMPACT (NIHR150287) is a UK NIHR ODA Global Health Research project evaluating innovations using mHealth to support people with dementia and comorbidities. The project is funded by the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care through NIHR and is led by Imperial College London. The programme aims to strengthen health systems through technology-enabled interventions and implementation research across low- and middle-income country settings.
  • PROJECT
    Investigating and implementing scalable interventions to prevent diabetic foot ulcers
    Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineNorthwestern MedicineMassachusetts General HospitalThe George Institute for Global HealthUniversity Hospital of GenevaUniversidad Nacional de IngenieriaThe University of Sydney1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2027
    Project leaders:
    • Miranda J,
    • Lazo-Porras M
    Collaborators:
    • Seiglie J,
    • Perel P,
    • Siddique J
    This project aims to evaluate innovative approaches for the prevention of diabetic foot ulcers and assess their implementability. The project includes the development of an AI algorithm to identify pre-ulcerative signs using foot images, the co-design and pilot testing of a foot selfie mHealth tool, and a hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation trial comparing foot selfie and enhanced usual care. The study includes process and economic evaluations and aims to inform implementation within the Peruvian health system.
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Mobile Technologies and Treatment Burden in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease