Dr Brad Ridout

I am a Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences within the UNSW School of Health Sciences. My work sits at the intersection of health professions education, cyberpsychology, mental health, and digital health innovation. My teaching and leadership focus on curriculum transformation, program-level assessment, educational quality, and preparing graduates for contemporary, technology-enabled healthcare practice.

I am a Registered Psychologist with over 15 years' experience across clinical, academic, and health service settings. My work has focused on developing and evaluating technology-enabled approaches to supporting health, wellbeing, and service access for diverse and vulnerable populations.

Prior to joining UNSW, I held academic and leadership roles within the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, including as manager of the Cyberpsychology Support Centre, a partnership with IDCARE providing telehealth wellbeing support for people affected by scams, identity crime, and cyber-related harms. Through these roles, I led education programs, workforce capability initiatives, and cross-sector collaborations spanning universities, healthcare, government, and community organisations.

My research focuses on digital mental health, cyberpsychology, online harms, virtual reality, and technology-enabled models of care. My work is interdisciplinary and applied, with a strong emphasis on translating evidence into education, practice, policy, and health service innovation. I am particularly interested in building collaborative research and education partnerships that strengthen health workforce capability, improve digital health literacy, and support safe, inclusive, and effective healthcare in a rapidly changing technological landscape. I am an Affiliate Professor of Cyberpsychology at Asia Pacific University, Malaysia, and an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Sydney.