Dr Darren Morton is driven by a desire to inspire and equip others to live their best life.
Darren’s research focused on the ‘runner’s stitch’, of which he is considered the world expert, but over the past 20 years his research has focused on evidence-based strategies from the fields of Lifestyle Medicine, Positive Psychology and Neuroscience for enhancing mental health, wellbeing, and resilience.
To date, Darren is the author of three books (Seven Secrets For Feeling Fantastic, Live More Active and Live More Happy) and has authored or co-authored over 70 publications in peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals. He has collaborated with leading health practitioners and researchers from multiple universities and health institutions around the world.
Darren’s professional time is split between two main areas of focus. He is a part-time Professor and Director of the Lifestyle Medicine and Health Research Centre at Avondale University. Darren is also the Founder & Owner of The Lift Project which is a profit for purpose enterprise with the mission to “lift 10 million lives”.
In Darren’s part-time role as Professor at Avondale University, he supervises several PhD students, and is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Darren also teaches into the Master of Lifestyle Medicine course at Avondale University and teaches wellbeing-focused classes to undergraduate students.
Professor Morton specialises in the creation of evidence-based lifestyle interventions. The Lift Project incorporates evidence-based strategies and simple, memorable frameworks from Lifestyle Medicine, Positive Psychology and Neuroscience to improve mental health, wellbeing, and resilience. The Lift Project is now used in over 20 countries and is endorsed by peak organisations including the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.