Mrs Tara Cain
Research Associate
School of Allied Health and Human Performance
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters only (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Tara Cain is a Research Associate with the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), with research interests in digital health, artificial intelligence, AI policy in health, participatory research, and cold water immersion therapy.
She is Project Manager for LiveBetterSA, a randomised controlled trial investigating digital health coaching, and is completing her Master of Research at the intersection of data governance, conversational AI for health, and user trust.
Tara holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise).
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Research Assistant | University of South Australia |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Scholarship | ARENA Scholar | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2025 | University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition & Exercise) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Cain, T., Brinsley, J., Bennett, H., Nelson, M., Maher, C., & Singh, B. (2025). Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. PloS one, 20(1), e0317615. Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC8 |
| 2025 | Szeto, K., Maher, C., Curtis, R. G., Singh, B., Cain, T., Beckett, D., & Ferguson, T. (2025). User Experiences and Attitudes Toward Sharing Wearable Activity Tracker Data with Healthcare Providers: A Cross-Sectional Study. HEALTHCARE, 13(11), 13 pages. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Smart health coach: leveraging AI for better health | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Sowmya Jayatheertha Vaikar |
| Date | Institution | Department | Organisation Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2025 | University of South Australia | University Online | School or college | Australia |
| Date | Topic | Presented at | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Shaping the future of AI in rural healthcare: engaging communities to support modifiable lifestyle behaviours | ISBNPA | University of South Australia | - |
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