https://jacobsheahan.com Jacob Sheahan Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:37:07 +0000 https://jacobsheahan.com en https://jacobsheahan.com/2026-RMIT-Positive-Ageing-Alone Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:21:31 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2026-RMIT-Positive-Ageing-Alone <img width="867" height="650" width_o="867" height_o="650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec7db21a28bf13cf9e3da706ce71b6e0ddd809b42d1b8ccbe1b5334d66ad0a26/158mpr_603b1622424f074.jpg" data-mid="252481387" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/867/i/ec7db21a28bf13cf9e3da706ce71b6e0ddd809b42d1b8ccbe1b5334d66ad0a26/158mpr_603b1622424f074.jpg" /> Designing for Positive Ageing Alone Co-investigator,&nbsp;RMIT University 2026 - PresentExploring the economics of singlehood in later life, we examine&nbsp;the factors that shape the resources required to age well at home. To realise organisational, service and policy changes and priorities, collaborators such as Singlehood Australia and COTA Australia were engaged.&nbsp; https://jacobsheahan.com/2025-RMIT-New-Models-of-Long-COVID-Care Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:50:30 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2025-RMIT-New-Models-of-Long-COVID-Care <img width="411" height="277" width_o="411" height_o="277" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a85efe8559b987004eade105241324def9bb9742a55c4e8754646d3d6b9f927/Healthcare-Long-COVID.jpg" data-mid="220253903" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/411/i/6a85efe8559b987004eade105241324def9bb9742a55c4e8754646d3d6b9f927/Healthcare-Long-COVID.jpg" /> New Models of Long COVID Care Research Fellow,&nbsp;RMIT University 2025 - Present As part of the Long COVID Assessment Management and Practice (LAMP) project ︎,&nbsp;I am exploring the experiences of people with long-COVID alongside medical and allied health professionals. Taking an experience-based co-design approach, the aim of this research project is to drive more inclusive models of care for those living with long COVID. Part of the Eat Move Heal Network ︎ https://jacobsheahan.com/2025-RMIT-Empowering-Senior-Voices Fri, 18 Jul 2025 05:38:43 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2025-RMIT-Empowering-Senior-Voices <img width="7728" height="5152" width_o="7728" height_o="5152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/624b7aa7f5e3c4c7b89ba2e9dacc7e3de309beabb2d3af4fd41dd05a3253e121/DSCF9560.JPG" data-mid="239574259" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/624b7aa7f5e3c4c7b89ba2e9dacc7e3de309beabb2d3af4fd41dd05a3253e121/DSCF9560.JPG" /> Empowering Senior Voices Co-Investigator,&nbsp;RMIT University 2025 - 2026A City North Activation Initiative in Melbourne, Empowering Seniors Voices ︎ uses Stanford’s Our Voice Discovery tool to document features of the communities that impact older adults' ability to lead healthy lives. Through photowalks, stakeholder workshops, and interactive exhibits, explore inclusive, age-friendly neighbourhoods through participatory civic data and storytelling. https://jacobsheahan.com/2023-UoE-Enhancing-Networks-of-Care-copy Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:37:07 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2023-UoE-Enhancing-Networks-of-Care-copy <img width="823" height="499" width_o="823" height_o="499" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e583874e63a3fba47485a9ebafb20d5caa3c78f1f2407917a49467ac1558237/Screenshot-2026-09-23-at-13.41.19.png" data-mid="252481418" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/823/i/0e583874e63a3fba47485a9ebafb20d5caa3c78f1f2407917a49467ac1558237/Screenshot-2026-09-23-at-13.41.19.png" /> Alternative Support Pathway for Older Informal Carers Co-investigator,&nbsp;University of Edinburgh2024Through a series of workshops, we co-designed an alternative pathway to&nbsp;support&nbsp;older informal carers. Addressing unmet needs, the emotional toll of caregiving, and the importance of culturally relevant resources,&nbsp;a six-phase caregiving journey was developed to provide key information and services throughout the carer journey. https://jacobsheahan.com/2023-UoE-Enhancing-Networks-of-Care Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:43:12 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2023-UoE-Enhancing-Networks-of-Care <img width="676" height="450" width_o="676" height_o="450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4283e701b777d0286ba842b512da97a3465a351b34fee199b4e1747e5702f3c2/12770pre_3f7d050869c9411.jpg" data-mid="194229919" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/676/i/4283e701b777d0286ba842b512da97a3465a351b34fee199b4e1747e5702f3c2/12770pre_3f7d050869c9411.jpg" /> Enhancing Networks of Care Research Fellow,&nbsp;University of Edinburgh2023 - 2025 As part of the Advanced Care Research Centre ︎,&nbsp;I coordinated a work package component that investigated the role of community-led, service-enabled, and technology-driven care networks. Focusing on supporting healthier and more resilient networks of care, I was situated within the&nbsp;Institute for Design Informatics ︎ https://jacobsheahan.com/2022-PhD-Designing-for-Social-Engagement-in-Later-life Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:55:38 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2022-PhD-Designing-for-Social-Engagement-in-Later-life <img width="5175" height="3110" width_o="5175" height_o="3110" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5027c14c81ef159b4a2d3d1c745850bb2210d46cb062456fcfcf4a5bc4b4219/AdobeStock_379178151-1.jpeg" data-mid="137754394" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5027c14c81ef159b4a2d3d1c745850bb2210d46cb062456fcfcf4a5bc4b4219/AdobeStock_379178151-1.jpeg" /> Designing for Social Engagement in Later Life PhD Researcher,&nbsp;RMIT University2019 - 2023 Designing social engagement technologies with older Australians, my doctorate demonstrated how modes of interpretative flexibility can support interaction designers in co-creating with ageing communities. ︎ Thesis (2022): Designing for Social Engagement in Later Life&nbsp;︎ https://jacobsheahan.com/2022-RMIT-Long-COVID-Patient-journey Mon, 09 May 2022 23:50:20 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2022-RMIT-Long-COVID-Patient-journey <img width="800" height="533" width_o="800" height_o="533" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/147a7bf1de89553b34395e0512163d6ba4fe59874244cb24b9e1af80da3d151b/NSW-Long-Covid-ClinicAsset-1.png" data-mid="149266394" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/147a7bf1de89553b34395e0512163d6ba4fe59874244cb24b9e1af80da3d151b/NSW-Long-Covid-ClinicAsset-1.png" /> Journey Mapping Long COVID Research Assistant,&nbsp;RMIT University2022 Recognising the lack of understanding around the experiences of people with long COVID, I supported a 3-month study mapping patients' experiences, as part of the multi-school, multi-college collaborative Eat Move Heal Network ︎. Our longitudinal mixed methods analysis highlighted the role of agency and social support in their lives https://jacobsheahan.com/2021-RMIT-Safeness-by-Design Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:56:58 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2021-RMIT-Safeness-by-Design <img width="7360" height="4912" width_o="7360" height_o="4912" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1aedd369b0047f56a09d7a455f25378c160b9b54bbc516a9bea77bca530eab0a/AdobeStock_226046562.jpeg" data-mid="137777326" border="0" data-scale="98" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1aedd369b0047f56a09d7a455f25378c160b9b54bbc516a9bea77bca530eab0a/AdobeStock_226046562.jpeg" /> Worksafe by Design Research Assistant,&nbsp;RMIT University2021 - 2022 In collaboration with WorkSafe Victoria, I supported the&nbsp;Safeness by Design ︎ undergraduate studio to scope the future of work in an ageing society, resulting in design innovation and provocative concepts towards creating safer workplace environments. https://jacobsheahan.com/2022-RMIT-Shaping-Connections Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:55:39 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2022-RMIT-Shaping-Connections <img width="595" height="336" width_o="595" height_o="336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08d7e95bf726f239b712ebc9337a95bbb482b5280fc2bdf4a3b774eb4358e196/Wollert-3.png" data-mid="146444357" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/595/i/08d7e95bf726f239b712ebc9337a95bbb482b5280fc2bdf4a3b774eb4358e196/Wollert-3.png" /> Co-designing ICT Strategies with Older Adults Research Assistant,&nbsp;RMIT University2020 - 2022 Towards better equipping older Australians to engage with the digital economy, through the&nbsp;Shaping Connections ︎ programme, I helped coordinate and explore the perceived ICT risks that affect older Australians and co-designed strategies with them – connecting practices with perceptions.&nbsp;&nbsp; https://jacobsheahan.com/2019-RMIT-InsideOut-Exertion-Games-Lab Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:47:41 +0000 Jacob Sheahan https://jacobsheahan.com/2019-RMIT-InsideOut-Exertion-Games-Lab <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93d497c96df3c8ac319af2180d8b0484f9e36c53e5babc38f68a79b1c5773453/a60a370c-a570-4d0b-8a66-40b4fd1fccde_rw_600.jpeg" data-mid="137756565" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/93d497c96df3c8ac319af2180d8b0484f9e36c53e5babc38f68a79b1c5773453/a60a370c-a570-4d0b-8a66-40b4fd1fccde_rw_600.jpeg" /> InsideOut: Play with Digestive Tract Images Research Technician,&nbsp;RMIT University 2019 Developed as part of a capstone project at the Exertion Games Lab ︎, we explored the opportunity to facilitate playful experiences via a capsule endoscope device. A novel interface helped us study playful interactions and bodily movements with the pill image.