Edel O’Hagan is an early career researcher at Westmead Applied Research Centre and a registered Physiotherapist. She also holds an honorary Research Fellow position at Neuroscience Research Australia in the Centre for Pain IMPACT. She completed her PhD at NeuRA, UNSW, which focused on understanding patient information from the perspective of consumers to facilitate patient-centred care.

Edel's postdoctoral research focuses on enhancing care for people with chronic conditions using digital technologies.