Rosario’s research focuses on harnessing digital sleep data to develop prediction models for psychosis, both for primary and secondary prevention. He works with actigraphy and smartphone-based measures to quantify sleep and circadian disruption, aiming to identify early indicators of illness onset and assess whether sleep-focused interventions can reduce transition risk. His DPhil project combines clinical assessment, digital behavioural data, and evidence synthesis to support the development of accurate and scalable tools for early detection in mental health.
Rosario is a Clarendon-funded DPhil student at the University of Oxford, based within the Nuffield Department of Population Health. His doctoral programme is co-supervised across the Departments of Population Health (Prof. Melinda Mills and Prof. Aiden Doherty) and Psychiatry (Prof. Philip McGuire and Prof. Amedeo Minichino), reflecting his interest in integrating quantitative methods across disciplines.
He trained as a medical doctor at the University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome and completed specialist psychiatry training at the University of Milan. Before beginning his doctoral studies, he was a visiting academic in the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford and contributed to clinical research within the NIHR Oxford Clinical Research Facility. Alongside his academic work, he continues to practise clinically as a Consultant Psychiatrist with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Rosario’s long-term vision is to combine digital tools and sleep medicine to advance personalised and preventive mental healthcare.
Rosario Aronica
Rosario’s research focuses on harnessing digital sleep data to develop prediction models for psychosis, both for primary and secondary prevention. He works with actigraphy and smartphone-based measures to quantify sleep and circadian disruption, aiming to identify early indicators of illness onset and assess whether sleep-focused interventions can reduce transition risk. His DPhil project combines clinical assessment, digital behavioural data, and evidence synthesis to support the development of accurate and scalable tools for early detection in mental health.
Rosario is a Clarendon-funded DPhil student at the University of Oxford, based within the Nuffield Department of Population Health. His doctoral programme is co-supervised across the Departments of Population Health (Prof. Melinda Mills and Prof. Aiden Doherty) and Psychiatry (Prof. Philip McGuire and Prof. Amedeo Minichino), reflecting his interest in integrating quantitative methods across disciplines.
He trained as a medical doctor at the University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome and completed specialist psychiatry training at the University of Milan. Before beginning his doctoral studies, he was a visiting academic in the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford and contributed to clinical research within the NIHR Oxford Clinical Research Facility. Alongside his academic work, he continues to practise clinically as a Consultant Psychiatrist with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Rosario’s long-term vision is to combine digital tools and sleep medicine to advance personalised and preventive mental healthcare.