Fields of Research

Preventative health care
Exercise physiology
Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
Physiotherapy
Aged health care
Motor control
Sports science and exercise
Health services and systems
Rehabilitation
Nutrition and dietetics
Higher education
Biomechanics
Rheumatology and arthritis
Central nervous system
Primary health care
Health promotion
Implementation science and evaluation
Health and community services
Other education
Education assessment and evaluation
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Mental health services
Clinical sciences
Epidemiology
Rural and remote health services
Pain
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing
Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
People with disability
Medical physiology
Metabolic medicine
Educational technology and computing
Respiratory diseases
Aged care nursing
Drama, theatre and performance studies
Neurosciences
Geriatrics and gerontology
Agricultural biotechnology
Health surveillance
Public health nutrition
Health counselling
Residential client care
Sports medicine
Human information interaction and retrieval

Research Objectives

Preventive medicine
Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Health related to ageing
Clinical health
Behaviour and health
Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health)
Other health
Health education and promotion
Nutrition
Evaluation of health outcomes
Disability and functional capacity
Other education and training
Provision of health and support services
Nursing
Health status (incl. wellbeing)
Telehealth
Teaching and instruction technologies
Evaluation of health and support services
Learner and learning
Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs)
Mental health services
Higher education
Human pain management
Women's and maternal health
Determinants of health
Teacher and instructor development
Rural and remote area health
The performing arts
Injury prevention and control
Health inequalities
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Primary care

Career Best Publications

Moving stroke rehabilitation research evidence into clinical practice: Consensus-based core recommendations from the Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable; International Journal of Stroke
Positive long-term effects of pilates exercise on the aged-related decline in balance and strength in older, community-dwelling men and women; Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
Setting the scene for the Second Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable; International Journal of Stroke
Training physiotherapists to be responsive to their clients’ health literacy needs; Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Research Publications

'FIND Technology': Investigating the feasibility, efficacy and safety of controller-free interactive digital rehabilitation technology in an inpatient stroke population: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial; Trials
A comparative EMG study of trunk musculature using exercise equipment; ABC7
A health literacy intervention for physiotherapists to improve responsiveness to the health literacy needs of clients; World Congress for Physical Therapy
A kinematic and kinetic case study of a netball shoulder pass; International Journal of Exercise Science
A Randomized Controlled Study Investigating Static and Dynamic Balance in Older Adults After Training With Pilates; Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
A single case study using Jintronix software for stroke rehabilitation and Kinect motion tracking for physical rehabilitation using a putt to stand aid and standby table; Smart Strokes 2014 Conference
A systematic review of systematic reviews of needs of family caregivers of older adults with dementia; European Journal of Ageing
Accidental fall rates in community-dwelling adults compared to cancer survivors during and post-treatment: a systematic review With meta-analysis; Oncology Nursing Forum
Accuracy, validity, and reliability of an electronic visual analog scale for pain on a touch screen tablet in healthy older adults: A clinical trial; Interactive Journal of Medical Research
Activation of core abdominal muscles and the prevalence of exercise-related transient abdominal pain; 5th Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Conference and 7th Sports Dietitians Australia Update: From Research to Practice
Activity behaviors of university staff in the workplace: a pilot study; Journal of Physical Activity & Health
Age-Related Changes in Physical Fall Risk Factors: Results from a 3 Year Follow-up of Community Dwelling Older Adults in Tasmania, Australia; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Allies in allied health; exercise professionals, scope of practice and interprofessional opportunities; Allied Health Professionals Symposium
An innovative STRoke interactive virtual thErapy (STRIVE) online platform for community-dwelling stroke survivors: A randomized controlled trial; Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Are our students Health Literacy Responsive?; Teaching Matters 2022
Are Seasonal Variations in Vitamin D and Fall Rate Associated with Changes in Balance?; Physiotherapy Conference 2011
Assessment: what does technology add to practice
Blood pressure response to interrupting workplace sitting time with non-exercise physical activity: Results of a 12-month cohort study; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Building a bridge to the community: An integrated knowledge translation approach to improving participation in community-based exercise for people after stroke; Physical Therapy
Can interactive, motion-capture-based rehabilitation in an inpatient stroke population increase physical activity levels for people undergoing rehabilitation for stroke?; 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia
Challenges for this place or any place: student preferences for lecture ‘places’ in a blended learning environment; 38th HERDSA Annual International Conference
Challenges in recruiting clients for exercise and behaviour change interventions while waiting for joint replacement surgery; Research to Practice 2021
Changes in balance control during walking with exertion in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Protocol for a pilot study; TSANZ Tasmanian Branch Annual Scientific Meeting 2015
Clinical Pilates for engaging the ageing; Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Conference 2010 Research to Practice - Science and Nutrition in Exercise & Sport
Co-designing the 'transfers and mobility care' to improve care and service delivery experience in Tasmanian rural and regional residential aged-care facilities: research translation study; Celebrating the Impact of Regional Research and Education Conference 2022
Connecting patients and therapists remotely using technology is feasible and facilitates exercise adherence after stroke; Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
Deep muscles, deeper understanding: An investigation into abdominal muscle activation during vocalization and the impact of active training for the stage actor; Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies
Do clinical guidelines guide clinical practice in stroke rehabilitation? An international survey of health professionals; Disability and Rehabilitation
Do community-dwelling adults with cancer have higher rates of accidental falls?; 6th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference
Effect of combined exercise training and behaviour change counselling versus usual care on physical activity in patients awaiting hip and knee arthroplasty: A randomised controlled trial; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
Effect of pilates exercise for improving balance in older adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis; Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Effects of resistance and flexibility exercise interventions on balance and related measure in older adults; The 18th Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference
Effects of resistance and flexibility exercise interventions on balance and related measures in older adults; Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
eHealth Literacy and Health Information Seeking Behaviours Among People with Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
Engaging older adults in technology to improve balance; 6th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference
Equipment-based pilates induces a cardiovascular response in older adults; an observational clinical trial; Journal of Fitness Research
Evaluating an interprofessional workshop on persistent pain: the role of adult learning and social identity theories; Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching
Evaluating the impact of a training program to support transitioning from the hospital to the community for people after stroke: a community case study; BMC Health Services Research
Evaluation and facilitation of intervention fidelity in community exercise programs through an adaptation of the TIDier framework; BMC Health Services Research
Evaluation of a Health Literacy Program for Chronic Conditions; Health Literacy Research and Practice
Evaluation of an interprofessional, student co-facilitated community chronic pain management program; Teaching Matters 2018
Evidence-based stroke rehabilitation: do priorities for practice change and feasibility of implementation vary across high income, upper and lower-middle income countries?; Disability and Rehabilitation
Exercise for preventing falls in people with cancer living in the community
Exercise for reducing falls in people living with and beyond cancer; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Exercising on different unstable surfaces increases core abdominal muscle thickness: An observational study using real-time ultrasound; Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Exposure to 'exergames' increases older adults' perception of the usefulness of technology for improving health and physical activity: a pilot study; JMIR Serious Games
Feasibility of a remotely supervised home-based group eHealth Fitness and Mobility Exercise program for stroke: French-Canadian version preliminary study; Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
Flexibility Flashing: trench coat not required
Foundations in Bioscience - Bridging the Gap; ANZAME 2008
Impairments, and physical design and culture of a rehabilitation unit influence stroke survivor activity: qualitative analysis of rehabilitation staff perceptions; Disability and Rehabilitation
Implementation and evaluation of the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) for People With Stroke in a real world community setting: Case report; Physical Therapy
Implementation in rehabilitation: a roadmap for practitioners and researchers; Disability and Rehabilitation
Implementation of an iteratively developed stoke specific rehabilitation system; perceptions from clinicians and the health service; Stroke 2015
Implementing and evaluating online criterion referenced assessment in biomechanics; ANZAME09 Bridging Professional Islands
Improve Health Literacy Responsiveness; Improve Client Outcomes; at Australian Physiotherapy Association National Conference ‘Momentum’
Improving engagement with exercise and physical activity using technology; Australian Physiotherapy Conference
Improving life after stroke needs global efforts to implement evidence-based physical activity pathways; International Journal of Stroke
Improving physical activity, pain and function in patients waiting for hip and knee arthroplasty by combining targeted exercise training with behaviour change counselling: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial; Trials
Innovative STRoke Interactive Virtual thErapy (STRIVE) online platform for community-dwelling stroke survivors: a randomised controlled trial protocol; BMJ Open
Integrating student practicum placements to add value to a funded project; Teaching Matters 2022
Interactive games for home delivery of exercise and rehabilitation interventions for older adults: An Australian perspective; 5th Global Telehealth Conference, Global Telehealth 2016
Is an application developed for the iPad to measure pain using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) accurate, reliable and valid?; Australian Physiotherapy Conference
Is interactive, motion-capture rehabilitation effective on functional outcomes in an inpatient stroke population: A randomised control trial; 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia
Is self-reporting workplace activity worthwhile? Validity and reliability of occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire in desk-based workers; BMC Public Health
Isometric shoulder strength in young swimmers; Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Long-term follow-up of determinants of seasonal variation in vitamin D status in older adults; Thirty-Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting of The Nutrition Society of Australia
Make vitamin D while the sun shines, take supplements when it doesn't; Nutrition Society of Australia and Nutrition Society of New Zealand. Thirty-fifth Annual Scientific Meeting
Make vitamin D while the sun shines, take supplements when it doesn't: a longitudinal, observational study of older adults in Tasmania, Australia; PLoS One
Measuring a professional development paradigm; 8th International Physiotherapy Congress
Measuring fatigue and perceived exertion in rehabilitation; 2​nd European Stroke Organisation Conference
Mobility focussed physical outcome measures over telecommunication technology (Zoom): intra and inter-rater reliability trial; JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies
Moving stroke rehabilitation evidence into practice: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials; Clinical Rehabilitation
Moving stroke rehabilitation research evidence into clinical practice: Consensus-based core recommendations from the Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable; International Journal of Stroke
Multi-tasking Muscles; The Active Centre: Integrative Training for the Voice and Body
Narration - Panacea or Problem
Online dietary advice for the symptomatic management of multiple sclerosis; Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia 40th Annual Scientific Meeting
Online dietary advice for the symptomatic management of multiple sclerosis: a scoping review protocol; JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
Perceived benefits and barriers to yoga participation after stroke: A focus group approach; Complementary therapies in clinical practice
Perspectives on the prospective development of stroke-specific lower extremity wearable monitoring technology: A qualitative focus group study with physical therapists and individuals with stroke; Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology - where are the boundaries for exercise prescription?; 7th National Allied Health Conference
Physiotherapy education; 8th International Physiotherapy Congress
Pilates effect on balance and falls risk in older adults: a meta analysis; 6th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference
Piloting an interprofessional chronic pain management program: perspectives of health students and community clients; Journal of Interprofessional Care
Positive long-term effects of pilates exercise on the aged-related decline in balance and strength in older, community-dwelling men and women; Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
Poster presentation; Research to Practice 2016
Predicting interest to use mobile-device telerehabilitation (mRehab) by baby-boomers with stroke; AIMS Medical Science
Professional development - barriers to access and barriers to learning. Are they the same?; 8th International Physiotherapy Congress
Recording narrations to your PowerPoint lectures presentation - what are the benefits for you?; ANZAME 2007
Scapular upward rotation position is symmetrical in swimmers without current shoulder pain; Physical Therapy in Sport
Seasonal Variation in Vitamin D, Activity and Strength; 9th Asia/Oceania Regional congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Serum [25(OH)D] status, ankle strength and activity show seasonal variation in older adults: relevance for winter falls in higher latitudes; Age and Ageing
Setting the scene for the Second Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable; International Journal of Stroke
Shoulder extension strength: a potential risk factor for shoulder pain in young swimmers?; Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Spinal mobility and lung function: the acute effect of pilates on vital capacity; The 8th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity: A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion in Active Ageing
Stroke survivors’ perceptions of the factors that influence engagement in activity outside dedicated therapy sessions in a rehabilitation unit: A qualitative study; Clinical Rehabilitation
Study Protocol of “Find Technology”: a randomised control trial investigating the feasibility and efficacy of controller-free interactive digital technology in an inpatient stroke population; European Stroke Organisation Conference
Sustaining undergraduate inter-professional practice; The Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2019 Conference
The association between aeasonal variation in vitamin D, postural sway, and falls risk: an observational cohort study; Journal of Aging Research
The effect of transversus abdominis activation on exercise-related transient abdominal pain; Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
The effects of clinical Pilates on markers of metabolic, cardiovascular and psychological health; Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Conference 2010 Research to Practice-Science and Nutrition in Exercise & Sport
The effects of Pilates on measures of static and dynamic balance on community dwelling older adults; 5th Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Conference and 7th Sports Dietitians Australia Update: From Research to Practice
The efficacy of interactive, motion capture-based rehabilitation on functional outcomes in an inpatient stroke population: a randomized controlled trial; Clinical Rehabilitation
The efficacy of Tai Chi in reducing older adults' fall risk factors; Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity Active Aging: focus on Longevity and Physical Activity
The knowledge, barriers and opportunities to improve nutrition and physical activity amongst young people attending an Australian youth mental health service: a mixed-methods study; BMC Health Services Research
The long-term benefits of a multi-component exercise intervention to balance and mobility in healthy older adults; Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics: An International Journal Integrating Experimental, Clinical and Social Studies on Ageing
The long-term effects of continued pilates exercise in older, community dwelling men and women; The 8th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity: A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion in Active Ageing
The reliability of strength tests performed in elevated shoulder positions using a hand-held dynamometer; Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
The social and functional benefits of low intensity physical activity for older people. The efficacy of Tai Chi for older Australian adults; 7th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity
This place or any place: student preferences for lecture ‘places’ in a blended learning environment in Bioscience; Teaching Matters 2014 “Places and Spaces”
This place or any place: student preferences for lecture ‘places’ in a blended learning environment in Bioscience; Teaching Matters 2014
Training physiotherapists to be responsive to their clients’ health literacy needs; Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
Two ways of teaching anatomy; ASM of the Australina and New Zealand Society of Clinical Anatomists
Two ways of teaching anatomy; Australian and New Zealand Clinical Anatomy
Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone are associated with gait instability and poor balance performance in mid-age to older aged women; Gait and Posture
We should know better – high rates of sedentary behaviours in a University workplace; The Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference
World Café- a community conversation: a Canadian perspective on stroke survivors needs for community integration; Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Research Projects

2012: *th International Society of Aging and Physical Activity, Scotland; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Does Balance Vary with Season in Older Tasmanians & What are the influences & Effects?; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
ESTEEM After Stroke: Improving access to stroke rehabilitation for regional Australians; Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)
Improving physical activity, pain and function in patients waiting for hip and knee Arthroplasty by combining targeted exercise training with behaviour change counselling.; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Keeping older adults well at home; determining active components in a community wellness program; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Mobile Solution to Encourage Clients to Exercise at Home; MAIB Injury Prevention & Management Foundation (MAIB)
Pilot RCT to evaluate use of Jintronix Rehabilitation System; National Stroke Foundation (StrokeF)
Seasonal Variation in Balance in Older Adults; Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF)
Stroke Recovery in Motion; Brain Canada Foundation (BCa)
The investigation of abdominal muscle activation in both trained and inexperienced actors during vocalisation; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Towards Barrier-Free Communities : A Partnership for Improving Mobility, Access and Participation (MAP) Among People with Disabilities; Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Cornerstone Youth Services (CYS) Nutrition and Physical Activity Capacity Building Project
Implementation of Community Based Exercise for people after stroke
Improve Health Literacy Responsiveness; Improve Client Outcomes
TAZREACH Promoting Health Through Understanding

Research Candidate Supervision

Manual Handling in Child Care Work- An Investigation of Spinal Joint Laxity, Work and Lower Back Disorder in Women
The Comparison of Force Measurements and Ratios Around the Shoulder in Swimmers with and wihtout Shoulder Pain