Potential Physiotherapy Supervisors

Our supervisors work across a range of areas including musculoskeletal and sports, paediatrics, neurological conditions, women’s health, sleep medicine, cancer and acute cardiorespiratory conditions, gerontology, and digital health.

Students are required to find a potential supervisor before they apply for graduate research. Students should make contact with a potential supervisor via their Find an Expert profile page by clicking on the links below.

Learn more about the application process

Name	Research Focus 1	Research Focus 2	Research Focus 3
Dr Kim Allison	Osteoarthritis	Weight management	Exercise
Prof Kim Bennell	Musculoskeletal	Telehealth	Lifestyle management and behaviour change
Prof David Berlowitz	Sleep and breathing	Neuromuscular disease	Clinical trials
Dr Kelly Bower	Neurological conditions	Falls prevention	Digital health
A/Prof Adam Bryant	Orthopaedic Biomechanics	Anterior Cruciate Ligament	Osteoarthritis
Prof Linda Denehy	Exercise oncology	Prehabiltation	ICU rehabilitation
A/Prof Fiona Dobson	Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis	Physical activity & Exercise	Outcome measurement
Dr Lara Edbrooke	Cancer pre and rehabilitation	Multi-disciplinary models of care	Home-based exercise
Dr Abbey Eeles	Paediatrics	Neonatal development	Infant wellbeing
Dr Thorlene Egerton	Knee osteoarthritis	Behaviour change	Health literacy / patient education
Dr Stephanie Filbay	Orthopaedics and sports medicine	Osteoarthritis	Anterior cruciate ligament injury
Dr Natalie Fini	Stroke recovery & rehabilitation	Physical activity	Neurological rehabilitation
Dr Tara Fitzgerald	Paediatrics	Physical activity	Long-term outcomes for high-risk infants
A/Prof Jane Fitzpatrick	Sports and exercise medicine	Endurance athletes	Musculoskeletal injuries
A/Prof Helena Frawley	Women’s Health	Pelvic floor physiotherapy	Translation research
A/Prof Catherine Granger	Acute	Cardiorespiratory	Cancer
Dr Michelle Hall	Biomechanics	Hip & knee osteoarthritis	Exercise
Dr Tandy Hastings-Ison	Paediatrics	Cerebral Palsy	Botulinum Toxins
Dr Kate Hayward	Stroke recovery & rehabilitation	Adaptive clinical trials	Biomarkers
Prof Rana Hinman	Osteoarthritis	Exercise	Telehealth
Dr Jennifer Jones	Health Data Analytics	Multimorbidity	Critical Illness
Dr Amanda Kwong	Paediatrics	Cerebral Palsy	Early assessment and intervention
Dr Belinda Lawford	Osteoarthritis	Telehealth	Exercise
Prof Jennifer McGinley	Neurological rehabilitation	Stroke	Parkinson’s disease
Dr Mark Merolli	Digital Health Models of Care	Telehealth	Musculoskeletal & Sports Medicine
Dr Selina Parry	Cardiorespiratory	Rehabilitation	Critical care
Dr Kade Paterson	Podiatry	Biomechanics	Foot and knee osteoarthritis
A/Prof Cathy Said	Rehabilitation	Older people	Stroke
Dr Abbey Sawyer	Respiratory conditions	Cardiac rehabilitation	Motor neurone disease
Dr Camille Short	Cancer	Behaviour change	Digital health
Prof Alicia Spittle	Paediatrics	Disability	Consumer engagement
Dr Rachel Toovey	Disability	Paediatrics	Participation in physical activity
Prof Gavin Williams	Neurological rehabilitation	Mobility	Spasticity