About Us
Optimising the health and wellbeing of the community we serve
The School of Health Sciences Early to Mid-Career Academics Association (EMCAA) is established to facilitate inter-connectedness and collaboration between anyone who identifies as an early or mid-career academic within the Department of Nursing, Department of Audiology or Speech Pathology, Department of Optometry, Department of Physiotherapy or Department of Social Work.
EMCAA Structure
Co-Chairs
EMCAA has five co-chairs representing each of the Departments within the School of Health Sciences.
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Dr Michelle Hall
Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC Emerging Leader, Dame Kate Campbell Fellow | Research areas include osteoarthritis. exercise, biomechanics; meta-analyses, clinical trials
Email: halm@unimelb.edu.au
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Dr Gemma McKibbin
Research fellow | Specialises in interviews with children and young people about sensitive issues like child sexual abuse and family violence. Interested in research collaborations that benefit the health and social lives of children and young
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Dr Michelle Magee
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Dr Stephen McKeever
Lecturer | Scholarship of learning and teaching
Email: mckeever@unimelb.edu.au
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Dr Flora Hui
Research Fellow Industry Engagement
Email: huif@unimelb.edu.au
Steering Committee
The steering committee meets monthly to discuss how we provide opportunities to enhance collaboration between the five Departments within the School of Health Sciences.
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Dr Marlena Klaic
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Email: marlena.klaic@unimelb.edu.au
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Dr Belinda Lawford
Research Assistant | Areas of research include telehealth and implementation of health services to help improve the lives of those with chronic musculoskeletal pain (e.g. osteoarthritis)
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Dr Elaina Kefalianos
Senior Lecturer | Research areas include child communication development, stuttering, epidemiological studies, implementation science
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Dr Kade Paterson
NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Dame Kate Campbell Senior Research Fellow | Research includes lower limb biomechanics of walking and running, and the clinical and biomechanical effects of foot-based interventions for musculoskeletal conditions
Email: kade.paterson@unimelb.edu.au
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Dr Natalie Fini
Senior Lecturer, Post-Doctoral Researcher | Research areas include physical activity after neurological injury, stroke recovery and rehabilitation
Email: natalie.fini@unimelb.edu.au
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Dr Tandy Hastings-Ison
Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Email: tandyh@unimelb.edu.au
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Dr Thorlene Egerton
Senior Lecturer | Research focus is on design of models of health service delivery to implement evidence-based practice for osteoarthritis and other chronic conditions
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Dr Marianne Coleman
Orthoptist, Clinical Vision Research Fellow | Research areas include Digital Health, Childrens Vision, Public Eye Health, Eyecare across the Lifespan, Binocular Vision.
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Dr Kate Hayward
Senior Research Fellow | Research areas include the brain-behaviour nexus during rehabilitation after stroke
Email: kate.hayward@unimelb.edu.au
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Associate Professor Kristin Diemer
Associate Professor | kNOwVAWdata; safe, ethical and inclusive measurement of violence against women and children with a focus in Asia and the Pacific
Email: k.diemer@unimelb.edu.au
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Dr Rebecca Jarden
Lecturer | Research areas include nurse wellbeing and critical care
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Dr Mark Merolli
Physiotherapist, Senior Lecturer, Research Fellow | Digital Technologies
Email: merollim@unimelb.edu.au