Physiotherapy
Prof David Berlowitz
Chair in Physiotherapy at Austin Health | Research areas include sleep and breathing disorders in neuromuscular disease, health systems and data research, clinical trials of therapies and care models
djberl@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Fiona Dobson
Deputy Head of Physiotherapy | Research areas include exercise for chronic musculoskeletal conditions, hip & knee osteoarthritis, outcome measurement, meta-analysis
fdobson@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lara Edbrooke
Lecturer | Research areas include health services research, multi-disciplinary models of allied health care for people with cancer, measurement of physical activity
larae@unimelb.edu.au
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
thorlene.egerton@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Stephanie Filbay
NHMRC Research Fellow | Research expertise includes anterior cruciate ligament injury and knee osteoarthritis outcomes and interventions
stephanie.filbay@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Natalie Fini
Senior Lecturer, Post-Doctoral Researcher | Research areas include physical activity after neurological injury, stroke recovery and rehabilitation
natalie.fini@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Jane Fitzpatrick
Honorary | Research areas include Sport and Exercise Medicine, tendinopathy and osteoarthritis
jane.fitzpatrick@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Helena Frawley
Associate Professor | Research expertise in expertise in women’s health, specifically disorders related to the pelvic floor
h.frawley@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Catherine Granger
Associate Professor and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow | Research areas include exercise and physical activity for patients with lung cancer, other cancers, critical illness and respiratory diseases
catherine.granger@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Michelle Hall
Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC Emerging Leader, Dame Kate Campbell Fellow | Research areas include osteoarthritis. exercise, biomechanics; meta-analyses, clinical trials
halm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kate Hayward
Senior Research Fellow | Research areas include the brain-behaviour nexus during rehabilitation after stroke
kate.hayward@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Rana Hinman
Research areas include improving the health of people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions, especially osteoarthritis, implementation science, and increasing access to care, including telerehabilitation and digital health
ranash@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jennifer Jones
Clinical Research Fellow | Research areas include critical care recovery and rehabilitation, frailty and digital health
jennifer.jones@unimelb.edu.au
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
kade.paterson@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Alicia Spittle
Associate Dean (Research) Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Her research interest include infant and child development, early intervention, parent well-being, consumer engagement and implementation science
aspittle@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Jennifer McGinley
Head, Department of Physiotherapy | Research areas include movement and function across the lifespan in healthy people and those with neurological conditions including stroke, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder
mcginley@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Gavin Williams
Professor of Physiotherapy Rehabilitation | Research areas include neurological gait disorders, running, task-specific strength training and focal spasticity management
gavinw@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kelly Bower
Lecturer | Research areas include stroke rehabilitation, balance training, falls prevention, motion-tracking technologies and telehealth
bower@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Shaza Abo
Clinical Research Fellow (Acute Cardiorespiratory) | Researching physical activity and exercise in cancer and critical illness; interested in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, co-design and sustainability
shaza.abo@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Amanda Kwong
Research Fellow | Research areas include early detection assessment and implementation of movement problems in high risk infants
amanda.kwong@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Abbey Eeles
Research Fellow | Research areas include the impact of developmental therapy and early intervention on brain development and rehabilitation in the newborn period and beyond, and the role parents play in delivering this intervention
abbey.eeles@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rachel Toovey
Lecturer | Research areas including paediatrics, disability and inclusive participation in physical activity
r.toovey@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Tara Fitzgerald
Lecturer | Research interests include physical activity participation in early childhood, and long-term outcomes for infants born preterm
tara.fitzgerald@unimelb.edu.au
A/Prof Cathy Said
A/Professor Physiotherapy Western Health | Research interests include rehabilitation and fall prevention in older people and people with neurological disorders
csaid@unimelb.edu.au
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)
belinda.lawford@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Kim Bennell
Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, NHMRC Investigator Fellow and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow. Director of the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine | Research focus is on the management of musculoskeletal conditions particularly osteoarthritis
k.bennell@unimelb.edu.au