Rosa is a lecturer in the physiotherapy undergraduate and graduate programs. She completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours in 2007. As a new graduate, she worked in a large tertiary hospital in a variety of acute care roles from orthopaedic, cardiorespiratory, women's health, and outpatient physiotherapy. In addition, she’s been a clinical educator for third-year Acute Care. In 2018 she returned to UniSA to undertake her Ph.D. in which she led the development of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care. In addition to working as a lecturer she is involved in research with the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition, and Activity (ARENA) group.
About me
Rosa is a lecturer in the physiotherapy undergraduate and graduate programs. She completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours in 2007. As a new graduate, she worked in a large tertiary hospital in a variety of acute care roles from orthopaedic, cardiorespiratory, women's health, and outpatient physiotherapy. In addition, she’s been a clinical educator for third-year Acute Care. In 2018 she returned to UniSA to undertake her Ph.D. in which she led the development of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care. In addition to working as a lecturer she is involved in research with the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition, and Activity (ARENA) group.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
2018: PhD - "Physical activity, screen time and well-being in out of school hours care services: how can we provide better programs for Australian children?"
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
4
4
54
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
2
2
7
|
| 2023 |
Open access
37
|
| 2023 |
Open access
29
25
195
|
| 2023 |
Open access
232
202
4922
|
| 2023 |
Open access
2
2
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
132
105
1089
|
| 2022 |
Open access
11
10
350
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
3
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
43
34
15
|
| 2021 |
Open access
16
16
9
|
| 2021 |
Open access
11
11
48
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
4
16
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
3
14
|
| 2019 |
Open access
12
13
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
|
| 2018 |
Open access
45
41
2
|
| 2012 |
28
23
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Sports Commission | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Government of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| National Outside School Hours Services Alliance (NOSHA) | AUSTRALIA |
| NOSHA SA Branch | AUSTRALIA |
| Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Department for Education and Child Development | AUSTRALIA |
| St Pius X School | AUSTRALIA |
| Swansea University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Telethon Kids Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Carolina - Columbia | UNITED STATES |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Interventions to address children's summer holiday inequities and health losses | Current |
| Understanding impact: towards a comprehensive evaluation of South Australia's Sports Voucher program | Completed |
