I am a the Program Director of the Masters of Advanced Clinical Therapy program in the Allied Health & Human Performance unit at the University of South Australia, a Physiotherapist with interests in musculoskeletal and persistent pain, a clinical Pain Scientist.
I have 40 scientific publications focussing largely on new approaches to chronic pain using virtual reality and modern understandings of sensory processing. I have been recognised for my innovative work, most recently with an Australian Institute for Policy and Science 'Tall Poppy award', and in the past with an ‘Outstanding Early Career Innovation Research Excellence Award, Griffith University’, a 'National Health and... Read more
About me
I am a the Program Director of the Masters of Advanced Clinical Therapy program in the Allied Health & Human Performance unit at the University of South Australia, a Physiotherapist with interests in musculoskeletal and persistent pain, a clinical Pain Scientist.
I have 40 scientific publications focussing largely on new approaches to chronic pain using virtual reality and modern understandings of sensory processing. I have been recognised for my innovative work, most recently with an Australian Institute for Policy and Science 'Tall Poppy award', and in the past with an ‘Outstanding Early Career Innovation Research Excellence Award, Griffith University’, a 'National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship', and a national innovation iAward.
I am a co-author of the book Pain and The Nature of Perception: A New Way to Look at Pain along with Professor Lorimer Moseley.
My formal training includes a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons), a Master of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy, and a chronic-pain focussed PhD.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Master of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Management of complex non-recovering injured workers, WorkCover Corporation, 15/05/2016 - 31/05/2017
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, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
1
48
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| 2021 |
Open access
4
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
7
32
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
8
|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
23
|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
11
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
1
48
|
| 2022 |
Open access
4
3
13
|
| 2022 |
Open access
4
1
89
|
| 2021 |
Open access
4
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
|
| 2021 |
1
1
4
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2021 |
2
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
7
32
|
| 2020 |
Open access
17
12
9
|
| 2020 |
Open access
6
2
19
|
| 2019 |
3
3
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
9
13
|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
1
2
|
| 2018 |
33
26
1
|
| 2018 |
9
8
|
| 2018 |
Open access
25
25
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
10
3
1
|
| 2017 |
19
15
9
|
| 2017 |
Open access
47
37
23
|
| 2017 |
Open access
15
15
10
|
| 2017 |
4
4
9
|
| 2017 |
Open access
6
6
5
|
| 2017 |
Open access
9
6
5
|
| 2016 |
Open access
19
17
5
|
| 2016 |
Open access
10
9
6
|
| 2016 |
Open access
44
35
19
|
| 2016 |
Open access
57
55
15
|
| 2015 |
Open access
74
58
125
|
| 2015 |
Open access
19
16
25
|
| 2015 |
Open access
12
13
2
|
| 2014 |
Open access
50
45
|
| 2014 |
12
13
1
|
| 2011 |
Open access
46
40
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| AIA Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian Capital Territory Pain Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Bond University | AUSTRALIA |
| California State University | UNITED STATES |
| Catholic University of Leuven | BELGIUM |
| De Montfort University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Gold Coast Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis | UNITED STATES |
| John Hunter Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Karolinska Institute | SWEDEN |
| Ku Leuven | BELGIUM |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Leukaemia Foundation of Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Logan Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
| Pentimento Project | AUSTRALIA |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Hand Therapy | AUSTRALIA |
| Stanford University | UNITED STATES |
| Teesside University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| University of Cape Town | SOUTH AFRICA |
| University of Maastricht | NETHERLANDS |
| University of Milano-Bicocca | ITALY |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sao Paulo | BRAZIL |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | UNITED STATES |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | UNITED STATES |
| Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Tall Poppy of the Year (SA)Australian Institute of Policy and Science |
2023 |
Communication Committee MemberAustralian Pain Society (APS) |
2022 |
QLD Pain Group Committee MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2022 |
Review EditorVirtual Reality in Medicine Journal |
2022 |
Communication Committee MemberAustralian Pain Society (APS) |
2021 |
QLD Pain Group Committee MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2021 |
Review EditorVirtual Reality in Medicine Journal |
2021 |
Communication Committee MemberAustralian Pain Society (APS) |
2020 |
QLD Pain Group Committee MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2020 |
Review EditorVirtual Reality in Medicine Journal |
2020 |
Scientific Programming Committee MemberAustralian Pain Society (APS) |
2020 |
Winner, iAward - Business and Industry Solution of the YearAustralian Information Industry Association (AIIA) |
2020 |
QLD Pain Group Committee MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2019 |
Scientific Programming Committee MemberAustralian Pain Society (APS) |
2019 |
QLD Pain Group Committee MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2018 |
Scientific Programming Committee MemberAustralian Pain Society (APS) |
2018 |
QLD Pain Group Committee MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2017 |
QLD Pain Group Committee MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association |
2016 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 110302 - The 'iSToP Pain' project: Investigating the Impact of Sensory Training on Persistent Pain | Current |
| Evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary clinical efficacy of Virtual Reality for Phantom Limb Pain | Current |
