Ellen is an experienced and motivated APA Titled Musculoskeletal physiotherapist with diverse roles and accomplishments across public, private and university settings. Her objective is to work collaboratively with patients, students, colleagues, and the public to enhance health literacy and facilitate lifelong changes which promote whole body health.
Following a Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy from University of South Australia in 2013, she completed a Master’s degree in Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy in 2019. She went on to receive both the Marie Hammond Postgraduate Award & Patricia Trott Prize for the highest academic achievement across the theoretical and clinical courses.
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About me
Ellen is an experienced and motivated APA Titled Musculoskeletal physiotherapist with diverse roles and accomplishments across public, private and university settings. Her objective is to work collaboratively with patients, students, colleagues, and the public to enhance health literacy and facilitate lifelong changes which promote whole body health.
Following a Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy from University of South Australia in 2013, she completed a Master’s degree in Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy in 2019. She went on to receive both the Marie Hammond Postgraduate Award & Patricia Trott Prize for the highest academic achievement across the theoretical and clinical courses.
Her experience across a diverse range of roles has fuelled her enthusiasm for translating complex concepts into more digestible stories, resources and presentations for students, patients and colleagues.
Her passion for education led her to become a Lecturer at the University of South Australia in Musculoskeletal physiotherapy, pain science and therapeutic exercise prescription, in addition to developing pain education resources for an SA Health Pain Management Unit.
As an educator she aims to facilitate a passion & commitment to life-long learning, personal & professional growth, ethical professional practices and scholarly values in her student, including self-evaluation and critical reflection.
Her qualifications and clinical experience have led her to working with a diverse group of people and provided her advanced skills in managing chronic pain and musculoskeletal injuries.
Her ambition as a physiotherapist is to make herself redundant by empowering patients and providing them with the knowledge, resources and tools to facilitate lifelong changes in whole body health, and support them on their road to recovery or self-management.
Ellen is actively involved in the physiotherapy profession and while continuing to Lecturer at UniSA and coordinate infographics for clinical edge, she currently sits on the South Australian Pain Group Committee for the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
Ellen believes in life-long learning both professionally and personally. She enjoys taking on new challenges and opening herself up to a variety of experiences. She has been fortunate to travel extensively overseas, and in her spare time she loves weekends away in her miniature caravan, ballroom dancing, martial arts, hiking, circus skills or playing with her cat Steven.
About me
Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy (Muscoloskeletal) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Physiotherapy University of South Australia
Teaching & student supervision