Thank you for your interest in my home page. I currently work as a teacher and researcher in the Allied Health and Human Performance unit at UniSA and hold an Adjunct Fellowship in the Discipline of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide. My areas of experise span podiatry and psychology.
With over 25 years’ experience as a clinical podiatrist, in 2014 I decided to follow my passion of understanding what motivates human behaviour and completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science at Flinders University. I then recipieved the inaugural Rotary Health Australia ANZAC PhD Scholarship to complete a PhD at the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies, The University of Adelaide Medical School. My PhD... Read more
About me
Thank you for your interest in my home page. I currently work as a teacher and researcher in the Allied Health and Human Performance unit at UniSA and hold an Adjunct Fellowship in the Discipline of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide. My areas of experise span podiatry and psychology.
With over 25 years’ experience as a clinical podiatrist, in 2014 I decided to follow my passion of understanding what motivates human behaviour and completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science at Flinders University. I then recipieved the inaugural Rotary Health Australia ANZAC PhD Scholarship to complete a PhD at the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies, The University of Adelaide Medical School. My PhD explored the nexus between physical and mental health through exploring the impact of deployment traumatic experiences on physical and mental symptoms in deployed Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel. My passion is to explore creative ways to expand knowledge and understanding, challenge convention, and deliver impactful outcomes that make a real difference to people’s lives.
As a clinical podiatrist I have worked in a diverse range of settings including entrepreneurial business activities such as establishing the first locum podiatry service in South Australia as well as public, community, and private practice in urban and rural settings. I am still involved in private practice, which keeps me connected to contemporary issues in health practice. Good business acumen and clinical experience underpin my current role in the UniSA podiatry program.
My current research interests include:
· The impacts of deployment of Australian Defence Force personnel including: the overlap of physical and mental health symptoms; the association of health symptoms with suicide; and the impact of lifetime traumas on physiological dysregulation.
· The use of telehealth and virtual reqality to improve outcomes and access to services in diabetes related foot disease in rural, remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Straight communities.
· the impact of social determinants of health on foot ulcers and amputation rates in diabetes related foot disease.
· the impact of the health practitioner-patient relationship on patient behaviour and health outcomes.
· pharmacological endorsement and prescribing practices of podiatrists.
About me
International Society for Trauamtic Stress Studies
Australian Society for Trauamtic Stress Studies
Australian Podiatry Assocaition
Advanced Practicing Podiatrists, High Risk Foot Group
About me
Doctor in Philosophy University of Adelaide
Graduate Diploma in Psychology Flinders University
Bachelor of Psychological Science (honours) Flinderes University
Diploma in Applied Science in Podiatry South Australian Institute of Technology
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
CPD requirements of Endorsed for Scheduled Medicines (ESM) Podiatrists – what’s out there and is it accessible, relevant and meaningful?, SA Dept of Health, 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
Prescribing practices in Australian podiatrists and barriers and facilitators to endorsement for scheduled medicines., Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation, 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
Allied Health Research Collaboration Research Fund: A qualitative assessment of the experiences of South Australian health care professionals and patients involved in telehealth services for patients with diabetes-related foot complications.
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 |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
1
2
3
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2024 |
Open access
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2024 |
Open access
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2023 |
Open access
1
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2023 |
Open access
2
3
3
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2023 |
Open access
1
1
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2022 |
Open access
2
2
2
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2022 |
Open access
3
2
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2022 |
Open access
2
1
6
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2022 |
Open access
5
4
6
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2021 |
Open access
4
4
7
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2021 |
Open access
13
12
6
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2021 |
Open access
2
2
2
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2020 |
8
8
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2019 |
6
4
1
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2019 |
Open access
4
4
1
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2017 |
4
4
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated | AUSTRALIA |
Dresden University of Technology | GERMANY |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | UNITED STATES |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Gary Beswick Memorial PrizeFlinders University |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2016 |
MemberAustralian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies |
2016 |
MemberAustralian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies |
2015 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2015 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2014 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2013 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2012 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2011 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2010 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2009 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2008 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Enablers to private practice: A qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers for student placement activity in podiatry. | Current |
Endorsed for scheduled medicines podiatrist continuing professional development. What¿s currently out there and the case for interprofessional learning opportunities | Current |
Self-administered inhaled methoxyflurane (Penthrox®) as pre-injection analgesia in Podiatry Outpatients | Current |
What Motivates a Clinician to Request Medical Imaging? | Current |