Mark is a lecturer and researcher has coordinated the Pain Sciences curricula in the Allied Health & Human Performance unit at UniSA since 2013. He teaches into the Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Human Movement and Clinical Exercise Physiology programs and directs the postgraduate Professional Certificate in Pain Sciences that trains clincians to be pain educators.
About me
Mark is a lecturer and researcher has coordinated the Pain Sciences curricula in the Allied Health & Human Performance unit at UniSA since 2013. He teaches into the Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Human Movement and Clinical Exercise Physiology programs and directs the postgraduate Professional Certificate in Pain Sciences that trains clincians to be pain educators.
About me
Mark is a member of the Australian Pain Society and International Association for the Study of Pain. He is also a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association where he serves as the Chair of the South Australian Pain Special Interest Group committee and the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association Scientific committee.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours University of South Australia
Mark is a member of the Innovation, Implementation & Clinical Translation (IIMPACT in Health). With a background in physiotherapy and education, his research has a clinical focus in four main areas: (1) the role of therapeutic pain sciences education (i.e. Explain Pain) in the management of people with pain, (2) the investigation of pain-related sensorimotor impairments in people with persistent pain, (3) the psychometric evaluation of clinical assessment and screening tools, and (4) clinician training in pain . Mark's work has been presented in peer-reviewed journals and conference abstracts and he has been both keynote and invited speaker at national and international conferences. He has also contributed book chapters on the... Read more
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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2020 |
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2018 |
6
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2017 |
1
10
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Year | Output |
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2023 |
3
4
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2022 |
Open access
3
2
6
|
2021 |
8
7
10
|
2021 |
Open access
3
3
7
|
2021 |
4
|
2021 |
Open access
2
2
5
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Open access
2
1
5
|
2019 |
Open access
12
35
36
|
2019 |
Open access
9
7
17
|
2019 |
Open access
3
3
23
|
2018 |
Open access
23
21
1
|
2018 |
Open access
8
|
2018 |
Open access
14
14
11
|
2018 |
Open access
26
21
15
|
2017 |
22
20
17
|
2017 |
19
15
9
|
2017 |
Open access
31
28
5
|
2017 |
Open access
8
5
19
|
2017 |
19
16
2
|
2016 |
Open access
12
11
2
|
2016 |
Open access
39
32
55
|
2016 |
Open access
63
58
17
|
2015 |
Open access
57
1
|
2015 |
Open access
13
13
14
|
2014 |
15
16
12
|
2014 |
Open access
50
142
19
|
2014 |
Open access
40
36
1
|
2014 |
Open access
17
29
3
|
2013 |
122
113
4
|
2013 |
Open access
104
99
24
|
2013 |
Open access
201
180
61
|
2013 |
12
10
19
|
2013 |
Open access
46
42
38
|
2011 |
159
139
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Research
Mark is a member of the Innovation, Implementation & Clinical Translation (IIMPACT in Health). With a background in physiotherapy and education, his research has a clinical focus in four main areas: (1) the role of therapeutic pain sciences education (i.e. Explain Pain) in the management of people with pain, (2) the investigation of pain-related sensorimotor impairments in people with persistent pain, (3) the psychometric evaluation of clinical assessment and screening tools, and (4) clinician training in pain . Mark's work has been presented in peer-reviewed journals and conference abstracts and he has been both keynote and invited speaker at national and international conferences. He has also contributed book chapters on the topics of pain assessment, pain management and pain sciences education.
Mark currently serves on Scientific Committee of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and reviews manuscripts for pain- and physiotherapy-related journals.
Australian Physiotherapy Association
South Australian Committee Chair - Pain Special Interest Group (2017 - present)
MPA Scientific committee member (2015 - present)
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Anglia Ruskin University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Ankara Training and Research Hospital | TURKEY |
Augusto Motta University Centre | BRAZIL |
Brunel University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Brunel University London | UNITED KINGDOM |
Catholic University of Leuven | BELGIUM |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Duke University | UNITED STATES |
George Institute for Global Health | AUSTRALIA |
Ghent University | BELGIUM |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Hiroshima Prefectural University | JAPAN |
Hiroshima University | JAPAN |
Kaisei Hospital | JAPAN |
King’s College | UNITED KINGDOM |
King's College London | UNITED KINGDOM |
Kobe University | JAPAN |
Konan Womans University | JAPAN |
Konan Woman's University | JAPAN |
Konan Women's University | JAPAN |
Ku Leuven | BELGIUM |
La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
Machida Orthopaedics | JAPAN |
Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
Manual Concepts-Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Miura internal Medicine Michiko Pediatrics Clinic | JAPAN |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Morinaga Orthopedic Clinic | JAPAN |
Nagasaki University | JAPAN |
Neuroscience Research Australia | AUSTRALIA |
niversity of Notre Dame | UNITED STATES |
Osaka University | JAPAN |
Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia Limited | AUSTRALIA |
Princess Elizabeth Hospital | UNITED KINGDOM |
Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
Rio de Janeiro Federal Institute | BRAZIL |
Serra dos Orgãos University Centre | BRAZIL |
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
Tanabe Orthopaedics | JAPAN |
The University of Notre Dame Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Universidade Federal Do Estado Do Rio De Janeiro | BRAZIL |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Alberta | CANADA |
University of Antwerp | BELGIUM |
University of Birmingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Essex | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Limerick | IRELAND |
University of New Mexico - Albuquerque | UNITED STATES |
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 Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of the Witwatersrand | SOUTH AFRICA |
Utsumi Orthopaedics Clinic | JAPAN |
Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
Zurich University of Applied Sciences | SWITZERLAND |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberAustralian Pain Society |
2018 |
MemberInternational Association for the Study of Pain |
2018 |
Member, Chronic pain and Musculoskeletal Special Interest GroupsAustralian Physiotherapy Association (APA) |
2018 |
Plenary SpeakerSingapore Physiotherapy Association |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Pain Society |
2017 |
MemberInternational Association for the Study of Pain |
2017 |
Member, Chronic pain and Musculoskeletal Special Interest GroupsAustralian Physiotherapy Association (APA) |
2017 |
State Chair, Pain Special Interest GroupAustralian Physiotherapy Association (APA) |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberAustralian Physiotherapy Association (APA) |
2015 |
Mark has a background in physiotherapy and adult education. He oversees the pain sciences curricula in the Allied Health & Human Performance unit and coordinates Pain Sciences, an undergraduate physiotherapy-specific course, Pain Theory & Science, an interdisciplinary postgraduate pain management course and Pain Education, a postgraduate course that focuses on clinicans as educators.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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110302 - The 'iSToP Pain' project: Investigating the Impact of Sensory Training on Persistent Pain | Current |
Associations between handgrip muscle function and game performance among Australian rules football athletes | Current |
The effect of exercise interventions, as part of active cancer treatment, on chronic pain in cancer survivors. | Current |