I am the current Program Director for one of the leading Podiatry Programs in Australia, based at the University of South Australia. I am a lecturer, researcher and practicing podiatrist with an interest in Clinical Biomechanics, Motor Control and Musculoskeletal disorders. Since graduating I have worked in both rural and urban settings, once providing remote podiatry services to over 70% of the state of South Australia, working as the Senior Podiatrist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and then Manager of Podiatry at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. I completed a PhD investigating the role of dexterity in scalpel skill learning amongst podiatry students. Since then I have been involved in multiple research... Read more
About me
I am the current Program Director for one of the leading Podiatry Programs in Australia, based at the University of South Australia. I am a lecturer, researcher and practicing podiatrist with an interest in Clinical Biomechanics, Motor Control and Musculoskeletal disorders. Since graduating I have worked in both rural and urban settings, once providing remote podiatry services to over 70% of the state of South Australia, working as the Senior Podiatrist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and then Manager of Podiatry at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. I completed a PhD investigating the role of dexterity in scalpel skill learning amongst podiatry students. Since then I have been involved in multiple research projects, including investigating soft tissue changes in Diabetes, the use of antimicrobial dressings in chronic wounds, assessment of students undertaking work integrated learning, and brain-related changes affecting the foot in Diabetes. I have published 3 book chapters and more than 23 peer-reviewed articles. I have supervised 1 Masters and 9 Honours students to completion and is currently supervising 3 PhD, 2 Masters and 2 Honours students.
My research experience covers a diverse range of areas from the neuroscience of motor learning to biomechanics, musculoskeletal disorders and diabetes-related foot complications.
About me
Podiatry Association of South Australia http://www.podiatrysa.net.au/
South Australian Sports Medicine Association https://www.sasma.com.au/
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of South Australia
Master of Podiatry University of South Australia
Podiatry University of South Australia
Graduate Diploma Podiatry (Coursework) University of South Australia
2017 – Current University of South Australia, Podiatry Program Director
2003 – 2017 University of South Australia, Lecturer
2006 – 2017 RC Podiatry - Podiatrist (Private Practice)
2007 The Joanna Briggs Institute, Research Officer (0.6 FTE)
2005 – 2007 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Manager Podiatry (0.8 FTE)
2003 – 2004 Royal Adelaide Hospital Senior Podiatrist (0.6 FTE)
2002 University of South Australia, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, Northern Far Western Regional Health Service, Rural Lecturer/ Senior Podiatrist
1999 – 2001 Northern Far Western Regional Health Service Regional Senior Podiatrist
1998 – 1999 Whyalla Hospital and Health Services, Podiatrist
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Consensus-based guidelines for the assessment of clinical competency in podiatry-related work integrated learning (WIL), Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation, 02/11/2020 - 30/09/2021
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
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 |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
8
|
| 2023 |
1
2
|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
11
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
101
|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
6
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
6
|
| 2021 |
Open access
6
|
| 2021 |
Open access
4
2
7
|
| 2021 |
13
11
10
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
1
4
|
| 2020 |
Open access
2
1
8
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
6
5
|
| 2018 |
Open access
1
1
4
|
| 2018 |
3
2
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
9
6
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
9
6
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
6
3
9
|
| 2017 |
Open access
73
51
38
|
| 2016 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2014 |
30
29
|
| 2014 |
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| 2011 |
Open access
2
|
| 2010 |
Open access
29
16
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Neuro Orthopaedic Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University Of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli | ITALY |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberSouth Australian Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2020 |
MemberPodiatry Association of South Australia |
2020 |
MemberSouth Australian Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) |
2019 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2019 |
MemberPodiatry Association of South Australia |
2019 |
Peer Reviewer for Collaborative Doctoral Awards ReviewHealth Research Board, Ireland |
2019 |
MemberSouth Australian Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2018 |
MemberPodiatry Association of South Australia |
2018 |
MemberPodiatry Association of South Australia |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Centre of Olympic Studies |
2017 |
MemberSouth Australian Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Podiatry Association (ApodA) |
2017 |
MemberServices for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) |
2016 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Developing a protocol to assess plantar flexor muscle strength as a risk factor for Achilles Tendinopathy in distance runners | Current |
| Qualitative inquiry into the decision-making processes for lower extremity amputation in people with diabetes | Current |
| Reviewing clinical assessment in the digital age: proof of concept using hallux valgus measurement | Current |
| Self-administered inhaled methoxyflurane (Penthrox®) as pre-injection analgesia in Podiatry Outpatients | Current |
| Ultrasound imaging of the plantar soft tissues and intrinsic foot muscles with a focus on people with diabetes | Current |
| Regulation of tibial acceleration during running-induced fatigue and associations with lower limb muscle function in distance runners | Completed |
