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.
MoreGoodDays_Research and content consultancy arrangement, More Good Days Pty Ltd, 26/02/2024 - 21/02/2025
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 |
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2022 |
Open access
2
2
47
|
2021 |
Open access
11
1
|
2021 |
Open access
1
|
2021 |
Open access
1
1
|
2020 |
Open access
10
33
|
Year | Output |
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2021 |
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
3
4
34
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
1
1
4
|
2024 |
10
9
74
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
5
|
2023 |
Open access
2
1
3
|
2023 |
Open access
3
3
5
|
2023 |
Open access
4
4
1
|
2022 |
Open access
2
2
8
|
2022 |
Open access
1
10
|
2022 |
Open access
2
2
47
|
2022 |
Open access
9
9
13
|
2022 |
Open access
15
12
136
|
2021 |
Open access
11
1
|
2021 |
Open access
1
|
2021 |
1
1
4
|
2021 |
Open access
1
1
|
2021 |
2
2
|
2020 |
Open access
10
33
|
2020 |
Open access
20
18
9
|
2020 |
Open access
10
9
18
|
2019 |
3
3
2
|
2019 |
Open access
6
9
12
|
2019 |
Open access
7
5
1
|
2018 |
41
39
1
|
2018 |
10
8
|
2018 |
Open access
27
27
4
|
2018 |
Open access
15
5
1
|
2017 |
21
18
9
|
2017 |
Open access
51
49
22
|
2017 |
Open access
17
19
10
|
2017 |
4
4
9
|
2017 |
Open access
6
6
5
|
2017 |
Open access
10
6
5
|
2016 |
Open access
20
20
5
|
2016 |
Open access
10
10
6
|
2016 |
Open access
52
45
17
|
2016 |
Open access
62
60
15
|
2015 |
Open access
77
68
121
|
2015 |
Open access
21
16
25
|
2015 |
Open access
14
14
2
|
2014 |
Open access
54
50
|
2014 |
14
15
1
|
2011 |
Open access
50
40
|
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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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 |
Free University of Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
Gold Coast Health | AUSTRALIA |
Gold Coast University Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Hanze University of Applied Sciences | NETHERLANDS |
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis | UNITED STATES |
John Hunter Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Karolinska Institute | SWEDEN |
Ku Leuven | BELGIUM |
La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
Leukaemia Foundation | AUSTRALIA |
Logan Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
Pentimento Project | AUSTRALIA |
Princess Alexandra Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
SA Hand Therapy | AUSTRALIA |
Seattle Children's Research Institute | UNITED STATES |
Stanford University | UNITED STATES |
Teesside University | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Antwerp | BELGIUM |
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 Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Toronto | CANADA |
University of Wisconsin-Madison | UNITED STATES |
Virginia Commonwealth University | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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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 |
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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 |