ABOUT THE PRF

Professor Suzanne Kuys is an APA Neurological Physiotherapist and is the National Head of the School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University. Suzanne’s research focuses on rehabilitation of people following stroke across the continuum of care. Suzanne is interested in optimising rehabilitation outcomes, particularly in gait rehabilitation, to maximise physical activity and participation within the community.   

Dr Claire Baldwin is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Flinders University. Her research focuses physical activity and sedentary behaviour in acutely hospitalised groups, with a particular focus on older adults and people with a critical illness.

Dr Kelly Bower is a Senior Lecturer (teaching and research) at the University of Melbourne, and also works as a physiotherapy clinician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She has a passion for neurological rehabilitation, falls prevention and finding innovative ways to use technology to enhance recovery and function.

Dr Sean Horan is a Senior Lecturer in musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Griffith University. His research focusses on the assessment of neuromotor function in older adults using electrical stimulation, biomechanical analyses of movement using motion analyses, and the management of musculoskeletal disorders through both therapeutic and exercise based physical activity interventions.

Dr Nia Luxton is a Senior Lecturer at ACU, a Senior Physiotherapist and a Titled Member of the APA. Her areas of interest are digital health, prevention and cessation of tobacco and e-cigarettes, and health policy.

Dr Sze-Ee Soh is a teaching and research academic with extensive clinical experience in the provision of physiotherapy care for older adults. Her research focus is intentionally broad and spans chronic diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s disease, osteoarthritis), falls prevention, health services research, patient reported outcomes and psychometrics.

Dr Scott Farrell is a physiotherapist and Research Fellow at RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland. Scott’s research investigates mechanisms underpinning musculoskeletal pain after injury, with a focus on chronic whiplash neck pain.

Dr. Gupta is an academic and conducts both quantitative and qualitative research across a diverse range of areas including motor control, biomechanics, pain, and clinical practice. He continues to work clinically as an emergency department physiotherapist on weekends and has ongoing roles with the APA and APC.

Judy is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at ACU, a consultant physiotherapist in the neonatal nursery at Mater Mothers Hospital and an honorary Associate Professor at Mater Research-UQ where she is the co-program leader of the Critical Care of the Newborn (CCNB) research program and the respiratory team leader.

Annemarie’s research areas of interest are physiotherapy for bronchiectasis, including airway clearance and exercise based in interventions and examining the clinical impact of comorbidities. She is also exploring the role of adjuncts to pulmonary rehabilitation to maximise outcomes. 

Verity is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Health Professions within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University. Verity has over 15 years’ experience as a clinical physiotherapist in paediatrics and is considered an international leader in the physiotherapy management of individuals with connective tissue dysplasias.  Her area of expertise is rare and complex conditions in paediatrics, focusing on physical activity, function and quality of life.

Shane is a former Associate Dean (Programs Coordinator) within the School of Physiotherapy, University of Notre Dame Australia, and lead the cardiorespiratory stream. He is immediate past Chair of the Australian Physiotherapy Council, was on the Conference Planning Committee (CPC) for WCPT Geneva 2019, and presently chairs the CPC for World Physiotherapy Congress 2021.

 Associate Professor Gavin Williams PhD has worked in neurological rehabilitation for over 25 years. Gavin works clinically in the neurological rehabilitation unit and in a research role at 0.5EFT, focusing on the assessment, classification and treatment of mobility limitations for people with neurological conditions.

Dr Joshua Zadro is a Physiotherapist and NHMRC-funded Postdoctoral Researcher. He completed his PhD in 2017 with a research focus on physical activity-based self-management strategies for people with chronic back pain. His current research focuses on utilising eHealth to reduce waiting times for outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the public sector.