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Research is integral to the UTS Graduate School of Health Physiotherapy team.

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+61-2-9514-1448

gsh.future@uts.edu.au

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Health research is a key strength of UTS’s research strategy. The strategy is underpinned by a significant five-year investment and has a focus on collaborative and interdisciplinary research; innovative technological approaches; commitment to researcher development and strengthening the relationship between research and teaching and learning.

UTS Physiotherapy has a thriving research culture with internationally renowned researchers in physiotherapy practice, clinical collaborations, and research students.

Supervisors

The following supervisors are open to receiving expressions of interest:

Bruno
Bruno Saragiotto

Telehealth for chronic pain conditions, innovation in rehabilitation, and implementation science.

Bruno's research projects

Josh
Joshua Pate

Chronic pain, pain science education, paediatrics, questionnaires, preventative education. 

Josh's research projects

Peter
Peter Stubbs

Stroke, TBI, emerging technologies, meta-research, database research

Peter's research projects

Tony
Anthony Nasser

Buttocks, hip, hamstring, femoroacetabular impingement, tendinopathy

Anthony's research projects

Poonam
Poonam Mehta

Pain, physical function, ageing, clinimetric properties, systematic review

Poonam's research projects

Elise
Elise Robinson

Movement-evoked pain, resilience, function

Elise's research projects

Rafael
Rafael Zambelli de Almeida Pinto

Chronic pain, older adults

Rafael's research projects

Mark Overton
Mark Overton

Knee osteoarthritis, pain, quantitative sensory testing, smartphone ecological momentary assessment, interprofessional rehabilitation, occupational health

Mark's research projects

Lucy
Lucy Robertson

Proprioception, physiotherapy

Lucy's research projects

Jack
Jack Reeves

Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy, pulmonary telerehabilitation, COVID-19

Jack's research projects

Current student research projects

Our current research students are working on the following projects:

  • Max Hopes: Establishing inclusion criteria for proximal hamstring tendinopathy research
  • Laura Stendell: Living with a Spinal Cord Injury in the Community: Are people meeting the recommended clinical guidelines for physical activity?
  • Melani Boyce: Balance and Fall in People with Cervical Dystonia
  • Moges Gashaw Getnet: Promoting self-management support for people with chronic low back pain
  • Tamer Sabet: The Development of a Core Outcome Set (COS) for Neck Pain for Routine Use in Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice
  • Rebecca Fechner: Bridging the Gap with Paediatric Chronic Pain in Schools
  • Nusrat Hamdani: Promoting Active Aging: Understanding Physical Activity Management in Older Population
  • Jennifer Norton: Upskilling and training non-technical skills of community clinicians working with children challenged by chronic pain
  • Elizabeth Lush: Promoting a sense of safety during the care of persistent pelvic pain
  • Biara Webster: The building blocks of better understanding the pain vs damage relationship to improve pain science education

Prospective student research projects

Please see the complete list of Supervisor research projects. If you are interested in completing an MRes or PhD at UTS, you can reach out to a potential supervisor, and use these links to find out more: 

Doctor of Philosophy (C02099)

Master of Physiotherapy (Research) (C03059)

Scholarships

The Graduate School of Health offers a range of competitive scholarships to support outstanding research students who are seeking to undertake a PhD.

Scholarship info

Work with us
We welcome expressions of interest from enthusiastic researchers at all career stages.
Email gsh.future@uts.edu.au to make a confidential enquiry.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and the Boorooberongal People of the Dharug Nation upon whose ancestral lands our campuses now stand. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands. 

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