Faculty of Health Sciences

Common Research Interests

Research Supervisors

• Centre of Physical Activity Across the Lifespan

• Professor Geraldine Naughton Paediatric Exercise Science : (03) 9953 3034 (North Sydney) : Geraldine.Naughton@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Exercise Science ; Paediatric ; Paediatric Exercise Science ;

• Dr Doug Whyte My research focuses on how stressors, such as exercise, heat stress and dehydration alter brain function. : (03) 9953 3557 (Melbourne) : Doug.Whyte@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Exercise Physiology ; Thermoregulation ; Central Fatigue ; Dehydration ;

• National Centre for Clinical Outcomes Research

• Professor Paul Fulbrook Paul Fulbrook is Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University. Based at the Brisbane Campus, he was appointed in 2004. He also holds the post of Deputy Director of the Facultyâ¿¿s National Centre for Clinical Outcomes Research. He is based full time at The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane within the Nursing Research and Practice Development Centre, where he holds the post of Nursing Director Research and Practice Development. : 0447 053814 (Brisbane) : Paul.Fulbrook@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Critical care, health services, workforce ; Cardiovascular/Cardiac Acute Care ; Mental Health Nursing ; thoracic care ;

• Professor Sandy Middleton Evidence-based practice, Health Services research, Stroke, Models of Care. Method: cluster randomised controlled trials, randomised controlled trials, survey methods. : (02) 8382 3790 (North Sydney) : Sandy.Middleton@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Evidence-Based ; Evidence-Based Practice ; Models of Care ; Health Services Research ; Stroke ; Health Services ;

• Office of the Dean of Health Sciences

• Professor Sally Borbasi Professor of Nursing Associate Dean Learning and Teaching FHS : (07) 3623 7662 (Brisbane) : Sally.Borbasi@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Approaches to Learning and Teaching in HE ; Dementia Care ; Interprofessional Practice ; Evaluation ;

• Professor Janet Hiller Health services research Public Health Epidemiology Health technology assessment Health care evaluation Randomised controlled trials Perinatal health Screening Breast cancer Direct marketing to consumers Community engagement : (03) 9953 3566 (Melbourne) : Janet.Hiller@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Health Services Research ; Public Health ; Epidemiology ; Health technology assessment ; Health care evaluation ; Community Engagement ; Perinatal health ; Screening ; Breast Cancer ; Direct marketing to consumers ; Randomised Controlled Trials ;

• Professor Kim Walker Implementation science; ethnography and observational studies; feminist and participatory methods; discourse analysis and political critique : : Kim.Walker@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Ethnography ; Observational Studies ; Implementation Science ;

• Dr Karen Flowers Professional Nursing issues, Child and Family Health, Midwifery, Qualitative Research Methods : (07) 3623 7292 (Brisbane) : karen.Flowers@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Nursing ; Midwifery ; Child and Family Health ; Professional Nursing Issues ;

• School of Allied and Public Health

• Professor Christine Imms Professor of Occupational Therapy and Head of School of Allied & Public Health. : 0399533404 (Melbourne) : Christine.Imms@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Occupational Therapy ; Paediatric Occupational Therapy ; Occupational Therapy Interventions ; Evidence Based Practice ; Cerebral Palsy ; Outcome Measures ; Rehabilitation ; Social participation ;

• Associate Professor Shawn Somerset : +61 7 3623 7183 (Brisbane) : Shawn.Somerset@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Public Health ; Nutrition ; Diet ; Metabolic Syndrome ; Health and Place ;

• School of Exercise Science

• Associate Professor Wayne Maschette Research interests include body image measurement. Whole body vibration and movement signatures. : (03) 9953 3040 (Melbourne) : Wayne.Maschette@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Body Image ; Body Image Measurement ; Movement Signatures ; Vibration ; Whole Body Vibration ;

• Associate Professor John Saunders : (03) 9953 3038 (Melbourne) : john.saunders@acu.edu.au

• Dr Elizabeth Bradshaw Biomechanics of sport techniques, injury mechanisms, motor control of human gait, and movement variability. : (03) 9953 3030 (Melbourne) : Elizabeth.Bradshaw@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Biomechanics ; Sport Techniques ; Biomechanics of Sport Techniques ; Injury Mechanisms ; Movement Variability ; Motor Control of Human Gait ; Human Gait ; Gait ; Injury ;

• Dr Phillip Chapman My research interests include thermoregulation responses to exercise in different climatic environments. In particular, the role of the cardiovascular system under thermal stress and the limits to prolonged submaximal exercise in the heat. Other research interests include the effect of dietary manipulations and eccentric muscle damage on exercise performance. I am a keen cyclist and advocate exercise thoughout the lifespan as a preventative measure against chronic disease arising from a sedentary lifestyle...........not to mention it is also heaps of fun! :) : (02) 9701 4378 (Strathfield) : phillip.chapman@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Exercise Physiology ; Thermoregulation ; Endurance Exercise ; Athlete training ; Exercise Metabolism ;

• Dr Michael Cole Dr Michael Cole started with the School of Exercise Science at the Australian Catholic University in January 2011 as a lecturer in Motor Control and Neural Function. Michael has an extensive background in the fields of biomechanics and exercise science, with a specific interest in the areas of neuroscience and sports and clinical biomechanics. In 2011, Michael was awarded a post-doctoral training fellowship from the National Health & Medical Research Council to carry out a project aimed at improving insight into potential neuromuscular deficits that contribute to poor postural control and falls in people with Parkinson's disease. Currently, Michael's other research focuses on i) developing non-invasive techniques for assessing knee loads during the golf swing and ii) establishing the lumbosacral loads involved with office-based tasks. : +61 7 36237674 (Brisbane) : michael.cole@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Human Gait and Balance ; Movement Disorders ; Low Back Pain ; Biomechanics of Sport Techniques ;

• Dr Mark William Creaby My research is largely focussed upon the role of walking and running gait biomechanics in the causation of and rehabilitation from (i) lower limb overuse injuries, and (ii) lower limb osteoarthritis. Specific projects include understanding the role of the hip muscles in injury development during military training, altered muscle function following ACL injury, and the interaction between mechanical joint stiffness and episodes of giving way in people with knee osteoarthritis. : (07) 3623 7587 (Brisbane) : Mark.Creaby@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Sports Injury ; Sports Medicine ; Osteoarthritis ; Human Gait ; Stress Fractures ; Biomechanics ;

• Dr David Greene : (02) 9701 4377 (Strathfield) : david.greene@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Musculoskeletal analysis, bone strength, pQCT, DXA ; Adolescents, ;

• Dr Timothy Hartwig : (02) 9701 4355 (Strathfield) : timothy.hartwig@acu.edu.au

• Dr Justin Kemp 1. Diversity and plasticity of skeletal muscle: muscle structure and function in disease, fibre type transition. 2. Physical activity and chronic disease: metabolic syndrome, obesity, cardiovascular disease, asthma. 3. Nutritional/ergogenic strategies for elite sports performance. 4. Exercise and pregnancy/postnatal : (03) 9953 3031 (Melbourne) : Justin.Kemp@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Disease ; Postnatal ; Diversity and Plasticity of Skeletal Muscle ; Muscle Structure and Function in Disease ; Fibre Type Transition ; Muscle ; Skeleton ; Muscle Structure ; Physical Activity ; Chronic Disease ; Metabolic Syndrome ; Obesity ; Cardiovascular Disease ; Asthma ; Nutritional Strategies ; Ergogenic Strategies ; Elite ; Sports Performance ; Pregnancy ; Exercise ;

• Dr Raul Landeo : (02) 9701 4295 (Strathfield) : raul.landeo@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Biomechanics of Sport Techniques (Taekwondo) ; Performance analysis and Elite Taekwondo Coaching ;

• Dr Christian Lorenzen : (03) 9953 3849 (Melbourne) : Christian.Lorenzen@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Athlete Health & Wellness ; Conditioning for Team Sports ; GPS Analysis of Team Sports ; Cardiovascular Disease ;

• Dr Kade Paterson My general areas of research are the biomechanics and neural control of human walking and the biomechanics of lower extremity injury and pathology. : (03) 9953 3552 (Melbourne) : kade.paterson@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Biomechanics ; Neural Control ; Pathology ; Lower Extremity Injury ; Human Walking ;

• Dr Vanessa Rice Developing environments that support habitual exercise as a part of a healthy lifestyle. Policy, strategies and their effectiveness in promoting physical activity as a health related intervention. Injury preventionand mechanism of injury. Evidence based rehabilitation. Chronic disease rehabilitation : (03) 9953 3032 (Melbourne) : Vanessa.Rice@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Disease ; Intervention ; Policy ; Physical Activity ; Chronic Disease ; Healthy Lifestyle ; Rehabilitation ; Developing Environments ; Strategies ; Injury Prevention ; Mechanism of Injury ; Evidence Based Rehabilitation ; Chronic Disease Rehabilitation ; Habitual Exercise ;

• Dr Cameron Wilson : +613 9953 3419 (Melbourne) : cameron.wilson@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Motor Development ; Biomechanics ;

• Miss Kwee Yum Lee Kwee Yum Lee is interested in understanding how human movements are learned and controlled. Current focus of Kwee Yum Lee's research is on human balancing (stick balancing/whole body balancing), the mechanisms of which are studied by adopting multi-disciplinary knowledge from motor behaviour, biomechanics, neuroscience, and engineering. : (02) 9701 4019 (Strathfield) : kwee.lee@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Biomechanics ; Learning ; Human Movements ; Motor Behaviour ; Human Balancing ; Stick Balancing ; Whole Body Balancing ; Balance ;

• School of Nursing - NSW / ACT

• Professor Tracey McDonald Research focus: Business viability analysis, Strategic planning, Quality and safety of health and aged care services, Public health mapping and analysis, Critical pedagogy, Simulation in teaching cognitive skills, Leadership and management capacity development, Advance practice development, Nurse practitioner and nursing models of practice, Benchmarking analysis, market research using surveys and phone-in, Policy development and review (nationally and internationally). Methodology experience: Quantitative approaches including descriptive statistics, surveys, randomised control trials, pre and post-test design, cross-sectional surveys, ecologic studies. Qualitative approaches including grounded theory and critical social theory, participatory action research, ethnography, historic inquiry, case study, discourse and content analyses, educational psychology and ethical development mapping, focus groups, Delphi inquiry, participant and non-participant observation, mixed methods. : (02) 9739 2280 (North Sydney) : Tracey.McDonald@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Management ; Development ; Policy ; Aged-Care ; Business Viability Analysis ; Strategic Planning ; Quality and Safety of Health ; Quality and Safety of Aged Care Services ; Public Health Mapping and Analysis ; Critical Pedagogy ; Simulation in Teaching Cognitive Skills ; Leadership Capacity Development ; Management Capacity Development ; Advance Practice Development ; Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Models of Practice ; Benchmarking Analysis ; Market Research Using Surveys and Phone-In ; Policy Development and Review ; Leadership ;

• Associate Professor Thomas Harding : (+61 2) 9739 2025 (North Sydney) : Thomas.Harding@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Men's Health ; Health Promotion ; Professional Nursing Issues ; Nursing education ; Indigenous health ;

• Dr Imke Fischer : (02) 9739 2036 (North Sydney) : imke.fischer@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Leadership ; Policy ; Research ; Health Promotion ; Health ; Health Service Management ; Policy Development ; Policy Evaluation ; Health Service ;

• Dr Rhonda Hawley : (North Sydney) : rhonda.hawley@acu.edu.au

• Dr Elizabeth McInnes Research methods: RCTs; surveys; systematic reviews (including meta-analysis); qualitative synthesis methods; social-constructivist interviews Topics: Implementation research; wound research (including pressure ulcers ¿ prevention and treatment); health care consumers; clinical networks; health services research. : (02) 9739 2528 (North Sydney) : Liz.McInnes@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Health Services Research ; Implementation Research ; Wound Research ; Clinical Networks ; Pressure Ulcers ; Prevention and Treatment ; Health Care Consumers ; Ulcers ;

• Dr John Rosenberg Director of Calvary Centre for Palliative Care Research in Canberra, in a collaboration between ACU and Calvary Health Care - ACT. : 1186 (Canberra) : John.Rosenberg@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Palliative Care/End of Life Care ; Community Engagement and Development ; Health Promotion ; Men's Health ; Nursing skills development ; Evidence-Based Practice ;

• Dr Sue Webster Women's Health. Mental Health, Multicultural Issues (Public Health research model). Methods Expertise: Mixed methods including grounded theory and survey methods : (02) 9739 2387 (North Sydney) : Sue.Webster@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Mental Health ; Public Health Research Model ; Multicultural Issues ; Women's Health ;

• Prof Anne Gardner : +61(0)262091330 (Canberra) : anne.gardner@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Infection control ; Wound care ; Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Models of Practice ;

• School of Nursing and Midwifery - QLD

• Professor Sue Kildea Sue is a strong collaborative researcher with experience in participatory action research, Aboriginal research methods, evaluation, randomised controlled trials, mixed methods research, qualitative enquiry, epidemiology and prospective clinical trials. She is providing supervision to Honours, Masters and PhD students and is particularly interested in Health Services Research and translating evidence into practice. : (07) 3623 7613 (Brisbane) : sue.kildea@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Participatory Action Research ; Aboriginal Research Methods ; Evaluation ; Randomised Controlled Trials ; Mixed Methods Research ; Qualitative Enquiry ; Midwifery ; Prospective Clinical Trials ; Health Services Research ; Maternity Services ; Health Services ; Translating Evidence into Practice ; Epidemiology ;

• Associate Professor Jennifer Kelly Preparation of new graduates for health care settings. Innovative clinical experience nodels : (07) 3623 7175 (Brisbane) : Jennifer.Kelly@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Preparing Graduates for Health Care Settings ; Innovative Clinical Experience Nodels ; Graduates ;

• Dr Roger Lord (1). Breast cancer angiogenesis and development of new diagnostics via the use of proteomics and bioinformatics. Have collected a library of breast tissue from consenting patients from three distinct cohorts for this purpose (Australia, Greece and Taiwan). In collaboration with the University of Tasmania and Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. I am also interested in proteomics generally have acted as a consultant for both internal and external groups applying this science to various research questions. (2). Transplantation biology mechanisms involved in allograft tolerance/rejection with special reference to the liver, in collaboration with investigators in Japan. Liver transplantation tolerance was the subject of my doctoral dissertation. (3). Immunological mechanisms involved in accelerating healing of chronic wounds with special reference to leg ulcers. The role of nitric oxide donors in this process and effect on bacterial flora. The use of pro-biotic therapy for treatment chronic wounds and wound healing in general. (4). Vaccine formulation (peptide chemistry) and development of reagents against Plasmodium species (malaria) and relationship with erythrocyte biology. (5). Study of stress proteins in athletes in colloboration with the schools of Physiotherapy & Exercise Science. NB: Opportunities exist for students wishing to do postgraduate studies in some of these fields. Please contact me for details. : (07) 3623 7240 (Brisbane) : Roger.Lord@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Development of New Diagnostics ; Angiogenesis ; Proteomics ; Bioinformatics ; Transplantation Biology Mechanisms ; Allograft ; Allograft Tolerance ; Allograft Rejection ; Liver ; Immunological Mechanisms ; Healing ; Chronic ; Accelerating Healing ; Chronic Wounds ; Leg Ulcers ; Ulcers ; Nitric Oxide Donors ; Bacterial Flora ; Pro-Biotic Therapy ; Wound ; Wound Healing ; Vaccine Formulation ; Peptide Chemistry ; Reagent ; Plasmodium Species ; Malaria ; Erythrocyte Biology ; Biology ; Breast Cancer ; Diagnostics ; Salivary IgA ;

• Dr Helen Stapleton Helen is committed to nurturing a research-based culture which recognises the importance of collaborative networks across academic and practice disciplines, and nation states. To this end she has established links with academic colleagues in the UK, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Colombia. Her current research interests include qualitative methodologies, parenting cultures, the social context of sexuality and reproduction, the health and well being of children, young people and families, and more recently, food and consumption practices, especially in the context of new family formation. : (Brisbane) : Helen.Stapleton@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Social ; Children ; Parenting Cultures ; Sexuality ; Reproduction ; The Social Context of Sexuality and Reproduction ; New Family Formation ; Young People ; Family ; Young People and Families ; Food ; Consumption ; Food and Consumption Practices ; Health and Well Being of Children ;

• Dr Zoe Wang aged care, chronic illness, multi-culture, health informatics, Med-sugical nursing : (07) 3623 7556 (Brisbane) : Zoe.Wang@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Aged Care ; Chronic Illness ; Multi-Culture ; Nursing ; Med-Sugical Nursing ; Culture ; Health Informatics ;

• Ms Sandra Miles I am a Lecturer in the School of Nursing & Midwifery, based in sunny Brisbane at the McAuley at Banyo campus. I specialise in nursing for children and families, supporting students studying child and adolescent health in postgraduate and undergraduate nursing courses at ACU. I have been a Co-Supervisor for two successfully completing Master of Nursing / Midwifery Research students, with the topics of tongue tie and breastfeeding, and use of electronic fetal monitoring during labour. I coordinate a Queensland based open learning course, the Program for Nurse Immunisers, which enables QLD RNs to be recognised by Queensland Health and employers as 'immmunisation practice nurses'. Qualifications: RN, RM, BN (QUT), MN (Ch. & Adol.Nurs.) (QUT) : (07) 3623 7293 (Brisbane) : sandra.miles@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Sensory Motor Development ; Postgraduate Clinical Experience ; Immunisation ; Breastfeeding ;

• School of Nursing and Midwifery - VIC

• Professor Nel Glass Nel Glass (RN; Dip Neuroscience Nurs; BA; MHPEd; PhD) is a registered nurse, sociologist, ethnographer and digital artist. Her nursing speciality is neuroscience nursing. Research interests: Workplace satisfaction, workplace retention, emotional wellbeing. Human Rights: Social justice; Marginalised groups/individuals; Resilience, optimism, health and healing. Professional and practice development. Emotional violence, partner violence. : 61 +414 822 602 (Melbourne) : Nel.Glass@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Workplace Satisfaction ; Workforce retention ; Professional and Practice Development ; Resilience ; Health & Healing ; Emotional Wellbeing ; Stress and crisis management ; Emotional violence ; Emotional Health ; Human Rights ; Social Justice ;

• Professor Fran McInerney : (03) 9953 3856 (Melbourne) : Fran.McInerney@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Aged-Care ; Requested Death ; Residential Aged Care Services ; Palliative Care ; Dementia Care ;

• Professor David Thompson Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation : (03) 9953 3680 (Melbourne) : David.Thompson@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Psychology ; Social ; Disease ; Novel Psychosocial Interventions ; Disease-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures ; Novel ; Psychosocial ; Intervention ;

• Professor Linda Worrall-Carter : 3676 (Melbourne) : linda.worrall-carter@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Cardiovascular/Cardiac Acute Care ; Chronic Illness, Women and CVD ; Models of Care & Health Care Evaluation ;

• Associate Professor Karen-Leigh Edward Physical health, mental health, co-morbidity, resilience, dual diagnosis, nursing : (03) 9953 3695 (Melbourne) : Karen-leigh.Edward@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Physical Health ; Resilience, Recovery & Re-engagement ; Professional Nursing Issues ; Mental Health ; Drug and Alcohol ;

• Dr Jan Cameron : (03) 9953 3698 (Melbourne) : jan.cameron@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Chronic disease self-management ; Chronic heart failure ; Chronic disease management programs ; Patient education ; Cardiac rehabilitation ; Mild cognitive impairment ;

• Dr Carolina Chavez Dr Carolina Chavez is a Research Fellow within the Cardiovascular Research Centre (CvRC) at the Australian Catholic University. Dr Chavez completed her PhD at the Behavioural Neurosciences Lab, Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Monash University. Prior to joining CvRC, Dr Chavez completed a post-doctoral position at the Department of Pharmacology, Melbourne University (2008-2010). Her previous research focused on the role of angiotensin on cardiovascular function in response to psycho-emotional stress. Dr Chavez has experience in animal behavioural models of schizophrenia and stress, as well as various molecular techniques to investigate neuronal circuits. Her primary research interests are on mental and cardiovascular health. Dr Chavez aims to combine her experience in neurosciences with translational clinical research. Currently, Dr Chavez is working in collaboration with the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute on biomarkers of coronary heart disease and depression. : 3711 (Cardiovascular Research Centre, Melbourne) : Carolina.Chavez@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Mental Health ; Depression ; Cardiovascular Disease ;

• Dr Alicia Evans Topics: anxiety and occupational stress; the social organisation of nursing work; psychoanalysis; mental health nursing. Methodologies: discourse analysis; historical method : (03) 9953 3187 (Melbourne) : Alicia.Evans@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Anxiety ; Occupational Stress ; Social ; Mental Health ; Nursing ; Nurse ; Mental Health Nursing ; Social Organisation of Nursing Work ;

• Dr Rosemary Ford Public health consequences of illicut drug use. Nursing managment of patients who use illicit drugs. Nursing workforce development, quantitative research methods and STATA statistical program. Research method: survey research and quantitative analysis. : (03) 9953 3180 (Melbourne) : Rosemary.Ford@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Illicit Drugs ; Nurse ; Public Health Consequences ; Stata ; Nursing Management ; Nursing Workforce Development ; Stata Statistical Program ; Health Consequences ;

• Dr Sharon Licqurish I am a lecturer in midwifery at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, St Patrick's Campus. My midwifery practice experience began in hospital and team midwifery models of care. Later I worked in Birth Centres and then as a midwife in private practice. I am a passionately woman-centered midwife and hope that my style of care empowers women and allows them choice and control over their childbearing and parenting experience. I began working ACU in 2006 as a lecturer in midwifery. My teaching style and philosophy reflects my midwifery practice philosophy: I aim to guide students to become women-centered and professional midwives, who are compassionate and reflective, as well as are competent for beginning practice. I completed my PhD in 2011. My thesis exploed how and when Bachelor of Midwifery students achieve competency for beginning practice. The study was conducted using a contemporary approach to grounded theory methodology. I have also worked on a project exploring midwives' perceptions of clinical risk management and womens' perceptions and expectations of the 'birth space' in a Melbourne metropolital hospital. My research interests centre around the childbearing experience, midwifery practice issues and improving clinical outcomes for women as well as student midwife experiencs and comptency development. : 99533526 (Melbourne) : sharon.licqurish@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Student midwife competency; ; organisational culture, midwifery; ; childbearing; ; womens health; ; midwifery practice ;

• Dr Kaye Robyn Ogle RN, RM, BaApp Sci, Crit Care Cert, MHA, PhD. Robyn has worked as a clinician and manager and as a senior lecturer amd research fellow has educated and researched extensively within health services. As a clinician she currently practices in the areas of intensive care, coronary care, emergency, post anaesthetic care and midwifery. Her research has predominantly focused on health workforce, organisational culture, staff retention, acute and critical care. She has recently worked for two years within a community based palliative care organisation gaining new insights from traditional acute views. She has completed several research projects and provided consultancy to state and federal government departments. Her PhD was awarded the Chancellors medal for outstanding PhD being ranked by examiners in the top 5% of PhDs examined. : 3541 (Melbourne) : Robyn.Ogle@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Critical care, health services, workforce, ; organisational culture, midwifery ;

• Dr Colleen Rolls Midwifery Women's Health Culture & health Teaching & learning Current research projects: Evaluation of Bachelor of Midwifery students follow through journey experiences. Evaluation of a web based orientation program for midwifery & nursing students participating in field experience in Vanuatu. International nursing students' experiences and adaptation to nursing in Australia : (03) 9953 3191 (Melbourne) : Colleen.Rolls@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Teaching ; Culture ; Women's Health ; Culture & Health ; Teaching & Learning ; Midwifery ;

• Dr Chantal Ski Research expertise: design and evaluation of novel psychosocial interventions and development of patient-reported outcome measures for those experiencing cardiovascular disease. Methods expertise: integration of cognitive theory into psychometric models. : (03) 9953 3681 (Melbourne) : chantal.ski@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Translation of Research Into Practice ; Acute ; Community Care ; Nursing ; Cardiology ; Allied Health ; Mental Health ;

• Dr Cecilia Yeboah : 0394385681 (Melbourne) : cecilia.yeboah@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Aged Care ; cultural diversity ; Health Promotion ; International students ; Chronic Illness ;

• School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine

• Professor Mary Denise Courtney Professor Mary Courtney has worked in tertiary education for 24 years. She is an experienced research supervisor and has successfully supervised 19 PhD students and 7 Masters(Reserach) students to completion. She has also supervised several international full-time research students. Professor Courtney has authored over 110 referred articles, 25 book chapters and 7 books. She has also received significant funding from ARC Discovery grants, ARC Linkage grants and NHMRC and has also attached several research students to her research program. In 2005 she was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Award for her research supervision. : (07) 3623 7719 (Brisbane) : Mary.Courtney@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Health care evaluation ; Randomised Controlled Trials ; Aged Care ; Intervention ; Leadership ; Health Services Research ; Professional Nursing Issues ; Wound Healing ; Nursing ;

• School of Physiotherapy

• Professor Julie Hides Areas of Research - Motor control training for those with low back pain - The use of ultrasound imaging in rehabilitation - The effectiveness of motor control training for elite athletes - Muscle imbalance in elite athletes Interests - Innovative use of imaging techniques in physiotherapy teaching - Prevention of low back pain and musculoskeletal disorders : (07) 3623 7530 (Brisbane) : Julie.Hides@acu.edu.au Research Interests: Imaging Techniques in Physiotherapy Teaching ; Rehabilitation ; Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders ; Imaging Techniques ; Physiotherapy Teaching ; Low Back Pain ; Musculoskeletal Disorder ; Musculoskeletal ; Disorder ; Muscle Imbalance ; Muscle Imbalance in Elite Athletes ; Motor Control Training ; Ultrasound ; Ultrasound Imaging ; Athlete ; Muscle ; Elite ; Prevention of Low Back Pain ;

• Professor Warren Robert Stanton 1. 20 years experience as a research academic 2. held position as research consultant to assist staff and students. 3. current position to increase research profile of school of physiotherapy 4. published 155 peer reviewed journal article 5. history of successful grant applications 6. student supervision - 3 masters, 3 phd : 7656 (Brisbane) : Warren.Stanton@acu.edu.au Research Interests: physiotherapy ;

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