Project Leads
Research Team
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Dr Marcella Ferraz Pazzinatto
Post doctoral research fellow and Project Manager |
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Dr Danilo De Oliveira Silva
Post doctoral research fellow |
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Dr Josh Heerey
Post doctoral research fellow |
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Dr Allison Ezzat
Post doctoral research fellow |
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Karen Dundules
Research Officer, Clinical Liaison (Public & Community Health) and Training Coordinator |
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Matt Francis
Research Officer, Clinical Liaison (Private Health) and Training Coordinator |
Details of the GLA:D Tutors and Researchers in each state
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DAVID THWAITES (Tutor) is an experienced Physio based at Complete. Physio Exercise Performance in Richmond. Dave is in the final stretch of completing a Masters by Research at La Trobe exploring the efficacy of treatment for patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA), and how people with PFOA make decisions about their treatment. | |
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CHRISTIAN BONELLO (Tutor) is part of the teaching team for the undergraduate physiotherapy course at La Trobe University, and after spending time implementing GLA:D in Denmark as a student, was one of the first physiotherapists to learn and begin implementing the GLA:D Australia Program. |
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ALI GIBBS (Tutor) is a Senior OAHKS Physiotherapist at Eastern Health and Access Health and Community. She trained in the GLA:D program in 2017, and began tutoring and lecturing with the course in 2018. |
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Dr NATALIE COLLINS (Queensland – State Lead) | |
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Dr MICHELLE SMITH (Queensland – State Lead) |
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Dr JP CANEIRO (Western Australia – State Lead) is a Specialist Sports Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2013) and a PhD in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. He is a researcher at Curtin University and also lectures in the Clinical Masters in Physiotherapy. |
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Prof PETE O’SULLIVAN (Tutor) is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2005) and Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Curtin University. |
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KATE BEERWORTH (South Australia – State Lead) is an experienced APA Sports Physiotherapist who has extensive experience with soccer (former Matilda’s head Physio) and netball related injuries and is passionate about ACL prevention and ACL rehab. | |
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NATALIE TYSON (Tutor) is an experienced APA Sports, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who has extensive experience in managing netball, swimming and running related injuries. |
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ELOISE JAMES (Northern Territory – State Lead) is an experienced Physiotherapist and was the first GLA:D accredited Physiotherapist in the NT. | |
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DANIEL VUKOVIC (Tutor) is an experienced Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and was the first GLA:D accredited Physiotherapist in NSW. | |
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KAY ROBINSON (Tutor) is an experienced Physiotherapist and was the first GLA:D accredited Physiotherapist in NSW. |
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FIONA HAMILTON (Tutor) is an experienced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and was the first GLA:D accredited Physiotherapist Tasmania. |