Research is integral to the UTS Graduate School of Health Physiotherapy team.
Physiotherapy research
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 Saragiotto | Telehealth for chronic pain conditions, innovation in rehabilitation, and implementation science. |
| Joshua Pate | Chronic pain, pain science education, paediatrics, questionnaires, preventative education. |
| Peter Stubbs | Stroke, TBI, emerging technologies, meta-research, database research |
| Anthony Nasser | Buttocks, hip, hamstring, femoroacetabular impingement, tendinopathy |
| Poonam Mehta | Pain, physical function, ageing, clinimetric properties, systematic review |
| Elise Robinson | Movement-evoked pain, resilience, function |
| Rafael Zambelli de Almeida Pinto | Chronic pain, older adults |
| Mark Overton | Knee osteoarthritis, pain, quantitative sensory testing, smartphone ecological momentary assessment, interprofessional rehabilitation, occupational health |
| Lucy Robertson | Proprioception, physiotherapy |
| Jack Reeves | Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy, pulmonary telerehabilitation, COVID-19 |
Current student research projects
Prospective student research projects
Scholarships
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.
