Our Research Leaders

Research at the Faculty of Health Sciences is carried out under the leadership and direction of professors and senior academics who are recognised for their ground-breaking contributions to both research and public health.

Our academics and researchers are leaders in evidence-based practice and demonstrate a commitment to excellence and innovation in research. They include some of the world’s leading health care professionals and researchers.

		Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Australian Family and Disabilities Research Collaboration
		Professor Dale Bailey Professor of Nuclear Medicine MedicalImaging and Radiation Sciences
		Professor Richard Banati Foundation Chair, Medical Radiation Sciences Director of the Ramaciotti Centre for Brain Imaging at Brain and Mind Research Institute Pharmacology of Molecular Biomarkers
		Professor Deborah Black Professor of Health Data Management Health and Functioning Statistics
		Professor Philip Bohle Professor of Work and Health Work and Health
		Professor Patrick Brennan Professor of Diagnostic Imaging Image Optimisation & Perception
		Professor Anita Bundy Chair of Occupational Therapy Participation in Everyday Life
		Professor Glen Davis Professor of Clinical Exercise Sciences Clinical Exercise and Rehabilitation Unit
		Professor Stewart Einfeld Chair of Mental Health Sciences Mental Health
		Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh John Sutton Chair of Exercise and Sport Science Exercise for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Treatment
		Professor Glennys Howarth Professor of Health Social Sciences End of Life
		Professor Hal Kendig Research Professor of Ageing and Health Ageing and Health
		Professor Michael Kassiou Drug Discovery
		Professor Sharon Kilbreath Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Research
		Professor Richard Madden Director National Centre for Classification in Health
		Professor Dianna Kenny Professor of Psychology Disability and Community
		Professor Steven Meikle Professor of Medical Imaging Physics Medical Imaging Physics and Biomodelling
		Professor Elias Mpofu Consumer-orientated Healthcare
		Professor Mark Onslow, Director Australian Stuttering Research Centre website
		Professor Kathryn Refshauge, Deputy Dean Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Research
		Professor Stephanie Short Professor of Health Sciences Healthcare and Public Policy, Health Workforce Governance
		Professor Richard Smith Biomechanics
		Professor Robert Steele Chair and Head of Discipline, Health Informatics Health Informatics, Computation and Innovation Lab
		Professor Craig Veitch Chair of Community Based Health Care Community Based Health Care Research Unit
		Professor Mark Williams Professor of Exercise and Sports Science Exercise, health and performance

		Associate Professor Louise Ada Neurological Rehabilitation
		Associate Professor Barbara Adamson Disability and Community
		Associate Professor Jenny Alison Lung and Heart Physiotherapy
		Associate Professor Kirrie Ballard Communication and Inclusion
		Associate Professor Joshua Burns Foot & Ankle Research Unit
		Associate Professor Lindy Clemson Participation, Safety and Ageing
		Associate Professor Elaine Cornell Sensory Impairment
		Associate Professor Jenny Cox Radiotherapy and Cancer
		Associate Professor Jack Crosbie Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
		Associate Professor Steven Cumming
		Associate Professor Catherine Dean Neurological Rehabilitation
		Associate Professor Marlene Fransen Osteoarthritis
		Associate Professor Roger Fulton Medical Imaging Physics and Biomodelling
		Associate Professor David Grayson Ageing, Work and Health
		Associate Professor Michelle Lincoln Communication and Inclusion
		Associate Professor Ross Menzies Australian Stuttering Research Centre
		Associate Professor Nick O'Dwyer Motor Control and Learning
		Associate Professor Ann Packman Australian Stuttering Research Centre
		Associate Professor Kathryn Rose Sensory Impairment
		Associate Professor Toni Schofield Health Systems and Global Populations
		Associate Professor Roger Stancliffe Participation in Everyday Life
		Associate Professor Gerard Sullivan Sexual Health
		Associate Professor Martin Thompson Exercise Physiology and Nutrition
		Associate Professor Leanne Togher Brain Injury and Communication & Inclusion

Their expertise provides students with great opportunities for study and future careers.

Staff members apply knowledge gained through their research to improve public health in Australia and around the world.

Staff regularly contribute to the public well-being by providing expert advice and commentary on public policy.