Our people
Our team consists of a number of experienced clinicians and researchers who are interested in helping individuals, communities and populations live well through activity and rehabilitation.
Kia ora, I am a musculoskeletal physiotherapist with a passion for rehabilitation and patient-centred care. My research interests include assessment and management of peripheral nervous system disorders, ultrasound imaging, manual therapy and rehabilitation for long-term disorders such as osteoarthritis and chronic spinal pain.
Kia ora, I am a musculoskeletal physiotherapist and researcher. My research interests are in sports injury incidence and injury prevention. I also have a passion for improving outcomes in physiotherapy clinical practice.
Kia ora. I am a podiatrist, musculoskeletal researcher and dad of two. My research focuses on supporting advances in the clinical management of lower limb musculoskeletal conditions.
I am a physiotherapist and bring a clinical perspective to my research. Low back pain in adults and children, and stratified care models are my areas of research. I am interested in how we can implement our research findings into clinical practice.
My primary research focus and my area of clinical specialty is in the management of chronic conditions that affect the musculoskeletal system; chiefly lower limb joint pain and osteoarthritis. Additionally, I have a research interest in the development and implementation of interprofessional clinical services.
I’m a part-time academic and part-time cardio-respiratory physiotherapist (advanced clinician). My qualitative research interests extend from clinical and patient education, chronic respiratory and cardiac physiotherapy management, as well as disordered breathing and obesity.
Kia ora. I am a physiotherapist with a 30-year background in managing people with musculoskeletal pain. My research has focused on clinical reasoning and diagnostics. My passion is to improve rehabilitation outcomes for patients by enhancing these skills in health care providers.
Kia ora. My research interests are in inflammatory arthritis and footwear. I also lead a podiatric rheumatology clinic for people with inflammatory arthritis.
Kia ora, I am a lecturer, registered physiotherapist and hand therapist. My main research interests include prediction modelling and precision rehabilitation for hand and upper limb conditions. I also have a keen interest in statistics and programming.
Kia ora, I am a registered podiatrist and Senior Lecturer within the Department of Podiatry at Auckland University of Technology. My primary areas of research include gout, ultrasound imaging, lower limb biomechanics and gait analysis, and patient-reported foot- and lower limb-related pain and disability.
Kia ora, I am a musculoskeletal and sports neuro physiotherapist, lecturer and researcher. I am the Rehabilitation Team Lead at Axis Sports Medicine Specialists and my clinical work and research focusses on the assessment and management of sports-related concussion, in particular, return-to-play testing.
Kia ora, I am a musculoskeletal physiotherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. My research interests include rehabilitation following orthopaedic surgery and long-term conditions such as osteoarthritis.
Kia ora, I am a podiatrist, educator and researcher. I have an interest in management of post-traumatic injuries to the ankle and foot, particularly around the use of custom braces and AFO’s.
Tēnā koutou katoa. Nō Te Aupōuri ahau. My background is in podiatry, with an interest in improving health outcomes for Māori.
Kia ora. I am a podiatrist, educator and researcher with an interest in the assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions. My current work aims to investigate commonly used orthotic interventions and how these affect gait.
Hello. I am a physiotherapist with a keen interest in acupuncture. My research focuses on acupuncture, including Western medical, traditional Chinese and dry needling. I have also participated in research involving older adults, largely related to fall prevention and enabling greater participation in
everyday life through enhancement of activity.
I am a podiatrist, educator and researcher. My current research focuses on the clinical utility of ultrasound imaging for osteoarthritis in the foot. My intention is to advance clinical capacity for podiatrists in New Zealand while improving patient outcomes.
Kia ora, I am a musculoskeletal physiotherapist, researcher and educator. My current research interest is in the prevention and management of post-traumatic osteoarthritis, especially for women, with the hope of improving outcomes for women after knee injury.
Kia ora, I am a musculoskeletal physiotherapist and educator My research interest is currently in the contemporary physiotherapy management of cervical spine pathology, in particular, the feasibility of models of care for cervical spine radiculopathy in Aotearoa.
Our students
- Jill Caldwell (DHSc)
A Participatory Action Research study to enhance the experience of Māori Physiotherapy students.
Supervisors: Prof Duncan Reid, Assoc Prof Heather Came, Prof Liz Smythe, Dr Debra Heke. - Stephen Ellery (DHSc)
Exploring the experiences and perspectives of physiotherapists and patients in New Zealand to describe factors that influence low back pain clinical outcomes
Supervisors: Professor Duncan Reid, Dr Steve White, Professor Nicola Kayes - Katherine Forch (PhD).
The SAFE For Play study for objective assessment of recovery after concussion (mTBI) in Sports
Supervisors : Dr Sharon Olsen, Assoc Prof Mangor Peterson, Prof Duncan Reid. - Daniel Harvey (PhD)
The influence of process variables on patient outcomes in musculoskeletal health care systems
Supervisors: Dr. Steve White, Prof. Duncan Reid, Prof Chad Cook - Bryce Hastings (PhD)
An investigation into the effect of supervised neuro-motor exercise on pain, function, walking economy and daily activity levels in individuals with hip osteoarthritis
Supervisors: Dr Daniel O’Brien, Dr Steve White and Professor Duncan Reid (Advisors: Gillian Hatfield and Jinger GottShall) - Aaron Jackson (PhD)
The effect of lateral forefoot wedging on walking and running gait in healthy adults
Supervisors: Associate Professor Matt Carroll, Professor Duncan Reid - Vickie Li (DHSc)
An investigation of diagnostic procedures/tools for breathing pattern disorders (BPD), including factors impacting on the diagnostic process and access to physiotherapy intervention in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Supervisors: Dr. Sarah Mooney, A/Prof. Richard Ellis. - Kim McCullough (PhD)
Movement Screening and injury incidence in NCAA soccer teams
Supervisors: Professor Phil Sizer (Texas Tech), Professor Duncan Reid - Gary McNicholl (DHSc)
Does the capacity demand management programme (CCDM) improve patient care and staff workloads in an allied health practitioner setting?
Supervisors: Professor Duncan Reid, Dr Felicity Bright - Prue Molyneux (PhD)
Development of an ultrasound imaging atlas to grade the severity of first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis
Supervisors: Associate Professor Matt Carroll, Professor Cathy Bowen (University of Southampton), Associate Professor Richard Ellis - Eilish Simpson (DHSc)
Topic Psychologically informed physiotherapy following surgery for Low Back Pain
Supervisors: Prof Duncan Reid, Assoc Prof Kirsten van Kessell, Dr Jo Egan and Dr Nial Eames. - Josie Timmins (PhD)
Understanding Pasifika healthcare workers’ roles and support systems through their experiences and perspectives
Supervisors: Dr. Daniel O’Brien (Co-primary supervisor), Dr. Juliet Boon-Nainai (Co-primary supervisor), Prof. Nicola Kayes - Matthew Willis (DHSc)
Exploring health improvements whist awaiting orthopaedic consultation
Supervisors: Dr. Julia Hill, Dr. Daniel O’Brien and Prof. Duncan Reid
- Karen Adams (MHSc)
Physiotherapy interventions with school-age children with non-ambulatory Cerebral Palsy combined with intellectual disability in Aotearoa
Supervisors: Dr. Julie Blamires and Dr. Julia Hill. - Monique Baigent (MPhil)
Can clinical tests accurately diagnose chronic acromioclavicular joint (CACJ) pain?
Supervisors: Dr Steve White, Dr Julia Hill, Associate Professor Alain Vandall - Jess Cahan (MHSc)
Exploring how physiotherapists consider falls risk during the clinical management of people with osteoarthritis.
Supervisors: Dr Daniel O’Brien, Associate Professor Nada Signal - Rohil Chauhan (MPhil)
Assessment of Diagnostic Practices for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy in New Zealand – A Survey of Secondary Care and a Diagnostic Accuracy Study of MRI variables
Supervisors: Dr Steve White, Dr Anand Segar. - Mia Clarke (BHScHons)
Burnout among the podiatry profession: a survey of Podiatrists in Aotearoa New Zealand
Supervisors: Dr Sarah Stewart, Dr Mike Frecklington - Nari-Jane Guthrie (BHScPhtyHons)
Exploring the need for a Sāmoan OA educational resource in Aotearoa.
Supervisors: Nicola Towersey, Dr Daniel O’Brien, Dr Juliet Boon, Robin Leighton. - Preeti Kaur (MHPrac)
The assessment and management of sesamoiditis in Aotearoa New Zealand
Supervisors: Dr Sarah Stewart, A/Prof Matt Carroll - Samantha Norman (MHSc)
How can New Zealand women live well following a significant knee injury?
Supervisors: A/Prof. Richard Ellis, Dr. Daniel O’Brien, Dr. Clare Ardern - Mi La Park (MHPrac)
Does osteoarthritis physiotherapy research in South Korea align with international osteoarthritis best practice guidelines: A systematic review of English and Korean literature
Supervisors: Dr. Nico Magni, Dr. Daniel O’Brien. - Louise Pearce (MHSc)
Improving preterm infants developmental motor outcomes through very early intensive intervention; A feasibility study.
Supervisors: Dr. Nusratnaaz Shaikh, Dr. Jimmy Chong, Dr. Sian Williams, A/Prof. Richard Ellis.
Research collaborators
Our team is working with research associates and other collaborators both inside and outside of AUT.
- Associate Professor Sue McGlashan
University of Auckland, NZ - Professor Cathy Bowen
University of Southampton, UK - Dr Ivana Nakarada-Kordic
Good Health Design, AUT, NZ