Dr Melanie Fuller
Name | Dr Melanie Fuller |
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Email Address | melanie.fuller@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Lecturer (Physiotherapy) |
Qualifications | BExSc Griffith, GCertMusclskltPhsthpy La Trobe, MPhty Griffith, MMusclskltPhsthpy La Trobe, MMusclskltPhsthpy La Trobe, MSportPhsthpy La Trobe, PhD QUT |
Department | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2829-1615 |
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Biography
I am a Lecturer in Physiotherapy at the University of Southern Queensland, an Adjunct Lecturer at James Cook University, and President of the Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare. I have 15+ years experience working clinically with dancers from professional to recreational levels, across all styles of dance. I work with Queensland Sports Medicine Centre, casually with The Australian Ballet, have a PhD in Injury Prevention in Dance, and present internationally. Previously I have worked on the musicals - Matilda, Legally Blonde and Mary Poppins to name some. I am an APA (Australian Physiotherapy Association) Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist, as well as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, with postgraduate Masters qualifications in both Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy from La Trobe University. Before training in Exercise Science and Physiotherapy, I taught dance for years, and completed my Royal Academy of Dance Advanced Certificate (now Advanced II), and an Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Employment
Position | Organisation | From | To |
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Lecturer (Physiotherapy) | University of Southern Queensland | 2023 | |
Casual Touring Physiotherapist | The Australian Ballet | 2013 | |
APA Titled Sports and Exercise, + Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist | Queensland Sports Medicine Centre | 2021 | |
Clinical Educator - Physiotherapy | James Cook University | 2019 | 2021 |
APA Titled Sports and Exercise, + Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist | Pondera Physiotherapy & Pilates | 2007 | 2019 |
President | Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare | 2021 | |
Adjunct Lecturer | James Cook University | 2021 |
Expertise
Sports Physiotherapy, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Dance Physiotherapy, Dance, Injury Prevention, Training Load
Teaching
Foundations of Physiotherapy I and II
Applied Systemic Anatomy for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists
Applied Musculoskeletal and Neuroanatomy for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists
Professional Membership
Professional Membership | Year |
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Australian Physiotherapy Association - both Sports and Exercise, + Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy interest groups | |
Sports Medicine Australia | |
International Association of Dance Medicine and Science | |
Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare |
Date | Name | Awarding organisation | Underpinning research |
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President | Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare |