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 (Teaching and Research) in Physiotherapy at the University of Southern Queensland. I have 17+ years experience working clinically with dancers from professional to recreational levels, across all styles of dance. I work clinically at Queensland Sports Medicine Centre, and as a Touring Physiotherapist with The Australian Ballet. I have a PhD in Injury Prevention in Dance, and present nationally and internationally. I am an Editorial Board member for the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, the current Queensland Chair of Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy Australia, and Past President of the Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare. 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 & Exercise and 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 | 2024 |
Expertise
Sports Physiotherapy, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Dance Physiotherapy, Dance, Injury Prevention, Training Load
Teaching
Course Coordinator for -
PTH2101 - Fundamentals of Exercise and Physiotherapy
PTH2102 - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy I: Lower Quadrant
Fields of Research
- 420106. Physiotherapy
- 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified
- 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
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 |