John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research
The John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research focuses on research and education in rehabilitation and injury-related disability.
Our centre is part of the University of Sydney and the Kolling Institute, and our team has broad experience across a range of disciplines.
Our primary goals are to:
- Generate new knowledge to improve health outcomes for people with injury related disability
- Promote links with the research community, partner organisations, patient advocacy groups and non-government organisations, to support the effective transfer of research outcomes into health policy
- Improve clinical care for people with injury-related disability and translate research outcomes into clinical practice.
The centre, which was formerly the Rehabilitation Studies Unit, receives major financial support from the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority and NSW icare Lifetime Care.
Professor Ian Cameron
Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Senior Staff Specialist Northern Sydney Local Health District
Professor Ashley Craig
Senior Researcher
Professor Lisa Harvey
Senior Researcher
Professor James Middleton
Senior Researcher
Associate Professor Grahame Simpson
Senior Researcher
Emerita Professor Robyn Tate
Emeritus Professor
Associate Professor Joanne Glinsky
Postdoctoral Researcher
Associate Professor Trudy Rebbeck
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Mohit Arora
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Barbara Lucas - Postdoctorate Researcher
Dr Dianah Rodrigues - Postdoctorate Researcher
Dr Candice McBain - Postdoctorate Researcher
Dr Chris Papic - Postdoctorate Researcher
Dr Liz Gill - Postdoctorate Researcher
Dr Kathryn Anne Sinnott Jerram - Postdoctorate Researcher
Dr Annette Kifley - Statistician
Deborah Johnson - Project Manager
Dr Ilaria Pozzato - Research Assistant / PhD Student
Janet Doubleday - Project Manager
Ching Yung - Research Assistant
Donna Wakim - Research Assistant
Kwangil Kang - Research Assistant
Michaela Filipcikova - Research Assistant
Karishma Rajan - Research Assistant
Jacob Schoffl – Research Assistant
Patricia Hockley - Administration Officer
Hannah Withers - Research Assistant/PhD Student
Jackie Chu - Research Assistant/PhD Student
Louise Kelly - Research Assistant/PhD Student
Lydia Chen - Research Assistant/PhD Student
Keira Tranter - PhD Student
Maria Ben - PhD Student
Bharat Phani Vaikuntam - PhD Student
Aimee Peek - PhD Student
Danielle Sandalic - PhD Student
Jody-Anne Mills - PhD Student
John McMahon - PhD Student
Punam de Costa - Masters Student
- The Agency for Clinical Information (ACI) State Spinal Cord Injury Service
http://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/spinal-cord-injury - ACI Brain Injury Rehabilitation Network
http://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/brain-injury-rehabilitation - The NSLHD Rehabilitation & Aged Care Network
https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Services/Directory/Pages/rehab-agedcare.aspx
Our projects cover five areas:
- severe traumatic brain injury
- spinal cord injury
- musculoskeletal injury
- psychosocial health after injury
- disability (including ageing)
http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/people/academics/profiles/ian.cameron.php#publications-by-year
https://sydney.edu.au/medicine/people/academics/profiles/a.craig.php#publications-by-year
http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/people/academics/profiles/lisa.harvey.php#publications-by-year
http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/people/academics/profiles/james.middleton.php#publications-by-year
http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/people/academics/profiles/robyn.tate.php#publications-by-year
Rehabilitation related information
Events, News and Seminars
Research directs spotlight onto the effectiveness of spinal surgery
Posted on: 23 July, 2021
New research has found that while the majority of Australian spinal surgeons expect large improvemen..... Read more
Category: Musculoskeletal Research, Research Excellence
Australian first study to alleviate pain for those with spinal cord injuries
Posted on: 09 July, 2021
Researchers from the Kolling Institute will partner with international and Australian experts to exa..... Read more
Category: Funding support, Neuroscience and Pain Research
Global focus on musculoskeletal health
Posted on: 07 July, 2021
Kolling researchers are part of an international team calling for musculoskeletal health to become a..... Read more
Category: Musculoskeletal Research