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
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 identifies swallowing problems following whiplash
Posted on: 06 December, 2021
Research conducted by a team from Kolling Institute has found that swallowing difficulties after a w..... Read more
Category: Musculoskeletal Research, Research Excellence
Kolling researcher takes out coveted award
Posted on: 19 November, 2021
Congratulations to Kolling researcher Dr Jillian Eyles who’s been named one of the inaugural researc..... Read more
Category: Awards
World Spine Day: Kolling researchers challenging old concepts to improve care
Posted on: 13 October, 2021
To mark World Spine Day on October 16, the Back Pain Research team at the Kolling Institute is urgin..... Read more
Category: Musculoskeletal Research, New Treatment, Research Excellence