Catherine Dean (Australia)

Session

Focused symposium:  Increasing Practice after Stroke to Optimise Rehabilitation (Convenor)

Biography

Associate Professor Catherine Dean (BAppSc, MA, PhD) is a researcher and educator in neurological physiotherapy. In May 2011 she will take up the position of Director and Head of Physiotherapy Program at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Previously A/Prof Dean has worked as an academic with teaching, administrative and research responsibilities at the University of Sydney since 1991. A/Prof Dean was the recipient of prestigious scholarships to undertake Masters, Doctoral and Post-doctoral studies. Her research interests are developing and testing of rehabilitation strategies to increase activity and participation after stroke, translating evidence into practice and clinical education. She has over 35 publications, two with over 130 citations and over $1.9 million in research grants. Her research has been published in high impact international journals in neurology (Stroke), rehabilitation (Archives of Physical Medicine and Clinical Rehabilitation, Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation) and basic science journals (Gait and Posture) as well as in international and national physiotherapy journals. Her doctoral study involving a randomised controlled clinical trial of a sitting balance training protocol was published in the prestigious journal Stroke and was the first randomised controlled trial of physiotherapy intervention to be published in that journal. A/Prof Dean's research publications have described important new findings and have effected change in physiotherapy practice in neurology. For example the sitting balance and circuit training interventions she developed have been implemented in stroke rehabilitation units throughout Australia and North America. Her research has been included in the Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Stroke.
 

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