Empowering future health professionals through knowledge, innovation, and community engagement - our allied health programs are designed to shape professionals who positively impact individual lives and entire communities.  Through access to state-of-the-art facilities, hands-on training, and partnerships with industry leaders, our students graduate ready to excel in fields such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and dietetics.  Our evidence-based teaching, combined with practical placements, ensures our graduates are well-prepared to face the challenges of modern healthcare and contribute to the wellbeing of society

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Professor Leo Ng
Discipline Lead, Physiotherapy
+61 3 9214 5228
leong@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Louisa Walsh Course Director, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 5935
lawalsh@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Rebecca Lane Professor, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 3370
rllane@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Steve Milanese Professor, Physiotherapy      smilanese@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Sarah Barradell Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 5516
sbarradell@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Andisheh Bastani Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 5984
andishehbastani@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Luis Eduardo Cofre Lizama Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy  eduardocofre@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Beatriz IR de Oliveira Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy beatrizirdeoliveira@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Henry Wajswelner Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 3643
hwajswelner@swinburne.edu.au
Bridget Ward Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy bridgetward@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Clara Zwack Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 4566
czwack@swinburne.edu.au
Bryony Keys Lecturer, Physiotherapy bkeys@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Jessica Williams Lecturer, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 8187
jessicawilliams@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Jannette Blennerhassett Clinical Associate +61 3 9214 4895
jblennerhassett@swinburne.edu.au
Jillian Kentish Clinical Associate jkentish@swinburne.edu.au
Ashan Randika De Silva Clinical Associate ashanrandikadesilva@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Karina Dancza Discipline Lead, Occupational Therapy +61 3 9214 4935
kdancza@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Emma Schneider Course Director, Occupational Therapy +61 3 9214 3374
eschneider@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Nastaran Doroud Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy +61 3 9214 4415
ndoroud@swinburne.edu.au
Danielle Ashley Lecturer, Occupational Therapy danielleashley@swinburne.edu.au
Liz Doyle Lecturer, Occupational Therapy lldoyle@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Charlie Delos Reyes Lecturer, Occupational Therapy cedlosreyes@swinburne.edu.au
Robin Lovell Lecturer, Occupational Therapy +61 3 9214 5191
rlovell@swinburne.edu.au
Sage McPherson Lecturer, Occupational Therapy +61 3 9214 3382
sagemcpherson@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Paige Van der Pligt Discipline Lead, Dietetics pvanderpligt@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Caroline Tuck Course Director, Dietetics +61 3 9214 4340
ctuck@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Angela Clark Lecturer, Dietetics abclark@swinburne.edu.au
Jennifer Donnelly Lecturer, Dietetics +61 3 9214 3585
jtdonnelly@swinburne.edu.au
Leah Dowling Lecturer, Dietetics +61 3 9214 8660
ldowling@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Nina Imad Lecturer, Nutrition and Dietetics +61 3 9214 8542
ninaimad@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Jimmy Louie Lecturer, Dietetics +61 3 9214 3504
jimmylouie@swinburne.edu.au

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