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Kristen has practiced both within Australia as well as internationally in the UK and Middle east as a senior physiotherapist. Kristen came to CSU from a clinical leadership position as a Senior paediatric Physiotherapist, team leader and student coordinator- Royal Hospital- Muscat, Oman

She has worked largely within the public setting and her experience ranges across both adult and paediatric acute care as well as paediatric outpatients. Kristen holds a special interest in acute care paediatrics and more specifically cystic fibrosis and is currently completing the Graduate Certificate of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Positions and Roles

• Associate Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Teaching

Prior to coming to CSU, Kristen was a Clinical educator and student coordinator in her role as a Senior Physiotherapist. This also involved developing a clinical curriculum in acute care.

Subject Delivery

• PHS301: Acute Care Physiotherapy Practice
• PHS302: Neurology and Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice

Innovations in Teaching

As part of the continued push for interactive and blended learning, Kristen has been actively involved in the roll out of CSU replay and has also participated in the MLearn project. She looks forward to the expansion of services at the Community Engagement and Wellness Centre (CEW) and being involved in the interprofessional clinical practice that the CEW will foster.

Research and Publications

Kristen is an early career researcher currently supervising Honours students at an undergraduate level. She aims to begin her own research in the area of Cystic Fibrosis in the near future.

Community Engagement

Kristen aims to link with paediatric services throughout the region with the hope to identify and engage in the expansion of the CSU community health degrees to accommodate and bridge the gaps in access for paediatric clients.

Memberships and Affiliations

• Australian Physiotherapy Association- Rural member and Paediatric group member