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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Name Position Contact
Dr Sarah Barradell Course Director, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 5516
sbarradell@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Julie Collis
Lecturer, Occupational Therapy +61 3 9214 3456
jcollis@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Nastaran Doroud Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy  ndoroud@swinburne.edu.au
Jennifer Donnelly Lecturer, Dietetics +61 3 9214 3585
jtdonnelly@swinburne.edu.au
Leah Dowling Lecturer, Dietetics and Academic Placement Lead +61 3 9214 8660
ldowling@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Sue Hunt Senior Lecturer, Nursing +61 3 9214 3686
suehunt@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Stephen Keenan Lecturer, Dietetics +61 3 9214 5383
skeenan@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Jimmy Louie Course Director, Dietetics +61 3 9214 3504
jimmylouie@swinburne.edu.au
Robin Lovell Course Director, Occupational Therapy +61 3 9214 5191
rlovell@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Mohammad Mosayed Ullah Lecturer, Occupational Therapy  +61 3 9214 3404
mmullah@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Leo Ng
Associate Professor, Physiotherapy
+61 3 9214 5228
leong@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Lisa O'Brien Discipline Lead, Occupational Therapy +61 3 9214 4935
ljobrien@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Emma Schneider Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy eschneider@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Caroline Tuck Senior Lecturer, Dietetics +61 3 9214 4340
ctuck@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Henry Wajswelner Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 3643
hwajswelner@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Louisa Walsh Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 5935
lawalsh@swinburne.edu.au
Clara Zwack Lecturer, Physiotherapy +61 3 9214 4566
czwack@swinburne.edu.au
Beatriz IR de Oliveira Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy beatrizirdeoliveira@swinburne.edu.au
Roger Hughes Professor and Department Chair - Nursing and Allied Health rogerhughes@swinburne.edu.au
Nina Imad Lecturer, Nutrition and Dietetics ninaimad@swinburne.edu.au
Bridget Ward Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy bridgetward@swinburne.edu.au
Sage McPherson Lecturer, Occupational Therapy sagemcpherson@swinburne.edu.au
Andisheh Bastani Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy andishehbastani@swinburne.edu.au
Jessica Williams Lecturer, Physiotherapy jessicawilliams@swinburne.edu.au

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