Our people
Group leaders
Simon French
Professor
Department of Chiropractic
Simon is a Professor of Musculoskeletal Disorders at the Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University. He holds a teaching and research role in the department, and is the department Director of Research.Simon completed his PhD at the Australasian Cochrane Centre, Monash University, and undertoo… View full profile
Mark Hancock
Professor
Department of Health Sciences
Mark Hancock is a Professor of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Macquarie University. He has over 20 years of clinical experience as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist working in a primary care setting. Mark now works primarily as an academic/researcher. His research focuses on … View full profile
Group members
Dr Amber Beynon
Amber Beynon is a chiropractor, early career researcher and lecturer at Macquarie University. She completed her PhD at Murdoch University, Perth in 2021. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of musculoskeletal disorders in younger population. … View full profile
Dr Benjamin Brown
Department of Chiropractic
Dr Cliffton Chan
Department of Health Sciences
Dr Cliffton Chan is Associate Professor of Physiotherapy and Head of Anatomy Education at Macquarie University. His research spans from sports and occupational medicine, patient education programs, higher education pedagogy to how joint hypermobility affects human function. His work, in collaboratio… View full profile
Ms Katie De Luca
Department of Chiropractic
Dr. Katie de Luca is a research fellow in the Department of Chiropractic at Macquarie University, in Sydney Australia. Her research interests focus on the epidemiology and management of musculoskeletal conditions, with expertise in older adults. Katie has received competitive research funding in ex… View full profile
Dr Aron Downie
Department of Chiropractic
Aron Downie is a chiropractor, health researcher and full time lecturer at Macquarie University Department of Chiropractic. He completed his PhD at the University of Sydney Medical School. His research focus interests are recovery from spinal pain and the accuracy of screening tools for detection of… View full profile
Dr Roger Engel
Department of Chiropractic
Dr Joel Fuller
Department of Health Sciences, Performance and Expertise Research Centre
Joel Fuller is a senior lecturer and qualified physiotherapist and sports scientist (level 2) in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. His research interests are in the prevention and treatment of sporting injuries and optimisation of sports performance. Joel se… View full profile
Julia Hush
Professor
Department of Health Sciences
Julia Hush is a Professor of Physiotherapy in Macquarie University’s Department of Health Professions. She contributed to the establishment of the Department in 2012. Her main area of clinical expertise is pain management. Her current research program includes clinical pain neuroscience, paediatric … View full profile
Dr Emre Ilhan
Department of Health Sciences
Emre Ilhan (he/him) is a physiotherapist and lecturer within the Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human Sciences, Macquarie University. … View full profile
Dr Hazel Jenkins
Department of Chiropractic
Dr Hazel Jenkins is a Senior lecturer in the Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University. She has over 20 years experience as a chiropractic clinician with strong clinical interests in addressing recurrent or chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions. Hazel's research focuses on the implementatio… View full profile
Dr David McNaughton
Department of Chiropractic, School of Psychological Sciences
Dr Kathryn Mills
Department of Health Sciences
My main research interest is knee pain across the lifespan and tools we can use to improve knee pain. Having worked extensively in high performance and community sport, my focus remains on working with active people and the main 'tool' I investigate is footwear. I have skills and experience in a ran… View full profile
Verity Pacey
Associate Professor
Centre for Atypical Neurodevelopment, Department of Health Sciences
Verity is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean Curriculum and Learning (Graduate Health Education) within the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Human Sciences, Macquarie University. Verity has over 15 years of experience as a clinical physiotherapist and supervises students and clinicians under… View full profile
Dr Michael Swain
Department of Chiropractic
Ms Kate Tong
Department of Chiropractic
Mr Simon Vella
I am a chiropractor/sports chiropractor, research candidate and casual tutor in the Department of Chiropractic at Macquarie University. I am currently enrolled in the Master of Research Program through Macquarie University with an interest in lumbopelvic and lower limb biomechanics. In clinical prac… View full profile
PhD/MRes candidates
Ms Leticia Amaral Correa
Department of Chiropractic, Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences