About us
Members of the project group for GLA:D®BACK Australia are researchers in the Department of Chiropractic and Department of Health Sciences at Macquarie University.
GLA:D Back Australia collaborates with domestic and international researchers from diverse professional and clinical backgrounds.
Our members
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
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
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
Our partners
Teaching team
Bridget Dean
Bridget’s clinical interests include the management of musculoskeletal injuries, sports injuries, amputees and complex limb reconstruction surgeries. She works closely with orthopaedic surgeons, pain specialists, psychologist, prosthetist, sports physicians and GPs to care for and treat people with … View full profile
Jennifer Laver Scott
Jennifer has worked in private practice with a musculoskeletal, orthopaedic focus in Adelaide, Darwin, Brisbane and the UK since graduating in 1999.She has a keen intertest in exercise rehabilitation to help people achieve their goals, and is involved in prescribing and delivering exercise rehab c… View full profile
David Thwaites
Dave is an experienced physiotherapist based in Melbourne who enjoys developing strong therapeutic relationships in the clinic. Dave has a wide range of experience with different problems, but has a particular interest in exercise rehabilitation of longer term musculoskeletal injuries and pain. Dav…
Laura Montgomery
Laura has over a decade of clinical experience as a Chiropractor, in private practice on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. Her focus is primarily centred around musculoskeletal and sports injuries, as well as persistent pain conditions in adults and adolescents. Laura’s clinical interest an…