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Research Biography
Professor Lucy Lewis is the Deputy Director (Workforce Transformation and Research Capacity Building) of the Caring Futures Institute in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. Lucy is a registered physiotherapist, an experienced educator in physiotherapy, and loves to find new and interesting ways to teach students about physiotherapy and health.
Lucy has been awarded over 5 million Australian dollars in research funding to date, and is interested in ways to get children and adults to sit less and move more to improve their health. She has skills in the use of accelerometers to objectively measure activity. Lucy is currently completing projects investigating activity of older adults in residential care, and an intervention to reduce sitting time in people with type 2 diabetes. Lucy has supervised Honours, Masters by Research and PhD students to completion and is registered to supervise students both as Principal and Associate Supervisor.
Relevant memberships and contributions include:
- Councillor, Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS)
- Executive (Secretary), Council Physiotherapy Deans Australia and New Zealand (CPDANZ)
- Councillor, Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) SA Branch Council
- Advisory Board, Collaborative Australian Physiotherapy Research Initiative (CAPRI)
- Editorial Board, BMC Geriatrics
- Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University
- REABLE Network (international collaboration for reablement for older people)
- Aged Care Centre for Growth and Translational Research (ACGTR) Restorative Care and Rehabilitation Knowledge Advisory Group
- Adjunct Associate Professor, University of South Australia
- Affiliate, Alliance for Research on Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), UniSA
- Member International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
- Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) and Educators APA group
- Executive (Deputy Chair), Immanuel Primary School Council
Previous positions:
- Academic Lead Physiotherapy: 2020-2023
- Interim Dean People and Resources: 2022
- Teaching Program Director (Self-Regulating Health Professions: Audiology, Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Speech Pathology, Disability and Community Inclusion) 2020-2021
- Course Coordinator Master of Physiotherapy 2018-2020
Research Interests
- Reablement for older adults
- Development and evaluation of interventions to decrease sitting time in adults with and without chronic disease
- Physical activity and children's health
- Evidence-based practice and health professional education
- Systematic reviews
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of South Australia
Award Date: 13 Jul 2010
Bachelor (Honours), Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), University of South Australia
Award Date: 31 Dec 2005
Bachelor, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
Award Date: 31 Dec 2001
Bachelor, Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science), University of South Australia
Award Date: 31 Dec 1997
External positions
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of South Australia
2015 → …
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Improving physical activity and screen time in Outside School Hours Care through evidence-based guidelines: an effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial
Milte, R., Maher, C., Lewis, L., Wolfenden, L., Christian, H., Okely, T., Rosenkranz, R., Esterman, A., Cliff, D., Curtis, R., Stanley, R., Bogomolova, S., Richardson, M., Virgara, R. & Nolland, M.
22/06/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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A multi-site guideline implementation randomised controlled trial to improve physical activity and screen time in Out of School Hours Care
Milte, R., Maher, C., Christian, H., Esterman, A., Nathan, N., Rosenkranz, R., Lewis, L., Cliff, D., Curtis, R. & Wolfenden, L.
27/09/21 → 30/07/24
Project: Research
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SA Wellbeing Strategy for Older Persons in Residential Aged Care
Lewis, L., Hunter, S., Lange, B., Lawless, M. & Milte, R.
17/06/20 → 30/10/20
Project: Research
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Older adults’ community participation, physical activity, and social interactions during and following COVID-19 restrictions in Australia: a mixed methods approach
Gough, C., Barr, C., Lewis, L. K., Hutchinson, C., Maeder, A. & George, S., 25 Jan 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 14 p., 172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The promotion of sporting opportunities for girls and young females and the implications for traditional female sports: a qualitative descriptive study
Elliott, S., Drummond, M., Prichard, I., Lewis, L., Drummond, C., Litchfield, C., Mysko, E., O'Donnell, K. & Truskewycz, H., 2023, In: Sport in Society. 26, 5, p. 920-941 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Availability, content and quality of commercially available smartphone applications for the self-management of low back pain: a systematic assessment
Didyk, C., Lewis, L. K. & Lange, B., 2022, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 44, 24, p. 7600-7609 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chair design for older immobile people: Comparison of pressure mapping and manual handling outcomes
Champion, S., Barr, C., Lange, B., Lewis, L. K., Russo, M. P., Maeder, A. & Gordon, S., Jan 2022, In: Applied Ergonomics. 98, 7 p., 103581.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consensus marking as a grading method for the development of evaluative judgement: Comparing assessor and students
Henderson, B., Chipchase, L., Aitken, R. & Lewis, L. K., Aug 2022, In: Nurse Education in Practice. 63, 8 p., 103386.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)