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Research Biography
Professor Lucy Lewis is the Deputy Dean of Graduate Research in the Office of Graduate Research at Flinders University. In this role, she focusses on Higher Degree by Research growth, industry engagement and Cross-College collaboration. Lucy is also a Professor of Physiotherapy and a full member of the Carring Futures Institute in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Her research focusses on the promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviours across the lifecourse. Current research projects include investigating activity levels of older adults in aged care, development of Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Guidelines for people living with dementia, frailty prevention and sport participation across the lifespan. 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:
- Allied and Scientific Health Office (ASHO) Research Advisory
- 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
- Member International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
- Member Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
- Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) and Educators APA group
Previous positions:
- Deputy Director Caring Futures Institute
- Academic Lead Physiotherapy
- Interim Dean People and Resources
- Teaching Program Director
- Course Coordinator Physiotherapy
Research Interests
- Reablement and restorative care
- Frailty prevention
- Dementia care
- Sport participation
- Physical activity and children's health
Completed Supervisions
Prof Lewis has supervised PhD candidates to completion both as Principal and Associate Supervisor.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science), University of South Australia
Bachelor, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
Bachelor (Honours), Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), University of South Australia
PhD, University of South Australia
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Healthy ageing and aged care
- Physiotherapy
- Exercise science/ physiology
- Clinical
- Clinical rehabilitation
- Health sciences
- Healthy start to life
- Digital health
Supervisory Interests
- Open to Cross-College HDR supervision
- Ageing and aged care
- Transdisciplinary research
- Frailty
- Physiotherapy
- Health promotion
- Dementia
- Sport participation
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Behavioural and psychological factors associated with pre-frailty in community-dwelling adults aged 40 and over: a cross-sectional study
Brennan, T. H., Lewis, L. K., Gordon, S. J. & Prichard, I., 11 Mar 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 10 p., 956.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical practice guidelines for dementia contain few recommendations relevant to the physiotherapy scope of practice and are of varying quality: a systematic review
Connolly, C. J., van den Berg, M. E. L., Laver, K., Harris, I. T., Petersen, J. M. & Lewis, L. K., Sept 2025, In: Physiotherapy (United Kingdom). 128, 21 p., 101790.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Co-designing the “Adherence Counselling Toolkit (ACT now)” to promote exercise adherence of survivors of stroke
Levy, T., Vuu, S., Huxley, K., Chamberlain, S., Lewis, L. & Lynch, E., 31 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of the Low Back Pain Self-Management App Review Tool (LBP-SMART) for consumers to assess the quality, behaviour change and self-management potential of LBP smartphone apps
Didyk, C., Lewis, L. K. & Lange, B., 1 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health professionals' use of smartphone apps for clients with low back pain: an observational study
Didyk, C., Lewis, L. K. & Lange, B., 24 Feb 2025, In: Primary Health Care Research and Development. 26, 9 p., e14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. (Chief Investigator (Flinders Lead)), Maher, C. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Lewis, L. (Chief Investigator), Wolfenden, L. (Chief Investigator), Christian, H. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Okely, T. (Chief Investigator), Rosenkranz, R. (Associate Investigator), Esterman, A. (Chief Investigator), Cliff, D. (Chief Investigator), Curtis, R. (Chief Investigator), Stanley, R. (Associate Investigator), Bogomolova, S. (Chief Investigator), Richardson, M. (Associate Investigator), Virgara, R. (Associate Investigator) & Nolland, M. (Associate Investigator)
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. (Chief Investigator (Flinders Lead)), Maher, C. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Christian, H. (Chief Investigator), Esterman, A. (Chief Investigator), Nathan, N. (Chief Investigator), Rosenkranz, R. (Chief Investigator), Lewis, L. (Chief Investigator), Cliff, D. (Chief Investigator), Curtis, R. (Chief Investigator) & Wolfenden, L. (Chief Investigator)
27/09/21 → 30/07/24
Project: Research
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SA Wellbeing Strategy for Older Persons in Residential Aged Care
Lewis, L. (Chief Investigator), Hunter, S. (Associate Investigator), Lange, B. (Associate Investigator), Lawless, M. (Associate Investigator) & Milte, R. (Associate Investigator)
17/06/20 → 30/10/20
Project: Research