Research Committee

As a professional association, we are engaged in a diverse range of activities with an overarching goal to enhance and promote osteopathy, and research is a critical element of this.

The Research Committee advises the association on research activities and developing strategies and priority areas to promote research and scholarship in osteopathy. In addition, it has delegated responsibility for reviewing the scientific worth, validity and proposed methodology of research proposals. The Research Committee then recommends such research proposals to the Osteopathy Australia Board for consideration and also reports on its meetings and activities to the Board.

Members

Research Committee

Kathryn Refshauge (Acting Chair)

Professor of Allied Health (Strategic Partnerships), University of Sydney

Amanda Sayan

Osteopathy Australia Research and Grants Officer

Amie Steel

Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney

Antony Nicholas

Osteopathy Australia Chief Executive Officer

Georgia Ellis

Osteopath and former Osteopathy Australia Board Member

Heath Williams

Jack Feehan

Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT

Kesava Kovanur Sampath

Associate Professor Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University

Nicholas Tripodi

Senior lecturer, research fellow and co-course chair of the osteopathy program at Victoria University

We thank the research committee members, Don, Georgia, Jack, Kathryn and Amie for generously volunteering their time.

Terms of Reference

View the Research Committee's Terms Of Reference

Conflict of Interest

All committee members, regardless of staff or director status, will be required to declare any conflict (real or perceived) to be declared prior to any participation in each individual meeting. The committee will then record any conflict and the action they have undertaken.

Report: 2024 policy and advocacy year in review

5 Dec 2024

Research Committee