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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 364 0592
Email
jennifer.dunn@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Research Fellow
Department
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine (Christchurch)
Qualifications
PhD
Research summary
Orthopaedics; neurorehabilitation

Research

Jennifer is a registered physiotherapist. She has worked at the Burwood Spinal Unit as a physiotherapist for over 20 years. She continues to combine this clinical position with her current academic position. The combination of these two positions ensures that clinical relevance is maintained in her research.

Her research interests include: spinal cord injury; upper limb reconstructive surgery for people with tetraplegia; quality of life; and rehabilitation outcomes and measurement.

Publications

Overton, M., Dunn, J., Snell, D., & Mani, R. (2026). Relationships between the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and smartphone ecological momentary assessment outcomes in people with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Open, 8, 100809. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2026.100809 Journal - Research Article

Ramström, T., Wangdell, J., Dunn, J., Reinholdt, C., & Bunketorp, L. (2026). Factors that influence the clinical outcome after tendon transfer surgery to restore grip function in individuals with tetraplegia. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 32(1), 1-11. doi: 10.46292/sci24-00084 Journal - Research Article

Griffiths, G. S., Lennox Thompson, B., Snell, D. L., & Dunn, J. A. (2025). New Zealand survey of the diagnosis and treatment experiences of people with upper limb complex regional pain syndrome. Pain Practice, 25(8), e70090. doi: 10.1111/papr.70090 Journal - Research Article

Glinsky, J. V., Harvey, L. A., Tranter, K. E., Rees, L., McDonald, M., Wadsworth, B., … Nunnerley, J., Dunn, J., … and Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines Consortium. (2025). An Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries. Spinal Cord, 63, 470-476. doi: 10.1038/s41393-025-01088-8 Journal - Research Other

Dunn, J., Head, K., McCleary, R., Fadyl, J., & Bloomfield, C. (2025, July). Returning to work following illness/injury: Personal journeys, rehabilitation models, and policy insight. Workshop presentation at the Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand (RMSANZ) 8th Annual Scientific Meeting in conjunction with the New Zealand Rehabilitation Society (NZRA), Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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