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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7473
Email
ewan.kennedy@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
BPhty PhD (Clinical Anatomy) PGCert Higher Education
Research summary
My research partners with innovative clinicians to explore and improve health services
Teaching

I have over 20 years teaching experience. This includes clinical anatomy teaching across the health sciences (particularly in medicine and physiotherapy), and extensive physiotherapy teaching encompassing undergraduate, postgraduate, clinical supervision / education, laboratory, tutorial, paper coordination and academic responsibilities.

Memberships
  • New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist
  • Member of Physiotherapy New Zealand
  • Member of the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapy Association
Clinical

I am an experienced primary care physiotherapist with postgraduate training in orthopaedic manual therapy.

Research

I support research across a broad range of areas such as concussion, clinical education, rural health, and voice physiotherapy. From my PhD I continue to have a special interest in the cervical spine.

An example of my research is exploring how the neck contributes to persistent symptoms post concussion, and illustrating the key role of physiotherapy in concussion care.
More about post-concussion care

Another current project is exploring how to improve services for people with musculoskeletal chest pain.

Publications

Hockey, K., & Kennedy, E. (2024). The role and impact of voice physiotherapy: A qualitative study of service user perspectives. Physiotherapy Theory & Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2363904 Journal - Research Article

Elias, J., Sutherland, E., & Kennedy, E. (2024). Concussion management in older people: A scoping review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000933 Journal - Research Article

Hockey, K., & Kennedy, E. (2024). Clinical characteristics of individuals presenting to physiotherapy for voice and throat care: A retrospective case notes review. Journal of Voice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.01.007 Journal - Research Other

Walker, S. M., Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Koroheke Rogers, M., & Kennedy, E. (2024). What does it mean to be an allied health professional working in rural Aotearoa New Zealand? A qualitative study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32, 53-66. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13061 Journal - Research Article

Lapointe, K. D., Kennedy, E., McGeown, J., Cornfield, D., & Woodley, S. (2023). Exploring the construct validity of upper cervical flexion in supine as a stress of the C1-C2 transverse ligament. Proceedings of the Graduate Research Student Symposium. (pp. 18). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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