Contact Details
- Phone
- 64 3 479 7455
- daniel.ribeiro@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Qualifications
- PhD
- Research summary
- Musculoskeletal disorders, clinical trials
- Teaching
- Supervision of research students: summer students, honours, master's and PhD
- Memberships
- National
- Physiotherapy New Zealand
- New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapy Association - International
- Australia & New Zealand Musculoskeletal (ANZMUSC) Clinical Trials Network
- Global Burden of Disease Collaborator Network
- International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
- International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology
- International Society of Biomechanics
- National
Research
Dan Ribeiro is a researcher interested in improving clinical outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal disorders.
The goal of his research is to develop and test novel treatment strategies for patients with musculoskeletal disorders through lab-based studies to clinical trials (including outcome and process evaluation studies).
His research programme focuses on understanding underlying mechanisms of musculoskeletal disorders and testing interventions for improving healthcare services.
Recent and current projects include:
Additional details
Editorial roles
- Academic Editor: PLOS One
- Associate Editor: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Associate Editor: Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
- Regular reviewer for more than 30 journals
Awards and funding
Dan Ribeiro was awarded the prestigious Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship (HRC) in 2017 and the University of Otago Early Career Award for Distinction in Research in 2018. He has secured more than $1 million in research grants as Principal Investigator. His research has been supported by a number of funding agencies, including: Health Research Council NZ, Lottery Grants Board, NZ Manipulative Physiotherapy Association, Physiotherapy NZ, Otago Medical Research Foundation, Maurice & Phyllis Paykel Trust.