Honorary Appointments

Dr Belinda Judd, Associate Lecturer Work Integrated Learning, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney

Belinda is a registered Physiotherapist and an Associate Lecturer within Faculty of Health Sciences, USyd. Belinda works in teaching and research activities in Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and specialises in simulation-based education in the health professions. Belinda also supervises Research Higher Degree students within WSLHD and has a number of ongoing research projects involving staff from WSLHD.

Laura Di Michele, Associate Lecturer Work Integrated Learning, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney

Laura Di Michele is a fulltime academic and research student at the University of Sydney. Her main focus is the translation of research into evidence based practice in diagnostic radiography and educating students to become evidence based practitioners. Laura is working with clinicians at WSLHD to explore views about practice in her PhD.

Dr Andrew Leaver, Senior Lecturer and Course Director BAppSc(Phty) Program, Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney

Andrew is physiotherapy researcher, educator and clinician. Andrew’s research covers the prevention and management of chronic musculoskeletal pain and his collaboration with Westmead Hospital is exploring innovative health care delivery models for people with spinal pain. Andrew is supervising three HDR students who are connected with Westmead in the physiotherapy, radiology and emergency departments.