Dr Vanesa Bochkezanian
Grant-Funded Researcher (C)
School of Public Health
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Vanesa recently started a Senior Research Fellowship position at JBI in Implementation Science at The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. Her clinical background is in neurological physiotherapy and her research interests are in rehabilitation in people with spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, person-centered approach clinical research, assistive technologies.Vanesa has started her career as a Physiotherapist working in her home country Argentina. Her educational journey continued when she moved to Australia in 2011 with a Master of Applied Science from The University of Sydney and a PhD from Edith Cowan University. Throughout her doctoral studies, she developed a ground-breaking model of neuromuscular electrical stimulation, significantly enhancing musculoskeletal health and quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury. After finishing her PhD studies, she then embarked in a full-time academic as a Neurological Physiotherapy lecturer at CQUniversity, Australia for 7 years. Vanesa has recently been awarded Bionics Queensland Early-Stage Bionic Innovation Prizes in 2021 and 2022 for her research in the use of electrical stimulation in people with spinal cord injuries, and as such her research has attracted significant international interest.Vanesa has recently joined the JBI Implementation Science team at The University of Adelaide as a Senior Research fellow in June, 2024, in which she is working on various implementation research projects and educational projects working with healthcare professional from around the world.Vanesa's research interests consist of the following:1. Implementation research projects and educational projects for application of evidence-based practice by healthcare professionals in Australia and around the world2. The rehabilitation benefits of exercise therapy in the special populations of spinal cord injury, stroke, and elderly individuals3. The innovative applications of assistive technologies in people with neurological conditions4. Person-centred approach in research and teaching5. The use of electrical stimulation exercise as an alternative to induce muscle contractions in lower and upper limbs in paralysed muscles in people with neurological conditions.Vanesa is passionate about inspiring healthcare professionals to provide best evidence practice, as it will result in improving the physical health and quality of life of people living with physical disabilities.
My research areas are in Implementation Science, rehabilitation in people with spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, stroke rehabilitation, neurological physiotherapy, person-centred research, assistive technologies, bladder and bowel management and neurostimulation.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Senior Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2017 - 2024 | Lecturer Neurological Physiotherapy | Central Queensland University |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Spanish - Latin American | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - 2017 | Edith Cowan University | Australia | PhD |
| 2011 - 2013 | University of Sydney | Australia | Master of Applied Science |
| 1995 - 2001 | University of Buenos Aires | Argentina | Bachelor Physiotherapy |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2023 | Accelerate program | Central Queensland University | Australia |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Physiotherapist | Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Ponzano, M., Nash, M. S., Bilzon, J., Bochkezanian, V., Davis, G. M., Farkas, G. J., . . . ISCoS Physical Activity Special Interest Group. (2025). Consensus-based recommendations for designing, delivering, evaluating, and reporting exercise-intervention research involving people living with spinal cord injury.. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 106(4), 491-506. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Cardoso, L. R. L., Dempsey-Jones, H., Bo, A. P. L., Bochkezanian, V., Forner-Cordero, A., & Melendez-Calderon, A. (2025). Where is My Hand? Assessing Visuo-Tactile Integration of Hand and Shoulder After Virtual Reality Training Using a Body-Machine Interface. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics Proceedings, 2025, 1629-1634. |
| 2024 | Bochkezanian, V., Bowditch, L., & Quel de Oliveira, C. (2024). Perspectives of current and future use of electrical stimulation home-devices from people with spinal cord injuries and healthcare professionals. Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(16), 1-12. |
| 2024 | Bochkezanian, V., Henricksen, K. J., Lineburg, B. J., Myers-Macdonnell, L. A., Bourbeau, D., & Anderson, K. D. (2024). Priorities, needs and willingness of use of nerve stimulation devices for bladder and bowel function in people with spinal cord injury (SCI): an Australian survey. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 10(1), 15-1-15-10. Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Bekhet, A. H., Jahan, A. M., Bochkezanian, V., Musselman, K. E., & Gorgey, A. S. (2023). Response to Letter to the Editor on “Effects of Electrical Stimulation Training on Body Composition Parameters After Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review”. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 104(3), 514-516. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Dolbow, D. R., Gorgey, A. S., Sutor, T. W., Musselman, K., Bochkezanian, V., & Davis, G. M. (2023). Electrical Stimulation Exercise Recommendations for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 104(5), 847-851. Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC7 |
| 2022 | Cardoso, L. R. L., Bochkezanian, V., Forner-Cordero, A., Melendez-Calderon, A., & Bo, A. P. L. (2022). Soft robotics and functional electrical stimulation advances for restoring hand function in people with SCI: a narrative review, clinical guidelines and future directions. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 19(1), 66-1-66-24. Scopus23 WoS16 Europe PMC12 |
| 2022 | Bekhet, A. H., Jahan, A. M., Bochkezanian, V., Musselman, K. E., Elsareih, A. A., & Gorgey, A. S. (2022). Effects of Electrical Stimulation Training on Body Composition Parameters After Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 103(6), 1168-1178. Scopus33 WoS29 Europe PMC23 |
| 2022 | Bochkezanian, V., & Anderson, K. D. (2022). Comprehensive and person-centred approach in research: what is missing?. Spinal Cord, 60(2), 187-189. Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC6 |
| 2021 | Dolbow, D. R., Gorgey, A. S., Sutor, T. W., Bochkezanian, V., & Musselman, K. (2021). Invasive and non-invasive approaches of electrical stimulation to improve physical functioning after spinal cord injury. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(22), 5356-1-5356-20. Scopus23 WoS14 Europe PMC10 |
| 2021 | Pulverenti, T. S., Trajano, G. S., Kirk, B. J. C., Bochkezanian, V., & Blazevich, A. J. (2021). Plantar flexor muscle stretching depresses the soleus late response but not tendon tap reflexes. European Journal of Neuroscience, 53(9), 3185-3198. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2019 | Bekhet, A. H., Bochkezanian, V., Saab, I. M., & Gorgey, A. S. (2019). The Effects of Electrical Stimulation Parameters in Managing Spasticity after Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(6), 484-499. Scopus38 WoS30 Europe PMC27 |
| 2018 | Bochkezanian, V., Newton, R. U., Trajano, G. S., & Blazevich, A. J. (2018). Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in People with Spinal Cord Injury. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50(9), 1733-1739. Scopus29 WoS22 Europe PMC24 |
| 2018 | Bochkezanian, V., Newton, R. U., Trajano, G. S., Vieira, A., Pulverenti, T. S., & Blazevich, A. J. (2018). Effect of tendon vibration during wide-pulse neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on muscle force production in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). BMC Neurology, 18(1), 10 pages. Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC10 |
| 2017 | Bochkezanian, V., Newton, R. U., Trajano, G. S., Vieira, A., Pulverenti, T. S., & Blazevich, A. J. (2017). Effect of tendon vibration during wide-pulse neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on the decline and recovery of muscle force. BMC Neurology, 17(1), 14 pages. Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC12 |
| 2015 | Bochkezanian, V., Raymond, J., De Oliveira, C. Q., & Davis, G. M. (2015). Can combined aerobic and muscle strength training improve aerobic fitness, muscle strength, function and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury? A systematic review. Spinal Cord, 53(6), 418-431. Scopus28 WoS26 Europe PMC22 |
| 2012 | Freixes, O., Rivas, M. E., Agrati, P. E., Bochkezanian, V., Waldman, S. V., & Olmos, L. E. (2012). Fatigue level in spinal cord injury AIS D community ambulatory subjects. Spinal Cord, 50(6), 422-425. Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC10 |
| - | Bochkezanian, V., & Carvalho, T. (2025). ¿Te animás al desafío? Estrategias para la implementación sistemática de la práctica basada en la evidencia en el ámbito de la salud dentro del complejo contexto de Latinoamérica. Argentinian Journal of Respiratory & Physical Therapy, 7(3), 1-4. |
Teaching into Research to Reality undergraduate unit. Term 1, 2025.
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Effectiveness of Revision Surgery Following Trochanteric Fracture Fixation in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Master of Clinical Science | Master | Full Time | Dr Nicholas Charles Dominguez |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Effectiveness of Duplex Ultrasound vs Clinical Monitoring surveillance in patients with arteriovenous fistulas undergoing haemodialysis | Master of Clinical Science | Master | Part Time | Dr Chrisdan Gan |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Effectiveness of Revision Surgery Following Trochanteric Fracture Fixation in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | - | Master | Full Time | Dr Nicholas Charles Dominguez |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Effectiveness of Duplex Ultrasound vs Clinical Monitoring surveillance in patients with arteriovenous fistulas undergoing haemodialysis | - | Master | Full Time | Dr Chrisdan Gan |