Miss Monique Wilson

Research Associate

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Available For Media Comment.


Dr Monique Wilson is a Postdoctural Research Associate with the Persistent Pain Research Group in the School of Allied Health and Human Performance, with more than eight years of experience as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist. She recently completed her PhD at Adelaide University, which sought to improve the clinical implementation of pain science education through the development and evaluation of innovative strategies and resources for real-world clinical practice and community settings. Her current research builds on this work and includes the development and implementation of peer-led strategies for delivering pain science education. She also has extensive experience in co-design methodology, working collaboratively with patients and clinicians to ensure end-user perspectives and needs are meaningfully integrated throughout the research process.

Monique’s research explores innovative strategies to improve the clinical implementation of pain science education, with a focus on meaningful end-user engagement. Her work has included examining the current state of pain science education in physiotherapy practice, co-designing a simplified pain science education resource for time-poor clinicians, and conducting pilot feasibility testing in real-world practice. She has also explored community-based pain science education approaches, including the co-design of a pain science-informed peer mentorship program for people with knee osteoarthritis. Across all her research, Monique is an advocate for the meaningful engagement of end-users and consumers in pain research, with extensive experience in co-design methodology.

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Postdoctoral Research Associate Adelaide University
2024 - 2025 Casual Teaching Staff University of South Australia
2024 - 2025 Casual Teaching Staff University of Adelaide
2023 - 2025 Research Assistant University of South Australia
2017 - 2024 Senior Physiotherapist Aspire Physiotherapy SA

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2023 Scholarship Vice Chancellor and President’s Scholarship University of South Australia Australia $10,000
2016 Award Physiotherapy Research Foundation Prize University of South Australia Australia $500

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2022 - 2026 Adelaide University Australia Doctor of Philosophy
2013 - 2016 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)

Year Citation
2026 Wilson, M. V., Davis, A., Braithwaite, F. A., Arnold, J. B., Gwilt, I., Campbell, S., . . . Stanton, T. R. (2026). "My lived experience was valued": Co-designing 'OA Champions' - a pain science-informed peer mentorship program for people with knee osteoarthritis.. J Pain, 40, 106193.
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2026 Henry, M. L., O'Connell, N. E., Riley, R. D., Moons, K. G. M., Shea, B. J., Hooft, L., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2026). Agreement testing of AMSTAR-PF, a tool for quality appraisal of systematic reviews of prognostic factor studies. BMJ Open, 16(1), e109388-1-e109388-12.
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2025 Wilson, M. V., Braithwaite, F. A., Arnold, J. B., & Stanton, T. R. (2025). Real-world implementation of pain science education and barriers to use in private practice physiotherapy settings: an Australia-wide cross-sectional survey. Pain, 166(8), 1-17.
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2025 Mardon, A. K., Leake, H. B., Wilson, M. V., Karran, E. L., Parker, R., Malani, R., . . . Chalmers, K. J. (2025). Pain science education concepts for pelvic pain: an e-Delphi of expert clinicians. Frontiers In Pain Research, 6(1498996), 1-11.
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2025 Wilson, M. V., Davis, A., Braithwaite, F. A., Arnold, J. B., Ninnes, P., Wing, M., . . . Stanton, T. R. (2025). Co-design of novel resources for pain science education implementation: PainPLaN (Personalised Learning and Navigation to pain education resources).. Pain, 166(11), e606-e622.
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2025 Moseley, G. L., Mardon, A., Watson, J., Braithwaite, F., Wilson, M. V., Barker, T., . . . Ryan, C. G. (2025). From didactic explanations to co-design, sequential art and embodied learning: challenges, criticisms and future directions of patient pain education. Frontiers In Pain Research, 6(1536112), 1-13.
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2024 Wilson, M. V., Braithwaite, F. A., Arnold, J. B., Crouch, S. M., Moore, E., Heil, A., . . . Stanton, T. R. (2024). The effectiveness of peer support interventions for community-dwelling adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. Pain, 165(12), 2698-2720.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2021 Rio, E. K., Stanton, T. R., Wand, B. M., Debenham, J. R., Cook, J., Catley, M. J., . . . Girdwood, M. (2021). Implicit motor imagery of the foot and hand in people with Achilles tendinopathy: a left right judgement study. Pain medicine, 22(12), 2998-3007.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC6

Year Citation
2025 Henry, M. L., O’Connell, N. E., Riley, R. D., Moons, K. G. M., Shea, B. J., Hooft, L., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2025). Agreeability testing of AMSTAR-PF, a tool for quality appraisal of systematic reviews of prognostic factor studies.
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2024 - present: Associate Investigator, "OA Champions": Co-creating and feasibility testing a novel peer mentorship community-based intervention for people with osteoarthritis, Ageing Well Grant, The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF). 

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2025 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Strategies to Engage Patients in Pain Science Education Adelaide University - Honours Full Time Lauren Sartzidis

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2026 - ongoing Member South Australia Pain Subgroup Committee Member Australian Physiotherapy Association Australia
2025 - 2025 Member Musculoskeletal Group Conference Subcommittee Member Australian Physiotherapy Association Australia
2024 - 2025 Member Clinician-Researcher Activities Organiser Noigroup EP3 Committee Australia
2023 - 2024 Representative Higher Degree Research (HDR) Representative University of South Australia Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2024 - ongoing Member International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Australia
2022 - ongoing Member Australian Physiotherapy Association – Pain National Group Australia
2022 - ongoing Member Australian Pain Society Australia
2013 - ongoing Member Australian Physiotherapy Association Australia

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