Research Interests
Pain Human pain management Neurosciences Physiotherapy Health education and promotionMiss Monique Wilson
Research Assistant
School of Allied Health and Human Performance
College of Health
Monique Wilson is a PhD candidate (completed; awaiting conferral) with the Persistent Pain Research Group at Adelaide University. With more than eight years of experience as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist, she was inspired to pursue research aimed at improving the clinical implementation of pain science education. Recognising the competing demands and time constraints faced by clinicians, Monique’s work seeks to bridge the research-to-practice gap through the development and evaluation of innovative strategies and resources that support the effective translation of pain science education into real-world clinical practice. She also has extensive experience in co-design methodology, working collaboratively with patients and clinicians to ensure end-user perspectives, needs, and preferences 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.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | Casual Teaching Staff | University of South Australia |
| 2024 - 2025 | Casual Teaching Staff | University of Adelaide |
| 2023 - ongoing | Research Assistant | Adelaide University |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - 2016 | University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) |
| 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. DOI |
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 |