Associate Professor Paul Rothmore

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2020 - ongoing	Associate Professor in Physiotherapy	University of Adelaide
  2009 - 2020	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide

• Awards and Achievements

  Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
  2021	Award	Executive Dean's Prize for Team Excellence	University of Adelaide	Australia	-
  2020	Invitation	International Conference on Occupational Safety and Public Health	Hasanuddin University	Indonesia	-
  2018	Invitation	Triennial World Congress on Occupational Health	International Congress on Occupational Health	Ireland	-
  2018	Invitation	National Physiotherapy Study Day - Ireland	Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists	Ireland	-
  2015	Invitation	Australian Physiotherapy Association National Conference	Australian Physiotherapy Association	Australia	-
  2014	Teaching Award	Commendation for Excellence in Support of the Student Experience	The University of Adelaide	Australia	$2000
  2013	Teaching Award	Executive Dean's Prize for Excellence in Teaching	The University of Adelaide	Australia	$1000
  2012	Teaching Award	School of Population Health Postgraduate Teacher of the Year - Peer Nomination	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
  2002	Invitation	Gastroenterological Society of Australia National Conference	Gastroenterolocial Society of Australia	Australia	-
  2001	Invitation	Medical Imaging Nurses Association State Conference	Medical Imaging nursing Assocation	Australia	-

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2012 - 2017	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD
  2000	La Trobe University, Melbourne	Australia	Master of Ergonomics
  1993	University of South Australia	Australia	Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) - Physiotherapy

• Postgraduate Training

  Date	Title	Institution	Country
  	Master of Ergonomics	La Trobe University	Australia
  	PhD	The University of Adelaide	Australia

• Research Interests

  Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Human Factors Physiotherapy Public Health

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Dickson, C., de Zoete, R. M. J., Berryman, C., Weinstein, P., Chen, K. K., & Rothmore, P. (2024). Patient-related barriers and enablers to the implementation of high-value physiotherapy for chronic pain: a systematic review. Pain Medicine (United States), 25(2), 104-115. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2023	Rothmore, P., Hewitt, T., Dickson, C., & Nguyen, T. (2023). Manual handling amongst physiotherapists: Analysis of intra-shift variations in pain, fatigue and movement. Work, 75(4), 1255-1264. DOI
  2023	Fatima, S. H., Rothmore, P., Giles, L. C., & Bi, P. (2023). Impacts of Hot Climate Conditions on Work Health and Safety in Australia: A Case Assessment of Policies in Practice in the Construction Industry. Safety Science, 165, 1-9. DOI Scopus1
  2023	Fatima, S. H., Rothmore, P., Giles, L. C., & Bi, P. (2023). Intra-urban risk assessment of occupational injuries and illnesses associated with current and projected climate: Evidence from three largest Australian cities. Environmental Research, 228, 115855-1-115855-15. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
  2022	Rothmore, P., & Williams, S. (2022). Maintaining work ability in outdoor workers - A long-term evaluation.. Applied ergonomics, 102, 1-8. DOI
  2022	Fatima, S. H., Rothmore, P., Giles, L. C., & Bi, P. (2022). Outdoor ambient temperatures and occupational injuries and illnesses: are there risk differences in various regions within a city?. Science of the Total Environment, 826, 1-13. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC1
  2021	Fatima, S. H., Rothmore, P., Giles, L. C., Varghese, B. M., & Bi, P. (2021). Extreme heat and occupational injuries in different climate zones: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence. Environment International, 148, 106384-1-106384-22. DOI Scopus59 WoS40 Europe PMC21
  2021	Stanhope, J., Maric, F., Rothmore, P., & Weinstein, P. (2021). Physiotherapy and ecosystem services: improving the health of our patients, the population, and the environment. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: an international journal of physical therapy, 39(2), 15 pages. DOI Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC3
  2019	Thamrin, Y., Pisaniello, D., Guerin, C., & Rothmore, P. (2019). Correlates of work-study conflict among international students in australia: A multivariate analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(15), 11 pages. DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC1
  2019	Rothmore, P. R., & Gray, J. (2019). Using the Work Ability Index to identify workplace hazards. WORK, 62(2), 251-259. DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC5
  2018	Elder, D., Hume, C., & Rothmore, P. (2018). Barriers and facilitators to the use of sit-stand desks. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 34(3), 283-299.
  2018	Rothmore, P. (2018). How can we improve the translation of research evidence into practice?. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 34(1). Scopus1
  2018	Elder, D., Hume, C., & Rothmore, P. (2018). Barriers and facilitators to the use of sit-stand desks: A qualitative study. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 34(3).
  2018	Thamrin, Y., Pisaniello, D., Guerin, C., & Rothmore, P. (2018). The emerging workforce of international university student workers: Injury experience in an australian university. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(3), 9 pages. DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC2
  2018	Rothmore, P., Saniotis, A., & Pisaniello, D. (2018). A multi-stakeholder perspective on the integration of safety in university nursing, education, and engineering curricula. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(7), 1-12. DOI
  2017	Rothmore, P., Aylward, P., Gray, J., & Karnon, J. (2017). A long-term evaluation of the stage of change approach and compensable injury outcomes-a cluster-randomised trial. Ergonomics, 60(5), 628-635. DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC2
  2017	Rothmore, P., Aylward, P., Oakman, J., Tappin, D., Gray, J., & Karnon, J. (2017). The stage of change approach for implementing ergonomics advice – Translating research into practice. Applied Ergonomics, 59(Pt A), 225-233. DOI Scopus15 WoS11 Europe PMC4
  2016	Oakman, J., Rothmore, P., & Tappin, D. (2016). Intervention development to reduce musculoskeletal disorders: Is the process on target?. Applied Ergonomics, 56, 179-186. DOI Scopus31 WoS21 Europe PMC4
  2015	Rothmore, P., Aylward, P., & Karnon, J. (2015). The implementation of ergonomics advice and the stage of change approach. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 51, 370-376. DOI Scopus35 WoS17 Europe PMC5
  2015	Doda, D., Rothmore, P., Pisaniello, D., Briggs, N., Stewart, S., Mahmood, M., & Hiller, J. (2015). Relative benefit of a stage of change approach for the prevention of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort: a cluster randomised trial. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(11), 784-791. DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC5
  2014	Stewart, S., Rothmore, P., Doda, D., Hiller, J., Mahmood, M., & Pisaniello, D. (2014). Musculoskeletal pain and discomfort and associated worker and organizational factors: a cross-sectional study. Work, 48(2), 261-271. DOI Scopus20 WoS20 Europe PMC13
  2014	Rothmore, P., Aylward, P., & Karnon, J. (2014). Ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury prevention interventions in healthcare: are they worth it?. Ergonomics Australia, 8(1), 1-5.
  2013	Rothmore, P., Karnon, J., & Aylward, P. (2013). Implementation of interventions to prevent musculoskeletal injury at work - lost in translation?. Physical Therapy Reviews, 18(5), 344-349. DOI Scopus7 WoS5
  2012	Marsh, C., & Rothmore, P. (2012). Ageing workers in the healthcare environment: a review of available information to assist employers. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 28(2), 93-100.
  2012	Marsh, C., & Rothmore, P. (2012). The ageing workforce: Is this a HSE issue?. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 28(2).
  2002	Rothmore, P. (2002). Lead aprons, radiographers and discomfort. The Journal of Occupational Health and Safety, 18(4), 357-365.
  2002	Rothmore, P. (2002). Lead aprons, radiographers, and discomfort: A pilot study. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand, 18(4), 357-366. Scopus12

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2015	Rothmore, P., & Boucaut, R. (2015). Occupational Health and Safety. In S. Patole (Ed.), Management and Leadership – A Guide for Clinical Professionals (1 ed., pp. 123-136). Switzerland: Springer. DOI

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2022	Rothmore, P., & Williams, S. (2022). Designing interventions to maintain work ability. In SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK Vol. 13 (pp. S14). ELSEVIER.
  2010	Doda, D., Pisaniello, D., Rothmore, P., Mahmood, M., Hiller, J., Winefield, H., . . . Stewart, S. (2010). A survey of musculoskeletal pain / discomfort and organisational factors in South Australian workplaces. In Proceedings of the 16th Conference of the New Zealand Ergonomics Society (pp. 33-40). NZ: NZ Ergonomics Society Inc.

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2014	Rothmore, P. R., Pisaniello, D., Aylward, P., & Karnon, J. (2014). Implementation of Interventions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Injury at Work - a Behaviour Change Approach. Poster session presented at the meeting of Then, Now and Beyond. Adelaide.
  2011	Doda, D., Pisaniello, D., Rothmore, P., Hiller, J., Mahmood, A., Stewart, S., . . . Boucaut, R. (2011). Prevention of workplace musculoskeletal disorders based on a stage of change approach: preliminary findings from an intervention study in South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 22nd International Conference on Epidemiology in Occupational Health. EPICOH 2011, September 7-9, 2011. Oxford, UK: BMJ. DOI

• Report for External Bodies

  Year	Citation
  2014	Rothmore, P. R., Saniotis, A., & Pisaniello, D. (2014). A Toolkit for the Integration of WHS in University Curricula - Validation and Extension Research.
  2013	Pisaniello, D., Rothmore, P., Stewart, S., Crea, J., Tkaczuk, M., Jankewicz, G., & Gaskin, S. E. (2013). Hazard Surveillance for the Primary Prevention of Occupational Asthma: A National Demonstration Project.
  2011	Rothmore, P. R., Pisaniello, D., Stewart, S., Karnon, J., Boucaut, R., & Harrison, J. (2011). Improving Enterprise-Level Interventions Designed to Reduce Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace.
  2011	Rothmore, P. R., Pisaniello, D., & Stewart, S. (2011). Development and Trial of a Toolkit for the Evaluation and Integration of OHS in University Curricula.

• Datasets

  Year	Citation
  -	Rothmore, P. (n.d.). Fatigue_Pain_Data.xlsx. DOI

Current Program Coordination Roles

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)

Previous Course Coordination Roles

Reflect, Research, Resolve - Shared coordination with School of Medicine. Level 2 (core) Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences Program

Diseases of Occupation - Master of Public Health elective

Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics - Master of Public Health elective

Toxicology and Safety Management Systems - Master of Public Health elective

Developing a Research Proposal - Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences/Master of Public Health program

International Public Health Experience (China Study Tour) - Level III public health (elective), Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences

Public Health Internship - Level III (elective) Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences

Practical Occupational Health - Master of Public Health/Master of Occupational Health & Safety Management elective

Advanced Ergonomics - Master of Public Health/Master of Occupational Health & Safety Management elective

Previous Program Coordination Roles

Master of Public Health

Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2024	Co-Supervisor	Pharmacological and non-pharmacological (strength training) interventions for older people with osteopenia or osteoporosis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Riccarda Albana Quattlaender
  2021	Principal Supervisor	Advancing physiotherapy management of chronic pain by improving implementation of evidence-based practice.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Cameron Dickson

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2018 - 2023	Co-Supervisor	Heat and Work, Health, and Safety in Australia: Intra-urban risk assessment, future projections, and workplace policy analysis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Syeda Hira Fatima

• Other Supervision Activities

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2017 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Evaluating the effectiveness of the SA Health Challenging Behaviour Strategy	The University of Adelaide	Master of Public Health	Master	-	Tanisha Hutchinson
  2017 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	The barriers and facilitators to use of sit-stand desks	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)	Honours	-	Daniel Elder

• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2016 - ongoing	Board Member	Australian College of Physiotherapists - Board of Censors	-	Australia
  2008 - ongoing	Member	Australian College of Physiotherapists - Professional Practice Standards Committee	Australian College of Physiotherapists	Australia

• Editorial Boards

  Date	Role	Editorial Board Name	Institution	Country
  2020 - ongoing	Board Member	Archives of Physiotherapy	BMC	Italy
  2015 - ongoing	Member	Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine	-	Japan

• Position: Associate Professor (Physiotherapy)
• Phone: 83133568
• Email: paul.rothmore@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Engineering & Maths Sciences, floor 4
• Org Unit: Physiotherapy