Associate Professor Allison Mandrusiak
Associate Professor

Allison Mandrusiak

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Associate Professor Allison Mandrusiak is:
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Fields of research

Clinical sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Allison Mandrusiak’s works on UQ eSpace

96 works between 2005 and 2025
All (96) Journal Article (75) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (17) Other Outputs (2)

41 - 60 of 96 works

2021

Journal Article

A co-designed active video game for physical activity promotion in people with COPD: pilot trial

Simmich, Joshua, Mandrusiak, Allison, Smith, Stuart Trevor, Hartley, Nicole and Russell, Trevor Glen (2021). A co-designed active video game for physical activity promotion in people with COPD: pilot trial. JMIR Serious Games, 9 (1) e23069, e23069. doi: 10.2196/23069

A co-designed active video game for physical activity promotion in people with COPD: pilot trial

2021

Journal Article

Perspectives of older adults with chronic disease on the use of wearable technology and video games for physical activity

Simmich, Joshua, Mandrusiak, Allison, Russell, Trevor, Smith, Stuart and Hartley, Nicole (2021). Perspectives of older adults with chronic disease on the use of wearable technology and video games for physical activity. Digital Health, 7 205520762110199, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/20552076211019900

Perspectives of older adults with chronic disease on the use of wearable technology and video games for physical activity

2020

Journal Article

Local partners’ perspectives on health student service-learning placements in low- and middle-income countries: a pilot qualitative study with partners from Vietnam and Timor-Leste

Crawford, Emma, Hill, Anne E., Caine, Anne-Maree, Hunter, Lucy, Mandrusiak, Allison, Dunwoodie, Ruth, Fagan, Amy, Quinlan, Teresa, Branjerdporn, Nataya and Anemaat, Lisa (2020). Local partners’ perspectives on health student service-learning placements in low- and middle-income countries: a pilot qualitative study with partners from Vietnam and Timor-Leste. International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care, 8 (2), 29-40. doi: 10.18552/ijpblhsc.v8i2.584

Local partners’ perspectives on health student service-learning placements in low- and middle-income countries: a pilot qualitative study with partners from Vietnam and Timor-Leste

2020

Journal Article

Interprofessional, student-led community health clinic: expanding service provision and clinical education capacity

Forbes, Roma, Beckman, Emma, Tower, Marion, Mandrusiak, Allison, Mitchell, Leander K., Sexton, Christopher T., Cunningham, Brent and Lewis, Peter A. (2020). Interprofessional, student-led community health clinic: expanding service provision and clinical education capacity. Australian Health Review, 45 (2), 255-260. doi: 10.1071/ah20021

Interprofessional, student-led community health clinic: expanding service provision and clinical education capacity

2020

Journal Article

New‐graduate physiotherapists' perceptions of their preparedness for rural practice

Martin, Romany, Mandrusiak, Allison, Lu, Andric and Forbes, Roma (2020). New‐graduate physiotherapists' perceptions of their preparedness for rural practice. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 28 (5) 12669, 443-452. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12669

New‐graduate physiotherapists' perceptions of their preparedness for rural practice

2020

Journal Article

A single, early aged care experience improves speech-language pathology students’ attitudes towards older people, communication confidence, and career aspirations in aged care

Wallace, Sarah J., Mathew, Akhila, Mandrusiak, Allison and Hatton, Anna (2020). A single, early aged care experience improves speech-language pathology students’ attitudes towards older people, communication confidence, and career aspirations in aged care. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 23 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2020.1779346

A single, early aged care experience improves speech-language pathology students’ attitudes towards older people, communication confidence, and career aspirations in aged care

2020

Journal Article

Educating students to educate patients

Forbes, Roma and Mandrusiak, Allison (2020). Educating students to educate patients. The Clinical Teacher, 16 (3) tct.13036, 244-248. doi: 10.1111/tct.13036

Educating students to educate patients

2020

Conference Publication

Enabling interprofessional education via a new teaching tool based on an electronic medical record

Barry, Benjamin, Lewis, Peter, Braunstein, Mark, Cottrell, Neil, Mandrusiak, Allison, Jauncey-Cooke, Jacqueline, Darlington, Sharon, Oancea, Iulia, Sullivan, Claire, Dobbins, Chelsea, Steel, Jim and Hansen, David (2020). Enabling interprofessional education via a new teaching tool based on an electronic medical record. ANZAHPE 2020 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 12-15 July 2020. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.

Enabling interprofessional education via a new teaching tool based on an electronic medical record

2019

Journal Article

What are the barriers and enablers that people with a lower limb amputation experience when walking in the community?

Batten, Heather, Lamont, Robyn, Kuys, Suzanne, McPhail, Steven and Mandrusiak, Allison (2019). What are the barriers and enablers that people with a lower limb amputation experience when walking in the community?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42 (24), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1597177

What are the barriers and enablers that people with a lower limb amputation experience when walking in the community?

2019

Journal Article

Gait speed as an indicator of prosthetic walking potential following lower limb amputation

Batten, Heather R., McPhail, Steven M., Mandrusiak, Allison M., Varghese, Paulose N. and Kuys, Suzanne S. (2019). Gait speed as an indicator of prosthetic walking potential following lower limb amputation. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 43 (2), 196-203. doi: 10.1177/0309364618792723

Gait speed as an indicator of prosthetic walking potential following lower limb amputation

2019

Conference Publication

Feedback provided to physiotherapy students by standardised patients: key stakeholder perspectives

Mandrusiak, Allison, Forbes, Roma and Williams, Katrina (2019). Feedback provided to physiotherapy students by standardised patients: key stakeholder perspectives. Australian Physiotherapy Association National Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 17-19 October, 2019.

Feedback provided to physiotherapy students by standardised patients: key stakeholder perspectives

2018

Journal Article

Cost-utility analysis of home-based telerehabilitation compared with centre-based rehabilitation in patients with heart failure

Hwang, Rita, Morris, Norman R., Mandrusiak, Allison, Bruning, Jared, Peters, Robyn, Korczyk, Dariusz and Russell, Trevor (2018). Cost-utility analysis of home-based telerehabilitation compared with centre-based rehabilitation in patients with heart failure. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28 (12), 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.11.010

Cost-utility analysis of home-based telerehabilitation compared with centre-based rehabilitation in patients with heart failure

2018

Journal Article

Cultural empathy in physiotherapy students: a pre-test post-test study utilising virtual simulation

Ward, Annika, Mandrusiak, Allison and Levett-Jones, Tracy (2018). Cultural empathy in physiotherapy students: a pre-test post-test study utilising virtual simulation. Physiotherapy, 104 (4), 453-461. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.07.011

Cultural empathy in physiotherapy students: a pre-test post-test study utilising virtual simulation

2018

Journal Article

Development and reliability testing of a patient education performance tool for physical therapy students

Forbes, Roma and Mandrusiak, Allison (2018). Development and reliability testing of a patient education performance tool for physical therapy students. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 33 (1), 64-69. doi: 10.1097/jte.0000000000000074

Development and reliability testing of a patient education performance tool for physical therapy students

2018

Journal Article

Are people with lower limb amputation changing? A seven-year analysis of patient characteristics at admission to inpatient rehabilitation and at discharge

Batten, Heather, Kuys, Suzanne, McPhail, Steven, Varghese, Paulose and Mandrusiak, Allison (2018). Are people with lower limb amputation changing? A seven-year analysis of patient characteristics at admission to inpatient rehabilitation and at discharge. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41 (26), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1492033

Are people with lower limb amputation changing? A seven-year analysis of patient characteristics at admission to inpatient rehabilitation and at discharge

2018

Journal Article

A Single Clinical Experience in a Nursing Home Improves Physiotherapy Students' Attitudes Towards, and Confidence to Communicate With, Older People

Hatton, Anna Lucy and Mandrusiak, Allison (2018). A Single Clinical Experience in a Nursing Home Improves Physiotherapy Students' Attitudes Towards, and Confidence to Communicate With, Older People. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 36 (2-3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/02703181.2018.1449164

A Single Clinical Experience in a Nursing Home Improves Physiotherapy Students' Attitudes Towards, and Confidence to Communicate With, Older People

2018

Conference Publication

Barriers and enablers to community walking in people with lower limb amputation

Batten, Heather R., Mandrusiak, Allison, McPhail, Steven M., Kuys, Suzanne and Lamont, Robyn M. (2018). Barriers and enablers to community walking in people with lower limb amputation. 2018 ACRM American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Dallas, TX United States, 28 September - 3 October 2018. Maryland Heights, MO United States: W.B. Saunders. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.07.161

Barriers and enablers to community walking in people with lower limb amputation

2018

Conference Publication

Parents as a vital part of an integrated care pathway in plagiocephaly prevention and management in infants

Leung, Amy, Mandrusiak, Allison, Watter, Pauline, Gavranich, John and Johnston, Leanne (2018). Parents as a vital part of an integrated care pathway in plagiocephaly prevention and management in infants. 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, Brisbane, Australia, 6-8 November 2017. London, United Kingdom: Ubiquity Press. doi: 10.5334/ijic.s1161

Parents as a vital part of an integrated care pathway in plagiocephaly prevention and management in infants

2018

Journal Article

New-graduate physical therapistsʼ self-efficacy to perform patient education is influenced by entry-level training experiences

Forbes, Roma, Mandrusiak, Allison, Smith, Michelle and Russell, Trevor (2018). New-graduate physical therapistsʼ self-efficacy to perform patient education is influenced by entry-level training experiences. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 32 (1), 46-54. doi: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000022

New-graduate physical therapistsʼ self-efficacy to perform patient education is influenced by entry-level training experiences

2017

Journal Article

Service learning in developing countries: Student outcomes including personal successes, seeing the world in new ways, and developing as health professionals

Crawford, Emma, Caine, Anne-Maree, Hunter, Lucy, Hill, Anne E., Mandrusiak, Allison, Anemaat, Lisa, Dunwoodie, Ruth, Fagan, Amy and Quinlan, Teresa (2017). Service learning in developing countries: Student outcomes including personal successes, seeing the world in new ways, and developing as health professionals. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 9, 74-81. doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2017.08.006

Service learning in developing countries: Student outcomes including personal successes, seeing the world in new ways, and developing as health professionals

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Developing feedback literacy to navigate transitions: Researching the effects of an authentic interprofessional learning approach
    U21 Health Services Group Research Development Fund HK
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    An international, interprofessional evaluation of the experiences and needs of health professional students and educators in the online teaching and learning of clinical skills
    U21 Health Sciences Group Research Development Fund
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Development of an active video game for the long-term maintenance of exercise in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Simulation in Health and Rehabilitation Education (SHaRE): Scoping, sharing and streamlining sustainable simulation practices at UQ (UQ EC-SoTL)
    UQ Early Career Grants (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Breathing Space: Using SBLi virtual patients to enhance physiotherapy student skills in cardiorespiratory practice
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Allison Mandrusiak is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Wellbeing of tertiary academics within health: where to next?

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Can lung ultrasound predict post-operative pulmonary complications in the adult cardiac surgery population, alter physiotherapy practice and decrease treatment times?

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Preparing and supporting recent graduate physiotherapists for the private sector

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alana Dinsdale, Associate Professor Roma Forbes

  • Master Philosophy

    Exploring current practices in the evaluation of interprofessional simulation-based learning

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Adriana Penman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The ICU of the future project ¿ can redesigning the ICU environment improve patient outcomes?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor John Fraser

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Study Strategies in Health Professions Education

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Roma Forbes, Professor Jason Lodge

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Preparing new graduate physiotherapists to work with First Nations Australians: A cultural safety journey

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Roma Forbes

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The contribution of patient caseload complexity in bridging the gap between student and new graduate physiotherapist

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Roma Forbes

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enhancing new graduate physiotherapist practice of clinical documentation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Roma Forbes

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Allison Mandrusiak directly for media enquiries about:

  • Cardiorespiratory impairments
  • Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Exercise
  • Heart failure
  • Teaching and learning

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