Overview
Background
Yanfei has a discipline background as a physiotherapist. She completed her PhD at The University of Queensland in October 2021. Her PhD involved ultrasound shear wave elastography, quantitative sensory testing, and physical and psychological measures to uncover potential biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying work-related neck pain and disability in a high-risk occupation group. After her PhD, she was awarded a competitive UQ postdoctoral fellowship to conduct research related to musculoskeletal pain and injury at RECOVER Injury Research Centre. Her current research focuses on uncovering the biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying musculoskeletal pain and injury, developing, and implementing effective and tailored pain treatments. She also has interests in occupational health and health equity. She has a broad range of research skills applicable across methodologies, including randomized controlled trials, case-control, and longitudinal study designs, systematic and scoping reviews, and meta-analysis. Yanfei has presented her work at national and international conferences and received several presentation awards.
Availability
- Dr Yanfei Xie is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), Sun Yat-Sen University (中山大學)
- Masters (Research), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Musculoskeletal pain and injury
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Pain mechanisms
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Rehabilitation
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Culturally responsive care
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Research impacts
Yanfei's research has informed the development of novel technologies that can generate tailored notifications, such as exercise plan, to mitigate musculoskeletal pain associated with prolonged use of computer and mobile devices (Patent No.: US 11,550,690 B1; Altmetric, May 2023). Additionally, findings of her research has been adopted by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, impacting their policy recommendations for teleworkers (Almetric, May 2023). Her works have been featured in more than 15 news outlets and blogs, including prominent media platforms such as Yahoo, The Guardian, and Scientific American (Altmetric, May 2023).
Selected awards:
- 2021: The Best Poster Award at the Australian Pain Society 41st Annual Scientific Meeting
- 2019: 2nd Runner-up Best Poster Award at the 2019 Brisbane Pain Research Symposium
- 2019: People’s Choice Best Oral Presentation at the 2019 UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Postgraduate Research Conference
- 2018: Winner of the Best Infographic Award at the 2018 School of Health and Rehabilitation Postgraduate Research Conference
Media highlights:
APA | Words matter: unravelling the impact of labels on pain perception
Works
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2016
Journal Article
A comparison of muscle activity in using touchscreen smartphone among young people with and without chronic neck–shoulder pain
Xie, Yanfei, Szeto, Grace P.Y., Dai, Jie and Madeleine, Pascal (2016). A comparison of muscle activity in using touchscreen smartphone among young people with and without chronic neck–shoulder pain. Ergonomics, 59 (1), 61-72. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2015.1056237
2013
Journal Article
Ultrasound assesses muscle morphology and function under different neuropathological conditions
Chen, Ke-Di, Chen, Na, Xie, Yan-Fei and Li, Le (2013). Ultrasound assesses muscle morphology and function under different neuropathological conditions. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 17 (20), 3756-3763. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.20.020
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Availability
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