Dr Carole James

Biography

Carole is an early career researcher. Her research opportunities as a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Occupational Health and Safety at the University have included supervising honours projects (in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Health and Safety at bachelor and masters level), RHD students in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Health and Safety and research related to Functional Capacity Evaluations, Work and Occupation. She has been involved with a research team investigating occupational rehabilitation of NSW nurses, a team studying biomechanical analysis of musculoskeletal injury risk in an industrial setting and a team investigating health professional interventions for patient weight management. Carole has published in each of these areas.

Carole was instrumental in the development of a Masters Program in Workplace Injury Management and has been Program Convening the Post Graduate Programs in Occupational Health and Safety and Workplace Injury Management since 2006.

Qualifications

• PhD (Occupational Therapy), University of Newcastle, 2011
• Master of Health Science (Occupational Therapy), University of South Australia, 1999
• Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy), Curtin University of Technology, 1993
• Diploma of Occupational Therapy, College of Occupational Therapists - London, 1987

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Research

Research keywords

• Clinical practice
• Functional capacity evaluations
• Healthy lifestyle
• Occupational Science
• Occupational health
• Occupational rehabilitation
• Workplace Injury Management

Research expertise

Carole has experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methodology.

Carole has expertise in the following research areas:

• Functional Capacity Evaluations
• Ergonomics
• Occupational Rehabilitation and Workplace Injury Management
• Injury risk assessment and occupational health
• Implementing healthy lifestyle interventions in patients treated by allied health professionals

Collaboration

Current research interests are in the areas of Functional Capacity Evaluations, Ergonomics, Occupational Rehabilitation and Workplace Injury Management, Injury Risk and Occupational Health, and Healthy Lifestyles. Carole is currently working on several research teams on topics including health professional interventions for patient weight management, occupational rehabilitation of injured nurses and healthy work.

Carole is a member of the Physical Activity and Nutrition Priority Research Centre.

Languages

• English

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
110300	Clinical Sciences	50
111705	Environmental And Occupational Health And Safety	30
130200	Curriculum And Pedagogy	20

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Hunter Medical Research Institute

Group

• Hunter Medical Research Institute - Cardiovascular

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

• Member - Australian association of Occupational Therapy

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Carole is currently program convenor for the Graduate Certificate, and Masters of Occupational Health and Safety and the Masters of Workplace Injury Management and Occupational Rehabilitation and has expertise in the administration that program convening entails. She is currently acting as Chair of the School of Health Sciences Teaching and Learning Committee which also involves representing the SHS at Faculty Teaching forums.

She has expertise in course coordination and is a member of the Faculty of Health marketting committee and the Faculty Occupational Health and Safety committee.

She also has expertise in the administration of research grants.

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Ergonomics
• Occupational Rehabilitation
• Occupational Science
• Research methodology
• Workplace Injury Management

Teaching expertise

Carole works as a part time Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences. As a senior lecturer her role comprises teaching, research and service (governance and community). Her key teaching is in the areas of Occupational rehabilitation and workplace injury management, ergonomics and occupational therapy in the work setting. She coordinates the post gradutate programs in Occupational Health and Safety and Workplace injury management.