Saravana Kumar

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITION:
Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Division of Health Sciences

EDUCATION:
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) University of South Australia (1998)
• Master of Physiotherapy (Manipulative and Sports) University of South Australia (2000)
• Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia (2005)
• NHMRC NICS-MAC Fellow from 2008-2010

MEMBERSHIPS:
Dr Kumar is a current and former member of numerous professional associations including the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Physiotherapy Registration Board of South Australia, Health Service Union of Australia and Sports Medicine Australia.

AWARDS:
• Health Sciences Research Student of the year (2003)
• Best Presentation at the annual Research Degree Colloquium (2004)
• Ruth Grant Prize (2006)
• Geoff Maitland Prize (2010)
• South Australian Tall Poppy Award (2010)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dr Kumar has a keen interest in quality measurement and evaluation of health service delivery. His interests also include research into bridging the gap between research evidence and clinical practice. Underpinning this interest is identifying and breaking down of barriers in uptake of research evidence into clinical practice and its influence in the quality of health care service delivery.

HOME PAGE
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/staff/Homepage.asp?Name=saravana.kumar