Julia Hush
Associate Professor
Department of Health Professions
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
A/Professor Hush is a Foundation Academic and Department Director of Research in Macquarie University’s Department of Health Professions. Her areas of clinical expertise include low back pain and the management of chronic pain. Her current research focuses on clinical pain neuroscience, paediatric pain, personalised pain treatment for low back pain, neuropathic pain and the effects of exercise on pain. A/Prof Hush’s current research in health science is founded on a decade of basic science research, during which time she made discoveries in the field of cell science, specifically about the dynamics and electrophysiological regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton. This work continues to have impact in the field. Dr Hush has attained over $1.7M in research funding, including grants from the ARC, NHMRC and IASP. She has published >70 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Cell Science, Pain, Cerebral Cortex, Clinical Journal of Pain, Arthritis & Rheumatism, Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, European Spine Journal, and Journal of Physiotherapy. She has an H-index of 25 and over 1800 citations (Google Scholar June 2017). She is a Section Editor for the Journal of Physiotherapy and is an invited reviewer for over 20 international journals, including New England Journal of Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine. A/Professor Hush has been engaged in collaborative pain neuroscience research with Professor Sean Mackey the Stanford Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab (SNAPL), at Stanford University since 2008, supported by an International Association of the Study of Pain (IASP) Collaborative Research Grant. Since her appointment at Macquarie University, A/Prof Hush has had a leadership role in the development and delivery of the Doctor of Physiotherapy entry-level program, first delivered in 2012. Her areas of teaching expertise include clinical pain science, evidence-based healthcare and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. She has led the integration of the IASP Pain Curriculum into the Doctor of Physiotherapy program.
Research Interest
Dynamics and electrophysiological regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton.
Publications
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An internet survey of the characteristics and physical activity of community-dwelling Australian adults with acquired brain injury: Exploring interest in an internet-delivered self-management program focused on physical activity Jones, T. M., Dean, C. M., Dear, B. F., Hush, J. M. & Titov, N. 2016 In : Disability and Health Journal. 9, 1, p. 54-63 10 p.
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The long-term reliability of static and dynamic Quantitative Sensory Testing in healthy individuals Marcuzzi, A., Wrigley, P., Dean, C., Adams, R. & Hush, J. Jul 2017 In : Pain. 158, 7, p. 1217-1223 7 p.
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Do MRI Findings Change over a Period of Up to 1 Year in Patients with Low Back Pain and/or Sciatica? Panagopoulos, J., Hush, J., Steffens, D. & Hancock, M. J. J. 1 Apr 2017 In : Spine. 42, 7, p. 1-24 24 p.
