Carole James
Associate Director
School of Medicine and Public Health
Newcastle University
Australia
Biography
Carole is an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Occupational Health and Safety at the University. Her research interests 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, a team investigating health professional interventions for patient weight management and musculoskeletal injuries in academics. She is also engaged in a team investigating mental health in the coal mining industry and another investigating task rotation in coal mining. Carole has published in each of these areas. Carole was instrumental in the development of a Masters Program in Workplace Injury Management in 2006 and in the development of a Master of Workplace Health and Safety which commenced in 2013 and has been Program Convening the Post Graduate Programs in Occupational Health and Safety since 2006.
Research Interest
Clinical Sciences, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
Publications
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Brown K, James C, MacKenzie L. The practice placement education experience: an Australian pilot study exploring the perspectives of health professional students with a disability. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2006 Jan;69(1):31-7.
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Sager L, James C. Injured workers’ perspectives of their rehabilitation process under the New South Wales workers compensation system. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 2005 Jun 1;52(2):127-35.
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Allen JL, James C, Snodgrass SJ. The effect of load on biomechanics during an overhead lift in the WorkHab Functional Capacity Evaluation. Work. 2012 Jan 1;43(4):487-96.
