Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
A/Prof Michele Callisaya is an NHMRC Boosting Dementia Leadership fellow and physiotherapist at Monash University and Peninsula Health. She is also a Senior Lecturer at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania. She completed her PhD at the University of Tasmanian and held an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship at Monash University (2012-2015) investigating the role of the brain in mobility impairments and falls in older people.
Research interests
Michele is passionate about promoting the role of physiotherapy for people living with cognitive impairment, dementia and stroke. Her work has led to a better understanding of the role of cognition on physical functioning and adverse events such as falls. Her current projects include using technology to improve the physical and cognitive function of older people and investigating ways to improve activity after stroke.
Education/Academic qualification
Medical Sci, PhD, Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Award Date: 10 Dec 2010
Physiotherapy, Bach app sci (physio), La Trobe University
Award Date: 31 Dec 1992
External positions
Senior Research Fellow, Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Feb 2015 → …
University of Tasmania
Research area keywords
- Dementia
- Stroke
- falls prevention
- cognitive impairment
- exercise
- Technology
- Rehabilitation
Network
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Victorian Health Care Recovery Initiative - Virtual Care
Haines, T., Chapman, W., Callisaya, M., Pu, D., Peeters, A., Browning, C., Sanci, L. A. & Palmer, V.
1/10/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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The biological underpinnings of Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome: a mult-center study
Verghese, J., Srikanth, V. & Callisaya, M.
15/06/20 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Sustaining Exercise to Enhance Cognition: A feasibility study
Brown, B. M., Erickson, K., Callisaya, M. & Peiffer, J.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Understanding the experiences of people with dementia participating in inpatient rehabilitation.
Lawler, K., Castle, R., deZoete, S., Courtney-Pratt, H., Lewis, M. & Callisaya, M.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Association between socioeconomic status and joint replacement of the hip and knee: a population-based cohort study of older adults in Tasmania
Munugoda, I. P., Brennan-Olsen, S. L., Wills, K., Cai, G., Graves, S. E., Lorimer, M., Cicuttini, F. M., Callisaya, M. L., Aitken, D. & Jones, G., Feb 2022, In: Internal Medicine Journal. 52, 2, p. 265-271 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Case-Fatality and Functional Outcome after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) in INternational STRoke oUtComes sTudy (INSTRUCT)
Rehman, S., Phan, H. T., Reeves, M. J., Thrift, A. G., Cadilhac, D. A., Sturm, J., Breslin, M., Callisaya, M. L., Vemmos, K., Parmar, P., Krishnamurthi, R. V., Barker-Collo, S., Feigin, V., Chausson, N., Olindo, S., Cabral, N. L., Carolei, A., Marini, C., Degan, D., Sacco, S. & 11 others, , Jan 2022, In: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 31, 1, 11 p., 106201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Student Knowledge, Confidence, Attitudes, and Beliefs about Providing Care for People Who Have Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
Quick, S. M., Snowdon, D. A., Lawler, K., McGinley, J., Soh, S-E. & Callisaya, M. L., 12 Feb 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Physical Therapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Physiotherapy students’ experiences of working with people with dementia during their clinical placements: a qualitative study
Hunter, S., Callisaya, M. & Lawler, K., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Adherence to evidence-based processes of care reduces one-year mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH)
Rehman, S., Chandra, R. V., Lai, L. T., Asadi, H., Dubey, A., Froelich, J., Thani, N., Nichols, L., Blizzard, L., Smith, K., Thrift, A. G., Stirling, C., Callisaya, M., Breslin, M., Reeves, M. J. & Gall, S., 15 Sep 2021, In: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 428, 5 p., 117613.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Australian Dementia Forum - Best poster Living with Dementia stream
Callisaya, Michele (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Government Endeavour Research Travel Fellowship to the USA
Callisaya, Michele (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Best oral presentation Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference Gerontology stream
Callisaya, Michele (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best poster prize: Australian Society of Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Christchurch
Callisaya, Michele (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dementia Advocates’ Award – Dementia Australia Research Foundation Grant
Callisaya, Michele (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)