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ProfLeo Ng

Adjunct Professor

Curtin School of Allied Health

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  • Adjunct Professor
    Curtin School of Allied Health

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Dr. Leo Ng is an adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Allied Health. He is an innovator and has conducted a number of Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) activities.

1. automated assessment and feedback system to drive learning in a tertiary level anatomy unit;
2. an electronic mobile examination system that provides individualised audio-visual feedback for Physiotherapy and Exercise Science students performing practical examinations;
3. electronic instructional guides with instructional videos for students to learn professional practical skills;
4. Two digital game-based learning aid to simulate clinical scenarios and to orientate 1st year physiotherapy students to their first practical examination (https://curtinhive.github.io/BPSGame/; www.lowbackpaincommunication.com)
5. a web-application using machine-learning technology semi automate the screening of articles in systematic review articles.

Dr. Leo Ng also has a strong research interest in improving the understanding of the biopsychosocial factors associated with musculoskeletal pain. He has published a number of studies in this field, in particular with an athletic population.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Lecturer
    Curtin University, Australia1 Jan 2008 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Curtin University, Australia
  • Masters of Manual Therapy
    UWA, Australia
  • BSc Physiotherapy
    Curtin University, Australia
  • Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Innovative Learning and Teaching
    Curtin University, Australia1 Feb 2019 - present

LANGUAGES

  • Chinese (Cantonese)
    Can speak and understand

ROLE

  • Staff

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3202 - Clinical sciences
  • 3208 - Medical physiology
  • 3209 - Neurosciences
  • 3214 - Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 4201 - Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 4202 - Epidemiology
  • 4204 - Midwifery
  • 4206 - Public health
  • 4207 - Sports science and exercise
  • 5201 - Applied and developmental psychology

DEPARTMENT

  • Curtin School of Allied Health