ProfLeo Ng
Adjunct Professor
Curtin School of Allied Health
Orcid identifier0000-0002-9814-0495
- Adjunct ProfessorCurtin 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.
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 LecturerCurtin University, Australia1 Jan 2008 - present
DEGREES
- PhDCurtin University, Australia
- Masters of Manual TherapyUWA, Australia
- BSc PhysiotherapyCurtin University, Australia
- Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Innovative Learning and TeachingCurtin 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