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Dr Thuy Tran

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: thuy.tran@ecu.edu.au

Dr Thuy (“Twee”) Tran is an occupational therapist, lecturer, and hand therapy clinician based in Perth, Western Australia. Thuy has over 15 years of clinical experience and is an active early career researcher with interests spanning occupation-based hand therapy, women’s health, and community health. In particular, she is passionate about preventing common hand and upper limb injuries among women in the perinatal phase. At Edith Cowan University, Thuy teaches hand therapy and evidence-informed practice, supervises research students, and continues her own research into occupation-based hand therapy and holistic approaches to upper limb conditions.

Current Teaching

  • OCT2101 Foundations of Biomechanics and Hand Therapy
  • OCT1205 Occupational Analysis

Background

Thuy ("Twee) is an experienced senior occupational therapist specialising in Hand and Upper Limb Rehabilitation and is an Accredited Hand Therapist (as awarded by the AHTA). She is passionate about intertwining occupation-based practice in the field of hand therapy. For Thuy's PhD, she developed a person-centred and holistic approach to managing work-related lateral elbow tendinopathy called “Working Hands- Ed”. Thuy is currently the unit coordinator for the ‘Foundations of Biomechanics and Hand Therapy’ unit at Edith Cowan University (Perth) and works casually as a hand therapist clinician in the private sector.

Professional Associations

  • Australian Hand Therapy Association
  • Hand Therapy Interest Group (WA Occupational Therapy Association)

Awards and Recognition

  • ‘The Australian Hand Surgery Society Award’ for the Best Research Paper, Australian Hand Therapy Association, 2021
  • Vice Chancellor’s Award (top 1%), Curtin University, 2010

Research Areas and Interests

  • Workplace-based hand therapy interventions
  • Upper limb work injuries
  • Occupational-based hand therapy
  • Women’s health and well-being
  • Perinatal health

Research Publications

  • Khan, S, Tran, T, Edema, C, Grant, J, Olivares, L, & Ferreira, V. (2025). Psychosocial occupational therapy interventions for high-risk pregnancies: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79, 7906205030. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2025.051199
  • Khama C, Ciccarelli M, Brayshaw J, Hatfield M, Tran T. 'I couldn't change his nappy': New mothers' experiences of De Quervain's tendinosis and its impact on occupational performance. Aust Occup Ther J. 2025 Apr;72(2):10.1111/1440-1630.70014. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.70014.
  • Tran, T, Harris, C, Keesing, S & Ciccarelli, M. (2022). Managing work-related lateral elbow tendinopathy: Australian hand therapists' experiences. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 70(2), 233-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12851
  • Tran, T, Harris, C, & Ciccarelli, M. (2021). The impact of a workplace-based hand therapy educational intervention on the management of work-related Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy. Journal of Hand Therapy. 36(1), 45-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2021.09.004
  • Tran, T., Ciccarelli, M, & Falkmer, T. (2020). Do hand therapists have a role in workplace education to manage tennis elbow? Beliefs about effective treatments and practices among Australian hand therapists and medical practitioners. Work. 66(3), 539-549. 10.3233/WOR-203196
  • Tran, T, & Ciccarelli, M. (2012). Primary school children's knowledge of, and attitudes towards, healthy computer use. Work. 41, 863-868.10.3233/WOR-2012-0255-863

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 2023.
  • Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) w First Class Hon, Curtin University of Technology, 2011.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Khama, C., Ciccarelli, M., Brayshaw, J., Hatfield, M., Tran, T. (2025). ‘I couldn't change his nappy’: New mothers' experiences of De Quervain's tendinosis and its impact on occupational performance. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 72(2), article number AOT70014. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.70014.
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