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Dr Bruna Tessarin

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: b.tessarin@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4967-1959

Bruna is a postdoctoral research fellow within Edith Cowan University, Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute. Her research focuses on co-designing, implementing and assessing the effectiveness of an injury prevention program for WA Police Force recruits.

Background

Dr. Tessarin is an early-career researcher, physiotherapist, and a former ballet dancer. As a clinician, she has primarily worked with athletes and pregnant women, as she also holds a specialization in Women’s Health. Dr. Tessarin completed her PhD in Brazil at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), including one-year as a visiting researcher with The Australian Ballet in Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on injury prevention and performance improvement in dancers, specifically investigating the Achilles tendon and ankle injuries.

Professional Associations

  • Sports Medicine Australia – Member
  • Regional Council of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (CREFITO-3) Brazil - Member

Awards and Recognition

  • 2023 - International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (Valencia, Spain) / Best Oral presentation – Student category
  • 2022 - 13th Argentine Congress of the Association of Sports Kinesiology (Buenos Aires, Argentina) / Second Place Best Presentation

Research Areas and Interests

Bruna has research interests in musculoskeletal injury prevention in active/athletic populations, performance enhancement in ballet dancers, and differential diagnosis of conditions affecting the posterior ankle complex, with particular interest in the Achilles tendon.

Qualifications

  • Doctor in Physiotherapy, Brazil, 2024.
  • Graduate Diploma in Womens Health Physiotherapy, Brazil, 2019.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy, Brazil, 2017.
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