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Clare Ardern

(she/her)
Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy, University of British Columbia

Clare is an Australian-trained physiotherapist. Her research work brings researchers, patients, clinicians and health policy makers together to find and build new solutions to challenging problems in musculoskeletal health. Clare’s expertise in sports medicine, rehabilitation and meta-research has been honed over more than a decade working in clinical and research environments in Australia, Qatar, Sweden and Canada. She is interested in (i) using everyday technology in clever ways to break down barriers to people accessing quality musculoskeletal health care, (ii) measuring the impact of health research on public policy, the economy and society, and (iii) equity in research funding and health care.

Experience

  • –present
    Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy, University of British Columbia
  • 2021–2023
    Research associate, University of British Columbia

Education

  • 2013 
    La Trobe University, PhD
  • 2008 
    La Trobe University, BPhysio(Hons)