
Did I mention that I am also a Dr?
I have a PhD in behaviour change in physiotherapy, which basically means I am very good at understanding why people do the things they do, what is keeping them “stuck”, and then helping them to shift gears into a more productive and joyful way of being and doing.
The Finer Details
- 6 years of post-doctoral research experience in implementing evidence into practice through understanding and bringing
about behaviour change in clinicians and the public (mainly in respiratory health). - 24 published research papers (including 14 first author, 23 published since 2014).
- Has held AUD$235,000 in successful grant funding.
- Editor for the Cochrane Collaboration Airways Group.
- Peer reviewer for The BMJ, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Pediatrics.
- Supervisor to PhD students and successfully mentored 5 medical students and 4 PhD students to completion.
- 200+ hours of small group and lecturing experience in evidence-based practice, knowledge translation and respiratory infection.
Qualifications
- 2017-2017 Life Coach, International Coaching Federation Certified Course.
- 2013-2014 Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching, Queen’s University Belfast.
- 2009-2013 PhD, Queen’s University Belfast “Adherence to treatment in bronchiectasis.”
- 2005-2009 BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, 1st class, University of Ulster.
Awards
- Current Bupa Foundation Emerging Health Researcher winner (Jan 2018)
- Inaugural Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine Early Career Researcher award (Oct 2016),
- 3rd place in Queensland Semi-final of FameLab Australia (March 2016),
- Best oral presentation at Gold Coast Health and Medical Research conference (Dec 2014) .
Publications
Click the link to view all my publications;
https://research.bond.edu.au/en/persons/amanda-mccullough/publications/
Mentoring & Coaching
- Founder and leader of Bond University Lean In circle
- PhD student training and mentoring lead for the Centre for Research in Evidence-Based practice.
- Supervisor to PhD students and successfully mentored 5 medical students and 4 PhD students to completion.