Dr. Kathryn Mills

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kathryn Mills is an Associate Professor at Macquarie University, focusing primarily on knee pain across the lifespan. She has extensive experience in high-performance community sports, where her research emphasizes the importance of footwear in rehabilitation and performance. Mills adopts a pragmatic approach to research, aiming to develop applicable solutions targeting individuals with knee pain, particularly those who wish to remain active. Her methodological expertise spans clinical biomechanics, laboratory studies, and large-scale randomized control trials, with a dedicated aim of improving real-world outcomes for her patients. Mills' research interests include early interventions for knee osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain, and the role of footwear in enhancing rehabilitation. Currently, she is engaged in various projects aimed at understanding and improving public awareness of knee osteoarthritis care pathways.

Research Interests

Knee Pain Lifespan Active/Sport People Patellofemoral Pain Footwear Rehabilitation Performance Early Interventions Knee Osteoarthritis High Performance Sport

Experience

Clinical Medicine Lead

2022-01-01 — Present

Sports Medicine Australia • Australia

Conference Committee

2020-01-01 — Present

NSW Sports Exercise Physiotherapy Board • Australia

Executive

2019-07-01 — Present

Footwear Biomechanics Group • Australia

Courses

PHTY8103: Interprofessional Health Care PHTY8205: Physiotherapy Workplace Recreation PHTY8301: Advanced Physiotherapy Practice PHTY8303: Advanced Research Training PHTY8306: Research Project Seminar

Requirements for Macquarie University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:94
PTE
Listening
Required:58
Reading
Required:58
Writing
Required:58
Speaking
Required:58
Overall
Required:65
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from a recognised institution Minimum 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at a managerial/professional level
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Specialization Notes

Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).