Dr. Lisa Martin

Biography

Lisa Martin is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia (UWA), specializing in burns research since 2009. Her work has predominantly focused on adult and pediatric burn patients, emphasizing psychological recovery and coping mechanisms following burns. She completed her PhD at UWA in 2018, where her dissertation explored the psychological recovery processes in adult burn victims. Following her PhD, she engaged in two years of post-doctoral research funded by the Raine Foundation, further developing knowledge in coping strategies for burn survivors. Lisa has extensive experience in clinical trials and has been involved in various academic research projects since 2002, covering diverse areas such as cardiology, stroke, intensive care, and rheumatology. She possesses a strong background in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, particularly in statistical analysis and interpretation of results. Additionally, she coordinates phase III and IV studies in complicated medical fields including rheumatology and Parkinson's disease. Since 2011, she has been an active member of the Australia New Zealand Burn Association's burn prevention committee and collaborates with consumer advocacy groups to promote burn prevention. Her research interests include burn injury, genetics, scarring, and pediatric scald injuries.

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