Professor Trevor Russell
The University of Queensland
Level 7, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service
296 Herston Road
HERSTON QLD 4029

Trevor Russell is a professor in the Division of Physiotherapy within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The University of Queensland. He has a PhD in telerehabilitation and co-directs the Centre for Research in Telerehabilitation at The University of Queensland.
His primary research focus surrounds the use of mobile technologies and telecommunication tools for both clinical service provision and teaching and learning in the rehabilitation sciences. Specifically, his research aims to develop innovative computer-based hardware and software solutions to enable the provision of rehabilitation services remotely via the Internet; to further the evidence base of telerehabilitation through controlled clinical trials of telerehabilitation interventions; to evaluate the treatment efficacy of specific telerehabilitation interventions; investigate cost-benefit factors of telerehabilitation services; and develop best practice guidelines for the establishment of telemedicine services in the rehabilitation sciences.
He has an extensive role in the teaching and coordination of the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate physiotherapy programs at The University of Queensland including the role of director of the graduate-entry Masters of Physiotherapy Studies program.