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BIO

Professor Siobhan Schabrun conducts research in the School of Physical Therapy at Western University and at Lawson Research Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare London. Her work focuses on neuroplasticity, chronic pain, and neuromodulation, particularly the use of non-invasive brain stimulation to understand, treat and prevent musculoskeletal pain. She investigates how maladaptive changes in the brain contribute to persistent pain and how they can be reversed through targeted therapy. Holding a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Adelaide, she is The William and Lynne Gray Endowed Research Chair in Mobility and Activity at the Gray Centre for Mobility and Activity, Lawson Researh Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare, London and a core member of the Western Institute for Neuroscience. She supervises research in the Human Pain Discoveries Laboratory and is currently available for graduate student mentorship and doctoral supervision.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • William & Lynne Gray Endowed Research Chair in Mobility and Activity
    St Josephs Healthcare London, Lawson Research Institute, London, Canada1 Feb 2022
  • Professor
    Western University, Physical Therapy, London, Canada1 Feb 2022
  • Acting Director
    Western University, Physical Therapy, London, Canada1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
  • Senior Principal Research Scientist/Associate Professor
    Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia29 Jun 2018 - 31 Jan 2022
  • NHMRC Clinical Research Fellow/Senior Lecturer
    Western Sydney University, Physical Therapy, Richmond, Australia1 Jul 2013 - 29 Jun 2018
  • NHMRC R.D. Wright Biomedical Research Fellow
    The University of Queensland, Physical Therapy, Brisbane, Australia4 Jan 2010 - 28 Jun 2013

DEGREES

  • PhD
    The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia3 Jan 2006 - 15 Dec 2009
  • B.Physio (Hons)
    University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia9 Jan 2001 - 9 Dec 2005

LANGUAGES

  • English

EXPERTISE