DrClaire Boswell-Ruys
Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Senior Research FellowFaculty of Medicine and Health
BIO
Dr Claire Boswell-Ruys (BSc, BAppSci (Physio) Hons I, PhD) has worked in the area of spinal cord injuries for over 20 years. She is a Senior Research Fellow at The Kolling Institute and School of Medical Sciences. Claire completed her PhD in 2010 which focused on developing tools to assess sitting ability and concern about falling in people with a spinal cord injury (SCI); this Falls Concern Scale (FCS) has been translated into 9 different languages (SCI-FCS). Claire continues to investigate the effect of specific rehabilitation assessments and techniques on sitting ability for people with SCI.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Senior Research FellowThe University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia2026 - present
- Senior Research FellowNeuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia2005 - 2025
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Conjoint Senior LecturerUNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia2015 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior PhysiotherapistPrince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia2002 - present
CERTIFICATIONS
- PhDUNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia2006 - 2010Unsupported sitting in people with spinal cord injury: the development and validation of tests for assessment and evaluating the effects of therapy.
- BAppSci (Physiotherapy; Hons I)The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia1998 - 2001
- BSc (Anatomy)UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia1994 - 1996
SCHOOL
- School of Medical Sciences
AVAILABILITY
- Research supervision
- Research collaboration
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Industry projects
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 3 Good Health and Well Being