Associate ProfessorMaree Milross

Maree Milross is an Associate Professor with the Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. She is the Director of Academic Education for the Sydney School of Health Sciences and is a member of the cardiopulmonary physiotherapy teaching team for both the BAppSc (Physiotherapy) and Doctor of Physiotherapy programs at the University of Sydney. A/Prof Milross has driven evaluation and re-development of the acute care teaching in the Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy curriculum.

A/Prof Milross worked as a clinical physiotherapist at St George Hospital (Sydney), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney) and the Royal Brompton Hospital (London). A/Prof Milross actively pursued her interest in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy since graduating as a physiotherapist in 1993. This saw her completing her PhD with the Faculty of Medicine (Sydney University) in 2002 in the area of sleep disordered breathing and non-invasive ventilation in adult cystic fibrosis. A/Prof Milross’ research pursuits continue in the areas of sleep and respiratory/critical care medicine and she supervises higher degree research students in these areas.

Gender equity and diversity in the STEMM fields is an area A/Prof Milross has both a personal and a professional interest in. A/Prof Milross has been an active member of Sydney University's Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Self Assessment Team (SAT). The SAGE program is a national pilot program promoting gender equity and gender diversity policies and practices in STEMM (http://www.sciencegenderequity.org.au). In 2019 the SAT were successful in applying for Athena Swan Bronze accreditation, with Sydney University being recognised for its institutional capacity to work toward eliminating gender inequity and its commitment to bolstering the hiring, promotion and retention of women, while also improving the workplace environment for people of all genders.