Dr Emily Ramage
PhD, GDipEdu, BPhysioHons, APAM
Research Fellow
Location
Heidelberg Campus
245 Burgundy Street
Heidelberg Victoria 3084
Biography
Dr Emily Ramage is clinician researcher who completed her PhD in December 2022. She combines over 15 years’ experience as a physiotherapist with a passion for optimising stroke recovery through targeted research.
Dr Ramage is recognised as a Future Leader by the World Stroke Organisation and an Emerging Leader by the International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance. She has received over $2.5 million dollars in competitive funding as a chief investigator.
Dr Ramage is a trainee member of the International Knowledge Utilization Research Network and recognises the importance of involving research end-users such as people with lived experience and clinicians her expertise in collaborative research to maximise it relevance and usability.
Dr Ramage’s current research focuses on understanding how different phenotypes in young adult stroke are associated with recovery trajectories, early rehabilitation after intracerebral haemorrhage and how to facilitate representation of ethnically diverse and women in research.
Career highlights
23 publications including 21 peer reviewed journal articles and two book chapters
Current roles
- Senior Research Officer – Stroke Theme, The Florey
- Senior Physiotherapy Researcher MOVE Together: Reduce Falls, Western Health
Past roles
Research and Knowledge Translation Lead, Western Health
Awards and achievements
2024 – New Investigator Stroke Recovery Award, Australia and New Zealand Stroke Organisation at the Asia Pacific Stroke Conference, Adelaide, Australia
2024 – Harold Mithell Postdoctoral Travel Fellowship, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
2022 – Higher Degree by Research Excellence Finalist, The University of Newcastle
