Rate My Professor Ally Calder

Calder specializes in participatory action research, co-design, qualitative, mixed methods, and systematic review methodologies, prioritizing genuine collaborative, person- and whānau-centred partnerships with communities. Her research streams focus on physical activity participation for men living with long-term conditions and disability, inclusive access to the built environment for people with disability, and developing innovative teaching approaches for pre-registration health professional students. She supervises research at undergraduate, master's, and PhD levels and teaches courses such as PHTY254, PHTY256, PHTY354 on neurorehabilitation, disability, and physical activity; PHTY456, PHTY468 on clinical education; and postgraduate papers like PHTY535 and PHTY561. Key publications include Waller et al. (2025) 'Morphological and biomechanical comparison of the paretic to the non-paretic knee in people with stroke' in New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy; Moeinzadeh et al. (2025) 'Views of people with MS regarding VR-exergaming to improve physical function and cognition' in Disability & Rehabilitation; Sole et al. (2024) 'Co-constructing a website for people with shoulder pain and physiotherapists' in Musculoskeletal Science & Practice; Robinson et al. (2024) 'Collaborative goal setting for disabled children within education: A scoping review' in New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy; and Davidson et al. (2024) 'It's a total pain in the mouth! Physiotherapists' perspectives of temporomandibular disorders'. She is Co-Chair of the Centre for Men’s Health, University of Otago; advisory board member, Canterbury Health and Development Study; Trustee, Canterbury Multicentre Trust; and member, Physiotherapy New Zealand. She reviews for Disability and Health Journal, Disability and Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Reviews, New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, and Health Promotion Journal of Australia.