Rate My Professor Dawn Simpson

Dr Simpson's research program focuses on translational research in post-stroke fatigue, factors influencing sedentary behaviour and physical activity for stroke survivors, and health service models to support improved rehabilitation and recovery outcomes. She is an early-career researcher affiliated with the Hunter Medical Research Institute’s Heart and Stroke Research Program and serves as an Emerging Leader with the International Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Alliance. She contributes to the Australian Stroke Living Clinical Guidelines Physiotherapy Taskforce and participated in the international 3rd Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable Fatigue Task Force from 2021 to 2023. In 2023, she received a Stroke Foundation Seed Grant to co-design and test a psychoeducational tool for post-stroke fatigue management. Notable publications include 'A roadmap for research in post-stroke fatigue: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable' (2024), 'Exploring post-stroke fatigue from the perspective of stroke survivors: what strategies help? A qualitative study' (2023), 'How should we measure physical activity after stroke? An international consensus study' (2023), 'The effect of education interventions in reducing fatigue for people living with neurological conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis' (2024), and 'Mechanisms of Post-Stroke Fatigue: A Follow-Up From the Third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable' (2023). Her work advances understanding of movement behaviours and interventions to optimize stroke recovery outcomes.