Rate My Professor Maureen Mcevoy

Dr. Maureen McEvoy serves as a Casual Teaching Lecturer in the School of Allied Health and Human Performance within the College of Health at Adelaide University. She completed her PhD in 2011 focused on Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in allied health professions, an interest developed from extensive years of clinical teaching in outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy management. In her current role, she coordinates the fourth-year undergraduate physiotherapy course Advanced Rehabilitation and delivers the postgraduate course Advanced Physiotherapy Practice 2 (Musculoskeletal) as part of the Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal) program. She also teaches undergraduate courses primarily in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and evidence-based practice. Eligible to supervise Master's and PhD students as a co-supervisor, Dr. McEvoy contributes to the development of future allied health professionals through her teaching strengths, including generosity, availability, non-judgmental listening, building workplace transition confidence, and pursuit of clinical excellence.

Dr. McEvoy's research centers on training EBP skills in entry-level allied health students, their application in outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy management, and the capacity for evidence-based practice as graduates enter the workforce. Her scholarly output includes numerous peer-reviewed publications, such as Edwards et al. (2025) 'Characteristics and outcomes of communities of practice in allied health educators: rapid review' in Journal of Interprofessional Care; Cardle et al. (2024) '“Diluting Its Value as a Word by Applying It to Everything”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Perspectives and Practices of Mindfulness Practitioners' in Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare; Harvie et al. (2024) 'A comparison of visual and direct assessments of lumbar spine posture' in Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies; McEvoy et al. (2024) 'Telehealth usability in a university student physiotherapy clinic during COVID-19' in Musculoskeletal Care; Cardle et al. (2023) 'Mindfulness and chronic musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review' in Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare; Hui et al. (2021) 'To what extent is telehealth reported to be incorporated into undergraduate and postgraduate allied health curricula: a scoping review' in PLoS ONE; McEvoy et al. (2020) 'Changes in physiotherapists' perceptions of evidence-based practice after a year in the workforce: a mixed-methods study' in PLoS ONE; McEvoy et al. (2018) 'Changes in physiotherapy students' knowledge and perceptions of EBP from first year to graduation: A mixed methods study' in BMC Medical Education; McEvoy et al. (2011) 'Evidence-based practice profiles of physiotherapists transitioning into the workforce: a study of two cohorts' in BMC Medical Education; and McEvoy et al. (2010) 'Development and psychometric testing of a trans-professional evidence-based practice profile questionnaire' in Medical Teacher. These works underscore her contributions to advancing EBP and clinical practices in allied health.