Sandy Brauer

Professor Sandy Brauer, Deputy Executive Dean at The University of Queensland's Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, aging, and balance disorders. Her work focuses on improving postural control, gait, and physical activity in stroke survivors and individuals with neurological conditions.

• Executive Leadership: Deputy Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
• Research Center: Director of Centre for Neurorehabilitation, Ageing and Balance Research

Her research addresses impaired postural control's devastating impacts, developing physiotherapy techniques and cost-effectiveness analyses for clinical translation. Current themes include:

• Post-stroke physical activity recovery
• Dual-task training for Parkinson's patients
• Community mobility challenges
• SMART Arm device for stroke rehabilitation
• Hospital fall prevention

Professor Brauer's recent work explores digital health implementations, machine learning for rehabilitation outcomes, and sensory impairments in neurological populations. She actively supervises PhD candidates in movement science and biomechanics.

Key affiliations include:

• Queensland University Technology collaborations
• Sonova AG research on hearing-loss balance issues
• NHMRC and ARC funded projects