Jim Dollman

Adjunct Associate Professor Jim Dollman is affiliated with the UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance at the University of South Australia. With over 30 years of academic experience, he specializes in exercise physiology and rural health determinants. His research employs both objective measures (pedometers, accelerometers) and self-report techniques to study physical activity behaviors.

His primary research examines sociodemographic influences on physical activity, rural health determinants, and innovative health promotion strategies. He developed the Rural Environments and Community Health (REACH) initiative, a multidisciplinary approach combining exercise physiology, psychology, sociology and social marketing to 'normalize' protective health behaviors in rural communities.

Recent publications focus on health disparities in rural populations, physical activity interventions, and health service accessibility. His work demonstrates consistent themes of using technology-enabled solutions (mobile clinics, online platforms) and community-based participatory approaches to address rural health inequities.

Professor Dollman has received numerous honors including:

• Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology (2023)
• Nephrology Nurse Researcher Award (2021)
• Best Paper Award from Renal Society of Australasia (2023)
• Top Abstract Award from European Dialysis and Transplant Association (2020)

He currently leads several funded projects:

• Mental wellbeing programs for rural men through football clubs
• Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for farmers
• Training programs for rural financial counsellors

He coordinates HLTH 2005: Exercise Physiology 2 and mentors research students.

As team leader of the REACH program, he oversees field operations utilizing mobile clinics and trained allied health students to deliver community health assessments and interventions.