Sarah Dennis

Professor Sarah Dennis is a Professor of Allied Health at the University of Sydney and holds a conjoint position at UNSW's Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity. She leads research in chronic disease management, particularly respiratory conditions, focusing on primary care integration, health equity, and self-management strategies. Her work emphasizes improving access to care for disadvantaged populations and optimizing allied health roles.

• Affiliations: Member of the Charles Perkins Centre, Living Well with Chronic Disease Research Group.
• Education: Grad Assoc Physiotherapy (Sheffield), MSc Physiology (UCL), PhD Epidemiology (Queen Mary London), Grad Cert Educational Studies (University of Sydney).

Research Interests: Chronic conditions management, health literacy, multi-morbidity, allied health integration, and culturally responsive care. Her studies bridge clinical practice and policy, addressing gaps in equitable healthcare delivery.

Key Projects: Includes the MRFF Consumer-Led Research on Natural Helper approaches and the APCOM study on COPD self-management. Recent work evaluates mHealth pulmonary rehabilitation and dietary interventions for arthroplasty patients.

• Grants/Awards: Distinguished Service Award (UNSW, 2019), The Australian's leading researcher (2021-2023).
• Students: Supervising 5 PhD students at Sydney and has mentored 13 PhD graduates at UNSW.