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Mrs Sally Casson

Clinical Practicum Coordinator

Staff Member Details
Email: s.casson@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6961-9950

Overview of role

Sally is a Clinical Practicum Coordinator for Exercise and Sports Science.

Current Teaching

  • SPS3112 - Exercise and Sports Science Practicum
  • SPS3121 - Professional Skills in Clinical Exercise Physiology
  • SPS4126 - Clinical Exercise Physiology: Practicum

Professional Associations

  • Member - Exercise & Sport Science Australia (ESSA)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Management of neurological and neuromuscular diseases
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Parkinson’s Disease

Qualifications

  • Master of Excercise and Sport Science (Clinical Excerc. Sc), The University of Sydney, 2008.
  • Bachelor of Science (Excercise and Health Science), The University of Western Australia, 2006.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Raynor, A., Nimphius, S., Kadlec, D., Casson, S., Fox-Harding, C., Fortington, L. (2024). Evaluation of the HEAL™ing Mental Health program: A prospective cohort study of short-term changes from a physical activity and lifestyle education program for people with mental health disorders living in rural Australia. PLoS One, 19(3), Article number e0299859. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299859.

Journal Articles

  • Casson, S., Jones, M., Cassar, J., Kwai, N., Lloyd, A., Barry, B., Sandler, C. (2023). The effectiveness of activity pacing interventions for people with chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45(23), 3788-3802. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2135776.
  • Jones, M., Casson, S., Barry, B., Li, S., Valenzuela, T., Cassar, J., Lamanna, C., Lloyd, A., Sandler, C. (2023). eLearning improves allied health professionals' knowledge and confidence to manage medically unexplained chronic fatigue states: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 173(TBD), article number 111462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111462.

Journal Articles

  • McBride, R., Horsfield, S., Sandler, C., Cassar, J., Casson, S., Cvejic, E., Vollmer-Conna, U., Lloyd, A. (2017). Cognitive remediation training improves performance in patients with chronic fatigue syndromes. Psychiatry Research, 257(November 2017), 400-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.08.035.
  • Li, S., Sandler, C., Casson, S., Cassar, J., Bogg, T., Lloyd, A., Barry, B. (2017). Randomised controlled trial of online continuing education for health professionals to improve the management of chronic fatigue syndrome: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 7(5), Article number e014133. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014133.

Journal Articles

  • Naumann, F., Moore, K., Casson, S., Jones, P. (2014). Developing an objective structured clinical examination to assess work-integrated learning in exercise physiology. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 15(2), 81-89.

Research Projects

  • HEALing Mental Health Research - ESSA , Exercise & Sports Science Australia, Healing Mental Health Research Tender, 2022 ‑ 2025, $29,885.
  • A little bit of exercise goes a long way – increasing independence of aged care residents with Parkinson's Disease., Exercise & Sports Science Australia, Applied Sports Science Research Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $49,966.
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