Dr Irmina Nahon graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Physiotherapy) from the University of Sydney in 1991. She has since developed a strong interest in Pelvic Floor rehabilitation and has a Post Graduate Certificate in Continence and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy from Melbourne University (2000) and a Master of Physiotherapy from the University of South Australia (2003). In November 2011, she was awarded her PhD entitled “Assessment and Management of Male Urinary Incontinence” from the University of Sydney.

 Irmina works as a pelvic floor physiotherapist in a private practice and is Associate Professor and Professional Practice Coordination at the University of Canberra. She is an active member of the International Continence Society, the Continence Foundation of Australia, and the Australian Physiotherapy Association's Men's and Women's Health group. Irmina is an active member of the Clinical Research, Rehabilitation and Translation groupin the Faculty of Health 

Irmina is very passionate about continence promotion, as well as research into the assessment and management of incontinence. She has published many peer reviewed articles and presented at the International Continence Society meeting, the Australasian Prostate Cancer conference and  at the National Conference on Incontinence. 

Dr Nahon also does research in the area of Clincial Education. 

I am currently available to supervise Higher Degree by Research Students in the following areas (subject to faculty/institute capacity and approval)

• Conservative management of post prostatectomy Incontinence
• Physiotherapy management of pelvic floor dysfunction
• Management of persistent pelvic pain
• Clinical education of physiotherapy students