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Nicole finished her PhD and joined the academic staff at the University of Canberra as a Clinical Assistant Professor (Physiotherapy) in 2014. Since graduating in 1997 from the University of Sydney, Nicole has worked as a physiotherapist in a number of different hospital settings in Australia and the UK such as acute and rehabilitation, public and private, urban and rural, as well as in primary health care. Her background is mainly in rehabilitation, with a more recent focus on cardiac rehabilitation, although she has worked in a number of different rehabilitation areas including pulmonary, amputee, orthopaedic and neurological. Nicole continues to work clinically in an acute hospital setting.
Dr Freene has a strong interest in the primary and secondary prevention of chronic disease and increasing the populations' physical activity levels, particularly in middle-aged adults. This was the focus of her PhD titled 'Physical Activity At Home: Long-term effectiveness of a community group exercise versus physiotherapist-led home-based physical activity program in middle-aged adults'. She is a founding member of the National Physiotherapy for Physical Activity group and a committee member of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association of NSW/ACT Professional Development Committee. Nicole supervises both Honours and PhD students. Her current research focuses on increasing physical activity levels and decreasing sedentary behaviour in adults, both in healthy and cardiac populations.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Bachelor, University of Sydney
Bachelor, Monash University
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Projects 2018 2023
Environmental and social determinants of health in the Australian Capital Territory: program interventions aimed at reducing the burden of disease and avoidable hospital admissions.
Davey, R., Daniel, M., Cargo, M., Niyonsenga, T., Coffee, N., Freene, N., Kosari, S. & Carroll, S.
5/04/19 → 30/04/23
Project: Other
ToDo-CR: a behavioural smartphone app to reduce the risk of repeat heart attacks
1/10/18 → 31/10/19
Project: Other
Research Output 2011 2019
A wake-up call for physical activity promotion in Australia: results from a survey of Australian nursing and allied health professionals
Freene, N., Cools, S., Hills, D., Bissett, B., Pumpa, K. & Cooper, G., 2019, In : Australian Health Review. 43, 2, p. 165-170 6 p., AH16240.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Are People With Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack Being Included? A Cross-Sectional Survey
Howes, T., Mahendran, N. & Freene, N., 17 Apr 2019, In : Asia Pacific Heart Journal. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Control group changes in objectively measured physical activity in primary care: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Freene, N., Davey, R. & McPhail, S. M., 18 Jun 2019, In : Systematic Reviews. 8, 1, p. 1-6 6 p., 144.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Frequency of a very brief intervention by physiotherapists to increase physical activity levels in adults: A pilot randomised controlled trial
Freene, N., Davey, R. & McPhail, S. M., 22 May 2019, In : BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation. 11, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
High sedentary behaviour and low physical activity levels at 12 months after cardiac rehabilitation: A prospective cohort study
Freene, N., McManus, M., Mair, T., Tan, R. & Davey, R., 26 Aug 2019, In : Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article