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Email

samantha.bunzli@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Department of Physiotherapy
Education
PhD
Curtin University of Technology

University of South Australia
Post Graduate Certificate
University of South Australia
Bachelors Degree
University of Otago
ORCID

0000-0002-5747-9361

Dr Samantha Bunzli

Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Department of Physiotherapy

138 Scholarly works
11 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Moving Forward Together. Part 5: Championing Physical Therapy Allyship and Advocacy for Indigenous Peoples With Musculoskeletal Pain
    DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2026.13858
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Moving Forward Together. Part 3: Strengthening Physical Therapy Research for Indigenous Peoples’ Musculoskeletal Health
    DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2026.13751
  • 2026

    Journal article

    More Than Fear of Reinjury – A Multidimensional Experience of Reinjury Concerns: A Systematic Review With Qualitative Evidence Synthesis of Athletes’ Experience and Interpretation of “Reinjury Concerns” After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
    DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2026.13852
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Cartilage Based Stem Cell Therapies for Joint Deformity and Facial Disfigurement. A Framework for Point-of-Care Manufacturing and Delivery (ARISTOCRAT).
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Misconceptions and the Acceptance of Evidence-based Nonsurgical Interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis. A Qualitative Study
    DOI: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000784
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    The Pretend Trial: A Mixed Methods Study Evaluating Preferences, Feasibility, and Costs of Performing Sham Surgery Trials Involving Major Surgical Procedures
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Closing the Evidence-Practice Gap in Total Knee Replacement: Optimising Evidence-Based Decision-Making Through a Multi-Dimensional Surgeon Feedback Intervention
Samantha Bunzli

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
MDHS Award for Excellence in Research by an Early-Career Researcher University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences
2018
University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences Early Career Travel Grant
2016
Best Paper Presentation Australian Pain Society
2014
Elsevier Book Prize Curtin University

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    'ACL - wow, this is bad': patients' perspectives on their anterior cruciate ligament injury and its care - a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.
    DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109746
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    13 ‘ACL: the dreaded three-letter word’: a mixed-methods content analysis of Australian news media narratives of anterior cruciate ligament rupture
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2026-sportskongres.13
  • 2025

    Journal article

    MonitOring The Influence Of care in people with kNee osteoarthritis (MOTION) study: Access and referral to first-line care and its association with surgery rates
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2025.07.105
  • 2025

    Journal article

    “Breaking” news: An analysis of Australian news media narratives on anterior cruciate ligament injuries
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2025.07.063
  • 2025

    Journal article

    MonitOring the health trajectory of patients with kNee osteoarthritis referred for orthopaedic opinion: Protocol for the MOTION parallel cohort-implementation study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100622
  • 2025

    Journal article

    How Do Individuals Perceive Diagnostic Labels and Explanations for Hip Pain? A Qualitative Study Among Adults With Persistent Hip Pain
    DOI: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000003445
  • 2025

    Journal article

    REFRAMING THE OSTEOARTHRITIS STORY – DISCOVERING THE CHANGE AGENTS AND HOW TO WORK THEM
    DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2025.02.710

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2019

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Reducing Inappropriate Knee Joint Replacement Surgery and Hospital Burden

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