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Email

natalie.fini@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
Department of Physiotherapy
Education
PhD
La Trobe University
Post Graduate Diploma
University of Strathclyde
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
La Trobe University
ORCID

0000-0001-5474-6404

A/Prof Natalie Fini

Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
Department of Physiotherapy

74 Scholarly works
8 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mapping the digital landscape: A systematic environmental scan and evaluation of online resources about recovery after intensive care
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109710
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Recent highlights in motor recovery and rehabilitation research after stroke
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.06.005
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Phenotyping Functional Gait Disorder: An Exploratory Analysis of Existing Frameworks
    DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.70437
  • 2026

    Journal article

    My MAPS: incorporating personal and social factors to increase physical activity after stroke: a co-design study
    DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2527944
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Targeting Muscle Power Generation: Is It the Key to Improving Walking Speed After Stroke?
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Tailoring Physical Activity Interventions After Stroke to Promote Lifelong Adherence
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    A Centre of Research Excellence to Accelerate Stroke Trial Innovation and Translation
Natalie Fini

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)
2022
New Investigator Prize - Rehabilitation & Recovery; Stroke Society of Australasia Conference
2022
Dyason Fellowship, University of Melbourne
2022
Stroke Foundation Early Career Seed Grant

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Longitudinal gait changes in functional neurological disorder: A 12-month prospective study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112408
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Co-design of a personalised physical activity intervention for stroke survivors
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2025.101817
  • 2025

    Journal article

    An exploration of serious falls after stroke using a large international stroke rehabilitation database
    DOI: 10.1177/17474930251314330
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Digital health interventions in adult intensive care and recovery after critical illness to promote survivorship care
    DOI: 10.1177/17511437241311105
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Self-Reported Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms in People With Functional Gait Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
    DOI: 10.1002/brb3.70208
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Physical activity patterns in independently mobile adult stroke survivors: an in-depth exploratory, observational study
    DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2471571

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Drug Paired With High Dose Upper Limb Motor Training After Stroke (SEAMLESS-DMT)
  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Real-Time Activity Participation and Psychosocial Wellbeing of People With Stroke and Their Carers During Sub-Acute Rehabilitation (REAL-WELL): Phase 1b & 2

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