Contact Details
| Organization: | School of Health Sciences |
| Position: | HEAD, SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.physioth.unimelb.edu.au/about/school/people/mm.html |
| Work: | 83449424 |
| Fax: | 83474375 |
| Room: | 143 |
| Level: | 01 |
| Building: | 234 Queensberry St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Parkinson disease | Physiotherapy | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | La Trobe University | 01-Apr-1996 | |
| Applied Science | La Trobe University | 31-Dec-1991 | |
| Gerontology | La Trobe University | 31-Dec-1988 | |
| Applied Science (Physiotherapy) | La Trobe University | 31-Dec-1982 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Biomechanical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291504)
- Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321013)
- Orthopaedics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321017)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Rehabilitation and Therapy: Occupational and Physical (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321024)
- Rheumatology and Arthritis (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321028)
- Surgery (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321029)
- Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321099)
- Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) (NURSING) (321103)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Mental Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321204)
- Care for Disabled (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321212)
- Biomechanics (HUMAN MOVEMENT AND SPORTS SCIENCE) (321402)
- Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified (HUMAN MOVEMENT AND SPORTS SCIENCE) (321499)
- Therapies and Therapeutic Technology (OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES) (329903)
- Assessment and Evaluation (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330109)
- Other Education (OTHER EDUCATION) (339999)
- Health Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340204)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Surgical methods and procedures (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730109)
- Skeletal system and disorders (incl. Arthritis) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730114)
- Health related to ageing (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730203)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Injury control (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730220)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Nursing (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730302)
- Occupational, speech and physiotherapy (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730303)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Vocational education and training (VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING) (740401)
- The aged (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750304)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREVENTING FALLS AND IMPROVING MOBILITY IN PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE | Chief Investigator | MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH | Cinical Discovery Grants for Parkinson's Disease Research | 01/05/2006 |
| THE BIOMECHANICS OF OBSTACLE CROSSING IN PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON DISEASE | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Public Health Postgraduate Scholarships | 01/01/2007 |
| Therapy to reduce falling in Parkinson's. | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2008 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
2004-7 - $566,829 (cash component $270,000) K Webster, J Feller, M Morris, R Wales, K Bennell. Factors influencing functional locomotion in older adults” Australian Research Council Linkages Grant (ID 402679). M. Morris CIC.2004-8 - $600,000 Sole Investigator. Morris ME. Department of Human Services Victoria, “Rural workforce strategy: Rural health workforce project” grant.
2005-9 - $2,000,000 (ID 264597) National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Centre for Research Excellence (CCRE) in Clinical Gait Analysis and Gait Rehabilitation. Chief investigators: K Graham, M Morris, R Iansek, R Baker, R Wolfe, M Pandy.
2006-2008 - $335,125 (ID 402679) National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant. “Recovery of walking after stroke using treadmill training.” Chief investigators: Louisa Ada, Meg Morris, Catherine Dean. M. Morris CIB.
2006-2009 - $820,000 Michael J Fox Clinical Discovery Grant. M Morris (Meg Morris Chief investigator). Co-investigators: R Iansek, F Huxham, J McGinley, H Menz, J Watts. “Preventing falls and improving mobility in people with Parkinson disease”.
2006-2008 - $110,000 US National Parkinson Foundation. R Iansek, M Morris, D Jolley, D Campbell, J Watts. “Clinical and economic measures to evaluate disease status and progression in Parkinson disease”. M. Morris CIB.
2007-2010 - $347,000 L. Denehey, S Berney, G Hawthorne, ME Morris, E Skinner, S Warrillow. “Evaluation of exercise rehabilitation for survivors of intensive care”. NHMRC project grant (ID 454717). M. Morris Associate Investigator B.
2008-2010 - $720,000 ME Morris, H Menz, N Taylor, F Huxham, C Martin. “Effects of home based rehabilitation in Parkinson disease”. NHMRC project grant.
2008-2010 - $320,000 S Brauer, ME Morris, M Woollacott. “Effects of dual task performance during gait Parkinson disease”. NHMRC project grant.
2008 - $30,000 Alison Perry, Meg Morris. Grant ID 5868 The use of E-Stim with people who have dysphagia associated with Parkinson’s disease. Helen Macpherson Smith Trust.
2009 - $200,000. ME Morris, E Williams. Building Capacity in the Rural Physiotherapy Workforce: A Paediatric Training Partnership'. Department of Health and Ageing.
2009-2013 $4,999,978 Victoria Neurotrauma Initiative. DP 158 - Optimising Sleep in Quadriplegia: Mechanisms and Management
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.