Rachel Quigley

Rachel Quigley is a physiotherapist working in the field gerontology for over 25 years. She has worked in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Australia. She is a founding member of the Healthy Ageing Research Team (HART), https://www.jcu.edu.au/division-of-tropical-health-and-medicine/research/hart, a group of clinician-based researchers in FNQ whose research agenda is driven by community identified priorities and clinical need.  Rachel holds the position of Senior Research Fellow within HART. The focus of her research is on healthy ageing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Rachel also works for the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service providing geriatric outreach services to the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service. 

Rachel completed an MPhil in 2020 that investigated how carers of older adults with complex needs navigate through health and aged care systems. She is currently undertaking a PhD through JCU, developing a framework of healthy ageing for the Torres Strait.

To date Rachel has 37 published peer-reviewed journal articles. She is currently Chief Investigator on 4 NHMRC/MRFF grants and CI on several other philanthropic grants. She project manages the QLD site for an additional 3 national NHMRC grants. Current grant funding as CI totals over $7M