Sue Barrs

Sue first gained her Sports Studies Degree prior to qualifying in Physiotherapy in the UK and specialising in musculoskeletal rehabilitation after gaining intitial experience in the NHS and then with the Metropolitan Police Physiotherapy Team and into Private Practice specialising in musculoskeletal injuries, insurance claims, sports injuries and animal therapy. She also lectured and provided workshops for the National Back Pain Organisation.

Sue was invited to be a guest lecturer at Colchester Institute for the Physiotherapy Programme and enjoyed the experience so much that she then moved into a full time position lecturing on the course and maintained a part time Private Physiotherapy Clinic too. Sue then gained her PGCHE which helped develop teaching and assessment skills; and MSc in Equine Science to enable a more holistic approach to equine rehabilitation and research opportunities. Sue's research in her Sports degree investigated horse and rider interrelationships whilst jumping and then in her masters investigated Suffolk Punch adiposity: objective and subjective measurements. Sue also helped with the development of the Physiotherapy Clinic in the Occupational Health Department at the University of Essex where she provided a service for University staff.

Sue then emigrated to Australia to join the Physiotherapy team at JCU as a Lecturer, Subject Coordinator, First Year Experience Coordinator, Honours Supervisor, Ethics monitor and Course Coordinator.