SA BRANCH COMMITTEE

Tharika Rodrigo
Student Representative

Tharika graduated a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2020 from UniSA which sparked her love for neurorehabilitation and broader interests in health promotion and public health. This led her to complete a Graduate Certificate in Health Promotion and Master of Public Health at Flinders University where her interests of rural, women's and global health were affirmed. She is now currently undertaking her PhD at UniSA under the supervision of Dr. Brenton Hordacre.

Tharika's thesis focuses on developing and implementing an intensive upper-limb stroke bootcamp (group intervention) which can be delivered in rural and non-metropolitan areas. She currently works with War Veterans and Stroke patients to assist them in reaching their rehabilitation goals and also works as a clinical educator, to facilitate and pass down knowledge to the next generation of physiotherapists.

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