Research with Impact
Knowledge of the beach is more than a matter of curiosity.
Current Research Projects
Past Research Projects
Tides of Change
Research Outputs and Success
Sasha Job, Luke Heales, and Steven Obst were awarded 2023 Australian Physiotherapy Association Pitchfest People's Choice Winner
Job, S., Heales, L., Obst, S. (2023). Beach use, preferences, and benefits for older people and people with disability: An Australian community survey. Australian Physiotherapy Association Ignite Conference.
Job, S., Heales, L., Obst, S. (2023). Oceans of Opportunity - Perspectives on beach-based therapy for people with disability: A survey of Australian physiotherapists and occupational therapists. Australian Physiotherapy Association Ignite Conference.
Job, S., Heales, L., Obst, S. (2023). Tides of change - Barriers and facilitators to beach accessibility for older people and people with disability. Australian Physiotherapy Association Ignite Conference.
Award: Best Conference Paper
Job, S., Heales, L., Obst, S. (2023). Tides of change - Barriers and facilitators to beach accessibility for older people and people with disability. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Sasha Job was awarded 2022 CQU Research Great Debate Winner
Sasha Job was awarded VYT People's Choice Winner
Sasha Job was awarded 3MT Runner Up and People's Choice Winner
Job, S., Heales, L., Obst, S. (2022). Oceans of opportunity for universal beach accessibility: An integrated model for health and wellbeing in people with disability. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
Australian Physiotherapy Association Physiotherapy Research Foundation Grant
Research Opportunities
U-BEACH is committed to research that engages with people with lived experience and industry to deliver real-world outcomes.
We currently have opportunities for research partnerships as well as supervised research and study including Master of Research and Doctor of Philosophy courses.
Would you like to meet us, partner with us or learn more about our U-BEACH research projects?
Please contact our project manager, Sasha Job:
(07) 4150 7702