Verna Stavric
Lecturer and Research Officer
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext7060
Email: verna.stavric@aut.ac.nz
Physical Address:
Room AB111, AUT North Shore Campus, 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote 0627, Auckland, New Zealand
Postal Address:
School of Rehabilitation & Occupation Studies
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Address for blogs:
Facebook living well health disability page
Qualifications:
BSc (PT), MHSc (Hons)
Memberships and Affiliations:
New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist (NZRP)
Member of the New Zealand College of Physiotherapists (MNZCP)
Biography:
Verna graduated with a BSc(PT) from the University of Toronto, Canada in 1992 and worked in both Canadian and New Zealand hospital and rehabilitation settings until joining AUT in 2003. She completed her MSc(Hons) in 2007 and has joined the Person Centred Research Centre in the School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies.
Teaching Areas:
Undergraduate Physiotherapy programme
Current Research Projects:
- The Living Well Project-Understanding factors involved with the prevention of obesity and obesity-related conditions in the disabled population
Investigators: Kath McPherson, Nicola Kayes, Suzie Mudge et al
Funding: Health Research Council and Ministry of Health
- Goals and Self Regulation Skills in Brain Injury Rrhabilitation: An RCT
Investigators: Kath McPherson et al
Funding: Health Research Council
- Systematic Review Investigating Behavioural Change Techniques to Improve Physical Activity in People with Chronic Conditions
- SCIPT E Learning Committee-International Group of Physiotherapists with expertise in spinal cord injury rehabilitation putting together an online learning package for improving spinal cord injury treatment