Jessica Stanhope

Keynote Speaker, Mini Keynote

Dr, University of Adelaide, SA

Dr Jessica Stanhope is an APA Research Physiotherapist, and Lecturer in Physiotherapy at The University of Adelaide. She completed her PhD in 2020, investigating musculoskeletal conditions in musicians, and her research has since focused on ecohealth.

Jessica currently leads the Environmental Allied Health Group at The University of Adelaide, which is an internationally collaborating, multidisciplinary group interested in identifying the mechanisms linking green space exposure and health outcomes, establishing how people interact with green spaces  and the barriers and facilitators of this interaction, and investigating health professionals’ perceptions and use of nature-based interventions. She is also on the Executive Committee of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association.