Our People

Board of Directors

Prof Peter O'Sullivan

Peter is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at the School of Allied Health at Curtin University and a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2005). He is internationally recognised as a leading clinician, researcher and educator in musculoskeletal pain disorders.

Over the past 20 years, Peter and his team have developed a novel management approach for people with disabling low back pain – called 'Cognitive Functional Therapy'. Peter's passion is to bridge the gap between research and practice – in order to empower researchers, educators and clinicians in the provision of person-centred care for people in pain.

Dr JP Caneiro

Dr JP Caneiro (PhD) has over 20 years experience as a clinician, researcher and lecturer in the field of musculoskeletal pain management. He is a Specialist Sport Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2013), titled Pain Physiotherapist, and an Adjunct Clinical Senior Researcher at the School of Allied Health at Curtin University.

JP is an emerging leader in the field of chronic pain, particularly the management of back pain and osteoarthritis. 

He is passionate about mentoring clinicians to ensure the highest level of care is provided in clinical practice. Born and raised in Brazil, JP also speaks Portuguese fluently and is committed to affordable translatable knowledge that is accessible to clinicians regardless of country.

Creative Team

Assoc Prof Peter Kent

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Dr Jay-Shian Tan

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Dr Riikka Holopainen

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Dr Ian Cowell

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