Samantha Bunzli

Griffith University

Dr Samantha Bunzli is a senior research fellow in Physiotherapy who holds a conjoint position between the School of Health Sciences and Social Work at Griffith University and the Physiotherapy Department at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. 

In her program of research, Dr Bunzli engages diverse stakeholder (patient, clinician, community) voices to investigate the beliefs, behaviours and treatment experiences of people with musculoskeletal pain conditions and those who care for them. The communication frameworks she has developed to support the delivery of best practice musculoskeletal pain care have been adopted by physiotherapy practice worldwide. 

Dr Bunzli has published >90 journal articles and 3 book chapters. Her research is supported by $11 million in grant funding, including from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and Arthritis Australia.