Allied Health Providers
Sophie Morgan
Clinic Lead/Practice Educator
Deborah Denman
Practice Educator
Dr Kristin Wicking
Certified Nurse Coach, Clinic Lead
Dr Wicking is doubly certified as a coach, through both the International Coach Federation and the American Holistic Nurses Credentialling Center. She created the Chronic Condition Coaching Clinic on the JCU Townsville campus in 2016. Kristin is also the Academic Lead: Staff Well-Being for Nursing & Midwifery (N&M), where she uses coaching skills to provide wellness coaching and/or professional development coaching. She also uses coaching skills to foster timely completions and high publication rates in her seven doctoral research students, many of whom are studying chronic conditions and/or other wellness-promotion initiatives.
Brian Heilbronn
Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Clinical Educator
Brian is a Clinical Educator/Lecturer who has a special interest in strength and conditioning and is currently conducting research on fatigue in military occupational activities.
Dr Michael Inskip
Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Clinical Educator
Michael is a Clinical Educator/Lecturer who has completed his PhD in prescription of robust exercise in older populations with Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Frailty and Sarcopenia.
Harriet Naylor
Clinic Lead/Practice Educator
Harriet Naylor is a certified practising speech language pathologist and lecturer/lead clinical educator at James Cook University(JCU). After graduating from JCU in Townsville in 2013, Harriet worked at AEIOU supporting young children who presented with complex communication needs. Harriet has a strong interest in disability and extensive knowledge of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). For the past 8 years and to date, Harriet has worked with Kindergarten-Year 12 students in education settings and has a particular interest in speech, language, literacy and learning disorders. She is currently completing post-graduate qualifications in research focusing on inclusive education and collaboration with classroom teachers.
Dr Jacqueline Lim
Practice Educator
Dr Jacqueline Lim is a lecturer at James Cook University and has worked as a speech pathologist for more than 20 years in Australia and Canada. She has worked with children and adults with a range of speech, language and swallowing difficulties. She has a particular interest in working with children with childhood apraxia of speech, phonological disorders and literacy difficulties. She received her PhD from the University of Sydney and her current research interests include treatment in childhood apraxia of speech and service delivery in rural and remote locations.
Frances Cochrane
Practice Educator
Frances Cochrane is a certified practising speech pathologist and senior lecturer at James Cook University. She has worked clinically in a range of practice settings including hospitals, community and aged-care facilities and is also employed at the Mater hospital. Frances has a particular interest in acquired neurological communication disorders including aphasia, dysarthria and acquired apraxia of speech, and is an LSVT-LOUD certified clinician. She is currently completing her PhD which is focused on speech pathology services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults post stroke or traumatic brain injury.
Alex Beere
Physiotherapist / Clinical Educator
Alex Beere is a JCU graduate who completed his Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2011. Since then, he has worked in a variety of different settings, including private practices and hospitals, with a brief stint working overseas in the UK. Alex has also completed his APA Sports Physio Level 2 course and has worked as a Team Physiotherapist for North Ward Rugby Union, Stockman's Rugby and Rebels Football Club over the years. He has a keen interest in soccer, rugby, cricket and playing the guitar.
