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Senior Lecturer

Lester E. Jones

Senior Lecturer
Doctor of Philosophy, Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Australia
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Health and Social Sciences
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Biography

An energetic, highly experienced physiotherapist and educator driven by actions that benefit the wider community. I am recognised for my innovative and scholarly approach to both clinical and education practice. Skilled in physiotherapy practice, clinical problem solving, leadership, building teams, course and curriculum design, blended and online education and scientific research.

  • PhD - Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University
  • Councilor, International Association for the Study of Pain
  • Secretary, International Association for the Study of Pain SIG Pain and Trauma
  • Committee member, Pain Association of Singapore
  • Inaugural and Past Chair, Australian Physiotherapy Association, National Pain Group

SIT Appointments

  • Senior Lecturer
    – Present

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University , Australia
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning (Higher Education)
    Kingston University , United Kingdom
  • Masters of Science in Medicine (Pain Management)
    University of Sydney , Australia
  • Graduate Diploma in Behavioural Studies in Health Care
    La Trobe University , Australia
  • Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Physiotherapy)
    La Trobe University , Australia
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences
    La Trobe University , Australia

Achievements

  • La Trobe University Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Professional Certification

  • APA-titled Pain Physiotherapist

Professional Memberships

  • Pain Association of Singapore
    – Present
  • Australian Physiotherapy Association
    – Present
  • International Association for the Study of Pain
    – Present
  • Australian Pain Society
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  • Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (UK)
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Research Interests

  • Pain literacy and clinical reasoning in health professionals
  • Student learning - self regulated learning, reflective learning
  • Women's experience of pain in childbirth and breastfeeding
  • Pain in people who have experienced torture
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Journal Papers

  • Jones, L. E., Amir, L. H., Shi En Chew, N., Yun Low, S., Yu Ting Woo, V., Fok, D., Peng Mei Ng, Y., & Amin, Z. (2025). Do lactating mothers’ descriptions of breastfeeding pain align with a biopsychosocial pain reasoning tool? A qualitative study. Brain Sciences, 15(10), 1087. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15101087 

  • Wong SR, Wilson IM, Jones LE, Teo EJL, Chong STJ, Chia JLX, Sin G, Amin Z. (2025) Parental perception of pain in premature babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A qualitative study, Journal of Perinatology,https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-025-02341-x

  • Williams ACdC, Jones LE, Miro J (2025) Pain in refugee and displaced populations IASP Global Year Fact Sheets https://www.iasp-pain.org/resources/fact-sheets/pain-in-refugee-and-displaced-populations/

  • Jones, LE, Heng H, Hayward S, Kent S, Amir A (2025) A brief workplace education intervention to improve pain literacy in physiotherapists: a novel use of the Pain and Movement Reasoning Model, Asia Pacific Journal of Pain, 35(1), 33-38, https://doi.org/10.29760/APJP.202501/PP.0004

  • Wilson IM, Tan KC, Tan JYS, Jones LE, Dawood K, Mack, W. (2025). "I (am) scared I will hurt him, then I will regret it forever": Singaporean caregiver perspectives and elder abuse risk. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 37(2), 150–180. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2025.2469054

  • Goff AJ, Ng CLW, Lim CJ, Jones LE, Lee Y & Tham KW (2024). Qualified and student healthcare professionals in Singapore display explicit weight bias. A cross-sectional survey. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2024.10.001

  • Shifman J, Jones LE, Davey MA, East CE, & Whitburn LY (2024). Novel grouping of planned coping strategies for managing the intensity of labour: A survey study of Australian nulliparous women. Midwifery, 104055.

  • Wong PY, Soh SMM, Chu W-J, Lim MXC, Jones LE ... Aziz AR (2024) A single 30-second Wingate anaerobic cycle bout performed on five consecutive days per week over six weeks does not enhance cardiovascular fitness, maximal strength, and clinical health markers in physically active young adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124, 1861-1874. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-023-05411-0

  • Goff AJ, Jones LE, Lim CJ, Tan BY (2024) Exploring physical activity and its relationship with function, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy and quality of life in an Asian population seeking care for knee osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 25:74 doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07181-y

  • Jones, L. E., Heng, H., Heywood, S., Kent, S., and Amir, L. H. (2021). The suitability and utility of the pain and movement reasoning model for physiotherapy: A qualitative study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.1934922

  • Whitburn LY and Jones LE (2020). Looking for meaning in labour pain: Are current pain measurement tools adequate? Pain Medicine pnas380, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pmaa380

  • Holliday, S. M., Hayes, C., Jones, L. E., Gordon, J., Fraser, C., Harris, N., Nicholas, M., Holder, C., Oldmeadow, C. and Magin, P. (2020). Prescribers or Multidisciplinarians? An Evaluation of Brief Education for General Practitioners on Chronic Pain Management. Health Education in Practice: Journal of Research for Professional Learning, 3(1) https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/HEP/article/view/14146/12918

  • Amris K, Jones LE, and Williams ACDC (2019). Pain from torture: assessment and management. Pain Reports, 4(6), e794.

  • Lies J, Jones LE, and Ho R (2019) The management of post-traumatic stress disorder and associated pain and sleep disturbance in refugees. BJPsych Advances, 1-11. doi:10.1192/bja.2019.7

  • Uritani D, Nishida T, Sakaguchi N, Kawakami T, Jones LE and Kirita T (2018). Difference in response to a motor imagery task: a comparison between individuals with and without painful temporomandibular disorders, Pain Research and Management, doi.org/10.1155/2018/6810412.

Books

  • O'Shaughnessy DFP, and Jones LE (2020). Making sense of pain in sports physiotherapy: Applying the Pain and Movement Reasoning Model. In S. B. Porter & J. Wilson (Eds.), A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management, Elsevier

  • Amris K, Jones LE, and Williams ACdC (2020). Treating pain after torture. In J. Modvig & M. Evans (Eds.), Research Handbook on Torture Edward Elgar Publishing

  • Whitburn L and Jones L (2019) Labour Pain. In van Rysewyk S. (eds) Meanings of Pain (v2) Springer

     

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Teaching Modules

Physiotherapy, BSc (Hons)

  • PTY2021 - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 3
  • PTY3014 - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 4

Past

  • Dementia and Other Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
  • Falls and Mobility and Elder Persons
  • Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
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