Joanne Lewis

Senior Lecturer, NSW Clinical Education Manager
BAppSc(OT) Hons; M.Health Law (Syd); PhD Candidate; FHEA

Email: joanne.lewis@nd.edu.au

  • Biography

    Jo is a Senior Lecturer in occupational therapy and NSW Clinical Education Manager in health sciences at the University of Notre Dame. With 17 years in academia, she has led curriculum development, clinical governance, and placement partnerships. Jo enjoys mentoring educators and shaping practice education to meet accreditation standards and student needs. She holds a Master's in Health Law and is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

  • Teaching areas

    • Workplace Rehabilitation
    • Ergonomics
    • Cancer Rehabilitation
    • Cognitive Assessment and Rehabilitation
    • Health Law and Ethics
    • Occupational Therapy Theory
    • Practice Education

  • Research expertise and supervision

    • Workplace Rehabilitation
    • Cancer Rehabilitation
    • Occupational Therapy

  • Journals articles and proceedings

    • Sellar, B., O'Brien, L., Bevitt, T., Lewis, J., & Fossey, E. (2025, June). Revisiting reasonable adjustments to foster inclusion and diversity in occupational therapy education [Workshop presentation]. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 72(S1), Occupational Therapy Australia 31st National Conference and Exhibition, Adelaide, Australia.
    • Campbell B, Mackenzie L, Lewis J. Beyond breast cancer: An exploration of the experiences of middle-aged female breast cancer survivors in Australia. Maturitas. 2024 Oct;188:108089. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.108089. Epub 2024 Aug 9. PMID: 39128261.
    • World Health Organization. (2023). Package of interventions for rehabilitation: Module 7: Malignant neoplasm. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240071254. (Peer reviewer and contributor)
    • Lewis, J. and Mackenzie, L. (2021). Cognitive changes after breast cancer: A scoping review to identify problems encountered by women when returning to work. Disability and Rehabilitation 2021 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1919216
    • Markovic, C, Mackenzie, L, Lewis, J, Singh, M. (2020). Working with cancer: A pilot study of work participation among cancer survivors in Western Sydney. Aust Occup Ther J. 2020; 00: 1– 13.
    • Lewis, J., Mackenzie, L., & Black, D. (2020). Workforce participation of Australian women with breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology.
    • Lewis, J. Chapparo, C, Mackenzie, L. and Ranka, J. (2016). Work after breast cancer: Identification of cognitive difficulties using the Perceive, Recall, Plan, and Perform (PRPP) System of Task Analysis British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(5), 323–332.
    • Smidt, K. Mackenzie, L, Dhillon, H. and Lewis, J. (2016). Oncologist perceptions of cognitive changes in cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24(11), 4679.
    • Lewis, J. and Scanlan, J. (2014). Critically appraised paper: Universally delivered workplace interventions made a small but significant contribution to reduced depressive symptoms in employees. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 16 (6), 465.

  • Conference papers

    • Lewis, J., Wang, S., Atkins, T., Jue, T. R., Irwin, S. A., Sangar, D., Mackenzie, L., & Murali Ganesh, R. (2025, October). Pilot study to evaluate a telehealth coaching and mobile-based digital engagement intervention for people with cancer using PROMIS-10 [Poster presentation]. PROMIS Health Organization 2025 International Conference, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
    • Lewis, J., Wang, S., Atkins, T., Jue, T. R., Irwin, S. A., Sangar, D., Mackenzie, L., & Murali Ganesh, R. (2025, August). Pilot study to evaluate a telehealth coaching and mobile-based digital engagement intervention for people with cancer using PROMIS-10 [Poster presentation]. NSW Health Cancer Summit, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
    • Lewis, J. (2022, June). Digital and Health Coaching Return to Work Program for Cancer Survivorship. Paper presented at the OT Exchange 2022 Conference, Melbourne, Victoria.
    • Lewis, J. & Mackenzie, L. (2019, July). Cognitive Changes After Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review to Identify Problems Encountered by Women When Returning to Work. Paper presented at the Occupational Therapy Australia National Conference, Sydney, New South Wales.
    • Lewis, J. & Mackenzie, L. (2018, May). Workforce Participation of Australian Women with Breast Cancer. Poster presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, Cape Town, South Africa.
    • Lewis, J. (2018, March). Work after Breast Cancer: Identification of Cognitive Difficulties Using the Perceive, Recall, Plan, and Perform (PRPP) System of Task Analysis. Poster presented at the International Cognition and Cancer Task Force Conference, Sydney, New South Wales.
    • Lewis, J. (2015, July). Work after Breast Cancer: Identification of Cognitive Difficulties Using the PRPP. Paper presented at the Occupational Therapy Australia National Conference, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Professional affiliations

    • Ahpra Registered Occupational Therapist
    • Member of Occupational Therapy Australia
    • Fellow of Higher Education Academy