Professor Prue Cormie
Professor and Matthew Flinders Fellow (Research)
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Professor Prue Cormie is an exercise physiologist clinician researcher whose work focuses on the application of exercise as medicine in cancer care. She is driven to enhance the lives of people with cancer through innovative research and effectively translating evidence into practice. Prue believes every cancer patient should have access to person-centred exercise medicine as part of routine cancer care.
Prue has committed her career to addressing critical challenges faced by people with cancer; co-creating innovative solutions, using deeply stakeholder informed interdisciplinary approaches, that lead to impactful outcomes for patients as well as the health professionals and organisations that care for them. Her current research efforts are focused on closing the evidence-to-practice gap in exercise oncology.
- Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Exercise and Sports Science Australia, Australia
- Doctor of Philosophy (Exercise Science), Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia
- Master of Science (Exercise Science), Appalachian State University, USA
- Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Exercise Science), Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
- Stanford Elsevier World Top 2% Scientists List 2020-2025
- Fellow of Exercise and Sports Science Australia
- Twice recognised with peer-nominated Women in Leadership Award, Exercise and Sports Science Australia
- Exercise Physiologist of the Year, Australian Allied Health Awards
- Impact Achievement Award Finalist, Australian Allied Health Awards
- Steven Grunberg Award (in recognition of scientific excellence, leadership and mentoring in the field of supportive care in cancer), Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer
- Young Tall Poppy of the Year Science Award for WA, Australian Institute of Policy and Science
- Early Career Cancer Researcher of the Year Award, Cancer Council Western Australia
- Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher, Edith Cowan University
- Exercise and Sports Science Australia Medal (the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of exercise and sport science throughout Australia)
- Research Medal, Edith Cowan University (the most outstanding PhD thesis at Edith Cowan University)
- Matthew Flinders Professor of Exercise Oncology, Caring Futures Institute
Professor Prue Cormie is a passionate educator who regularly distils exercise oncology evidence into educational seminars, workshops and lectures presented to health professionals, allied health professionals, health sector stakeholders, scientists, students and people with cancer.
Professor Prue Cormie has held leadership positions within various professional organisations, national and international consortiums, health services and universities.
- Allied Health
- Cancer
- Allied Health
- Cancer
- Exercise
- Supportive Care
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South Australia 5042
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