Rate My Professor Luke Robinson

Dr Luke Robinson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Monash University, within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. He completed his Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) at Monash University in 2010, with an honours thesis entitled ‘Evaluation of two open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) techniques’. His doctoral studies, supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), culminated in a PhD in 2020, focusing on the individual, community, and societal burden of acute hand and wrist injuries. Robinson's early career involved clinical practice in the public health sector, including a Grade 1 rotational position at Monash Health, specialized hand therapy services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and locum occupational therapy at Eastern Health. He entered academia in 2015 as a teaching associate in the Department of Occupational Therapy, becoming a full-time lecturer in 2017 and advancing to his current senior lecturer role. He serves as the fourth-year coordinator for the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) program and teaches first- and fourth-year undergraduate students as well as first- and second-year Master of Occupational Therapy Practice students.

Robinson’s research specializations include the rehabilitation and assessment of hand and wrist injuries, health economics, occupation-based interventions, clinical fieldwork, and occupational therapy education, with a particular emphasis on the burden of acute hand and wrist injuries. He has authored over 35 peer-reviewed manuscripts in national and international journals, contributed ten book chapters, and delivered presentations and posters at conferences in Australia, Canada, Germany, and Argentina. Notable publications include ‘Costs and economic impact of student-led clinics—A systematic review’ (Mitchell et al., 2025), ‘The impact of healthcare funding on interprofessional collaboration and integrated service delivery in primary and allied healthcare: a scoping review’ (Archer et al., 2025), ‘Authentic assessment in digital health education’ (Lokmic-Tomkins et al., 2024), and ‘Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Allied Health University Education Programs: A Scoping Review’ (Brown & Robinson, 2024). His accolades include the 3MT People's Choice Award (2019), School of Primary and Allied Health Care Individual Teaching Excellence Award (2017), and SPHC Research and Research Degrees Committee Seeding Grant (2016). Robinson previously served as Victorian Divisional Coordinator for the Australian Hand Therapy Association Special Interest Group for four years, is an active peer-reviewer for several journals, and contributes to scientific committees such as the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT). He supervises honours students on topics including telehealth-based goniometry for hand range of motion and practice trends in hand therapy.