Rate My Professor Vanessa McDonald

Her research specializations encompass multidimensional assessment and individualized management of chronic respiratory conditions, including severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, bronchiectasis, treatable traits, physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour in obstructive airway diseases, vocal cord dysfunction, landscape fire smoke exposure in asthma, and self-management interventions. Professor McDonald has received major awards such as the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Prof Ann Woolcock Research Award (2019), Fellow of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (2017), Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence (2014), University of Newcastle Researcher of the Year (2014), and multiple Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand presentation awards (2000-2014). Key publications include "A multidimensional assessment of severe asthma" (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2015), "Treatable traits models of care" (Respirology, 2024), "Physical capacity and inactivity in obstructive airway diseases: a 'can do, do do' analysis" (ERJ Open Research, 2024), and "Therapeutic guidelines: Respiratory" (2015). With over 10,000 citations on ResearchGate, her contributions have advanced personalised medicine in respiratory care.