Associate ProfessorDanielle Hitch

Associate Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 522 78642 (Work)
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Partnerships in Practice Award
    1 May 2023
    Health Service Partnership with Western Health
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    FEATURED
    Featured
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    Organising committee
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Centre for Research and Assessment for Digital Learning (CRADLE) Fellowship
    1 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
    Assessment fairness for allied health students from disadvantaged backgrounds
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Emerging Leader Fellow
    1 Jan 2022
    Women's Health Research Translation Network
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Steering Committee - Patient Decision Aids for people with ME/CFS
    1 Mar 2026
    LaTrobe University and Emerge Australia. Contributing to the development of decision aids for people with ME/CFS and their health providers.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Womens Health Research & Translation Network - Consumer and Community (CCI) Sub-committee
    2 Dec 2025
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    ME/CFS Guideline Development Committee
    1 Jul 2025
    NHMRC Committee
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation - Australia
    1 Jan 2017
    Past Vice President. Current committee member.
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    ZonMw Post-COVID in Scientifically Under-represented Populations
    11 Nov 2025 - 9 Jan 2026
    Reviewer of grant application
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    HRB Applied Partnerships Awards (APA) 2024 scheme
    3 Mar 2025 - 29 Jul 2025
    Peer reviewers of grant applications for this scheme in the Republic of Ireland
  • BOOK EDITORSHIP
    The Rehabilitation and Management of Long COVID: A handbook for clinical practice
    12 Sep 2025
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    30 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2026
    The Silver Quill Award is awarded to the most downloaded research paper published in the previous year.
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Early and Mid Career Development Grant
    1 Sep 2023
    Women’s Health Research Translation Network
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Best Podium Presentation – Person Centred Care.
    1 Nov 2019
    Western Health Research Week. The identification, care and management of refugee patients at a metropolitan public health services: A healthcare worker perspective
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    OT Australia Clinical School of Victoria Research Award
    1 Jun 2019 - 1 Jun 2021
    Validation of the Doing, Being, Becoming and Belonging Scale
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Mary Watkins Allied Health Research Fellowship
    1 Dec 2016 - 31 Dec 2018
    Recipient
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Yulgibar Post Doctoral Excellence Award
    1 Sep 2016
    Recipient
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Special Commendation for Research Excellence
    1 Dec 2015
    School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Smart Geelong Early Career Innovator Award
    1 Nov 2015
    Recipient
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    OT Australia Victoria Research Award
    1 Apr 2013
    Recipient
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Smart Geelong Awards (Living with a Disability and Commendation)
    1 Oct 2012
    Recipient
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Deakin University Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellent Contribution to Equity and Diversity
    1 May 2012
    Recipient
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Deakin University Faculty of Health Award for Innovation
    1 May 2011
    Recipient
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Deakin University School of Health and Social Development Award for Excellence in Teaching
    1 Dec 2010
    Recipient
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    OT Australia Research or Quality Improvement Project Grant
    1 Apr 2007
    Recipient