
PhD (Queensland University of Technology), Master of Applied Science (medical ultrasound) (Queensland University of Technology), Graduate Diploma in Applied Science (Queensland University of Technology)
Dr Chris Edwards is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Ultrasound within the School of Clinical Sciences and coordinates the Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound. He is an experienced Medical Sonographer and a registered Medical Radiation Practitioner and holds a concurrent position with QLD Health as an advanced clinical Radiographer/Sonographer.
His research focuses on understanding how new advances in ultrasound technology can improve patient clinical outcomes. This includes exploring new applications for techniques such as shear wave elastography and various quantification techniques that measure the interaction of ultrasound waves and biological tissue. He is also keenly interested in improving equitable training for student Sonographers and developing pathways for professionals to access research opportunities.
He is a Director and former Chair of the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry Board, a fellow of the Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA), and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is the recipient of the 2022 - ASA research grant to support the project Optimising Ultrasound-based Liver Fat Quantification Methods, a collaboration between QUT and the Princess Alexandra Hospital Hepatology unit. He is also collaborating with Mater Research and the QLD Family Cohort, exploring the role of ultrasound elastography in assessing the placenta.
Career History
- 2021 - present: Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
- 2015 - present: Course Coordinator, GradDip in Medical Ultrasound
- 2007 - present: Advanced Radiographer / Sonographer, MetroNorth Health District - Queensland Health
- 2009 - 2021: Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
- 1998 - 2007: Clinical Radiography and Sonography positions - Australia and UK
Additional information
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- ASA - Research Grant Recipient 2022
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- Fellow of the Australasian Sonographers Association
- Edwards, C., Cavanagh, E., Kumar, S., Clifton, V., Borg, D., Priddle, J., Wille, M., Drovandi, C. & Fontanarosa, D. (2021). Changes in placental elastography in the third trimester - analysis using a linear mixed effect model. Placenta, 114, 83–89. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/213004
- Edwards, C., Cavanagh, E., Kumar, S., Clifton, V., Borg, D., Priddle, J., Wille, M., Drovandi, C. & Fontanarosa, D. (2022). Relationship between placental elastography, maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain. Placenta, 121, 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228640
- Edwards, C., Cavanagh, E., Kumar, S., Clifton, V. & Fontanarosa, D. (2020). The use of elastography in placental research: A literature review. Placenta, 99, 78–88. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202416
- Edwards, C., Thoirs, K., Osborne, B., Slade, D., McDonald, S., Lombardo, P., Chandler, A., Quinton, A., Stoodley, P., Taylor, L. & Childs, J. (2022). Australian sonographer competency-A new framework. Sonography, 9(3), 108–115. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/230113
- Edwards, C., Cavanagh, E., Kumar, S., Clifton, V. & Fontanarosa, D. (2021). Intra-System Reliability Assessment of 2-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography. Applied Sciences, 11(7). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209290
- Edwards, C., Chamunyonga, C. & Clarke, J. (2018). The role of deliberate practice in development of essential sonography skills. Sonography, 5(2), 76–81. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223854
- Borg, D., Rae, K., Fiveash, C., Schagen, J., James-McAlpine, J., Friedlander, F., Thurston, C., Oliveri, M., Harmey, T., Cavanagh, E., Edwards, C., Fontanarosa, D., Perkins, T., de Zubicaray, G., Moritz, K., Kumar, S. & Clifton, V. (2021). Queensland Family Cohort: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 11(6). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211346
- Chamunyonga, C., Singh, A., Gunn, T. & Edwards, C. (2020). Strategies to develop student support mechanisms in medical radiation sciences clinical education. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 51(4), 512–517. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/204536
- De Silva, K., Brown, A. & Edwards, C. (2022). Impact of transperineal ultrasound on perineal skin dose in prostate radiation therapy. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 23, 27–32. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/234998
- Edwards, C., Chamunyonga, C., Searle, B. & Reddan, T. (2022). The application of artificial intelligence in the sonography profession: Professional and educational considerations. Ultrasound, 30(4), 273–282. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227674
- Shear wave elastography in placental dysfunction: in vivo evaluation of placental elasticity in normal and growth restricted pregnancies
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Davide Fontanarosa, Dr Marie-Luise Wille - Tomographic ultrasound imaging using flexible arrays of low profile MEMS transducers
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Davide Fontanarosa, Dr Maria Antico - Pressure pain thresholds in sub-elite athletes with and without plantar fasciopathy |
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Michael Schuetz, Professor Scott Wearing - A Deep Learning approach for Automatic Volumetric MRI-US Registration
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Davide Fontanarosa