Jack Devonshire
PhD Candidate
Current Appointments
- PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney
- Accredited Exercise Physiologist, UNSW Fatigue Clinic, Health Translation Hub
Biography
Jack Devonshire BExPhys (AEP), BSc (Hons) is a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales and Neuroscience Research Australia working within the Centre for Pain IMPACT. His research focuses on improving evidence-based management of phantom limb pain through the MRFF-funded TITAN randomised controlled trial. Using mixed methods, process evaluation, and implementation science, his work examines how clinical trial findings can be translated into routine healthcare practice to improve care for amputees with chronic pain. Jack is also an Accredited Exercise Physiologist at the UNSW Fatigue Clinic supporting people with chronic fatigue conditions.
Other Projects
Conference Presentations:
- Australian Pain Society 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide – “100 Years of Progress in Post-Amputation Pain” workshop presentation with Prof Andrew Rice (2025)
- International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) World Congress,Stockholm – Invited workshop presentation on phantom limb pain research and treatment approaches (2025)
- Australian and New Zealand Musculoskeletal (ANZMUSC) Scientific Meeting, Brisbane – “Interventions for Phantom Limb Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” Best PhD Candidate Presentation Award (2025)
- AMPED Up Limbs4Life Conference, Adelaide – Invited presentation on interventions for phantom limb pain (2025)
- IASP World Congress on Pain, Amsterdam – Poster presentations on phantom limb pain and graded motor imagery research (2024)
- Australian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Darwin – Conference participation and panel judge (2024)
- Sydney Spinal Symposium, Sydney – Oral presentation on pain research (2023)
- ANZMUSC Scientific Meeting – Oral presentation of cognitive functional therapy research (2023)
Committee Memberships:
- Scientific Program Committee, Australian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting (2025-present)
- Member, UNSW University Research Committee (2024-2025)
- Member, Academic Board Student Representative Group, UNSW (2024-2025
- Member, Global Burden of Disease Collaborator Network (2024-present)
- Member, Implementation Science Interest Group (Macquarie University) (2025-present)
- Member, Impact Evaluation Practitioners Network, Australian Government Treasury (2025-present)
- Member, IASP Pain, Mind and Movement Special Interest Group (2026-present)
- Chair, Candidate Higher Degree Committee (CHDC) Workshops and Events, UNSW (2023-2024)