Senior research fellow

BSc(Hons)UMelb, PhD UMelb

1995: Melbourne University Postgraduate Research Scholarship

1996: Melbourne Abroad Scholarships Scheme: Travelling Scholarship

1998: Melbourne University Psychology Department Research Support Scholarship for International Conference Presentation

1998: Melbourne Abroad Scholarships Scheme: Travelling Scholarship

2001: “Kanga Cup” for Best Scientific Paper, Combined Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Associations (Feller JA, Webster KE. Patellar tendon versus hamstring ACL reconstruction).

2001: Past Presidents Award for Best Paper – Clinical Science, Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (Feller JA, Webster KE: A prospective randomised comparison of patellar tendon and hamstring tendon ACLR with 3 years follow-up).

2002: Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows Awards, ASICS Best Paper Clinically Relevant Conditions, Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (Cook J, Kiss ZS, Kahn KM, Purdam CR, Webster KE: Anthropometry, physical performance and ultrasound patellar tendon abnormality in elite junior basketball players).

2004: Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows Awards, ASICS Best Paper Lower Limb, Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (Webster KE, Siebold R, Elliott J, Feller JA: Graft selection for ACL reconstruction in the female athlete).

Member, Society for Psychophysiological Research

Member, Sports Medicine Australia

Member, Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

Sport psychology, ACL reconstruction, functional outcome and confidence following joint replacement surgery, psychophysiology

Reviewer, International Journal of Psychophysiology

Reviewer, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Reviewer, British Journal of Sports Medicine

2004-07. ARC Linkage Grant. Factors influencing functional locomotion in older adults. K Webster, J Feller, M Morris, R Wales, K Bennell ($270, 000)

2004. Faculty of Health Sciences Research Grant, La Trobe University: A randomized control trial examining the effect of a supervised exercise programme on adherence to exercise, self-efficacy and quality of life in persons with Type 2 diabetes. P O’Halloran, K Webster ($9,920)

2004. Flinders Medical Center Foundation. Hypoxia-induced suppression of respiratory sensations and reflexes.  McEvoy RD, Catcheside PG, Webster K. ($10,000)

2007. Alzheimer's Australia Hazel Hawke Research grant, 2007 ($10,000)

Elizabeth Johnson: Returning to Australian Rules football following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. B.Physio (Hons), La Trobe University

Jennifer Langford: Changes in psychological characteristics after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. B.Physio (Hons), La Trobe University

Journal publications

Merory JR, Wittwer JE, Rowe CC, Webster KE. Quantitative gait analysis in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease. Gait and Posture 2007;26:414-9.

 

Blackstock F, Webster KE. Disease-specific health education for COPD: a systematic review of changes in health outcomes. Health Education Research 2007;22:703-17.

 

Lorbach E, Webster KE, Wittwer J, Menz HB. Physiological falls risk assessment in older people with Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2007;24:260-265.

 

McClelland JA, Webster KE, Feller JA. Gait analysis of patients following total knee replacement: A systematic review. The Knee 2007;14:253-263.

 

Dichiera A, Webster KE, Kuilboer L, Morris ME, Bach TM, Feller JA. Kinematic patterns associated with accuracy of the drop punt kick in Australian Football. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2006;9:292-298.

 

Siebold R, Webster KE, Feller JA, Sutherland AG, Elliott J. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in females: a comparison of hamstring tendon and patellar tendon autografts. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2006;14:1070-1076.

 

Webster KE, Feller JA, Wittwer JE. Balance confidence and function after knee replacement surgery. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 2006;14:181-191.

 

Webster KE, Merory J, Wittwer JE. Gait variability in community-dwelling adults with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Disorders 2006;20:37-40.

 

Young MA, Cook JL, Webster KE. The effect of topical wheatgrass cream on chronic plantar fasciitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2006;14:3-9.

 

Webster KE, Wittwer JE, Feller JA. Validity of the GAITRite((R)) walkway system for the measurement of averaged and individual step parameters of gait. Gait and Posture 2005;22:317-21.

 

Webster KE, Chiu JJ, Feller JA. Impact of Measurement Error in the Analysis of Bone Tunnel Enlargement After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2005; 33(11):1680-7.

 

Webster KE, Wittwer JE, O'Brien J, Feller JA. Gait patterns after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction are related to graft type. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2005;33:247-254.

O’Halloran PD, Murphy GC, Webster KE. (2004) Reliability of the Bipolar form of the Profile of Mood States using an alternate test protocol. Psychological Reports, 95 459-463.

 

Webster KE, Feller JA, Elliott J, Hutchison A, Payne R. (2004) A comparison of bone tunnel measurements made using computed tomography and digital plain radiography following ACL reconstruction. Arthroscopy, 20 (9) 946-950.

 

Webster KE, Kinmont JC. Payne R, Feller JA. Biomechanical differences in landing with and without shoe wear after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Clinical Biomechanics 2004;19;978-981

 

Webster KE, Colrain IM ,Davenport PW.(2004) P300 from inspiratory occlusion reflects orienting but not startle. Biological Psychology, 66 (1) 21-33.

 

Feller JA, Webster KE, Taylor N, Payne R, Pizzari T . (2004) Physiotherapy attendance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 38: 74–77.

 

Cook JL, Kiss ZS, Kahn KM, Purdam CR, Webster KE (2004). Anthropometry, physical performance and ultrasound patellar tendon abnormality in elite junior basketball players: A cross sectional study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 38 (2) 206-209.

 

Webster KE, Gonzalez-Adrio, R, Feller JA. (2004) Dynamic joint loading following hamstring and patellar tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 12 (1): 15 - 21.

 

Webster KE, Wittwer JA, Feller JA (2003) Quantitative gait analysis after medial unicompartmental knee replacement for osteoarthritis. J Arthroplasty, 18 (6): 751-759

 

Feller JA, Webster KE (2003) A randomized comparison of patellar tendon and hamstring tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 31: 564-573.

 

Bilney B, Morris M, Webster KE (2003) Concurrent Related Validity of the GAITRite® Walkway System for Quantification of the Spatial and Temporal Parameters of Gait. Gait & Posture, 17 (1) 68-74.

 

O’Halloran PD, Murphy G, Webster KE (2002). A measure of beliefs about improvements in mood associated with exercise. Psychological Reports, 90: 834-840.

 

Feller JA, Cooper R, Webster KE (2002). Current Australian trends in rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The Knee, 9(2) 123-128.

 

Webster KE, Adey SA, Colrain IM (2002). The effects of stimulus probability on P3 in the respiratory related evoked potential. Psychophysiology, 39: 9-15.

 

Webster KE, Colrain IM. (2002) P3-specific amplitude reductions to respiratory and auditory stimuli in asthmatics. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 166: 47-52.

 

Feller JA, Webster KE (2001). Clinical value of magnetic resonance imaging of the knee. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 71: 534-537. 

 

Feller JA, Webster KE, Gavin B. (2001) Early post-operative morbidity following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: patellar tendon versus hamstring graft. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 9: 260-266.

 

O’Halloran PD, Kirkby R, Webster KE (2001) Mood changes during exercise. Australian Journal of Primary Health – Interchange, 7(2):24-31

 

Webster KE, Feller JA, Hamesiter KA (2001) Bone tunnel enlargement following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomised comparison of hamstring and patellar tendon grafts with two years follow-up. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 9: 86-91

 

Colrain, IM, Webster KE, Hirst G, Campell, KB. (2000) The roles of vertex sharp waves and K-complexes in the generation of N300 in the auditory and respiratory-related evoked potentials during early stage 2 NREM sleep. Sleep, 23(1): 97-106.

 

Feller J, Hoser C, Webster KE. (2000) EMG-Biofeedback assisted KT-1000 evaluation of anterior tibial displacement. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 8: 132-136.

 

Webster KE, Colrain IM. (2000) The relationship between respiratory-related evoked potentials and the perception of inspiratory resistive loads. Psychophysiology, 37, 831-41.

 

Webster KE, Colrain IM. (2000) The respiratory-related evoked potential: Effects of attention and occlusion duration. Psychophysiology, 37: 310-318.

 

Colrain IM, Webster KE, Hirst G. (1999) The effects of stimulus modality on the scalp topography of the evoked K-complex. Journal of Sleep Research, 8(4): 273-280.

 

Logie SL, Colrain IM, Webster KE. (1998) Source Dipole Analysis of the Early Components of the RREP. Brain Topography, 11(2) 153-164.

 

Webster KE, Colrain IM. (1998) Multi-channel EEG analysis of Respiratory Evoked Potential Components during wake and NREM sleep. Journal of Applied Physiology, 85: 1727-1735.