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Associate Professor
Chris Edwards
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Medical Radiation Sciences
Biography
Chris Edwards is a researcher, educator and clinical sonographer whose work asks how imaging findings are verified — by the people who acquire them, by the machines that increasingly assist them, and by the systems that credential both. He holds a senior leadership role in QUT's QUIQ Lab, where he leads the clinical translation of its wearable ultrasound programme, establishing what continuous, operator-free imaging can credibly be relied on for in practice. He also supervises a team of research students across quantitative ultrasound — shear wave elastography and attenuation estimation for earlier detection of disease — and the human factors of AI-assisted scanning.He was co-lead author of the national Sonography Competency Framework, developed by a national team and endorsed by the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry, and now the standard against which sonography programs across Australia are accredited. He chaired ASAR from 2017 to 2022 after three years as a Board Director, and advises AHPRA as a Clinical Advisor in the medical radiation professions. He is a Fellow of the Australasian Sonographers Association and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Chris led the Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound as Course Coordinator from 2012 to 2026, and holds a concurrent appointment as an Advanced Radiographer and Sonographer at Redcliffe Hospital, where the clinical service also serves as a research site for QUT–Metro North imaging studies.
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Medical Radiation Sciences
Keywords
Ultrasound, Sonography, Obstetrics, Paediatrics, Biotechnology
Research field
Clinical sciences, Paediatrics, Reproductive medicine
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Applied Science (medical ultrasound) (Queensland University of Technology)
- Graduate Diploma in Applied Science (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- Fellow, Australian Sonographers Association (ASA)
- Member, Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA)
- Member, Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT)
- Member, British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS)
- Former Chair and Board Director Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR)
- Editorial Board member and Reviewer - Sonography, Australia
Publications
- Edwards, C., Tunny, R., Allen, H., Bowles, D., Farley, A., O'Hara, S., Wardle, J. & Reddan, T. (2024). Sonographer training pathways - a discussion paper on curriculum design and implementation. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 25(2), 321–336. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/248374/
- 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
- Kubler, J., Edwards, C., Cavanagh, E., Mielke, G., Gardiner, P., Trost, S., Fontanarosa, D., Borg, D., Kumar, S., Clifton, V. & Beetham, K. (2024). Maternal physical activity and sitting time and its association with placental morphology and blood flow during gestation: findings from the Queensland family cohort study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(7), 480–485. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/247196
- Perry, R., Forshaw, T., Childs, J., Chester, D. & Edwards, C. (2024). Cultivating Competency in Cardiac Sonography: Aligning Entrustable Professional Activities With Industry Expectations. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 33(7), 1067–1073. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/247197
- O'Hara, S., Edwards, C. & Zelesco, M. (2024). Two dimensional shear wave elastography - Basic principles and current applications. Sonography, 11(3), 201–210. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/247585
- 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., 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
- 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), Article 2992. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209290
- 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), Article e044463. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211346
- 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
QUT ePrints
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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/c8.edwards
Awards
- Type
- Funding Award/Project
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- Australasian Sonographers Association. ASA - Research Grant Recipient 2022
- Type
- Membership of Network or Professional Body
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- Fellowship Australasian Sonographers Association (FASA)
Selected research projects
- Title
- Clinical Trial EXTREME Pressure 2 Study
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 3-34
- Start year
- 2016
- Keywords
- Critical Illness; Patient Body Position; Tissue Reperfusion
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
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Current supervisions
- AI-based automatic haemorrhage detection, segmentation, and tracking in trauma care using wearable ultrasound imaging
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Davide Fontanarosa - Automated three-dimensional tomographic ultrasound imaging analysis of the rotator cuff
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Davide Fontanarosa, Dr Maria Antico - Automatic Classification and Segmentation of Lung Pathologies on Lung Ultrasound Using Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 Induced Respiratory Disease Detection
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Davide Fontanarosa - Barriers and enablers to trainee sonographer work-integrated learning experience
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Katie McMahon, Dr Tristan Reddan - Exploring Barriers to Breast Imaging: Applying a Patient-Centred Co-design Approach in a Regional Hospital
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Katie McMahon, Dr Therese Gunn, Ms Noirin Neligan - Shear wave elastography in placental dysfunction: in vivo evaluation of placental elasticity in normal and growth restricted pregnancies
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Davide Fontanarosa - Ultrasound-Based Liver Fat Quantification: Exploring Accuracy and Confounding Factors
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Katie McMahon - Wearable Point of Care Ultrasound Imaging for Automated Detection of Haemorrhage
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Davide Fontanarosa, Dr Leo Lebrat
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.