Daniel (he/him) is a Teaching Focused Academic in the First Year College (FYC), working specifically in the osteopathy program. He is a passionate teaching academic focusing on student-centred learning, practical skills and evidence-based practice.

Within the FYC, Daniel teaches evidence-based practice, professional communication, human physiology and clinical skills. He has also previously taught small business practice and strength and conditioning for allied health professionals. He currently convenes HBO1003 Biomedical Science for Osteopathy in the FYC osteopathy program.

Daniel has an industry background in clinical private practice, allied health in aged care and allied healthcare practitioner supervision. When not at VU, he supervises allied healthcare practitioners and develops policies and procedures relating to delivering high-quality healthcare.

His research interests include in human performance and clinical assessment.

Portfolios

First Year College

Areas of expertise

  • Osteopathic practice
  • Evidence-informed practice
  • Biomechanics
  • Clinical teaching and assessment

Contact details

(03) 9919 1017
[email protected]

Publications

Journal articles

Tripodi, N., Lawton, A., Corcoran, D., & Feehan, J. (2025). Understanding specific, contextual and non-specific effects in osteopathy. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 100773.

Sénéquier, A., Draper-Rodi, J., Bustins, G. A., Braithwaite, F. A., Brown, J., Corcoran, D., ... & Hohenschurz-Schmidt, D. (2025). Investigating the trustworthiness of randomized controlled trials in osteopathic research: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 183, 111788.

Corcoran, D., Climstein, M., Whitting, J., & Del Vecchio, L. (2024). Impact Force and Velocities for Kicking Strikes in Combat Sports: A Literature Review. Sports, 12(3), 74.

Tripodi, N., Feehan, J., Corcoran, D., Vaughan, B., & McLaughlin, P. (2024). Introduction to running analysis in the clinical setting: A masterclass. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 51, 100698

Corcoran, D., McNamara, T., Feehan, J., & Tripodi, N. (2023). Adductor magnus: Extending the knowledge–A short review of structure and function. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 49, 100671

Tripodi, N., Corcoran, D., Antonello, P., Balic, N., Caddy, D., Knight, A., ... & Feehan, J. (2021). The effects of photobiomodulation on human dermal fibroblasts in vitro: A systematic review. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 214, 112100

Book chapters

Corcoran, D., Hiney, J., Ellis, J., Feehan, J., & Tripodi, N. (2023). Exercise for the Management of Osteoarthritis. In Exercise to Prevent and Manage Chronic Disease Across the Lifespan (edited by Feehan, J., Tripodi, N., & Apostolopoulos, V.) Academic Pess.

Conference presentations

Sampath, K. K., Treffel, L., Corcoran, D., Anne McLeod, G., Muddle, L., Tripodi, N., Feehan, J., Chidambaranathan, K., Andersen, P., Ceretelli, F., & Arumugam, A. (2023). The role of VR with haptic feedback in enhancing physical examination skills of health care students: A systematic review. Paper presented at Conference Osteopathy 2023.

Professional memberships

  • Osteopathy Australia member (OA)
  • Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA)