Dr Joanne George
Advanced Research Physiotherapist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Journal Articles
Pagnozzi, Alex M., Pannek, Kerstin, Boyd, Roslyn N., van Eijk, Liza, George, Joanne M., Bora, Samudragupta, Bradford, DanaKai, Fahey, Michael, Ditchfield, Michael, Malhotra, Atul, Colditz, Paul B. and Fripp, Jurgen (2025). Brain MRI before and at term equivalent age predicts motor and cognitive outcomes in very preterm infants. NeuroImage: Reports, 5 (2) 100262, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2025.100262
Mistry, Karen H., Boyd, Roslyn N., Pagnozzi, Alex M., Bora, Samudragupta, Ware, Robert S. and George, Joanne M. (2025). Diagnostic accuracy of early neonatal MRI in predicting adverse motor outcomes in children born preterm: systematic review and meta-analysis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 67 (6), 710-724. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.16216
Williamson, April, Boyd, Roslyn N., Ware, Robert, Chatfield, Mark D., Hough, Judith, Colditz, Paul and George, Joanne (2025). Predicting neurodevelopment in very preterm infants using the Test of Infant Motor Performance. Early Human Development, 206 106271, 106271-206. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106271
Mistry, Karen H., Bora, Samudragupta, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex M., Fiori, Simona, Guzzetta, Andrea, Ware, Robert S., Colditz, Paul B., Boyd, Roslyn N. and George, Joanne M. (2024). Diagnostic accuracy of neonatal structural MRI scores to predict 6-year motor outcomes of children born very preterm. NeuroImage: Clinical, 45 103725, 103725-45. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103725
Blazek, Jessica W., Colditz, Paul B., Guzzetta, Andrea, Ware, Robert S., Chatfield, Mark D., Hough, Judith L., Boyd, Roslyn N. and George, Joanne M. (2024). Sensitivity and specificity of the Neonatal Visual Assessment to predict motor and cognitive outcomes in infants born very preterm. Early Human Development, 195 106068, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106068
Fehlings, Darcy, Makino, Amber, Church, Paige, Banihani, Rudaina, Thomas, Karen, Luther, Maureen, Lam-Damji, Sophie, Vollmer, Brigitte, Haataja, Leena, Cowan, Frances, Romeo, Dominico, George, Joanne and Kumar, Swetlana (2024). The Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam Scoring Aid supports early detection for infants with high probability of cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 66 (9), 1255-1257. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15977
Ferguson, Alexandra H., Stockton, Kellie A., Wright, Sarah E., George, Joanne M., Fulton, Tessa J., Stocker, Christian and Long, Debbie A. (2024). Measuring physical function in the PICU: development and testing of a children’s version (age 2–18 yr) of the Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 25 (5), e239-e245. doi: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003463
Kwong, Amanda KL., Eeles, Abbey, Anderson, Peter J., Badawi, Nadia, Boyd, Roslyn N., Cameron, Kate L., Cheong, Jeanie, Colditz, Paul, Koorts, Pieter, Crowle, Cathryn, Dale, Russell C., Doyle, Lex W., Fahey, Michael, George, Joanne, Hunt, Rod W., McNamara, Lynda, Morgan, Catherine, Novak, Iona, Olsen, Joy E., Reid, Nadia, Rieger, Ingrid, Whittingham, Koa and Spittle, Alicia J. (2024). The Knowledge Translation of Early Cerebral Palsy (KiTE CP) Study: Implementing screening among a high-risk prospective cohort of Australian infants. The Journal of Pediatrics, 268 113949, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113949
Howard, Grace T., Baque, Emmah, Colditz, Paul B., Chatfield, Mark D., Ware, Robert S., Boyd, Roslyn N. and George, Joanne M. (2023). Diagnostic accuracy of the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination in predicting motor outcome at 12 months for infants born very preterm. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 65 (8), 1061-1072. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15512
Pagnozzi, Alex M., van Eijk, Liza, Pannek, Kerstin, Boyd, Roslyn N., Saha, Susmita, George, Joanne, Bora, Samudragupta, Bradford, DanaKai, Fahey, Michael, Ditchfield, Michael, Malhotra, Atul, Liley, Helen, Colditz, Paul B., Rose, Stephen and Fripp, Jurgen (2023). Early brain morphometrics from neonatal MRI predict motor and cognitive outcomes at 2-years corrected age in very preterm infants. NeuroImage, 267 119815, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119815
Huf, Isabel U., Baque, Emmah, Colditz, Paul B., Chatfield, Mark D., Ware, Robert S., Boyd, Roslyn N. and George, Joanne M. (2022). Neurological examination at 32-weeks postmenstrual age predicts 12-month cognitive outcomes in very preterm-born infants. Pediatric Research, 93 (6), 1721-1727. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02310-6
Kwong, Amanda K.-L., Boyd, Roslyn N., Chatfield, Mark D., Ware, Robert S., Colditz, Paul B. and George, Joanne M. (2022). Early motor repertoire of very preterm infants and relationships with 2-year neurodevelopment. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11 (7) 1833, 1833. doi: 10.3390/jcm11071833
van Eijk, L., Seidel, M., Pannek, K., George, J.M., Fiori, S., Guzzetta, A., Coulthard, A., Bursle, J., Ware, R.S., Bradford, D., Rose, S., Colditz, P.B., Boyd, R.N. and Fripp, J. (2021). Automating quantitative measures of an established conventional MRI scoring system for preterm-born infants scanned between 29 and 47 weeks’ postmenstrual age. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 42 (10), 1870-1877. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.a7230
George, Joanne M., Colditz, Paul B., Chatfield, Mark D., Fiori, Simona, Pannek, Kerstin, Fripp, Jurgen, Guzzetta, Andrea, Rose, Stephen E., Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2021). Early clinical and MRI biomarkers of cognitive and motor outcomes in very preterm born infants. Pediatric Research, 90 (6), 1243-1250. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01399-5
Pannek, Kerstin, George, Joanne M., Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B., Rose, Stephen E. and Fripp, Jurgen (2020). Brain microstructure and morphology of very preterm-born infants at term equivalent age: associations with motor and cognitive outcomes at 1 and 2 years. NeuroImage, 221 117163, 117163. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117163
Saha, Susmita, Pagnozzi, Alex, Bourgeat, Pierrick, George, Joanne M., Bradford, DanaKai, Colditz, Paul B., Boyd, Roslyn N., Rose, Stephen E., Fripp, Jurgen and Pannek, Kerstin (2020). Predicting motor outcome in preterm infants from very early brain diffusion MRI using a deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) model. NeuroImage, 215 116807, 116807. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116807
George, Joanne M., Pagnozzi, Alex M., Bora, Samudragupta, Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B., Rose, Stephen E., Ware, Robert S., Pannek, Kerstin, Bursle, Jane E., Fripp, Jurgen, Barlow, Karen, Iyer, Kartik, Leishman, Shaneen J. and Jendra, Rebecca L. (2020). Prediction of childhood brain outcomes in infants born preterm using neonatal MRI and concurrent clinical biomarkers (PREBO-6): study protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 10 (5) e036480, e036480. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036480
George, Joanne M., Fiori, Simona, Fripp, Jurgen, Pannek, Kerstin, Guzzetta, Andrea, David, Michael, Ware, Robert S, Rose, Stephen E, Colditz, Paul B and Boyd, Roslyn N (2018). Relationship between very early brain structure and neuromotor, neurological and neurobehavioral function in infants born <31 weeks gestational age. Early Human Development, 117, 74-82. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.12.014
Pannek, Kerstin, Fripp, Jurgen, George, Joanne M., Fiori, Simona, Colditz, Paul B., Boyd, Roslyn N. and Rose, Stephen E. (2018). Fixel-based analysis reveals alterations is brain microstructure and macrostructure of preterm-born infants at term equivalent age. NeuroImage: Clinical, 18, 51-59. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.01.003
George, J. M., Fiori, S., Fripp, J., Pannek, K., Bursle, J., Moldrich, R. X., Guzzetta, A., Coulthard, A., Ware, R. S., Rose, S. E., Colditz, P. B. and Boyd, R. N. (2018). Erratum: Validation of an MRI Brain Injury and Growth Scoring System in Very Preterm Infants Scanned at 29- to 35-Week Postmenstrual Age (vol 38, pg 1435, 2017). American Journal of Neuroradiology, 39 (1), E8-E8. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5448
George, Joanne M, Pannek, Kerstin, Rose, Stephen E, Ware, Robert S, Colditz, Paul B and Boyd, Roslyn N (2017). Diagnostic accuracy of early magnetic resonance imaging to determine motor outcomes in infants born preterm: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 60 (2), 134-146. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13611
George, J M, Fiori, S, Fripp, J, Pannek, K, Bursle, J, Moldrich, R X, Guzzetta, A, Coulthard, A, Ware, R S, Rose, S E, Colditz, P B and Boyd, R N (2017). Reply. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 39 (3), E40-E40. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5478
George, J. M., Fiori, S., Fripp, J., Pannek, K., Bursle, J., Moldrich, R. X., Guzzetta, A., Coulthard, A., Ware, R. S., Rose, S. E., Colditz, P. B. and Boyd, R. N. (2017). Validation of an MRI brain injury and growth scoring system in very preterm infants scanned at 29-to 35-week postmenstrual age. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 38 (7), 1435-1442. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5191
George, Joanne M., Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B., Rose, Stephen E., Pannek, Kerstin, Fripp, Jurgen, Lingwood, Barbara E., Lai, Melissa M., Kong, Annice HT., Ware, Robert S., Coulthard, Alan, Finn, Christine M. and Bandaranayake, Sasaka E. (2015). PPREMO: A prospective cohort study of preterm infant brain structure and function to predict neurodevelopmental outcome. BMC Pediatrics, 15 (123) 123, 123. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0439-z
Conference Papers
Luke, Carly, Carlton, Morgan, Finn, Christine, Gibson, Sarah, Shannon, Bernadette, Oakes, Ellena, Gordon, Anya, Morris, Kym, McNamara, Lynda, George, Joanne, Thomas, Rachel, Kentish, Megan, Leishman, Shaneen, Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Implementation of a state-wide early detection network predicts neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years in an ‘at risk’ infant cohort. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Quebec, QC Canada, 23-26 October 2024.
Luke, Carly, Carlton, Morgan, Finn, Christine, Gibson, Sarah, Shannon, Bernadette, Oakes, Ellena, Gordon, Anya, Morris, Kym, McNamara, Lynda, George, Joanne, Thomas, Rachel, Kentish, Megan, Leishman, Shaneen, Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Implementation of a state-wide early detection network predicts neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years in an ‘at risk’ infant cohort. 12th AusACPDM Biennial Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 31 July-3 August 2024.
Luke, Carly, McNamara, Lynda, Gordon, Anya, Carlton, Morgan, Finn, Christine, Gibson, Sarah, Morris, Kym, Shannon, Bernadette, Oakes, Ellena, Thomas, Rachel, George, Joanne, Kentish, Megan, Ware, Robert and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Implementation of a state-wide early detection network and prediction of neurodevelopmental outcomes in a developmentally vulnerable infant cohort. European Academy of Childhood Disability, Bruges, Belgium, 29 May-1 June 2024.
Luke, Carly, McNamara, Lynda, Carlton, Morgan, Finn, Christine, Gibson, Sarah, Morris, Kym, Shannon, Bernadette, Oakes, Ellena, Gordon, Anya, Thomas, Rachel, George, Joanne, Kentish, Megan, Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2023). Prediction of adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in a state-wide Early Detection Network (QEDIN-CP). American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States, 10-13 September 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Luke, C., Mcnamara, L., Gordon, A., Finn, C., Gibson, S., Morris, K., Shannon, B., Oakes, E., Thomas, R., George, J., Kentish, M., Ware, R. and Boyd, R. (2023). Implementation of the state-wide Queensland Early Detection Network (QEDIN-CP) – Prediction of outcomes for infants at risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. 35th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 24-27 May 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15595
Nguyen, Courtney, Iyer, Kartik, George, Joanne, Pagnozzi, Alex, Bora, Samudragupta, Colditz, Paul and Barlow, Karen (2021). HD-EEG spectra in 6-year-old children born prematurely. AAN 73rd Annual Meeting, Online, 17-22 April 2021. Philadelphia, PA United States: Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.2043
Saha, Susmita, Pagnozzi, Alex, George, Joanne, Colditz, Paul B., Boyd, Roslyn, Rose, Stephen, Fripp, Jurgen and Pannek, Kerstin (2018). Investigating brain age deviation in preterm infants: a deep learning approach. First International Workshop DATRA 2018 and Third International Workshop PIPPI 2018, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2018, Granada, Spain, 16 September 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-00807-9_9
Shen, Kaikai, Fripp, Jurgen, Pannek, Kerstin, George, Joanne, Colditz, Paul, Boyd, Roslyn and Rose, Stephen (2017). A spatio-temporal atlas of neonatal diffusion MRI based on kernel ridge regression. 14th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, ISBI 2017, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 18 - 21 April 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISBI.2017.7950484
Thesis
George, Joanne (2017). The relationship between brain structure and function of very preterm infants, and the ability to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.917