Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth Williams holds a Master of Physiotherapy and a PhD at The University of Melbourne. An Affliated Physiotherapist at the Royal Children’s Hospital, it alarmed her to see busy medical clinics for infants with plagiocephaly or misshapen heads at the hospital, with little research focused on prevention. Her doctoral studies investigated the effect of plagiocephaly on infant movement and found evidence for new straightforward prevention advice. She determined that tummy time, a well-known prevention standard, is not enough and adds “face time” to the recommended "tummy time". To encourage earlier head control, infants engage with parents from birth and, with support, will move their head by themselves to help prevent plagiocephaly.

- Senior Fellow, Rural Health Academic Centre, The University of Melbourne
- Affliliated Physiotherapist, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne