Our Team

Clinician-researchers at the forefront of brain stimulation

STIM. is led by a sport and exercise physician and a physiotherapist-researcher who work with elite athletes and publish peer-reviewed brain stimulation research.

Dr Casey Whife

Dr Casey Whife

Co-Founder & Head of Product

Dr Casey Whife

Co-Founder & Head of Product

Qualifications

MBBS (Hons)MPhilFACSEP (College Medallist 2021)IOC Diploma in Sports Medicine

Current Positions

  • Sport and Exercise Physician
  • Head of Health, West Coast Eagles (AFL)
  • Team Doctor, Perth Wildcats (NBL)
  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University

Casey completed his medical degree with Honours at UWA before specialising in Sport and Exercise Medicine, earning the ACSEP College Medal in 2021. His MPhil research with Professor Fiona Wood investigated neuroplasticity following burn injury, sparking a broader interest in how the central nervous system adapts to musculoskeletal trauma. He is a co-investigator on the world-first triple-blind RCT demonstrating tDCS modulation of motor cortex activity during ACL reconstruction rehabilitation. As Head of Health at the West Coast Eagles, Casey oversees injury management, rehabilitation planning, and return-to-play decisions at the elite level.

Dr Myles Murphy

Dr Myles Murphy

Co-Founder & Head of Research

Dr Myles Murphy

Co-Founder & Head of Research

Qualifications

PhD (Tendinopathy)BPhtyGradCert Sports PhysioAPA Titled Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist

Current Positions

  • Postdoctoral Clinician Researcher, ECU
  • Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute
  • WA Innovation Fellow (Future Health Research & Innovation Fund)
  • 2025 Young Tall Poppy Science Award Recipient
  • Top 0.3% Published Tendinopathy Researchers (ExpertScape)
  • Clinical Physiotherapist, SportsMed Subiaco

Myles completed his PhD at the University of Notre Dame Australia and is now a postdoctoral clinician researcher at ECU's Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute. He has secured over $3 million in chief investigator research funding, including the NHMRC-funded police injury prevention program ($1.17M), the Raine Foundation STIM HIPS trial ($238,852) investigating tDCS for hip osteoarthritis, a WA Future Health Research & Innovation Fund Fellowship ($119,489), and a WA Near-miss Emerging Leaders award ($100,000). With over 75 peer-reviewed publications, Myles is first or senior author on all of STIM.'s tDCS research and developed the TENDINS-A, a globally adopted clinical assessment tool for Achilles tendon pain now used across six continents. Recognised with the 2025 Young Tall Poppy Science Award for excellence in research and science communication, he brings a strong track record of translating research into clinical impact to STIM.'s product development.

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