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Dr Georgina Clutterbuck

Lecturer

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
g.clutterbuck@uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 69396

Overview

Dr Georgina Clutterbuck is a physiotherapist who is passionate about supporting children with disability to participate in physical recreation and sport. She has worked clinically in government and not-for-profit sectors and in her own private practice and enjoys sharing her real-world experiences with the next generation of physiotherapists to help them develop pragmatic solutions to challenging problems.

Georgina’s research explores the effectiveness of practitioner-led, peer-group sports interventions to support children with disabilities, helping them transition from health-focussed interventions into long-term participation in community sport. She designed and evaluated the Sports Stars intervention for children with cerebral palsy in a Queensland-wide randomised-controlled trial and qualitative follow-up; with the positive results reported in conferences across North America, Europe and Australasia. Her current research explores the effectiveness of practitioner-led, peer-group sports interventions within different cultures and for children with other disabilities.

Research Impacts

Dr Clutterbuck’s work has resulted in Sports Stars trained clinicians providing this intervention in metro and rural areas of Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia as well as in Brazil. She has also provided a number of workshops and mentoring for clinicians wanting to develop their own sports-focussed interventions for children with disabilities which are specific to their geographical and cultural contexts. Georgina's aim is that all children who need support to transition into community sports participation will have access to a program such as Sports Stars in their local community.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Physiotherephy (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Publications

  • Journal Article: Percepções dos pais sobre uma intervenção de esportes modificados para crianças com paralisia cerebral

    de Sousa Junior, Ricardo Rodrigues, Souto, Deisiane Oliveira, Ferreira, Fabiane Ribeiro, da Silva e Dutra, Fabiana Caetano Martins, Camargos, Ana Cristina Resende, Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Leite, Hércules Ribeiro and Grupo de Estudos Sports Stars Brasil (2023). Percepções dos pais sobre uma intervenção de esportes modificados para crianças com paralisia cerebral. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15796

  • Journal Article: Sports Stars Brazil in children with autism spectrum disorder: A feasibility randomized controlled trial protocol

    Fernandes, Amanda Cristina, Souto, Deisiane Oliveira, de Sousa Junior, Ricardo R., Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Virginia Wright, F., de Souza, Mariane Gonçalves, Ferreira, Lidiane Francisca Borges, Rodrigues, Ana Amélia Cardoso, Camargos, Ana Cristina R. and Leite, Hércules R. (2023). Sports Stars Brazil in children with autism spectrum disorder: A feasibility randomized controlled trial protocol. PLoS ONE, 18 (11 November) e0291488, e0291488. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291488

  • Journal Article: Parents' perceptions of a modified sports intervention for children with cerebral palsy

    Rodrigues De Sousa Junior, Ricardo, Oliveira Souto, Deisiane, Ribeiro Ferreira, Fabiane, Caetano Martins Da Silva E Dutra, Fabiana, Resende Camargos, Ana Cristina, Clutterbuck, Georgina L. and Ribeiro Leite, Hércules (2023). Parents' perceptions of a modified sports intervention for children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15795

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Supervision

  • Benefits of a dance for health intervention for children with hypermobility

    Doctor Philosophy

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Available Projects

  • Deadly Sports Stars

    Investigating the need for, and effectiveness of, Sports Stars (a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention) for children with disability or inpairment in first nations communities in Australia using a codesign approach. This project would particularly suit a first nations student, or someone who has relationships with first nations communities.

  • Sports Stars JIA

    Investigating Sports Stars (a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention) for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis using a combined physiotherapy and psychology approach.

  • The SPORTY Project: Sports Priorities and Objectives for Research & Translation for Youth with childhood-onset disability

    This research will establish a list of research and translation priorities in the area of leisure-time physical activity participation from the perspective of people with childhood-onset disability and people who provide intervention to this population. The outcomes of this research will inform the development and funding of future research projects to enhance the applicability of research and translation activities to end-users.

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Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

  • Deadly Sports Stars

    Investigating the need for, and effectiveness of, Sports Stars (a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention) for children with disability or inpairment in first nations communities in Australia using a codesign approach. This project would particularly suit a first nations student, or someone who has relationships with first nations communities.

  • Sports Stars JIA

    Investigating Sports Stars (a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention) for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis using a combined physiotherapy and psychology approach.

  • The SPORTY Project: Sports Priorities and Objectives for Research & Translation for Youth with childhood-onset disability

    This research will establish a list of research and translation priorities in the area of leisure-time physical activity participation from the perspective of people with childhood-onset disability and people who provide intervention to this population. The outcomes of this research will inform the development and funding of future research projects to enhance the applicability of research and translation activities to end-users.

  • INSPIRE Participation: Measuring sport and physical recreation participation for children with disabilities.

    INdicators of Sport and PhysIcal REcreation Participation

    Developing and evaluating the psychometric properties of a self/parent report measure of sport and physical recreation participation for children with disabilities to identify children with low levels of participation who may require intervention, and evaluate the effectiveness of that intervention over time.

  • SPORTS streaming- choosing the most effective sports focussed interventions for children with disabilities

    Children with disabilities who have sports focussed goals may receive a range of interventions from body structure and function level 1:1 training, to practitioner-led, peer-group sports interventions. Many of these interventions have been shown to be effective, however it is currently who should be offered what intervention, and how much.

  • Please contact me if you have an interest in a project related to sport or physical activity for children with disability

This staff member is a UQ Expert for media in the following fields:

disability, parasport, sports participation, cerebral palsy, physical literacy, sports readiness

They are happy to lend their expertise to your articles or broadcasts and share their research discoveries and insights with the community via media channels.

For additional assistance with story ideas, general advice and information or help with seeking further experts, please email the UQ Media Team or telephone (07) 3365 1120.

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ResearcherID: P-4917-2018

ORCID: 0000-0002-8097-7836

Scopus ID: 57203244338

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