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Associate Professor
School of Human Movement and Nutrition SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
Cerebral palsy is the most common type of physical disability impacting on 1 in 500 children, with… A National Initiative for Increasing Sports Participation among Australians with a Disability… Motor Accident Insurance Commission Queensland Teaching and Community Service Rehabilitation Research Fellowship in Physical Activity and Disability… research program he aims to generate the knowledge required to empower people with disabilities to… purpose (to promote participation in sport by people with disabilities by minimising the impact of…
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- s.tweedy@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 336 56638
A/Prof Sean Tweedy leads the Para Sport and Adapted Physical Activity Research Group in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland. Through his applied research program he aims to generate the knowledge required to empower people with disabilities to pursue self-di …
Sean developed the Adapted Physical Activity Program (APAP), a theory-driven physical activity promotion program for community dwelling people disabilities. A controlled clinical trial demonstrated its efficacy in people with acquired brain injury, providing impetus for its implementation into the A …
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Associate Professor
School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
professionals to improve access to high quality assessment, effective interventions and better systems of care across health, disability and community sectors.… A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication disability: highlighting an invisible population… Improving systems for integrated care across health, disability and community settings… health and disability sectors. This strategy has enabled her to resolve complex… domain as defined by of the International Classification of Function Disability and included children…
Medical and Health Sciences; Human Movement and Sports Science; Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine; Public Health and Health Services; Motor Control; Paediatrics; Community Child Health;- Email:
- l.johnston1@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 336 52791
A/Prof Leanne Johnston leads a research program that focusses on achieving high value paediatric health care for children and families. Her research priorities have been consumer driven and drawn from consultation with children and their families. In each research project, she leads her team to appl …
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Emeritus Professor
School of PsychologyFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
have a parent with an illness/disability, by surveying youngsters 10-18 years. Building on pilot data… The nature of youth care tasks in families experiencing chronic illness/disability: Development of the Youth Activities of Caregiving Scale (YACS)… Young Carers: Investigation of the Psychosocial Impact of Caregiving on Youth Who Have a Parent with an Illness or Disability… performed by young people in the context of family illness/disability: the Youth Activities of…
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- k.pakenham@psy.uq.edu.au
Kenneth Pakenham, PhD, is an Emeritus Professor of clinical and health psychology in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland, Australia. His research and clinical practice in psychology spans 40 years. Inspired by the resilience of some people with serious illnesses, he has committe …
The impacts of Emeritus Professor Pakenham's research has been recognised through three research awards (UQ Trailblazer Award, 2010; UQ Partners in Research Excellence Award, 2016; UQ Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences Staff Award for Research Translation, 2017). His research on chronic illnes …
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Professor in Occupational Therapy
School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
A central concern of the current Queensland Bilateral - Commonwealth-State/Territory Disability… The politics of entitlement and personalisation: Perspectives on a proposed National Disability Long-Term Care and Support Scheme in Australia… Identifying factors for successful integration of persons with disabilities post motor vehicle accidents (MVA) using technology in the workplace… for people with complex neurological disability. She is Head of Occupational Therapy at The… 'entitlement based on need' and 'personalisation' frame the proposed National Disability Long-Term Care and…
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- j.fleming@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 336 59725
Dr Fleming is an occupational therapist and researcher in the field of brain injury rehabilitation. Her PhD completed in 1996 was on the topic of the development of self-awareness following traumatic brain injury. She has continued to pursue collaborative research on role of metacognitive factors in …
Dr Fleming is the developer of the Self-Awareness of Deficits Interview which is a widely used assessment in brain injury rehabilitation and research around the world. Her work on the transition from hospital to home after brain injury helped inform the development of the Acquired Brain Injury Trans …
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Emeritus Professor
School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
but not in work disability prevention. Self management provides the worker with opportunities to… Predictors of disability in patients with chronic low back pain… investigate other measurement properties of the GAPP FCE using populations with injury or disability.…
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- j.strong@uq.edu.au
Jenny was appointed Professor of Occupational Therapy in 1997. At the end of 2015, Jenny took early retirement from UQ. In January 2016, she was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor of The University of Queensland. Jenny is now using her time to facilitate and enable a new generation of clinica …
Emeritus Professor Jenny Strong's work into the psychosocial aspects of chronic pain is important. In the mid-1980's, she realised that while the biolgical aspects of pain were being increasingly well-researched, the psych-social aspects of pain were, at best, being mis-understood.
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Senior Lecturer
School of Human Movement and Nutrition SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
Achieving optimal nutrition and physical activity outcomes for children with disabilities…
Medical and Health Sciences; Nutrition and Dietetics; Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine; Public Health and Health Services; Clinical and Sports Nutrition; Public Nutrition Intervention; Paediatrics; Primary Health Care;- Email:
- j.walker3@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 336 56116
Dr Jacqueline Walker joined the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences in November 2015 and is working as a Lecturer. She completed her doctoral degree in paediatric nutrition at The University of Queensland in March 2013, focusing on energy balance and body composition in children with cer …
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Research Fellow
School of Human Movement and Nutrition SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences- Email:
- a.goode@sph.uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 336 55393
Dr Ana Goode is an implementation scientist, with expertise in designing, implementing and evaluating broad-reach (e.g. telephone, SMS, digital) health behaviour change interventions in applied 'real-world' settings. Her program of research brings together training and research experience in health …
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Honorary Principal Fellow
School of PsychologyFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
Depression is the leading cause of disability in young people (aged 15-25) globally. Loneliness is…
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; Medical and Health Sciences; Public Health and Health Services; Psychology; Mental Health; Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology; Social and Community Psychology; Psychology; Health Sciences; Biomedical and Clinical Sciences;- Email:
- t.cruwys@uq.edu.au
Tegan is an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow and Clinical Psychologist at the Australian National University, with an Honorary Senior Research Fellowship at the University of Queensland. Her research investigates how social relationships shape mental and physical health; work that is at the …
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Senior Lecturer in Occ Therapy
School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
The meaning of leisure for children and young people with physical disabilities: a systematic evidence synthesis… experiences of people with disabilities (particularly in the area of Multiple Sclerosis). She specialises in… needs of practicing professionals. Professional partners from health, education, disability services…
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- m.turpin@uq.edu.au
- Ph:
- +61 7 336 56491
Dr Turpin’s research centres on the clinical/professional reasoning of occupational therapists across the spectrum of experience from new graduates to experts, as well as the subjective experiences of people with disabilities (particularly in the area of Multiple Sclerosis). She specialises in the …
Dr Turpin works closely with Queensland Heath regarding supporting the clinical reasoning of occupational therapists with a range of experience. She also works with a range of organisations to use personal and occupational therapy understandings to improve the lives of people with Disabilities.
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Assoc Professor in Biostatistics
School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
People with the communication disability of aphasia following stroke are critical of rehabilitation… Early intervention services for children with physical disability: Parents' perceptions of family-centeredness and service satisfaction… Early intervention services for children with physical disability: Child, family and community determinants of successful transition to school… investigate other measurement properties of the GAPP FCE using populations with injury or disability.…
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- a.khan2@uq.edu.au
- Ph:
- +61 7 334 67456
Asad has been with the University of Queensland since 2006. Prior to this, he has held academic appointments in biostatistics at the University of Sydney and the University of Dhaka. His current research focuses on the epidemiology of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and their inter-relations …
