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Third-party disability in spouses of older people with hearing impairment… Communication impairment, disability and handicap in the ethnic aged… people. To date, most of the research on community access for people with disabilities has been on…
hearing impairment, hearing loss, hearing rehabilitation, evidence-based practice, family-centred hearing care
Louise Hickson, AM, is Professor of Audiology and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at The University of Queensland. Professor Hickson has published over 280 …
Professor Hickson is a world leader in hearing rehabilitation research and her work has changed practice in Australia and overseas. For example, the Active Communication Education (ACE) program that she developed and evaluated has been used in many countries around the world including Australia, the …
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. Participants with WAD were classified at 3 months as recovered/mild disability or having moderate…
Peter Cabot is an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy and program lead for the Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice. He joined the School staff in this position in 1999 after completing postdoctoral positions at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore USA, The NIH, Baltimore USA and with …
Our current research is focussed on novel opioid ligands that target opioid receptors aligned with less addictive properties, bioactivity of endogenous and natural products that may provide insights into better pain therapy or reduction in inflammatory disorders such as sinusitis.
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Utility of the Oswestry Disability Index for studies of back pain related disability in nurses: Evaluation of psychometric and measurement properties… Musculoskeletal pain and disability: improving outcomes through conservative interventions… disability index score (P < 0.05). Conclusions: An endurance-strength exercise regime for the cervical…
Paul W. Hodges DSc MedDr PhD BPhty(Hons) FAA FACP APAM(Hon) is an National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellow, Professor and Director of the NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health at The University of Queensland (UQ). …
Paul has three doctorates; one in Physiotherapy and two in Neuroscience. His work aims to blend these skills to understand mechanisms, and use that knowledge to develop and refine interventions. His diverse expertise enables him to solve complex problems using a comprehensive multi-scale approach fr …
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Poor Functional Health Literacy: the Silent Disability for Older People… activity, screen time, health-related quality of life, illness and disability, health service use, sleep… Queensland, Australia, working in adult physical disabilities settings was surveyed with a structured…
A/Prof Leigh Tooth is a Principal Research Fellow who specialises in research on maternal and child health and general women's health, in particular on women carers, health inequalities and the socio-economic determinants of health, quality of life and comorbidity.
A/Prof Leigh Tooth is currently P …
I have successfully led several major research projects which have focussed on elements of the Australian health care system. Several of my research publications and reports have informed health policy, for example by:
· Delivering policy recommendations about the use and impact of Medicare and DV …
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international sporting spectacle. Yet little is known about disability sport since its introduction… participation of Australian athletes with a disability at the Paralympic Games, published a tender to…
Professor Phillips has a range of research interests in the historical and contemporary dimensions of sport. He has written on the historical and contemporary aspects of sport and war, sport and gender, sports' coaching, golf, rugby league, rugby union, sport structures as well as the ontological, e …
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Smooth pursuit neck torsion test in whiplash-associated disorders: Relationship to self-reports of neck pain and disability, dizziness and anxiety… pain and disability measures. This initial study indicates that a postural exercise, convenient to…
Julia is a Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Queensland. She has been researching whiplash and neck pain since 2000 and in 2004 completed her PhD focusing on the necks influence on sensorimotor control. She has continued her research in this area in idiopathic neck pain, headache, the eld …
My research and its translation to clinical practice have gained the attention of clinicians and researchers internationally and has had a significant impact on, and uptake in, clinical practice internationally. This is evidenced by:
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Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF… . Long-term outcomes relating to communication disability and handicap did not differ significantly…
The theme of Prof Ward's research program in the field of speech pathology has been the assessment and rehabilitation of the motor functions of swallowing, speech and voice.
Prof Ward currently holds a joint position as the Director of the Centre for Functioning and Health (CFAHR: www.health.qld.go …
As Prof Ward's research is primarily clinically based, her work has great impact on clinical service provision within the field of speech pathology, enhancing the evidence base on swallowing and communication disorders within a variety of clinical populations, the assessment and treatment techniques …
Professor Joanne Tompkins is currently seconded to the Australian Research Council as Executive Director of the Humanities and Creative Arts panel, for a period of three years (until 2019).
Her research interests include spatial theories and virtual reality; post-colonial, intercultural, and multic …
Professor Tompkins has made a research impact in terms of the development of cultural spaces for theatres, galleries, and museums. Through the Ortelia project (www.ortelia.com), she, in conjunction with two Virtual Reality modellers, has developed tools for managing contemporary cultural venues. The …