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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… safe, courtesy, friendliness, helpfulness and being aware of invisible disabilities and specific…
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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 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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Research Fellow/Senior Researc
Child Health Research CentreFaculty of MedicineMatched phrases in profile:
E-PACT: Randomised Trial of Parenting Acceptance and Commitment therapy for Parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities… disabilities is thought to be related to parental sensitivity and responsiveness. A brief relationship…
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- j.barfoot@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 344 36396
Jacqui is an experienced Occupational Therapist and Postdoctoral Clinical Researcher with the Child Health Research Centre, at the University of Queensland. She is committed to creating a shift in early childhood intervention where parents are at the centre of therapy, and child outcomes are better …
Jacqui is an experienced occupational therapist, early career researcher and consultant with a strong track record relative to opportunity. To date, she has attracted >$160,000 funding to improve services for children and families ($100,000 for therapy services in a remote indigenous community in th …
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Professor & Director ProBono Centre
School of LawFaculty of Business, Economics and LawMatched phrases in profile:
Adjustments, accommodation and inclusion: children with disabilities in Australian primary schools… 'We need to talk' : Genomics and disability… experiencing homelessness, people on low incomes, people with disabilities, mothers and carers. Her… ; impairment, disability and capacity in relation to decision making; discrimination and access to…
Law and Legal Studies; Legal systems; Law in context; Public law; Access to justice; Law and society and socio-legal research; Domestic human rights law; Legal institutions (incl. courts and justice systems); Youth justice; Welfare, insurance, disability and social security law; Law reform;- Email:
- t.walsh@law.uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 336 56192
Tamara Walsh is a Professor of Law and Director of the UQ Pro Bono Centre. She has degrees in both Law and Social Work, and her interest is in social welfare law and human rights. Her research examines the impact of the law on vulnerable people including children and young people, people experiencin …
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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 Senior 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 w …
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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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Emeritus Professor
School of EducationFaculty of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
Deinstitutionalisation and changes in life circumstances of adults with an intellectual disability… The influence of religious belief and practice on the health and well-being of persons with an intellectual disability… solving, Intellectual disability, Learning difficulties, Aging and disability, Inclusion, Adolescent… The effective identification and monitoring of students with a disability is a complex and…
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- adrian.ashman@uq.edu.au
Cognitive educational psychology, Classroom-based instruction strategy training and problem solving, Intellectual disability, Learning difficulties, Aging and disability, Inclusion, Adolescent reading and writing habit, Issues relating to victimised youth, Creative Writing.
Professor Ashman completed …
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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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Professor - CBEH
Centre for the Business and Economics of HealthFaculty of Business, Economics and LawMatched phrases in profile:
with an orthodox treatment of advice and graded exercise on pain and disability in chronic whiplash.… Earning and conversion handicaps and the welfare economics of disability… kidney disease(CKD). Ongoing interests include the economics of disability and insurance, compensable… disabilities, viz. an ‘earning handicap’ and a ‘conversion handicap’. In this article, these concepts are…
Public Health and Health Services; Applied Economics; Clinical Sciences; Applied economics; Health Sciences; Clinical sciences;- Email:
- l.connelly@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 334 64573
Luke Connelly is Professor of Health Economics at the Centre for the Business and Economics of Health. He also holds a Professorial appointment (part-time) at The University of Bologna, to which he was appointed in 2017 via the Italian “Direct Call” (link) process. In 2019 he was appointed as Honora …
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Lecturer in Speech Pathology
School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
disability and their families: a qualitative systematic review… worldwide. Consequences of HL include but are not limited to communication disability, language and…
Health Sciences; Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; Paediatrics; Allied health and rehabilitation science; Speech pathology; Infant and child health; Rehabilitation;- Email:
- f.retamalwalter@uq.edu.au
Dr Retamal-Walter is Lecturer in Speech Pathology in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at The University of Queensland. Building on over 10 years of clinical experience and academic experience in Chile, Dr Retamal-Walter completed his PhD at …
Dr Retamal-Walter has presented his work in a number of conferences in Australia, Chile and Latin America. He has collaborated with industry partners in Australia, and the governing bodies of Speech-Language Therapy in New Zealand and Chile. Dr Retamal-Walter's work on telepractice engagement has be …
