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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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NHMRC Principal Research Fellow
School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
The World Report on Disability as a blueprint for international, national, and local aphasia services… Communication disability in ageing… disability in ageing and enabling and measuring meaningful change in post-stroke (language/communication… International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) coding. Outcomes…
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- s.wallace3@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 334 67453
A/Prof Sarah Wallace is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, and a 2023 Queensland Young Tall Poppy. Her research interests include communication disability in ageing and enabling and measuring meaningful change in post-stroke (language/communication impairme …
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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social WorkFaculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesHigher Degree By Research Scho
Faculty of MedicineMatched phrases in profile:
Insights from people with lived experience of disability and the justice system…
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- lorelle.holland@uq.edu.au
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- +61 7 334 67003
Lorelle Holland is a proud Mandandanji woman, who grew up on Turrbal Country with her four sisters and parents. Lorelle is a dedicated and passionate Registered Nurse who has worked for over three decades in the health care industry in varied clinical, management, education, and research roles. Lore …
It is a significant public health and socio-political issue that existing judicial processes fail to recognise complex health needs of alleged young offenders. Research is urgently needed to address complex needs, racialised incarceration practices, punitive punishment, and social control over the l …
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Emeritus Professor
School of EducationFaculty of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesMatched phrases in profile:
6 to 9) with students with developmental disabilities. It will also evaluate teacher-developed interventions in written expression.''… Teachers' perceptions of support for students with learning disabilities: A case study of a primary school in Nara Prefecture, Japan… The Study of a Special Education Support Centre in the community for the inclusion of students with disabilities (in Korea)… This study reports on the writing achievement of students with developmental disabilities and…
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- j.elkins@uq.edu.au
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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 Professor 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
- Ph:
- +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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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Child Health Research CentreFaculty of MedicineIndustry Fellow
Child Health Research CentreFaculty of MedicineMatched phrases in profile:
Adapted sports are competitive or recreational sports for people with disabilities. I'm interested… , Disability and Health domains of body functions and activity limitations. Quantitative analyses…
- Email:
- ellen.armstrong@uq.edu.au
- Ph:
- +61 7 344 36391
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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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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…
- Email:
- j.barfoot@uq.edu.au
- Ph:
- +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 …
