I am currently located in BJ2-11. My phone number is 8302 2485
Hello! Dr Carolyn Murray is teaching and research senior lecturer with strong interests in qualitative research in the areas of health workforce development and support, evaluation of aged care services and consumer experience for people living with health issues such as dementia, stroke and brain injury. She completes research about consumer perspectives of recovery following trauma and quality of health and social care services.She is one of two honours coordinator across the allied health programs, and is a member of the UniSA IIMPACT research concentration. She has expertise in completing qualitative meta-synthesis and qualitative thematic analysis.
Dr Murray has clinical expertise in aged care, and has developed and evaluated... Read more
About me
Hello! Dr Carolyn Murray is teaching and research senior lecturer with strong interests in qualitative research in the areas of health workforce development and support, evaluation of aged care services and consumer experience for people living with health issues such as dementia, stroke and brain injury. She completes research about consumer perspectives of recovery following trauma and quality of health and social care services.She is one of two honours coordinator across the allied health programs, and is a member of the UniSA IIMPACT research concentration. She has expertise in completing qualitative meta-synthesis and qualitative thematic analysis.
Dr Murray has clinical expertise in aged care, and has developed and evaluated group programs that promote social connectedness, self-worth and engagement. Dr Murray is interested in sustainability and efficiency of health and aged care systems and services across disciplines. Dr Murray is a keen educator of future occupational therapists and integrates her research into her teaching, supervision of research students and preparation of students for being practitioners. Dr Murray supervises PhD, Masters by research and honours students and is always happy to chat to prospective research students.
About me
Member of Occupational Therapy Australia, Member of Australian Association of Gerontology, Peer Reviewer for wide range of multi-disciplinary and occupational therapy journals,Member of the Occupational Therapy Board of South Australia 2010 - July 2012 after which registration became a national through AHPRA
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 22/11/2021 |
UniSA Enterprise Magazine - an unconventional meeting of minds, https://www.unisa.edu.au/connect/enterprise-magazine/summer2021_22/story6/ |
| 14/05/2021 |
Radio Adelaide - Child Care in Aged Care, https://radioadelaide.org.au/2021/05/14/child-care-in-aged-care/ |
| 16/07/2020 |
New intergenerational program tackles ageism, https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/research/new-intergenerational-program-tackles-ageism/ |
| 13/07/2020 |
Podcast on radio 5MU - New SA program brings together child care and aged care , https://www.5mu.com.au/shows/sa-today/podcast/104002-new-sa-program-brings-together-child-care-aged-care |
| 10/07/2020 |
When child Care meets Aged Care - world's align, https://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2020/when-child-care-meets-aged-care-worlds-align/ |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Master of Occupational Therapy University of South Australia
Graduate Certificate in Education (University Teaching) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Caring for older South Australians and homeless pets - foster teams, SA Department of Health and Wellbeing - Office for Ageing Well, 16/06/2023 - 30/06/2026
Understanding and measuring quality in brain injury rehabilitation, Lifetime Support Authority, 02/06/2017 - 31/10/2018
**For PhD and masters projects please see Research Degree Supervision tab
2024 - Supervision of occupational therapy honours student - a survey of assessments, tools and interventions used by occupational therapists for clients with Borderline personality disorder
2024 - Supervision of occupational therapy honours student - a profile of occupational therapy practice for engagement in sexual activity and intimate relationships
2023 - Supervision of occupational therapy honours student - how do people who are homeless define home? A metasynthesis
2023 - Creative recollections: Delivery and evaluation of concurrent arts and wellness programs for people with dementia and their carers (arts and health alliance grant recipient)
2023 - Supervison of occupational therapy honours student - what is informed choice in occupational therapy aged care practice?
2022 - evaluation of a novel gait training technology for people with spinal cord and brain injury - grant recipient lifetime support authority
2021 - Supervision of occupational therapy honours student - why occupational therapists leave the profession
2021 - Supervision of occupational therapy honours student - a scoping review of mentoring programs in allied health
2022 - evaluation of telepharmacy services in rural South Australia
2021 - 2023 - evaluation of an interprofessional entrustrable professional activity for pharmacy interns on hospital ward rounds
2020 - Supervision of occupational therapy honours student - a profile of occupational therapy practice in community aged care
2020 - SA Pharmacy - Evaluation of hospital residency program for early career pharmacists
2020 - office for the ageing in partnership with ACH Group and City West Child Care Centre - development and evaluation of an intergenerational program in residential aged care
2020 - Supervision of Clinical Exercise Physiology Honours 2020 - an exploration of roles and responsibilities of allied health within residential aged care in partnership with industry
2018 - 2019 - Supervision of Occupational therapy Honours - exploration of how Australian occupational therapy educational programs involve consumers in curriculum, teaching and assessment of students
2018 - 2019 - Supervision of Occupational Therapy Honours 2019 - a policy analysis of how quality is represented in the Australian stroke rehabiliation guidelines
2018 - 2020 - SA Health/ UniSA collaborative grant - an evaluation of a manual wheelchair skills group training program for people receiving in patient rehabilitation after lower limb amputation.
2017 - 2018 Supervision of Occupational Therapy Honours - evaluation of an intergenational playgroup situated in an aged care facility
2017 - Lifetime Support Authority Grant - perspectives of health professionals about dignity of risk for people recovering from Acquired Brain Injury
2017 - Lifetime Support Authority Grant - measures and indicators of quality for rehabilitation of following traumatic brain injury
2016 - Lifetime Support Authority Grant - exploration of perspectives of choice and control for people with Acquired Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury
2015 - Department of Human Services SA - assistive technology equipment prescribers training
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2014 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
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| 2011 |
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Reports
2024 - Arts and Health Alliance
"Creative recollections: Delivery and evaluation of concurrent arts and wellness programs for people with dementia and their carers"
2024 - Lifetime Support Authority
"Evaluation of a novel gait training technology for people with spinal cord and brain injury"
2020 - Office for Ageing Well - in partnership with ACH Group and City West Child Care Centre -
"Development and evaluation of an intergenerational program in residential aged care"
Current - member of research strategy leadership group Allied Health and Human Performance
2023 - current - Occupational therapy program accreditation assessor - Occupational Therapy Council
2021 - current - presenting research workshops through Allied & Scientific Health Office, SA Health
2020 - current - Associate Editor for Australian Occupational Therapy Journal (AOTJ)
2018 - May 2021 Member of Research Management Group
2017 recipient of Chancellors Award for Community Engagement (with Angela Berndt and Kobie Boshoff) for our work with coordinating student-placements to deliver group cognitive stimulation therapy for people with dementia and sensory-motor programs for preschool children.
2014 and 2015 - higher degree by research student representative
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| ACH Group | AUSTRALIA |
| Anglicare Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Anglicare South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| BRAC University | BANGLADESH |
| Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
| Eldercare Inc | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Healthcare Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Linköping University | SWEDEN |
| Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Närhälsan Research and Development | SWEDEN |
| Neuromoves | AUSTRALIA |
| Occupational Therapy Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Rural Doctors Workforce Agency | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Health | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Government | AUSTRALIA |
| TAFE SA | AUSTRALIA |
| The Royal Society for the Blind | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Limerick | IRELAND |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Associate editorAustralian Occupational Therapy Journal |
2024 |
Occupational Therapy Program Accreditation AssessorOccupational Therapy Council |
2024 |
Editorial Board MemberAustralian Occupational Therapy Journal |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
2020 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
2019 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2019 |
Invited SpeakerSouth Australian Occupational Therapy Clinical Educator Symposium |
2018 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2018 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2017 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2016 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2015 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2014 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2013 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2012 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Board of South Australia |
2012 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2011 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Board of South Australia |
2011 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Board of South Australia |
2010 |
MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2010 |
Council member for Occupational Therapy South Australia 2005- 2008 (professional standards)
Carolyn is one of two honours coordinator across the allied health programs and is passionate about thorough research training and methodological rigour and integrity in research - particularly qualitative research.
Carolyn provides education across both the undergraduate and entry-level masters occupational therapy programs. She has an interest in fieldwork education and preparation of students to become thriving health professionals. In addition to more traditional fieldwork programs, she co-coordinates and supports students to participat in role emerging field practice.
Carolyn's clinical experience and interests in the areas of aged care, neurological conditions and professional reasoning inform her teaching. She values occupational therapy practice in all practice settings and is passionate about development of resilience in the allied health workforce as well as supervision and mentoring strategies for provision of appropriate support and career development.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 467 -Trauma informed aged care for people living with dementia: Identification and implementation of best practice | Current |
| An Exploration of aged care in Australia for LGBTIQA+ identifying older adults | Current |
| Expanding the process of entrustment decsion making in healthcare professions workforce development; integrating entrustable professional activities into practice as a framework for supervision and feedback | Current |
| Psychosocial and daily living functioning of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD): Understanding needs and programs to support improvement | Current |
| Qualitative inquiry into the decision-making processes for lower extremity amputation in people with diabetes | Current |
| Reconneckt: A randomised controlled trial evaluating "Fit for purpose" training (graded sensorimotor treatment and pain science education) for chronic neck pain | Current |
| Actioning advance care directives in South Australian emergency departments: a qualitative description study | Completed |
| An exploration of practice-integrated training and development programs for early career hospital pharmacists in South Australia and internationally | Completed |
| Exploration of reminiscence programs for older people: findings from the literature and community practice | Completed |
| Perspectives and experiences of pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis following total knee replacement surgery | Completed |
