I am a senior lecturer in Occupational Therapy, do research as part of the UniSA IIMPACT research concentration, the collegial research group the International Centre fo Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE) and am Editor in Chief of our UniSA journal, The Allied Health Scholar. I have had a broad range of clinical experience in paediatrics and employment for people with disabilities, gained internationally and locally. My experiences have been gained in private practice, community based, school based and case management settings as well as in management. I teach into Occupational Therapy specific courses, inlcuding those with a practical, skill-based and placement components. I have a keen interest in research, I am involved in a... Read more
About me
I am a senior lecturer in Occupational Therapy, do research as part of the UniSA IIMPACT research concentration, the collegial research group the International Centre fo Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE) and am Editor in Chief of our UniSA journal, The Allied Health Scholar. I have had a broad range of clinical experience in paediatrics and employment for people with disabilities, gained internationally and locally. My experiences have been gained in private practice, community based, school based and case management settings as well as in management. I teach into Occupational Therapy specific courses, inlcuding those with a practical, skill-based and placement components. I have a keen interest in research, I am involved in a number of research projects and supervise honours, masters level and PhD students. Through my research and teaching, I hope to advance social injustice through equal engagement and opportunities for all. My focus on teaching and research is advancing an ecological view of human development, evidence-based practice and consumer engagement.
About me
Occupational Therapy Association (Australia)
Healthy Development Adelaide
Occupational Therapy Council
Registered occupational therapist: Allied Health Practitioner Regulation Authority
About me
Date | Title |
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23/08/2022 |
In-school occupational therapy, https://omny.fm/shows/hope-1032-interviews/the-needs-of-school-students-living-with-autism-dr |
01/03/2022 |
Raising awareness for autism with school supports, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7663345/take-a-place-in-the-team/ |
08/04/2020 |
Don't forget our kids OT Researchers urge extra support for home schooling vulnerable children, https://www.miragenews.com/don-t-forget-our-kids-ot-researchers-urge-extra-support-for-home-schooling-vulnerable-children/ |
01/04/2020 |
Self-regulation for kids: at Home, School and with Autism, https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-self-regulation-kids-home-school-autism.html |
21/02/2020 |
Is Australia's Health System Failing Kids with Autism?, https://www.miragenews.com/is-australia-s-health-system-failing-kids-with-autism/ |
04/02/2020 |
How educators can start 2020 smoothly, https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/how-educators-can-start-2020-smoothly/269837 |
21/10/2019 |
Parents with autistic children feel ignored, https://www.sbs.com.au/news/audiotrack/parents-autistic-children-feel-ignored-doctors-report |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Pretoria
Master of Arts (Augmentative & Alternative Comm) University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy University of Pretoria
Diploma of Higher Education University of South Africa
My reseach areas include service delivery models, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Sciences, Human Services, Human Development, Paediatrics and Early Intervention, services for people with disabilities, client views on service delivery, client participation in research and service delivery, community based approaches, management, staff development, program evaluation, systematic reviews, evidence informed practice. Methodological expertise: meta-syntheses, scoping reviews, qualitative and mixed methods.
Past and current projects include: Performance Evaluation Planning for the Student Support Services in the Department for Education, Evaluation of the Allied Health Program in Children's Centres; Collaborative... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Journal: The Allied Health Scholar
See "highlights" section for full list of projects
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.
Year | Output |
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2024 |
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2024 |
Open access
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2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
2024 |
Open access
1
|
2023 |
29
|
2022 |
Open access
11
8
30
|
2022 |
Open access
1
1
6
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
3
2
5
|
2022 |
Open access
5
5
1
|
2021 |
Open access
11
11
2
|
2021 |
3
2
8
|
2021 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
2
1
1
|
2021 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
7
5
|
2020 |
Open access
12
11
22
|
2020 |
19
18
1
|
2020 |
Open access
2
|
2020 |
Open access
2
|
2020 |
Open access
19
18
5
|
2020 |
Open access
1
|
2019 |
Open access
44
43
39
|
2019 |
Open access
12
10
|
2018 |
Open access
44
37
20
|
2018 |
Open access
2
2
|
2018 |
Open access
36
31
11
|
2018 |
15
11
4
|
2017 |
Open access
7
|
2017 |
Open access
247
188
95
|
2017 |
Open access
2
|
2016 |
67
63
14
|
2016 |
18
13
5
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2015 |
29
28
4
|
2015 |
Open access
1
|
2014 |
2
1
|
2013 |
Open access
33
27
|
2013 |
38
37
|
2012 |
Open access
8
|
2011 |
7
6
|
2011 |
Open access
70
67
|
2010 |
10
7
|
2010 |
9
11
|
2008 |
20
21
|
2008 |
Boshoff, J, DeJonge, D & Packer, T 2008, 'Development of the Activity Card Sort- Australia', Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. |
2008 |
9
9
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Year | Output |
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2012 |
4
9
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Year | Output |
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2014 |
Open access
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Research in the Media:
https://www.miragenews.com/is-australia-s-health-system-failing-kids-with-autism/
https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/how-educators-can-start-2020-smoothly/269837
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/audiotrack/parents-autistic-children-feel-ignored-doctors-report
https://omny.fm/shows/hope-1032-interviews/the-needs-of-school-students-living-with-autism-dr
Research
My reseach areas include service delivery models, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Sciences, Human Services, Human Development, Paediatrics and Early Intervention, services for people with disabilities, client views on service delivery, client participation in research and service delivery, community based approaches, management, staff development, program evaluation, systematic reviews, evidence informed practice. Methodological expertise: meta-syntheses, scoping reviews, qualitative and mixed methods.
Past and current projects include: Performance Evaluation Planning for the Student Support Services in the Department for Education, Evaluation of the Allied Health Program in Children's Centres; Collaborative Practice in Children’s Centres, Journal Clubs in Children's Centres, Development of the ACS (Aus), Gen Y student profile, Parents' Advocacy for their child with autism, Intervention addressing sensory needs in children with autism, parent-service provider partnerships, evaluation of Nuture Groups in primary schools, provision of professional development through journal clubs for occupational therapists. Current Honours and Masters projects: school readiness of SA children, development of guidelines to support self-regulation of school children; development of guidelines for parent involvement in intervention.Current PhD project focusses on investigating art therapy.
National Occupational Therapy Course Accreditor 2008 - currently
Occupational Therapy Australia SA Division: Innovative Service Delivery Award October 2012
UniSA Chancellor's Award for Community Engagement 2017
Visiting Associate Professorial Lecturer: Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas 2022
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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ACH Group | AUSTRALIA |
Anglicare Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Barts Health NHS Trust | UNITED KINGDOM |
Catholic University | ITALY |
Department for Education | UNITED KINGDOM |
Federal University of Minas Gerais | BRAZIL |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Healthcare Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Hospital Research Foundation | AUSTRALIA |
National University of Ireland, Galway | IRELAND |
NHS England | UNITED KINGDOM |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
Ohio State University | UNITED STATES |
Royal London Hospital | UNITED KINGDOM |
SA Health | AUSTRALIA |
TAFE SA | AUSTRALIA |
Technological University of the Shannon | IRELAND |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Pretoria | SOUTH AFRICA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
Women's and Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberOccupational Therapy Australia |
2017 |
National Occupational Therapy AssessorOccupational Therapy Australia |
2017 |
Innovative Service Delivery AwardOccupational Therapy Australia, SA Division |
2012 |
Collaborations to support Allied Health EBP include Santo Tomas University (Manila, Philippines), University of Pretoria (South Africa), SA Health, SA Department for Education, Occupational Therapy Australia, Barts Health (NHS Trust, UK).
Human Development, Working with Families, Autism, People with Disabilities, Community Practice, Research, Evidence-based Practice, Practice Education, student placements, field practice, Supported Teacher Award 2005, International Student Coordinator 2016-2019
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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110305 - Department for Education Self Regulation Service Outcome Evaluation | Current |
Development of validated neuro-affirmative practice guidelines for occupational therapy | Current |
Evaluation of building blocks group using the Parenting Interactions with Children Checklist of Observation Linked to Outcome (PICCOLO). | Current |
Developing foundations for robust occupational-therapy-based intervention studies to address the sensory needs of children with autism spectrum disorder in Australia | Completed |
Increasing specificity of correlate research: the development of questionnaires to measure the predictors of lunchtime and after-school physical activity in children | Completed |
Measuring the activity and participation of children with and without disabilities in everyday tasks | Completed |
Occupational adaptation of parents of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: an interpretive descriptive study | Completed |
Towards developing the foundations of robust research practice for art therapy in Australia: trauma-focused art therapy for defence and emergency services personnel with PTS | Completed |
Towards the development of foundational concepts for collaborative practice with parents in occupational therapy for children | Completed |