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      Professor Mandy Stanley

Professor Mandy Stanley

Professor

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2389
Email: m.stanley@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO19.260  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-5181

Mandy is a Professor and Discipline Lead of Occupational Therapy in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Currently Teaching

  • OCT5217 Occupational Therapy Honours Preparation
  • OCT5218 Occupational Therapy Honours Thesis

Background

Professor Mandy Stanley is an experienced and respected occupational therapy academic. She is known internationally for her contributions to Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science.  Mandy is a highly experienced National Assessor of occupational therapy programs for the Occupational Therapy Council and is the OTAustralia nominee on the OTC Program Accreditation Committee.  She contributed to the growth and development of the Journal of Occupational Science for nearly 30 years and has convened National conferences.  Mandy is a leading qualitative researcher, and a Fellow of the OTAustralia Research Academy.

Professional Associations

  • OTAustralia
  • Australian Association of Gerontology
  • Australasian Society for Occupational Scientists

Research Areas and Interests

Occupational therapy theory, occupational science, older people, well-being, participation, qualitative research methodologies.

Awards and Recognition

  • Fellow, OTAustralia Research Academy, 2021
  • Fellow, Australian Association of Gerontology, 2021

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia, 2006.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Hersh, D., Williamson, C., Brogan, E., Stanley, M. (2024). “It's day to day problems:” Experiences of people with aphasia who live alone. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2024.2358830.
  • Kutzer, Y., Whitehead, L., Quigley, E., Stanley, M. (2024). Changes in sleep effort mediate insomnia severity in older adults following online cognitive behavioural therapy. Psychogeriatrics, 2024(2024), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.13074.
  • Dalla Via, J., Andrew, C., Baguley, BJ., Stewart, N., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M., Kennedy, M. (2024). Exercise and diet support in breast and prostate cancer survivors: findings from focus groups. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(7), Article number 440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08652-7.
  • Timmerman, W., Abbiss, C., Lawler, NG., Stanley, M., Raynor, A. (2024). Athlete monitoring perspectives of sports coaches and support staff: A scoping review. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241247131.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Dalla Via, J., Sim, M., Gebre, A., Blekkenhorst, L., Connolly, E., Bondonno, N., Schousboe, JT., Woodman, RJ., Zhu, K., Mullin, S., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, MP., Cox, KL., Kiel, DP., Lim, W., Stanley, M., Devine, A., Thompson, PL., Williams, EJ., Wood, LG., Sim, M., Daly, RM., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2024). Impact of provision of abdominal aortic calcification results on fruit and vegetable intake: 12-week randomized phase 2 controlled trial. Nature Communications, 15(1), article number 8126. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52172-1.
  • Katzenellenbogen, J., White, J., Robinson, M., Thompson, S., Epstein, A., Stanley, M., Klobas, J., Haynes, E., Armstrong, B., Coffin, J., Skoss, R. (2024). Process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial intervention designed to improve rehabilitation services for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: the Healing Right Way Trial. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article number 946. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11390-5.
  • Anokye, R., Dalla Via, J., Dimmock, J., Jackson, B., Schultz, C., Schæffer, M., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Stanley, M., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2024). Impact of Cardiovascular Imaging Results on Medication Use and Adherence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2024(Article in Press), 12 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.06.008.
  • Porock, D., Cain, T., Young, C., Hilbers, J., Bomm, M., Ghosh, M., Stanley, M. (2024). The Careful Project: Evaluating the acceptability of local virtual reality experiences as a leisure activity for residents in aged care. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2024(Article in press), 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13379.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Kennedy, M., Schultz, CJ., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Stanley, M., Lewis, J. (2023). Impact Of Vascular Screening Interventions On Perceived Threat, Efficacy Beliefs And Behavioural Intentions: A Systematic Narrative Review. Health Promotion International, 38(3), article number daad040. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad040.
  • Ryan, J., Koehler, N., Cruickshank, T., Rogers, S., Stanley, M. (2023). 'Teachers Are The Guinea Pigs': Teacher Perspectives On A Sudden Reopening Of Schools During The Covid-19 Pandemic. The Australian Educational Researcher, 2023(article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00577-6.
  • Kutzer, Y., Whitehead, L., Quigley, E., Fu, SC., Stanley, M. (2023). Subjective Versus Objective Sleep Outcomes In Older Adults With And Without Uncoupled Sleep Following Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Insomnia. Psychogeriatrics, 23(2), 298-310. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12931.
  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (2023). Psychological distress and quality of life in asymptomatic adults following provision of imaging results for prevention of cardiovascular disease events: a scoping review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(1), 13 - 22. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac047.
  • Smith, J., Nels, A., Emery, L., Stanley, M. (2023). Exploring the Use of Photovoice in Understanding the Lived Experience of Neurological Conditions: A Scoping Review and Reflexive Thematic Analysis. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22(2023), 14 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231156344.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Skoss, M., Batten, R., Cain, T., Stanley, M. (2022). Vulnerable, recalcitrant, and resilient: A Foucauldian discourse analysis of risk and older people within the context of COVID-19 news media. Ageing and Society, 2022(article in press), 1-18. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X22000897.
  • Raj, S., Mackintosh, S., Kernot, J., Fryer, C., Stanley, M. (2022). Development and feasibility testing of an evidence-based occupational therapy program for adults with both Down syndrome and dementia. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(4), 396-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12435.
  • Appleby, R., Wright, S., Williams, L., Stanley, M. (2022). Australian parents’ experiences of owning an autism assistance dog. Health and Social Care in the Community, 2022(Article in press), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13805.
  • Wallis, A., Meredith, P., Stanley, M. (2022). Changing occupational roles for the young adult with cancer: A longitudinal case study. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69(3), 243-254. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12786.
  • Kaunnil, A., Sansri, V., Thongchoomsin, S., Permpoonputtana, K., Stanley, M., Trevittaya, P., Thawisuk, C., Thichanpiang, P. (2022). Bridging the Gap between Clinical Service and Academic Education of Hand-Splinting Practice: Perspectives and Experiences of Thai Occupational Therapists. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15), article number 8995. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158995.
  • O'Keefe, S., Radford, K., Farrin, A., Oakman, J., Alves-Stein, S., Cloud, G., Douglas, J., Stanley, M., Lannin, N. (2022). A Tailored Occupational Therapist-Led Vocational Intervention for People With Stroke: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(10), article number e40548. https://doi.org/10.2196/40548.
  • Sutthachai, R., Kaunnil, A., Phadsri, S., Pomngen, I., Stanley, M., Srikhamjak, T. (2022). Development of Thai Sensory Patterns Assessment Tool for Children Aged 3–12 Years: Caregiver-Version. Healthcare, 10(10), article number 1968. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101968.
  • Murray, C., Weeks, S., Van Kessel, G., Guerin, M., Watkins, E., Mackintosh, S., Fryer, C., Hillier, S., Stanley, M. (2022). Perspectives of choice and control in daily life for people following brain injury: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Health Expectations, 25(6), 2709-2725. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13636.
  • Wallis, A., Meredith, P., Stanley, M. (2022). Occupational therapy in oncology palliative care for adolescents and young adults: Perspectives of Australian occupational therapists. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69(2), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12780.
  • Hutchinson, C., Milte, R., Stanley, M., Duff, G., Ratcliffe, J. (2022). Using discrete choice experiments to elicit the service preferences of people with mild intellectual disability: An exploratory study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(4), E1396-E1405. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13547.
  • Stanley, M., Van Kessel, G., Murray, C., Forsythe, D., Mackintosh, S. (2022). Occupational therapists and physiotherapists weighing up the dignity of risk for people living with a brain injury: grounded theory. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(23), 7145-7151. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1984592.
  • Hernandez, G., Murray, C., Stanley, M. (2022). An intergenerational playgroup in an Australian residential aged-care setting: A qualitative case study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(2), 488-497. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13149.
  • Kutzer, Y., Whitehead, L., Quigley, E., Stanley, M. (2022). The Role of Dysfunctional Sleep Beliefs in Mediating the Outcomes of Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Single-Group, Nonrandomized Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(12), article number e32705. https://doi.org/10.2196/32705.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Raj, S., Mackintosh, S., Fryer, C., Stanley, M. (2021). Home-based occupational therapy for adults with dementia and their informal caregivers: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(1), Article 7501205060. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.040782.
  • Skoss, R., White, J., Stanley, M., Robinson, M., Thompson, S., Armstrong, B., Katzenellenbogen, J. (2021). Study protocol for a prospective process evaluation of a culturally secure rehabilitation programme for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: the Healing Right Way project. BMJ Open, 11(9), Article number e046042. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046042.
  • Hatton, R., Wallis, A., Chew, A., Stanley, M., Smith, A. (2021). Return to work and cancer: Perspectives of occupational therapists. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 68(4), 298-307. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12727.
  • Wallis, A., Meredith, P., Stanley, M. (2021). Living beyond cancer: Adolescent and young adult perspectives on choice of and participation in meaningful occupational roles. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 84(10), 628-636. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022620960677.
  • O'Dea, A., Stanley, M., Coote, S., Robinson, K. (2021). Children and young people’s experiences of living with developmental coordination disorder/dyspraxia: A systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative research. PLoS One, 16(3), Article number e0245738. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245738.
  • Roberts, A., Greenwood, D., Stanley, M., Humberstone, C., Iredale, F., Raynor, A. (2021). Understanding the “gut instinct” of expert coaches during talent identification. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(4), 359-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1823083.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Anokye, R., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Stanley, M., Harms, C., Woodman, R., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2021). Association of habitual intake of fruits and vegetables with depressive symptoms: the AusDiab study. European Journal of Nutrition, 60(7), 3743-3755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02532-0.
  • O'Keefe, S., Stanley, M., Sansonetti, D., Schneider, E., Kras, M., Morarty, J., Lannin, N. (2021). Designing an intervention process that embeds work-focussed interventions within inpatient rehabilitation: An intervention mapping approach. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 68(1), 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12705.
  • Lannin, N., Clemson, L., Drummond, A., Stanley, M., Churilov, L., Laver, K., O'Keefe, S., Cameron, I., Crotty, M., Usherwood, T., Andrew, N., Jolliffe, L., Cadilhac, D. (2021). Effect of occupational therapy home visit discharge planning on participation after stroke: protocol for the HOME Rehab trial. BMJ Open, 11(7), Article number e044573. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044573.
  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (2021). Psychological distress and quality of life following provision of vascular imaging results of the coronary and carotid arteries to asymptomatic adults: a scoping review protocol. F1000Research, 9(1376), 16 pages. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27432.3.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Prince, R., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Anokye, R., Dimmock, J., Jackson, B., Costello, L., Devine, A., Stanley, M., Dickson, J., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2021). Fruit and vegetable intake is inversely associated with perceived stress across the adult lifespan. Clinical Nutrition, 40(5), 2860-2867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.043.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Hercegovac, S., Kernot, J., Stanley, M. (2020). How Qualitative Case Study Methodology Informs Occupational Therapy Practice: A Scoping Review. OTJR: Occupation, Participation, and Health, 40(1), 6-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449219850123.
  • Raj, S., Stanley, M., Mackintosh, S., Fryer, C. (2020). Scope of occupational therapy practice for adults with both Down syndrome and dementia: A cross-sectional survey. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67(3), 218-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12645.
  • Anokye, R., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Connolly, E., Bondonno, N., Schousboe, J., Woodman, R., Zhu, K., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, M., Cox, K., Kiel, D., Lim, W., Devine, A., Thompson, P., Gianoudis, J., De Ross, B., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (2020). Implementation, mechanisms of impact and key contextual factors involved in outcomes of the Modification of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle (MODEL) randomised controlled trial in Australian adults: Protocol for a mixed-method process evaluation. BMJ Open, 10(11), Article number 036395. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036395.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Anokye, R., Connolly, E., Bondonno, N., Schoesboe, J., Woodman, R., Zhu , K., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, M., Cox, K., Kiel, D., Lim, W., Stanley, M., Devine, A., Thompson, P., Gianoudis, J., De Ross, B., Daly, R., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2020). Modification Of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle (MODEL) study: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 10(11), Article number 036366. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036366.
  • Batten, R., Liddiard, K., Raynor, A., Brown, C., Stanley, M. (2020). Cross-Sectional Survey of Sleep Practices of Australian University Students. Nature and Science of Sleep, 12(2020), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S221472.
  • Wallis, A., Meredith, P., Stanley, M. (2020). Cancer care and occupational therapy: A scoping review. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67(2), 172-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12633.
  • Fairlie, L., Stanley, M., George, E., Sereda, B., Mosewich, A. (2020). Navigating the shift from netballer to former netballer: the experience of retirement from elite netball in Australia. Sport in Society, 23(7), 1100-1118. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1597856.

2019

Book Chapters

  • Stanley, M. (2019). The lived experience of occupational adaptation: Adaptation in the wake of adversity, life transitions, and change. Adaptation Through Occupation: Multidimensional Perspectives (175-192). Slack Incorporated. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/5691.

Journal Articles

  • Roberts, A., Greenwood, D., Stanley, M., Humberstone, C., Iredale, F., Raynor, A. (2019). Coach knowledge in talent identification: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(10), 1163-1172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.05.008.
  • Hazelwood, T., Murray, CM., Baker, A., Stanley, M. (2019). Ethical tensions: A qualitative systematic review of new graduate perceptions. Nursing Ethics: an international journal for health care professionals, 26(3), 884-902. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733017727154.
  • Murray, C., Van Kessel, G., Guerin, M., Hillier, S., Stanley, M. (2019). Exercising Choice and Control: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis of Perspectives of People With a Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100(9), 1752-1762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2019.01.011.
  • Ong, M., Baker, A., Aguilar, A., Stanley, M. (2019). The meanings attributed to community gardening: A qualitative study. Health and Place, 59(September 2019), Article number 102190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102190.
  • O'Keefe, S., Stanley, M., Adam, K., Lannin, N. (2019). A Systematic Scoping Review of Work Interventions for Hospitalised Adults with an Acquired Neurological Impairment. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 29(3), 569-584. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-018-9820-8.
  • George, E., Stanley, M. (2019). Exploring the occupational injustices of human trafficking. Journal of Occupational Science, 26(3), 394-407. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2018.1515104.
  • Luker, J., Worley, A., Stanley, M., Uy, J., Watt, A., Hillier, S. (2019). The evidence for services to avoid or delay residential aged care admission: a systematic review. BMC Geriatrics, 19(2019), Article number 217. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1210-3.
  • Hazelwood, T., Baker, A., Murray, C., Stanley, M. (2019). New graduate occupational therapists’ narratives of ethical tensions encountered in practice. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 66(3), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12549.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Cahill, M., Robinson, K., Pettigrew, J., Galvin, R., Stanley, M. (2018). Qualitative synthesis: A guide to conducting a meta-ethnography. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81(3), 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022617745016.
  • Lynch, H., Stanley, M. (2018). Beyond words: Using qualitative video methods for researching occupation with young children. Occupation Participation and Health, 38(1), 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449217718504.
  • Sellar, B., Murray, C., Stanley, M., Stewart, H., Hipp, H., Gilbert-Hunt, S. (2018). Mapping an Australian Occupational Therapy curriculum: Linking intended learning outcomes with entry-level competency standards. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 65(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12430.
  • Scanlan, J., Lannin, N., Hoffmann, T., Stanley, M., McDonald, R. (2018). Impact of adjusting for inter-rater variability in conference abstract ranking and selection processes. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 65(1), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12440.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Berndt, A., Murray, C., Kennedy, K., Stanley, M., Gilbert-Hunt, S. (2017). Effectiveness of distance learning strategies for continuing professional development (CPD) for rural allied health practitioners: A systematic review. BMC Medical Education, 17(1), article no.117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-017-0949-5.
  • Stanley, M., Richard, A., Williams, S. (2017). Older peoples’ perspectives on time spent alone. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 64(3), 235-242. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12353.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Jenkin, K., Sellar, B., Stanley, M., Thomas, K. (2016). How sustainable development is understood in World Federation of Occupational Therapy policy. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(8), 505-513. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615623555.
  • Gibbs, DP., Boshoff, K., Stanley, M. (2016). The acquisition of parenting occupations in neonatal intensive care: A preliminary perspective. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(2), 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008417415625421.

2015

Book Chapters

  • Stanley, M. (2015). Qualitative descriptive: A very good place to start. Qualitative research methodologies for occupational science and therapy (21-36). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203383216-3.

Journal Articles

2014

Book Chapters

  • Murray, C., Stanley, M. (2014). Meta-synthesis demystified: Connecting islands of knowledge. Qualitative research methodologies for occupational science and therapy (174-189). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203383216-12.

Journal Articles

  • Murray , C., Stanley, M., Wright, S. (2014). Weighing up the commitment: A grounded theory of the transition from occupational therapy clinician to academic. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 61(6), 437-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12146.
  • Murray, C., Stanley, M., Wright, S. (2014). The transition from clinician to academic in nursing and allied health: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Nurse Education Today, 34(3), 389-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2013.06.010.
  • Stomski, NJ., Mackintosh, SF., Stanley, M. (2014). The experience of acupuncture care from the perspective of people with chronic low back pain: A grounded theory study. Acupuncture in medicine, 32(4), 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2013-010477.
  • Hocking, C., Kronenberg, F., Nayar, S., Stanley, M., Wicks, A., Wilson, L., Wright-St Clair, V., Erlandsson, L. (2014). Addressing diverse occupational needs: What new knowledge do European and New Zealand occupational therapists seek?. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(2), 39-47.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Fryer, CE., Mackintosh, SF., Stanley, M., Crichton, J. (2013). I understand all the major things: How older people with limited English proficiency decide their need for a professional interpreter during health care after stroke. Ethnicity and Health, 18(6), 610-625. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2013.828830.

Research Projects

  • Printing an appetite for life: developing three-dimensional printed texture modified foods for aged care residents, National Health and Medical Research Council, Ideas Grants (2023), 2024 ‑ 2028, $1,108,065.
  • Improving quality of life for older people in aged care, Southern Cross Care (WA) Inc, Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2021 ‑ 2026, $70,000.
  • Develop a systematic profiling of neurological conditions that will facilitate personalised treatment and streamline service delivery, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Western Australia, MS WA - Research funding for social and applied research, 2019 ‑ 2024, $5,716,059.
  • The effectiveness of a 12-week remote-delivered green-blue light therapy intervention on daytime sleepiness, fatigue, work productivity and quality of life outcomes in individuals following traumatic brain injury, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Neurotrauma Research Program & Insurance Commission of WA, 2021 ‑ 2023, $89,714.
  • Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Homevisits to Improve Participation after Stroke, National Health and Medical Research Council, Project Grants, 2018 ‑ 2023, $1,816,058.
  • The feasibility and therapeutic utility of a 12-week telehealth delivered environmental enrichment program for young stroke survivors experiencing cognitive impairment, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Neurotrauma Research Program, 2021 ‑ 2023, $84,600.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Tailoring the perspective on wheelchair prescription

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Athlete monitoring and decision-making.

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Sleep outcomes of older adults following online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, "Effectiveness of occupational therapy intervention for adults with Down syndrome and demetia"
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Community Occupational Therapists’ Professional Reasoning Processes when Considering Positive Risk-Taking for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor in Philosophy, "Practitioners and Patients" attitudes to acupuncture for people with chronic low back pain.

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor in Philosophy, 'Occupational adaptation of parents of pre-term infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: An interpretive descriptive study"
  • Doctor of Philosophy, EXPLORING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES TO CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING INTERVENTIONS
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