Research teams

Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration

The Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration is made up of a number of professionals from a range of disciplines - occupational therapy, psychology, social work - all of whom are committed to identifying, promoting and addressing the issues faced by families where a parent or child has a disability. Our broad aim is to actively promote the full participation of these families in the life of their respective communities.

Leader: Professor Gwynneth Llewellyn
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Brain Injury

The Brain Injury team focuses on improving the every day interactions of people with acquired brain injuries including those who have had a traumatic brain injury or stroke.

Leader: Dr Leanne Togher
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Communication and Inclusion

Communication and Inclusion focuses on investigating the nature of communication difficulties and ways to help people either overcome their communication problem or participate fully in their community despite their difficulties.

Areas of resarch include:

• early identification and intervention for speech and language delays and disorders;
• motor speech disorders;
• literacy development;
• augmentative and alternative communication;
• neurological speech, language and swallowing difficulties and
• voice.

The team aims to substantially increase the quality and quantity of research available to practicing clinicians to use in evidence based practice.

Team leader: Associate Professor Leanne Togher
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Mental Health

Mental Health runs a leading anxiety disorders clinic and is highly regarded for its research into mental health problems in child development, among a wide range of research activities.

The team’s research focus includes, but is not limited to, the investigation of the origin, nature, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of mental health problems and disability.

The team has a broadly biopsychosocial approach. Our research is conducted across the age spectrum, with projects focused on children and adolescents, younger and older adults. Team members come from a variety of disciplines and include psychologists, rehabilitation counselors, psychiatrists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

Team Leader: Dr Mairwen Jones
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Participation in Everyday Living

Participation in Everyday Living has a particular focus on the role of play by children and adolescents with disabilities.

The team is comprised of researchers from a number of disciplines including occupational therapy, psychology, sociology and orthoptics. They are involved in a wide range of research tied together by the common theme of promoting participation in everyday life.

Team leader: Professor Anita Bundy
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Community Based Health Care Research Unit (CBHCRU)

The Unit's aim is to develop a research program that addresses the effectiveness of community based health care for people with major traumatic injuries and long-term conditions with complex care needs.

Team Leader: Professor Craig Veitch
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Sensory Impairment

The work done by Sensory Impairment in the Sydney Myopia study has been very influential in determining the causes of short sightedness.

Team Leader: Dr Kathryn Rose
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