Post Graduate Students conducting research in lifelong disability

Supervisors A/Prof. Susan Balandin & Leanne Togher

• Natalie Berg
  What’s it like to live in a nursing home? Exploring the experiences and residential preferences of people under 65, their families and paid carers.
• Leigha Dark
  Experiences of grief and loss of adults with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs.
• Angela Dew
  The transition of care from ageing parents: achieving flexible relationships between adults with cerebral palsy, their siblings and service providers.
• Monique Hines
  Ageing with autism: Impact on families.
• Tania De Bortoli
  Where are teachers’ voices? The communicative interactions of students with severe and multiple disabilities at school.

• Bronwyn Hemsley
  The experiences and needs of carers of people with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs in hospital.
• Cecilia Rossi
  The impact of bilingual chatbooks on the interactions between mothers and other family members from spanish speaking background and their children with little or no functional speech
• Andy Smidt
  The effectiveness of a communication-based staff training program in residential settings for adults with developmental disabilities
• David Trembath
  The efficacy of peer-mediated training and augmentative and alternative communication for preschool-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorders