Occupational Therapy
Dr Kirsti Haracz
Senior Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
Expertise: Mental health, lifestyle, qualitative research
Dr Elysa Roberts
Senior Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
Expertise: Qualitative research, eating disorders, occupational science
Associate Professor Samantha Ashby
Associate Professor
School of Health Sciences
Expertise: Professional identity, professional resilience, occupational therapy theory
Dr Sarah Perkes
Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
Expertise: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, co-design, digital health, child and family health, occupational therapy, health services innovation, and health equity
Dr Aysan Mahmoudi Asl
Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
Expertise: Co‑design of health and care technologies, UX research with social robots, assistive tech for people with dementia
Dr Anna Rose
Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
Expertise: Comfort, health services research, e-health
Dr Karen Ray
Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
Expertise: Occupational Therapy, school based practice, handwriting fluency, co-teaching practices, child development
Dr Lee-Ann Jacobs-Nzuzi Khuabi
Senior Lecturer
School of Health Sciences
Expertise: Active learning, blended learning, consumer perspective, health profession education, health systems reform, interprofessional education, neurology, rehabilitation, theory generation, transformative learning
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