I lead research which is participatory and co-designed involving people with disability and complex support needs, including people from refugee backgrounds. I have worked in the disability sector in Australia for over 40 years and as an academic since 2011 when I received my PhD from The University of Sydney.
Experience
2019–present
Associate professor, Deakin University
Education
2011
The University of Sydney, PhD
2005
University of Western Sydney, Masters (Hons)
Publications
2022
Key characteristics of the refugee journey for Iraqi and Syrian family members who support someone with disability, Disability & Society
2022
“In the beginning it was difficult but things got easier”: Service use experiences of family members of people with disability from Iraqi and Syrian refugee backgrounds, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disability
2021
Protocol paper: Conducting life history interviews to explore the journeys of people with disability from Syrian and Iraqi refugee backgrounds settling in Australia, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021
“To the Arabic community disability is not normal”: Multiple stakeholder perceptions of the understandings of disability among Iraqi and Syrian people from refugee backgrounds., Journal of Refugee Studies
2021
Exploring the intersection of human rights, health, disability and refugee status: An arts-based approach, Australian Journal of Human Rights
Grants and Contracts
2021
Co-designing Resources to Increase Access to Information and Services: Syrian and Iraqi people with disability from refugee backgrounds and service providers
Role:
Lead Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
National Disability Research Partnership
2020
Women marginalised by mental health, disability or refugee status
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
Australian Research Council Discovery
2018
Embodied Experiences of Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Living with Disability through a Lived Experience Lens
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
UNSW Disability Innovation Institute Research Seed Funding Grant
2018
Disability in South Western Sydney: Experiences of the Iraqi and Syrian refugee communities
Role:
Academic Lead
Funding Source:
South West Sydney Research Small Grants Scheme
Professional Memberships
Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Development Disability
Research Areas
Care For Disabled (111703)
Multicultural, Intercultural And Cross Cultural Studies (200209)