Research Collaborations within the SHRS

Research Collaborations within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences are specialised bodies that aim to further the study of particular areas of endeavour in an intensive and ongoing manner. 

NHMRC CENTRES

Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury  and Health 

SCHOOL CENTRES & UNITS

The Telerehabilitation Research Unit

Hearing Research Unit for Children

RESEARCH GROUPS

The Cardiopulmonary Research Group

The Cervical Spine and Whiplash Research Group (Centre of Clinical Research Excellence - Spine)

Work Research Group

 

Research Collaborations within the SHRS section

Therapy Interventions for Children

Role Description: This research group is concerned with the ways in which therapists practice when working with children, how therapists use their clinical reasoning to make decisions about interventions...

Cardiopulmonary Research Unit

Role Description: The main focus of the Cardiopulmonary Research Unit is to investigate the use of physiotherapy interventions in the management of people with cardiac and pulmonary conditions...

UQDRIVE Research Group

Role Description: The University of Queensland's Driver Retirement Initiative research group is interested in overcoming the negative effects of driving cessation.  We are exploring the experience...

Evidence Based Practice

Role Description: The research in this area is concerned with the development of systems to provide support for evidence-based practice in occupational therapy and allied health in general, stra...

Supporting At Risk Families and Children

Role Description:  This research area focuses on research that investigates how occupational therapists and other health / educational and human services professionals support children...

Centre for Neurogenic Communication Disorders Research

The Centre for Neurogenic Communication Disorders Research (CNCDR) has been established to promote and conduct research into communication disorders of neurological origin, and to investigate the assessment, treatment...

Health Communication Research Group

Role Description: Client education is an essential component of all areas of health care. Clients who are adequately informed are able to actively participate in their health care, be involved with decision ma...

Neurology, Ageing and Balance (NAB) Research Group

Role Description: The focus of the research team is to investigate changes in impairments, activities and participation, particularly relating to balance and gait, that occur with age, pathology or that are ac...

Psychosocial Health and Well Being

Role Description: This emerging research group investigates the ways in which psychosocial factors impact on the physical and mental health and overall well-being of adults (inc...

Hearing Research Unit for Children

Role Description: The Hearing Research Unit for Children has been established within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in 2007. This research unit is devoted to the study of hearing and h...

Professional Education and Development

Role Description: This team focuses on research that contributes to best practice in professional education within the OT profession, and between the OT profession, other professions and therapy consumers. Resea...

Communication Disability Centre

The mission of the University of Queensland's Communication Disability Centre is to enhance the quality of life o...

Work Research Group

Role Description:  Work is a major life role for adults and an important area for occupational therapy practice. This research group is interested in the work practice field in general and specifically, in two main areas:

Acquired Brain Injury Research Group

Role Description: Acquired brain injury (ABI) resulting from CVA, trauma, or other neurological impairments is a major cause of activity limitation and participation restriction in young people. Our research a...

Children's Time Use and Healthful Occupational Engagement

Role Description: The activities in which children engage, the inherent qualities of these activities and the people with whom they participate when undertaking these activities all influence children’s de...

Joint Stability Research Group

Role Description: The main focus of the Joint Stability Research Team is the prevention and management of musculoskeletal joint dysfunction through therapeutic exercise as it relates to the muscles which directl...

Language Neuroscience Laboratory

Role Description: We conduct research into the brain mechanisms underlying healthy language processing, language disorders, and language treatment and recovery. Language processing is investigated in a range of ...

Telerehabilitation Research Unit

Role Description: The Telerehabilitation Research Unit consists of a multi-disciplinary group of researchers within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences who are involved in the development of online ...

PAINLANG

Role Description:  PAINLANG™  is an interdisciplinary group that currently includes members from the disciplines of  occupational therapy, linguistics, social work, psychiatry, medi...

The Cervical Spine and Whiplash Research Group (Centre of Clinical Research Excellence - Spine)

Role Description: Research in the Cervical Spine and Whiplash Research Unit investigates the nature of the underlying physiological and psychological features associated with neck pain and functiona...

Assistive Technology and Environmental Design

Role Description: This group is concerned with optimising the use of assistive technologies (AT) and environmental design to enable older people and people with disabilities to fully participate in society and t...

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