A5019855300- Language Development and Disorders
- Mental Health via Writing
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Education Systems and Policy
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Infant Health and Development
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Mobile Learning in Education
Western Sydney University
2018-2022
University College London
2016-2017
Moorfields Eye Hospital
2016-2017
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2016
Untreated psychiatric illness correlates with increased mortality, reduced quality of life and risk suicide in renal failure patients, but little is known about why these patients fail to seek mental health care. The purpose this study was identify the perceived barriers services hemodialysis patient population. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Anxiety (BAI) were used prevalence severity depression anxiety a group 179 patients. Of 103 who completed surveys, 73.8% African-American 62.1% male....
People living in rural and remote areas have poorer access to mental health services than those cities. They are also less likely seek help because of self-stigma entrenched stoic beliefs about seeking as a sign weakness. E-mental can span great distances reach need offer degree privacy anonymity exceeding that traditional face-to-face counseling open up possibilities for identifying at-risk individuals targeted intervention.This scoping review maps the research has explored text-based...
Continuing professional learning is vital to early childhood professionals, and the use of digital technology can potentially reduce costs improve access. In this study, 74 educators across 17 services in Australian urban regional locations completed a questionnaire about their personal uses find resources. The results indicate most construct own knowledge bases, though they make some formal resources around national standards, greater informal discussion groups. They tend seek practical...
Disparities in children's early language skills associated with socioeconomic factors have led to many studies examining environments, but few as yet the first year of life. This longitudinal study assessed home environments 50 Australian infants, who varied maternal education (university education, or not). Full‐day audio recordings were collected and analyzed using LENA system when infants aged 6–9 months 12–15 months. Using device‐specific analysis software, we 12‐h projected counts (1)...
Australians living in rural and remote areas are at elevated risk of mental health problems must overcome barriers to help seeking, such as poor access, stigma, entrenched stoicism. e-Mental services circumvent using technology, text-based particularly well suited clients concerned with privacy self-presentation. They allow the client reflect on therapy session after it has ended chat log is stored their device. The text also offers researchers an opportunity analyze language use patterns...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a checklist assess vocabulary development in Indigenous Australian children, with local focus on children growing up the towns and communities Katherine Region Northern Territory Australia. In region, many families are multilingual and/or multidialectal children's home languages include varieties Aboriginal English, Kriol, traditional languages, other languages.Method: Over four years, iteratively developed from parent interviews, comparisons...
Purpose: The Australian English Communicative Development Inventory (OZI) is a 558-item parent report tool for assessing language development at 12–30 months. Here, we introduce the short form (OZI-SF), 100-item, picture-supported, online instrument with substantially lower time and literacy demands.Method: In (Study 1), 95 items were drawn from OZI to match its item distribution by age of acquisition semantic categories. Five added four other categories, plus 12 gestures six games/routines....
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> People living in rural and remote areas have poorer access to mental health services than those cities. They are also less likely seek help because of self-stigma entrenched stoic beliefs about seeking as a sign weakness. E-mental can span great distances reach need offer degree privacy anonymity exceeding that traditional face-to-face counseling open up possibilities for identifying at-risk individuals targeted intervention. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title>...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Australians living in rural and remote areas are at elevated risk of mental health problems must overcome barriers to help seeking, such as poor access, stigma, entrenched stoicism. e-Mental services circumvent using technology, text-based particularly well suited clients concerned with privacy self-presentation. They allow the client reflect on therapy session after it has ended chat log is stored their device. The text also offers researchers an opportunity...