
Professor Iva Strnadova
Mgr. (Master of Special Education; Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic),
PhDr. (Doctor of Philosophy; Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic),
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy; Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic),
Doc (Associate Professor; Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic)
Iva Strnadov谩 is a Professor in Special Education and Disability Studies at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Her research aims to contribute to better understanding and the improvement of the life experiences of people with disabilities, especially people with intellectual disabilities.听Combining research with advocacy is essential in her research program, which builds on supporting the self-determination (including self-advocacy) of people with intellectual disabilities, and is grounded in an innovative inclusive research approach, in which people with intellectual disabilities are included in the role of researcher.
She has a particular research interest in the well-being of people with developmental disabilities (intellectual disabilities and autism) and their families over the life span, diverse transitions in the lives of people with disabilities (particularly intellectual disabilities and autism); girls and women with intellectual disabilities; parents with intellectual disabilities; people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, and inclusive research.
Iva Strnadov谩 has a strong history of securing national and international research grants. Since 2005, she has been one of the CIs on more than forty different research projects on both national and international levels. She conceptualised the research projects, managed research teams, and in some of the projects mentored fellow CIs in the application of the grounded theory approach, inductive content analysis and art-based methods (Photovoice, body-mapping).
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- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Selected research grants
2023-2028 National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Targeted Call for Research (TCR) into Improving health of people with intellectual disability. Category 1 grant -听Palmer, E., Strnadov谩, I., Leach Scully, J., Loblinzk, J., Best, S., Turbitt, E., McGaughran, J., & Pratt, G. GeneEQUAL: equitable and accessible genomic healthcare for people with intellectual disability. 5 years research grant. Application: 2015753.
2024 ADA Faculty Research Grants Scheme.听Strnadov谩, I., Terrill, B., Leach Scully, J., Danker, J., Loblinzk, J., Chen, C. R., & Palmer, E.听Health and genetic health literacy education for students with intellectual disabilities: Parents鈥 experiences and perspectives
2024-2028 The National Health and Medical Research Council: The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). Models of Care for Sexuality and Gender Diverse People and People with Innate Variations of Sex Characteristics, Stream 2.听Power, R., Ussher, J. M., Perz, J., Wilson, N. J., Hawkey, A., Rigg, D. W., Strnadov谩, I., G., Bateson, D., Badawi, N., Dew, A., Burns, J., Quilliam, C., & Turner, G.听Developing models of sexual health care for LGBTQA+ people with disability. Application ID: 2031883.
2024-2026 The National Health and M edical Research Council: The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Consumer-Led Research Grant Opportunity, Stream 2.听Harrison, R., Trollor, J., Woolfenden, S., Strnadov谩, I., Manias, E., Dew, A., Westbrook, J., Mitchell, R., Bartindale, T., Travaglia, J., Ellis, L., Mimmo, L., Mummford, V., Badgery-Parker, T., & Debono, D.听听Pioneering co-created patient-reported experience measures for people with intellectual disability to improve health outcomes.
2023-2027 MRFF Clinician Researchers - Applied Research in Health Application. Woolfenden, S., Ostojic, K., Dale, R., Paget, S., Reedman, S., Khan, J., Elliott, E., Killedar, A., Hodgins, M.,听 Scott, T., Burnett, H., Martin, T., Mimmo, L., Sherwood, J., Zwi, K., Associate Investigators: Strnadov谩, I., Eapen, V., Lingam, R., Smithers-Sheedy, H., McIntyre, S., Berg, A., Dee-Price, B.-J., Woodbury, Chambers, G., Mohamed, Van Hoek, D., & Masi, A. Equitable Pathways and Integrated Care in Cerebral Palsy (EPIC-CP)
2024-2026 MRFF Consumer-Lead Research.听Turbitt, E., Amor, D., Callinan, E., Hoven, E., Hemsley, B., Palmer, E. E., McEwen, A., Morrow, A., Heussler, H., Associate Investigators: Doran, B., Shakes, P., Imms, C., Wilfond, B., Taylor, N., Dive, L., Yanes, T., & Strnadov谩, I.听NurtureNextGen: Co-design of a digital tool to support families of children with genetic neurodevelopmental conditions to receive balanced prognostic information.听
2023-2025 NSW Department of Health.听Palmer, E., Strnadov谩, I., Leach Scully, J., Loblinzk, J., Terrill, B., Boyle, J., Danker, J., Sarfaraz, S., Dunn, M., Tso, M., Willow, S.A., & Molnar, C.听GeneEQUAL CHOICE: NSW Health Easy Read Genetic Test Decision Aid and Clinician Education Pack to Support Shared Decision Making about Genetic Testing for People with Intellectual Disability.
2023-2025 Erasmus+ KA210-VET - Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training.听Strnadov谩, I., Bernoldov谩, J., Zuli膰, M., 艩im谩膷kov谩 , H., Eisner, P., Ol谩h, M., Ondrejkov谩, M., Jur膷ov谩, Z., Nedovi膰, G., 膼or膽evic虂, M., Sretenovi膰, I., Poti膰, S. Sex education of students with special education needs: Importance of using evidence-based practices to achieve learning outcomes. 18 months. 2023-1-CZ01-KA210-VET-000153711
2023-2025 Women鈥檚 Health Research, Translation, and Impact Network (WHRTN). Power, R., Londos, C., Ussher, J., Perz, J., Strnadov谩, I., Hawkey, A., O鈥橲hea, A., Spencer, R., Quilliam, C., Jax, B., Ramsay, N., & Zada, N.听Sexual Health Across the Margins: LGBTQ Women Living with Disability.
2023-2024 Performance Monitoring and Reporting, Strategy and Performance, Queensland Department of Education, Australia.听Strnadov谩, I., Danker, J., Alonzo, D., Gao, A., Dowse, L., & Loblinzk, J.听Development of accessible versions of the Queensland Engagement and Wellbeing Survey.
2023-2026 ARC LP grant -听Kirby, E., Newman, C., Churchill, B., Smith, L., Strnadov谩, I., Hofstaetter, L., Judd-Lam, S., & Boulos, M. When caring ends: Understanding and supporting informal care
2022-2023 The National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP).听Strnadov谩, I., Dowse, L., Leach Scully, J., & Garcia Lee, B.听听Ethical co-production in disability research.
2022听 NSW Department of Education, Australia.听Strnadov谩, I., Dowse, L., Lowe, K., & Danker, J. Supporting students with disability in successfully transitioning to and from high school: Review and synthesis of literature.
2022-2023 NSW Department of Health.听Palmer, E., Strnadov谩, I., Leach Scully, J., Loblinzk, J., Danker, J., Boyle, J., & Tso, M. NSW Health genomics resource package and toolkit for people with intellectual disability听
2022 SoE Research Grants Scheme.听Danker, J., Strnadov谩, I., & Dreyfus, S.听Scoping review to identify which communication systems adults with severe and profound intellectual disability and communication impairments use for 鈥渇unctional鈥 communication.
2022 ADA Faculty Research Grants Scheme.听Strnadov谩, I., Palmer, E., Leach Scully, J., Terrill, B., Jackaman, K.-M., & Loblinzk, J.听Barriers and enablers听to education on genomic health for primary and high school students with intellectual disability.
2022-2024 Erasmus+ KA210-VET - Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training.听Strnadov谩, I., Bernoldov谩, J., Zuli膰, M., Kogov拧ek, D., Nov拧ak Brce, J., Lipec Stopar, M., 沤olgar I., Nedovi膰, G., & 膼or膽evic虂, M.听Enhancing inclusive education: Upskilling teacher assistants in using evidence-based practices. 18 months.
2023-2026 NHMRC, Targeted Call for Research (TCR) into Participation in Cancer Screening Programs. Category 1 grant -听Bateson, D., Ussher, J., Strnadov谩, I., McGeechan, K., Chang, E., Carter, A., Loblinzk, J., & Sweeney, S.听Overcoming Inequity: Increasing cervical screening participation for people with intellectual disability (CIRCE).听Project ID: 2015215
2021 ADA Faculty Research Partnership Scheme.听Kirby, E., Newman, C., Strnadov谩, I., Newton, G., Hofst盲tter, L., Judd-Lam, S., Churchill, B., & Smith, L. Understanding care endings: Sociological and educational approaches to support pathways out of caring.
2021-2023 Intellectual Disability Rights Service.听Strnadov谩, I., Danker, J., Loblinzk, J., & Carter, A. Research evaluation of the Rights and Relationships program for high school students and young adults with intellectual disability in New South Wales.
2021-2023 The Inner West Council, Sydney.听Strnadov谩, I., Danker, J., Loblinzk, J., & Carter, A. Research evaluation of the Rights and Relationships program for high school students and young adults with intellectual disability in Inner West Sydney.
2021-2022 NSW Department of Health.听Palmer, E., Strnadov谩, I., Leach Scully, J., Loblinzk, J., Boyle, J., & Danker, J. NSW Health Genomics Education Inclusive of People with Intellectual Disability.
2020-2021 Husova Nadace, Czech Republic.听Bernoldov谩, J., Zulic, M., & Strnadov谩, I. Preparation for parenthood and sexuality education for people with intellectual disabilities
2020-2024 Australian Government Department of Health.听Carter, A., Strnadov谩, I., Guy, R., Danchin, M., O鈥橬eill, J., Leask, J., Skinner, R., Davies, C. Vujovich-Dunn, C., & Loblinzk, J.听Co-design of a multi-component intervention package to improve HPV vaccination coverage in special schools.
2021-2023 Greenlight program (rebranded as CP Concierge) and听The Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance grant.听Wolfenden, S., Ostojic, K., Lingam, R., Strnadov谩, I., Chambers, G. M., Scott, T., Dale, R., Paget, S., Burnett, H., & Price, BJ. D. Equity Pathways and Integrated Care in Cerebral Palsy (EPIC-CP): Equity pathways for CP.
2020 NSW Department of Education, Australia.听Strnadov谩, I., & Dowse, L. Disability Strategy Implementation: Literature review on support for students with disability.
2020 - 2021 NSW Department of Education, Australia.听Strnadov谩, I., Danker, J., Loblinzk, J., Dowse, L., & Lenne, B. Capturing perspectives on student well-being from students with intellectual disability and/ or autism in NSW schools:听Listening to voice of students with high support needs.
2020 University of New South Wales Sydney.听Strnadov谩, I., Danker, J., Loblinzk, J., & Self Advocacy Sydney. Online peer support and peer mentoring and its impact on social inclusion and well-being of people with intellectual disability.
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2020 - 2021 麻豆社madou Disability Innovation Institute.听Harrison, R., Mimmo, L., Woolfenden, S., Travaglia, J., Strnadov谩, I., Hodgins, M., Dew, A., Philips, K., & Oulton, K. What does it mean to have a good hospital experience? Participatory research with children with intellectual disability.
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2020听University of New South Wales Sydney, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.听Strnadov谩, I., Danker, J., Loblinzk, J., Malouf, R., & IDRS. Sexuality, rights and relationships education for students with intellectual disabilities and autism.
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2020 - 2021听Fardell, J., Campbell, L. Shortland, L. Cumming, T., Strnadov谩, I., Wakefield, C., & Marshall, G. Coordinated health and education support planning 鈥 Education focus in models of care.
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2019听University of New South Wales Sydney, 麻豆社madou Gonski Education Institute.听Cumming, T. M., & Strnadov谩, I. A Wraparound approach to 鈥榳hole of student鈥 issues: Education, health, and community services
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2019听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences.听Strnadov谩, I., Danker, J., Loblinzk, J., Walmsley, J., Tilley, E., & Armstrong, A.听Self-advocacy and its impact on subjective well-being
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2019 麻豆社madou Disability Innovation Institute.听Strnadov谩, I., Cumming, T. M., Martin, A., Danker, J., & Loblinzk, J.听Mobile Technology as a Tool to Increase Social Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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2018听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences.听Strnadov谩, I. & Loblinzk, J.听Girls and women with intellectual disabilities finding ways to belong
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2018 University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences, School of Education.听Strnadov谩, I. & Loblinzk, J.Adolescent girls with intellectual disabilities: Education that matters.
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2017听ANZSOG (the Australian and New Zealand School of Government).听Dowse, L., Strnadov谩, I., & Dew, A. Models of Support for people with intellectual disability and complex support needs
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2017听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences, Collaborative Research Scheme.听Dowse, L., Strnadov谩, I., Dew, A., Collings, S., Smith, L., & Meltzer, A.听Families with complex support needs: Models of peer support.听
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2017听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences, School of Education.听Strnadov谩, I. & Loblinzk, J.听Parents with intellectual disabilities: Effective models of peer support.
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2017 - 2018听The Czech Science Foundation (GACR); Czech Republic.听H谩jkov谩, V., N臎mec, Z., Strnadov谩, I., &听Kv臎to艌ov谩, L.Preconceptions, construction and reconstruction of teaching assistants鈥 professional identity.听GA 膶R听17-07101S.听
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2016听University of Newcastle, Faculty of Education and Arts.听Strnadov谩, I., Chambers, D., Patterson, D., & Dally, K. -听Enhancing teacher preparedness for inclusive education: Preparing teachers for professional collaborations in inclusive settings.
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2016 - 2017听Charles University Research Council, Czech Republic.听Adam膷铆kov谩, Z., Strnadov谩, I., & Bernoldov谩, J.听Formal support of parents with intellectual disabilities: Analysis of capabilities, knowledge and attitudes of social workers supporting parents with intellectual disabilities within home-based services.听Research grant No.310416, 34.44% success rate.
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2016听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Art and Design.听Silvera-Tawil, D., Strnadov谩, I., & Cumming, T.M.听Social stories in robot-assisted therapy for children with autism.听麻豆社madou ethics approval number: HC15655.
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2016听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences, Collaborative Scheme.听Strnadov谩, I., & Johnson, K.听The search for belonging. Belonging and social inclusion as perceived by people with intellectual disabilities.听麻豆社madou ethics approval number: HC16132.
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2016听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences, School of Education.听Strnadov谩, I.听Transitions in the lives of older adults with intellectual disability: Listening to the voices of adults, their parents, and their siblings.听麻豆社madou ethics approval number:HC16224.
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2015 - 2018听Australian Research Council. Dowse,听L., Mendes, P.,听Strnadov谩, I.,听Lee, J.S.,听Cumming,听T.M., Snow, P.,听Smith,听L., Ellem, K.,听Birt, E. (2015-2017).听Lost in Transition: supporting young people with complex support needs.听ARC LP15.
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2015听麻豆社madou School of Education, NSW Department of Education, and NSW Department of Juvenile Justice. O鈥橬eill, S., Strnadov谩, I., & Cumming, T. (2015).听How Juvenile Justice and Education support the transition of school-aged youth from within a custodial environment to the community: Lessons to be learned and celebrations to share.听麻豆社madou ethics approval number: HC15100; SERAP ethics approval number: 2015031; DJJ ethics approval 鈥 Doc Ref: D15/147/15.
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2014 - 2016听Charles University Research Council, Czech Republic.听Bernoldov谩, J., Strnadov谩, I., & Adam膷铆kov谩, Z.听Motherhood of women with intellectual disability: Analysis of the current support and factors influencing the effort to becoming a successful mother.听
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2014听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences.听Cumming, T., & Strnadov谩, I.听Transitions of students with emotional and behavioural disorders: A flexible integration model.
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2013听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences.听Strnadov谩, I., & Cumming, T.听Transitions of students with developmental disabilities: Fostering School-麻豆社madou Partnerships.
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2012 University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences.听Dowse, L., Lee, J.S., Strnadov谩, I., & Cumming, T.听Young people with disabilities in the criminal justice system: Exploring patterns of involvement and frameworks of intervention.
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2012 麻豆社madou Goldstar Award -听Strnadov谩, I., & Cumming, T.听Investigating the coping skills of ageing women with intellectual disabilities: Developing a strategy-based framework for promoting healthy ageing.
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2012听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences.听Cumming, T., & Strnadov谩, I.听Survey of positive behavioural supports and wraparound services supporting students with intellectual disabilities.
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2011听University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences.听Strnadov谩, I., & Cumming, T.听Women with intellectual disabilities becoming active researchers: Using iPads to facilitate research training.
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2009听Go8 European Fellowship.听Strnadov谩, I.听Well-being of women with intellectual Disabilities: voices of women and their families. HREC, University of Sydney, 04-2008/10575.
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AWARDS
2018 -听CDS Excellence Award in Research 2018, awarded by the Centre for Disability Studies, University of Sydney.
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2017 -听The Ralph Rawlinson Perpetual Award to the听麻豆社madou Special and Inclusive听Research Group (SIERG)听for Education of Disadvantaged Students.听This award is awarded by the Australian College of听Educators (ACE) Inner Sydney Region Annual Awards 2017.听
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2017 -听The Self Advocacy, Inc. 鈥2017 J. Moss Award鈥. This award is awarded by the Self Advocacy Sydney, Inc. to a person 鈥渨ho has done outstanding working the field of intellectual 诲颈蝉补产颈濒颈迟测鈥.
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2017 -听The Faculty of Arts & Social Science Dean鈥檚 Research Awards in the category 鈥淎chievements in Research Leadership鈥.
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2017 - Shortlisted for the 麻豆社madou, Faculty of Arts & Social Science Dean鈥檚 Research Awards in the category 鈥淏est Monograph鈥.听
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2016 - The PGC Supervisor Award by the听Postgraduate Council (PGC) at 麻豆社madou; this award is given to successfully student-nominated HDR听supervisors (nominations are听reviewed and听selected by ARC) every year.
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2015听- Shortlisted for the 麻豆社madou, Faculty of Arts & Social Science Dean鈥檚 Research Awards in the category 鈥淎chievements in Research Leadership鈥.听听
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2009听- The Go8 European Fellowship Award.
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Current board roles
2018 - Secretary of the Self-Advocacy Sydney, Inc. (SAS)
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2017 - Member of the Special Education Committee of the Board of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) as a person with expertise in the special education sector in NSW
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2017 - Executive Member of The Special Interest Research Group on Parents and Parenting with Intellectual Disabilities (SIRG/PID), International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID)
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2011 -听NSW Committee member of the Australian Association of Special Education (AASE)
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Past board roles
2015 - 2021 Vice-president of NSW听Committee of the Australian Association of Special Education (AASE)
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2018 听President of the Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
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2017 - 2018听Vice-president of the Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
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2016 - 2018听National Councillor of the Australian Association of Special Education (AASE)
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2011 -听听2018听Member of the Management Committee of the Women with Disabilities听Australia (WWDA)
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2004 鈥 2010听Member of the committee for the Association for Intellectual Disability (scientific organization focused on mental retardation in the Czech Republic)
My Research Supervision
麻豆社madou Sydney
PhD students
Michelle Wai Yun Tso 鈥撎Friendship experiences of adolescent girls on the听autism spectrum
Manjekah Dunn 鈥撎Co-designing and evaluating Easy Read resources about genes and genetic testing for individuals with intellectual disability
Murni Sianturi (Scientia Scholar) 鈥撎Technology and family-school partnerships
MD Badiuzzaman (Scientia Scholar) 鈥 The impact of digital divide on families of students with disabilities involved in technology integrated family-school partnerships
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EdD students
Georgie Enderson 鈥撎The primary to secondary school transition of students with intellectual disabilities: Students鈥, parents鈥 and teachers鈥 experiences and perspectives
Janet Cairncross 鈥撎Belonging and students with intellectual disabilities in mainstream secondary schools
Michelle Davies 鈥撎Supporting siblings through programs/initiatives where there is a disability in the family
Helen Shearing 鈥撎Love me but let me go: Reviewing current practices to improve the outcomes and opportunities for young people with disabilities post-school.
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Master by Research students
Sarah Hayes 鈥撎Sex education for high students with intellectual disability: Rights and relationships program research evaluation
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Honours students
Chloe Molnar -听A mixed methods evaluation of the GeneEQUAL Educational Toolkit: A collection of resources promoting inclusive, person-centred and respectful genomic healthcare for people with intellectual disability
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My Teaching
EDST4080 Special Education: Inclusive Strategies (BA/BEd)
EDST5113 Autism Spectrum听(MEd)
EDST5111 Intellectual Disabilities (MEd)