Associate ProfessorRoxanna Pebdani
(she/her)
Director of Academic Career Development (L2 Supervisor)
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Director of Academic Career Development (L2 Supervisor)Faculty of Medicine and Health
Research projects & supervision summary
Project Opportunities
Title: Opportunity Title: Cultural competency in rehabilitation counselling
Summary of opportunity:
Cultural competency is an essential skill for rehabilitation counsellors. How do we increase cultural competency for rehabilitation counsellors?
Opportunity synopsis:
Cultural competency is an essential skill for rehabilitation counsellors. How do we increase cultural competency for rehabilitation counsellors? What is the current state of cultural competency education in rehabilitation counselling education? What do students learn about cultural competency in rehabilitation counselling programs?
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Title: Attitudes towards sexuality and disability: A multi-phase study
Summary of opportunity:
Members of the general population hold negative attitudes towards the topics of sexuality and disability. Exploring these attitudes and how to change them can have a lasting impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities worldwide.
Opportunity synopsis:
Members of the general population hold negative attitudes towards the topics of sexuality and disability. Exploring these attitudes and how to change them can have a lasting impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities worldwide. Find out what we currently know about attitudes towards sex and disability, and use that to develop an intervention improving those attitudes. Doing this can have a lasting impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities.
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Title: Sexuality and spinal cord injury
Summary of opportunity:
Sexuality and spinal cord injury (SCI) is an important but under-researched body of work. There are many aspects of sexuality and SCI that need to be addressed, however this project focusses on the psychosocial aspects of sexuality and SCI.
Opportunity synopsis:
Sexuality and spinal cord injury (SCI) is an important but under-researched body of work. This project focusses on the psychosocial aspects of sexuality and SCI. Things like sexuality needs for men and women with SCI, the implementation of post-SCI sexual counselling, and training healthcare providers who work with individuals with SCI about how to address sexuality and SCI. The needs and possibilities for this project are limitless.
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Title: Pregnancy and Fertility for Women with Spinal Cord Injury
Summary of opportunity:
In many cases, the fertility of women with spinal cord injury (SCI) is not affected by their injury. However, women with SCI are often presumed to have high risk pregnancies, have difficulty accessing trained healthcare providers and physicians with experience in both SCI and pregnancy, and often experience new equipment needs related to the combination of pregnancy and SCI.
Opportunity synopsis:
The purpose of this project is to explore the experiences of women with SCI regarding pregnancy and fertility. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, you will identify fertility concerns, barriers to pregnancy, and pregnancy and SCI related needs for women who have sustained SCI and wish to become pregnant or are already pregnant
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Title: Pregnancy and Fertility for Women with Spinal Cord Injury
Summary of opportunity:
In many cases, the fertility of women with spinal cord injury (SCI) is not affected by their injury. However, women with SCI are often presumed to have high risk pregnancies, have difficulty accessing trained healthcare providers and physicians with experience in both SCI and pregnancy, and often experience new equipment needs related to the combination of pregnancy and SCI.
Opportunity synopsis:
The purpose of this project is to explore the experiences of women with SCI regarding pregnancy and fertility. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, you will identify fertility concerns, barriers to pregnancy, and pregnancy and SCI related needs for women who have sustained SCI and wish to become pregnant or are already pregnant
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Title: Pregnancy and Fertility for Women with Spinal Cord Injury
Summary of opportunity:
In many cases, the fertility of women with spinal cord injury (SCI) is not affected by their injury. However, women with SCI are often presumed to have high risk pregnancies, have difficulty accessing trained healthcare providers and physicians with experience in both SCI and pregnancy, and often experience new equipment needs related to the combination of pregnancy and SCI.
Opportunity synopsis:
The purpose of this project is to explore the experiences of women with SCI regarding pregnancy and fertility. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, you will identify fertility concerns, barriers to pregnancy, and pregnancy and SCI related needs for women who have sustained SCI and wish to become pregnant or are already pregnant
RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONAn Empirical Investigation of Narrative Competency: Effects of an Image-based Intervention on Interview Anxiety and Performance
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONAt this stage the PhD title is a work in progress but still covers what we are trying to achieve with the research.
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDosages of swallowing exercises in stroke rehabilitation: current practice challenges and dose–response relationship
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPost stroke sexuality in LGBTI persons and their partners
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSexuality and Women with Spinal Cord Injury
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSocial DanCER: Social Dance and Community Engagement Research, the role of dance in chronic pain management
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONUnderstanding access to gender-based violence services for CALD women and gender diverse people with disabilities in Australia