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Professor Laura Miller Name: Professor Laura Miller
Professor (Occupational Therapy)
Phone
+617 3623 7843
Organisational Area
Faculty of Health Sciences
Department
School of Allied Health (QLD)
Location
Brisbane
Saint John Paul II Building(Bldg.212 - 1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo QLD 4014)-Level 2-Room2.29
Biographical Information

Senior Lecturer, Course Coordinator Occupational Therapy , Brisbane.

Laura Miller is an occupational therapist with clinical experience in paediatrics and the management of health and disability services. Following the completion of her Bachelor Degree with Honours in Occupational Therapy in Western Australia, Laura worked as an occupational therapist for children with neurological and developmental disorders with Rocky Bay Inc. and The Cerebral Palsy Association of Western Australia (WA). Laura was then appointed Manager of Early Intervention Services with the Autism Association of WA where she coordinated early intervention services for children with Autism and their families. Following this, Laura moved overseas to gain international experience in paediatric rehabilitation. Whilst working in London, Laura completed a Masters of Health Services Management through Curtin University WA. On return to Australia, Laura commenced a teaching position at Edith Cowan University WA, lecturing in Paediatrics and Neurological Rehabilitation and was Coordinator of Princess Margaret Hospital Occupational Therapy Services. In 2011,  Laura moved to Brisbane to commence a doctoral degree at Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre. Laura was awarded an NHMRC Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarship and a University of Queensland Research Scholarship to complete her doctoral studies. Laura's PhD focussed on investigating and evaluating in a randomized trial the impact of mastery motivation on occupational performance outcomes following upper limb intervention for school-aged children with congenital hemiplegia. Laura's current research aims to improve family centred practices, therapy planning and service delivery related to motor rehabilitation programs for children with physical disabilities and motor delay, and their families.

Publications

PUBLICATIONS - Papers

Miller, L., Marnane, K., Ziviani, J., & Boyd, R. N. (2013). The Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire: Test-retest reproducibility and parent-child concordance in school aged children with congenital hemiplegia. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. Early online.

Miller, L., Ziviani, J., & Boyd, R. N. (2013). A systematic review of clinimetric properties of measurements of motivation for children aged 5-16 years with a physical disability or motor delay. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. Early online.

Boyd, R. N., Ziviani, J., Sakzewski, L., Miller, L., Bowden, J., Cunnington, R., . . . Abbott, D. F. (2013). COMBiT: Protocol of a randomised comparison trial of COMbined modified constraint induced movement therapy and Bimanual Intensive Training with distributed model of standard upper limb rehabilitation in children with congenital hemiplegia. BMC Neurology. Early online.

Miller, L., Ziviani, J., Ware, R.S., & Boyd, R.N. (2013). Mastery motivation in school-aged children with congenital hemiplegia: indivdiual and environmental associations. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Early online. 

PUBLICATIONS - Conference Abstracts

Miller, L., Ziviani, J. and Boyd, R.N. (2012). Systematic review of clinimetric properties of measures of motivation for children aged 5–16 years with physical disability or motor delay. In: , Special Issue: Abstracts of the 6th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. 6th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, (28-28). 30 May - 2 June 2012.

Miller, L., Ziviani, J., Ware, R.S. and Boyd, R.N. (2013). Mastery motivation as a predictor of occupational performance following upper limb intervention for school aged children with congenital hemiplegia. In: , Abstracts of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 67th Annual Meeting. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 67th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A., (8-8). 16-19 October, 2013.

Miller, L., Ziviani, J., Ware, R.S. and Boyd, R.N. (2013). Impact of personal and environmental factors on mastery motivation in children with congenital hemiplegia. In: , Abstracts of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 67th Annual Meeting. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 67th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A., (8-8). 16-19 October, 2013.

Miller, L., Ziviani, J., Marnane, K. and Boyd, R.N. (2013). Test retest reproducibility and parent-child concordance of the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire in school aged children with congenital hemiplegia. In: , Abstracts of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 67th Annual Meeting. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 67th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A., (8-8). 16-19 October, 2013.

Boyd, R. N., Sakzewski, L., Miller, L., Bowden, J. and Ziviani, J. (2013). Randomised trial of the density and context of upper limb intensive group compared to individualised training for children with congenital hemiplegia. In: , Abstracts of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 67th Annual Meeting. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 67th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A., (8-8). 16-19 October, 2013.

 

Research
  • Paediatric Rehabilitation
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Motivation
  • Engagement
  • Parenting
  • Participation
  • Service delivery
Professional Memberships

Registered Occupational Therapist (AHPRA)

Member of Occupational Therapy Australia

Member of Australasian College of Health Service Managers (ACHSM)

Member of Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

Member of American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

 

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