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# Nerina Scarinci

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1570
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/faculties-institutes/hmbs/about/leaders

Professor

# Nerina Scarinci

Email:
:   [n.scarinci@uq.edu.au](mailto:n.scarinci@uq.edu.au)

Phone:
:   [+61 7 336 53097](tel:+61 7 336 53097)

## Positions

Head of School
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Affiliate of University of Queensland Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR)
:   Centre for Hearing Research
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

## Overview

### Background

Professor Nerina Scarinci is the Head of School, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at The University of Queensland. Her main research focus is on the implementation and evaluation of patient- and family-centred care for adults and children with communication disability. Professor Scarinci has clinical and research expertise in the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternative models of allied health service delivery, including group interventions, eHealth, and communication partner training. Professor Scarinci has over 20 years clinical and research experience, with expertise in co-design, patient- and family-centred care, and the evaluation and management of communication disability.

**University Profile:** Professor Nerina Scarinci is a Professor in Speech Pathology and Director of Higher Degree Reserach Students in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences.

**Teaching Themes:** Professional Practice and Communication Skills, Children with Special Needs in Communication, Paediatric Speech Pathology, Hearing Impairment, Service Delivery, Professional Issues and Ethics

**Research interests:** Paediatric and Adult Hearing Impairment, Communication Disability, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), Third-Party Disability, Family-Centred Care, Early Intervention, Co-Design

**Grant funding:** Professor Scarinci has **attained >$10.2 Million in grant funding,** with >$4.12 Million as Chief Investigator and >$6.1 Million as Associate Investigator or Program Lead.

**Reviewer:** International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; International Journal of Audiology; Ear & Hearing; Speech, Language and Hearing; Disability & Rehabilitation; Child Language Teaching & Therapy, American Journal of Audiology; BMC Geriatrics; Clinical Interventions in Aging.

**Editorial Boards:** Associate Editor for International Journal of Audiology; Editorial Consultant for International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

**Professional Memberships:** Speech Pathology Australia; The Hanen Centre; Ida Institute.

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### Availability

Professor Nerina Scarinci is:
:   Available for supervision
:   Media expert

### Fields of research

[Allied health and rehabilitation science](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4880)
[Audiology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6350)
[Family care](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6493)
[Health Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4759)
[Health services and systems](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4917)
[Implementation science and evaluation](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=5138)
[People with disability](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=5409)
[Rehabilitation](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6944)
[Speech pathology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=5402)

### Qualifications

- Bachelor of Speech Pathology, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

## Works

[Search Professor Nerina Scarinci’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/15321)

[All
(168)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1570/all)
[Book
(2)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1570/4747)
[Journal Article
(115)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1570/4748)
[Other Outputs
(2)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1570/4749)
[Conference Publication
(40)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1570/4751)
[Book Chapter
(9)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1570/4752)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Impact of a revised speech pathology program on students becoming reflective practitioners and lifelong learners

Penman, A., Retamal-Walter, F., Cook, K., Angwin, T. and Scarinci, N. (2025). Impact of a revised speech pathology program on students becoming reflective practitioners and lifelong learners. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Washington D.C., 20-22 Nov.

[Impact of a revised speech pathology program on students becoming reflective practitioners and lifelong learners](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d45dd96)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Engaging families of children aged 0-7 with communication difficulties in telepractice: Five-year insights

Retamal-Walter, F., Waite, M., Melvin, K. and Scarinci, N. (2025). Engaging families of children aged 0-7 with communication difficulties in telepractice: Five-year insights. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Washington, DC, United States, 20-22 November 2025.

[Engaging families of children aged 0-7 with communication difficulties in telepractice: Five-year insights](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0748dcb)

2025

Conference Publication

##### What about the father? Exploring father involvement in supporting children with communication difficulties

Retamal-Walter, F., Occeana, J., Penman, A. and Scarinci, N. (2025). What about the father? Exploring father involvement in supporting children with communication difficulties. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Washington, DC, United States, 20-22 November 2025.

[What about the father? Exploring father involvement in supporting children with communication difficulties](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:5434a7a)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Working with spoken language interpreters: strengthening clinician-interpreter collaboration for equitable hearing care 

Nisar, Mehwish, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Orlando, Marc, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John, Harris-Roxas, Ben, Hickson, Louise and Dawes, Piers (2025). Working with spoken language interpreters: strengthening clinician-interpreter collaboration for equitable hearing care . National Multicultural Health and Wellbeing Conference 2025, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-12 November 2025.

[Working with spoken language interpreters: strengthening clinician-interpreter collaboration for equitable hearing care ](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:43d2767)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Perceptions of Australian speech-language pathologists managing stuttering: a mixed-methods workforce survey

Alegre, E., Penman, A., Unicomb, R. and Scarinci, N. (2025). Perceptions of Australian speech-language pathologists managing stuttering: a mixed-methods workforce survey. Oxford Stuttering and Cluttering Research Conference, Oxford, United Kingdom, 23-26 September 2025.

[Perceptions of Australian speech-language pathologists managing stuttering: a mixed-methods workforce survey](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:902e94a)

2025

Journal Article

##### Factors influencing the use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Furze, Cailyn, Nisar, Mehwish, Waite, Monique, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John, Hickson, Louise, Armitage, Christopher J., Ching, Teresa Y. C. and Dawes, Piers (2025). Factors influencing the use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia. Ear and Hearing. doi: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001734

[Factors influencing the use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:95d0006)

2025

Journal Article

##### What does culturally responsive hearing care look like? The views of service users, clinicians, and researchers

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Nisar, Mehwish, Furze, Cailyn, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John, Hickson, Louise, Timmer, Barbra, Armitage, Christopher J. and Dawes, Piers (2025). What does culturally responsive hearing care look like? The views of service users, clinicians, and researchers. Ear and Hearing, 46 (6) 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001686, 1479-1489. doi: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001686

[What does culturally responsive hearing care look like? The views of service users, clinicians, and researchers](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0477ce3)

2025

Journal Article

##### Understanding affiliate stigma among significant others of adults with hearing loss: a cross-sectional survey in Australia, the UK, and the US

Meyer, Carly, Scarinci, Nerina, Ekberg, Katie, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Timmer, Barbra, Waite, Monique and Hickson, Louise (2025). Understanding affiliate stigma among significant others of adults with hearing loss: a cross-sectional survey in Australia, the UK, and the US. International Journal of Audiology, 65 (s1), S58-S64. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2025.2505979

[Understanding affiliate stigma among significant others of adults with hearing loss: a cross-sectional survey in Australia, the UK, and the US](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:bd8defb)

2025

Journal Article

##### Who do you tell about your hearing loss? A stigma-induced identity-threat model for adults with hearing loss

Ekberg, Katie, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Meyer, Carly, Waite, Monique, Timmer, Barbra, Scarinci, Nerina and Hickson, Louise (2025). Who do you tell about your hearing loss? A stigma-induced identity-threat model for adults with hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, 64 (sup1), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2025.2489569

[Who do you tell about your hearing loss? A stigma-induced identity-threat model for adults with hearing loss](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:51850b1)

2025

Journal Article

##### Speech–language pathologists’ perceptions of their competence in managing stuttering: a systematic review with narrative synthesis

Alegre, Emma, Penman, Adriana, Unicomb, Rachael and Scarinci, Nerina (2025). Speech–language pathologists’ perceptions of their competence in managing stuttering: a systematic review with narrative synthesis. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 60 (3) e70040, 1-18. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.70040

[Speech–language pathologists’ perceptions of their competence in managing stuttering: a systematic review with narrative synthesis](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f1fac2d)

2025

Journal Article

##### Evidence-based practice (EBP) in action for clinicians – a new critical appraisal checklist for evaluating intervention studies

Wong, Lena L. N., Hickson, Louise and Scarinci, Nerina (2025). Evidence-based practice (EBP) in action for clinicians – a new critical appraisal checklist for evaluating intervention studies. International Journal of Audiology, 64 (10), 1091-1092. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2025.2486849

[Evidence-based practice (EBP) in action for clinicians – a new critical appraisal checklist for evaluating intervention studies](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:80de40f)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Improving access to hearing services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds [Symposium]

Dawes, Piers, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John, Furze, Cailyn and de Silva, Dumini (2025). Improving access to hearing services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds [Symposium]. Audiology Australia 2025 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 1-4 April 2025.

[Improving access to hearing services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds [Symposium]](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a5d53e6)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Engagement with Interpreters to Improve Hearing Health Equity in Audiology Clinics

Nisar, Mehwish, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Orlando, Marc, Kruger, Jan-Louis, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John and Dawes, Piers (2025). Engagement with Interpreters to Improve Hearing Health Equity in Audiology Clinics. Global Conference on Migration and Health Equity, Sydney, NSW Australia, 30-31 January 2025.

[Engagement with Interpreters to Improve Hearing Health Equity in Audiology Clinics](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a225444)

2025

Journal Article

##### The decision to tell or not to tell is associated with experiences of stigma and hearing aid use among adults with hearing loss

Meyer, Carly, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Ekberg, Katie, Timmer, Barbra, Scarinci, Nerina, Waite, Monique and Hickson, Louise (2025). The decision to tell or not to tell is associated with experiences of stigma and hearing aid use among adults with hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, 64 (sup1), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2446480

[The decision to tell or not to tell is associated with experiences of stigma and hearing aid use among adults with hearing loss](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f3c1d8e)

2025

Conference Publication

##### What does culturally responsive hearing care look like? An international Delphi study

Dawes, Piers, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Nisar, Mehwish, Newall, John, Timmer, Barbra, Hickson, Louise, Furze, Cailyn, Armitage, Christopher J. and Scarinci, Nerina (2025). What does culturally responsive hearing care look like? An international Delphi study. 14th International Conference of the Coalition for Global Hearing Health, Wellington, New Zealand, 16-18 January 2025.

[What does culturally responsive hearing care look like? An international Delphi study](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:bcc790f)

2025

Conference Publication

##### Actors influencing the accessibility and use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia

Newall, John, Furze, Cailyn, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Nisar, Mehwish, Scarinci, Nerina, Hickson, Louise, Armitage, Christopher J., Ching, Teresa Y. C., Shi, Li, Timmer, Barbra and Dawes, Piers (2025). Actors influencing the accessibility and use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia. 14th Annual Conference of the Coalition for Global Hearing Health, Wellington, New Zealand, 16-18 January 2025.

[Actors influencing the accessibility and use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c229a0b)

2025

Journal Article

##### How do adults with hearing loss, family members, and hearing care professionals respond to the stigma of hearing loss and hearing aids?

Scarinci, Nerina, Waite, Monique, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Ekberg, Katie, Timmer, Barbra, Meyer, Carly and Hickson, Louise (2025). How do adults with hearing loss, family members, and hearing care professionals respond to the stigma of hearing loss and hearing aids?. International Journal of Audiology, 64 (sup1), s20-s27. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2406885

[How do adults with hearing loss, family members, and hearing care professionals respond to the stigma of hearing loss and hearing aids?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:762d304)

2025

Journal Article

##### Using Ecological Momentary Analysis to explore stigma experiences in the real world for adults with acquired hearing loss

Timmer, Barbra H. B., Ekberg, Katie, Meyer, Carly, Waite, Monique, Scarinci, Nerina, Nickbakht, Mansoureh and Hickson, Louise (2025). Using Ecological Momentary Analysis to explore stigma experiences in the real world for adults with acquired hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, 64 (sup1), s28-s38. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2418970

[Using Ecological Momentary Analysis to explore stigma experiences in the real world for adults with acquired hearing loss](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:3d3927f)

2025

Journal Article

##### Development of a family-centred intervention for families and children with hearing loss transitioning into early intervention: application of the Behaviour Change Wheel

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Meyer, Carly, Beswick, Rachael and Scarinci, Nerina (2025). Development of a family-centred intervention for families and children with hearing loss transitioning into early intervention: application of the Behaviour Change Wheel. International Journal of Audiology, 64 (5), 525-534. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2402823

[Development of a family-centred intervention for families and children with hearing loss transitioning into early intervention: application of the Behaviour Change Wheel](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ecfb4fe)

2024

Journal Article

##### Development and validation of an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention

Retamal-Walter, Felipe, Waite, Monique and Scarinci, Nerina (2024). Development and validation of an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention. Disability and Rehabilitation, 47 (14), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2432921

[Development and validation of an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8ab87b9)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2024 - 2027

  Speech pathologists and families together: Implementation of a tool to support engagement in early speech pathology intervention

  Northern Sydney Local Health District

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/66304)
- 2024 - 2026

  Queensland speech pathologists and families together: Co-designing supports for engagement in early intervention services

  Speech Pathology Australia

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/66207)
- 2023 - 2026

  Addressing long waits in child development services: What do families do while waiting and how does this impact parental self-efficacy?

  Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/66787)
- 2023 - 2027

  Improving the psychosocial and emotional well-being of adults with hearing loss through co-designed evidence-based services: ACE2.0

  NHMRC Targeted Research

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/56325)
- 2022 - 2026

  Improving access to the hearing services program for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

  NHMRC Targeted Research

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/56329)
- 2022 - 2027

  Unspoken, Unheard, Unmet: Improving Access to Preventative Health Care through Better Conversations about Care

  NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/55946)

View all 6 current funded projects
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### Past funding

- 2022 - 2023

  Effective language and communication strategies: Best-practice guidelines for supporting differentiated instruction for diverse learners

  Queensland Department of Education

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/56086)
- 2022 - 2024

  Reducing social isolation in adolescents who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

  Deafness Foundation (Victoria)

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/53245)
- 2021 - 2022

  Co-design of an environment that supports shared book reading within a community centre

  Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/49033)
- 2020 - 2021

  Comparison of the outcomes of the truncated versus the full Hanen ITTT Program for children with language delay

  Speech Pathology Australia

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/51047)
- 2020 - 2022

  Development of a standardised tool to capture parents' use of language facilitation strategies

  Queensland Legacy Board Grant

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/47746)
- 2020 - 2022

  Inter-professional collaboration between teachers and speech pathologists: identify facilitators and barriers to working together effectively within a Whole School Approach in Queensland

  Speech Pathology Australia

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/41688)
- 2019 - 2021

  Does viewing ethnographic videos change audiology and speech-language pathology students' clinical self-efficacy and anxiety in commencing clinical placements?

  Ida Institute (Denmark)

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/38064)
- 2019 - 2020

  Development of a decision aid for the introduction of AAC systems to parents of children with complex communication needs

  Speech Pathology Australia

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/39408)
- 2019 - 2022

  To tell or not to tell? The stigma experiences of adults with hearing impairment and their families

  GN Hearing Care Corporation

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/38006)
- 2016 - 2017

  Applying a person-centred approach to engaging patients and communication partners in audiological rehabilitation: Changing the talk to focus on living well with hearing loss

  Ida Institute (Denmark)

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/30635)
- 2016 - 2017

  The development and validation of the Significant Other Scale for Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer (SOS-DYSPHAGIA H&N)

  The Australian & New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society Incorporated

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/28081)
- 2016 - 2018

  Family-centred care in paediatric hearing rehabilitation programs: How is it being implemented in day to day practice?

  Deafness Foundation (Victoria)

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/27816)
- 2015 - 2019

  Improving rehabilitation outcomes for adults with hearing impairment and their family members: A family-centred care approach

  Flinders University

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/26456)
- 2015 - 2016

  Improving the health and well-being of serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members with hearing loss and their families: A family-centred care approach

  DHF Establishment Grants

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/23575)
- 2014 - 2019

  Enabling equal access using e-health

  HEARing CRC

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/29110)
- 2012

  Third-party disability: Parents, grandparents and siblings of children with hearing impairment discuss family-centred care

  UQ Early Career Researcher

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/13831)
- 2011 - 2012

  Evauluation of the Hanen early Language Teacher Talk Program: A pilot study to investigate outcomes for early childhood educators in Queensland

  Speech Pathologists Board of Queensland

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14074)
- 2008 - 2011

  Bilateral cochlear implants in children: A study of speech and language outcomes

  UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/45067)

View all 18 past funded projects
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## Supervision

### Availability

Professor Nerina Scarinci is:
:   Available for supervision

Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).

### Supervision history

#### Current supervision

- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Address the psychosocial and emotional needs of adults with hearing loss and their family members

  Principal Advisor
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Behavioural Interventions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Monique Waite](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13727)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Establishing an evidence-based hearing health decision-making solution for emerging adults with hearing loss using consumer and community involvement research.

  Principal Advisor
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Hearing Health Inequality in Australian Immigrants

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Piers Dawes](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/32832)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Exploring the management of school aged children who stutter in Australia

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Adriana Penman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/11483)
- Master Philosophy

  ##### Young kids and Understanding Mealtimes (YUM): A co-designed support program for families with children experiencing feeding difficulties

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Jeanne Marshall](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/15935)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Connected to Care: Enhancing Telehealth in Allied Health to bridge gaps in Regional and Remote Queensland.

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Felipe Retamal Walter](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/34648), [Dr Monique Waite](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13727)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Accessible Information and Communication Support for Young People in the Queensland Youth Justice System

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Rebecca Armstrong](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/21029)

View all 8 current supervisions
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#### Completed supervision

- 2025

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Early intervention services for children with hearing loss in Kuwait](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:7859692)

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Rebecca Packer](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/10885), [Dr Mansoureh Nickbakht](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/26927)
- 2022

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [A year in the life: The impact of dysarthria for people with MND](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:824ef2e)

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Anna Rumbach](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2019), [Dr Rebecca Packer](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/10885)
- 2019

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Understanding the Rejection and Abandonment of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems by Parents of Children with Complex Communication Needs](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a154c4f)

  Principal Advisor
- 2019

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Conceptualisation of Patient- and Family-Centred Care for Young Adults with Hearing Loss and their Family Members](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:21f1fd0)

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Emeritus Professor Louise Hickson](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/253)
- 2020

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Exploring the complexity of engagement with families in early speech-language pathology intervention](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b7f179f)

  Joint Principal Advisor
- 2019

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Supporting Families of Children with Hearing Loss Transitioning to Early Intervention](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0db17ae)

  Joint Principal Advisor
- 2016

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Communication Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss: Towards an Understanding of Parental Involvement](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:394220)

  Joint Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Emeritus Professor Louise Hickson](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/253)
- 2022

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Exploring the Nature of Engagement in Telepractice Early Intervention for Families of Young Children with Communication Difficulties](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e6bd9ae)

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Monique Waite](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13727)
- 2021

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [The Use of Simulation-Based Learning in Speech Pathology to Support Students' Development of Clinical Skills in Stuttering](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b81708a)

  Associate Advisor
- 2015

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### A systematic investigation of communication and mealtime management in residential aged care: Exploring perspectives and management across service providers.

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Elizabeth Ward](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/304)
- 2014

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Dysphagia following non-surgical management for head and neck cancer: Using the ICF to explore the rehabilitation needs of survivors and their carers](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:337301)

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Elizabeth Ward](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/304), [Dr Bena Brown](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/15909)

View all 11 completed supervisions
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## Media

### Enquiries

Contact Professor Nerina Scarinci directly for media enquiries about:

- children
- co-design
- family-centred care
- hearing loss
- language delay
- language development
- late talkers
- speech pathology
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