Louise Gustafsson
Professor Louise Gustafsson graduated from the University of Queensland (UQ) in 1991 with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours), and her PhD in 2006. She is Academic Lead of Occupational Therapy at Griffith University and Program Lead of the Enabling Technologies and Environments group in The Hopkins Centre. Her research is consumer and community partnered and she has consistently conducted research that has contributed to the development of clinical practices and outcomes.
Professor Gustafsson's research has been included in evidence based clinical guidelines and has led to the commercialisation of assessment (i.e. Activity Card Sort Australia (18 -64 years) and interventions (i.e. CarFreeMe). Her two main research areas are:
- ROAMM – restoring occupations and community mobility for people living with neurological injury or conditions; and
- TaPaS – Transitions and Participation Support for people during rehabilitation and recovery.
Prof. Gustafsson has received over $12 million in research funding, has over 160 publications, is co-editor of two textbooks, and has is an experienced supervisor of postgraduate and undergraduate research students. Prof Gustafsson is a recognised leader in Occupational Therapy research inducted as a Fellow of the Occupational Therapy Australia Research Academy and currently Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Occupational Therapy.
Industry engagement
- Professor Louise Gustafsson is Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal and member of the Australian and New Zealand Council of Occupational Therapy Educators.
- Professor Louise Gustafsson represent Griffith University in the World Rehabilitation Alliance – an advocacy group for the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 initiative. Key activities during this reporting period relate to translating a series of infographics developed by The Hopkins Centre to promote the importance of health policy and systems research to the general public globally. These resources have now been translated into Greek, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, French, Chinese and Italian and have been promoted through an international social media campaign. Louise is co-author of a seminal article: "Role and promise of health policy and systems research in integrating rehabilitation into the health. systems". Read more about The Hopkins Centre Collaboration with the World Rehabilitation Alliance and infographic resources.
Google Scholar:
Click here to access Louise's publications on Google Scholar.
Griffith Experts:
Click here to view Louise's Griffith Experts profile.
Current Projects
SEED PROJECT: Design Café – Innovation Through Lived Experience
Published 5th August 2024
Community access and participation following acquired brain injury
Published 14th May 2020
