Research Interests
Communication People with disability Public Health and Health Services Health equityDr B-J Dee-Price
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Dr Betty-Jean (B-J) Dee-Price is an Adelaide university disability health researcher with expertise in communication disability, patient and clinician communication self-efficacy, augmentative and alternative communication, social identity theory and disability, mental health and inclusive research methodologies. Located at the South Australian Health and Medical Institute, B-J is chief researcher of the Talking Scrubs project with funding support from the Channel 7 Childrens Research Foundation and UniSA Slingshot grants. B-J is trained and accredited in multiple aumentative and alternative communication approaches. From 2022-2024, B-J was Australia's representative for the council of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC).
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Chief Researcher - Talking Scrubs project | Adelaide University |
| 2024 - ongoing | Researcher/Co-design coordinator | Lived Experience Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Guest Editor: Disrupting Barriers: Youth Disability and Access to Opportunities | Youth Journal https://www.mdpi.com/journal/youth/special_issues/0JX5444QZP |
| 2021 - 2022 | Consultant and trainer to researchers from the Commission of Excellence and Innovation in Health (CEIH) in AAC, Communication Disability and Inclusive Research Methods. | Self employed |
| 2020 - 2023 | Flinders University researcher: EPIC-CP project | Flinders University |
| 2009 - 2011 | Field Educator | Flinders University |
| 2007 - 2011 | Sessional tutor and lecturer | University of South Australia |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flinders University | Australia | PhD | |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | Master of Education | |
| Charles Sturt University | Australia | Bachelor of Social Work | |
| UniSA | Australia | Graduate Diploma in Social Science (Health Counselling) | |
| South Australian College of Advanced Edcuation | Australia | Bachelor of Education |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Trek Program Certification | Cruxes Innovation | - |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Yeoh, A., Ostojic, K., Berg, A., Garg, A., Mcintyre, S., Scott, T., . . . Zwi, K. (2025). Sociodemographic and clinical indicators of children and young people with cerebral palsy and reported unmet social needs. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 67(2), 245-253. Scopus4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2025 | Thomas, J., Anderson, J., Dee-Price, B. J., Kelly, J., & Turpin, K. (2025). ‘No man's land’: the journey of young adults with complex care needs, from paediatric to adult healthcare. Internal Medicine Journal, 55(7), 1090-1097. |
| 2025 | Dee-Price, B. J. M., Fairweather, A. K., Kelly, J., Price, M. S., Welsh, M., Esterman, A., . . . White, E. (2025). Talking scrubs: Improving the health outcomes of patients with communication disability - A mixed method investigation of feasibility, effectiveness and clinician-patient concordance. BMJ Open, 15(11), 9 pages. |
| 2025 | Ostojic, K., Karem, I., Paget, S., Mimmo, L., Berg, A., Scott, T., . . . Woolfenden, S. (2025). A qualitative study investigating the experiences of unmet social needs for children with cerebral palsy and their families: perspectives of parents and clinicians. Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(9), 2278-2287. Scopus2 WoS3 Europe PMC2 |
| 2025 | Ostojic, K., Karem, I., Dee-Price, B. J., Paget, S. P., Berg, A., Burnett, H., . . . Zwi, K. (2025). Development of a new social prescribing intervention for families of children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 67(2), 223-234. Scopus4 WoS5 |
| 2024 | Ostojic, K., Karem, I., Paget, S., Berg, A., Burnett, H., Scott, T., . . . Woolfenden, S. (2024). EPIC-CP pilot trial study protocol: A multicentre, randomised controlled trial investigating the feasibility and acceptability of social prescribing for Australian children with cerebral palsy. BMJ Open, 14(7), 10 pages. |
| 2024 | Ostojic, K., Karem, I., Paget, S. P., Berg, A., Dee-Price, B. J., Lingam, R., . . . Woolfenden, S. (2024). Social determinants of health for children with cerebral palsy and their families. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 66(1), 32-40. Scopus31 WoS28 Europe PMC24 |
| 2024 | Dee Price, B. J., Fairweather, A. K., Arthurson, K., & Longfellow, L. (2024). Identity, mental health, and ableism in Australian schools: findings from a multi-stakeholder survey. Disability and Society, online(10), 1-19. WoS1 |
| 2023 | Dee-Price, B. J. M. (2023). Using Communication Assistants in Qualitative Health Research. Qualitative Health Research, 33(8-9), 663-672. Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC2 |
| 2023 | Ostojic, K., Paget, S., Martin, T., Dee-Price, B. J., McIntyre, S., Smithers Sheedy, H., . . . Woolfenden, S. (2023). Codesigning a social prescribing pathway to address the social determinant of health concerns of children with cerebral palsy and their families in Australia: A protocol for a mixed-methods formative research study. BMJ Open, 13(4), 9 pages. Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC9 |
| 2021 | Dee-Price, B. J. M. (2021). From conversation starters in the front yard to talking to God: the sensory ethnography of communication access. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(22), 3264-3270. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2021 | Dee-Price, B. J. M., Hallahan, L., Nelson Bryen, D., & Watson, J. M. (2021). Every voice counts: exploring communication accessible research methods. Disability and Society, 36(2), 240-264. Scopus36 WoS34 |
| 2021 | Dee-Price, B. J. M. (2021). Do the ends justify the means? Disability research in social isolation. Qualitative Social Work, 20(1-2), 156-161. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2020 | Dee-Price, B. J. (2020). Making space for the participant with complex communication (access) needs in social work research. Qualitative Social Work, 19(5-6), 827-844. Scopus7 WoS8 |
| 2020 | Dee-Price, B. J. M. (2020). Response to Johnson (2020), A voice for research and a voice for life. Providing participant communication supports. Commentary on Dee-Price (2020). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 7(2), 152-153. Scopus1 |
| 2020 | Dee-Price, B. J. M. (2020). Social researchers and participants with intellectual disabilities and complex communication (access) needs. Whose capacity? Whose competence?. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 7(2), 132-143. Scopus10 WoS8 |
| 2018 | Karlsson, P., Allsop, A., Dee-Price, B. J., & Wallen, M. (2018). Eye-gaze control technology for children, adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy with significant physical disability: Findings from a systematic review. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 21(8), 497-505. Scopus56 WoS30 Europe PMC25 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Woolfenden, S., Ostojic, K., Karem, I., Paget, S., Berg, A., Bernett, H., . . . Strnadova, I. (2024). EPIC-CP pilot trial: a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial investigating the feasibility and acceptability of social prescribing for Australian children with cerebral palsy. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE Vol. 24 (pp. 1 page). UBIQUITY PRESS LTD. DOI |
| 2023 | Dee-Price, B. -J. (2023). Capacity building AAC in clinical & health research settings: Reflections on research and practice. In ISAAC website. Cancun Mexico. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Dee-Price, B. -J. (2025). YES Survey: Lived Experience {perceptions of Completing the Your Experience pf Service (YES) survey. |
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