Eliza Huppatz

Eliza Huppatz

Lecturer

School of Allied Health Science and Practice

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Eliza's primary research interests are in occupational justice, disaster recovery and sustainability.

Eliza completed her Occupational Therapy degree at the University of South Australia in 2011, before going on to complete a Master of Public Health with Flinders University. Eliza's clinical experience includes primary health care, community development and paediatrics. Eliza has spent much of her career centering her work on the ethos that every person and community has a unique set of skills, knowledge, connections and potential that is the anchor point for development.

Eliza's primary research interests are in occupational justice, disaster recovery and sustainability.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2021 - ongoing Lecturer, Occupational Therapy University of Adelaide
    2019 - 2020 Clinical Educator, Occupational Therapy University of Notre Dame Australia
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2019 - 2020 Flinders University Australia Master of Public Health
    2008 - 2011 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Applied Science OT
  • Journals

    Year Citation
    2024 Huppatz, E., George, E., Wicks, A., & Whiteford, G. (2024). Exploring occupational participation and engagement during disaster through the lens of the Participatory Occupational Justice Framework. Journal of Occupational Science, 32(1), 1-13.
    DOI Scopus2
    2022 Huppatz, E., Lunnay, B., Foley, K., Miller, E., Warin, M., Wilson, C., . . . Ward, P. (2022). Adaptive capacity: A qualitative study of midlife Australian women's
    resilience during COVID-19. SSM. Mental Health, 2, 1-8.

    DOI Scopus7
  • Book Chapters

    Year Citation
    2022 Ward, P., Foley, K., Meyer, S., Thomas, J., Huppatz, E., Olver, I., . . . Lunnay, B. (2022). Uncertainty, Fear and Control During COVID-19 … or … Making a Safe Boat to Survive Rough Seas: The Lived Experience of Women in South Australia During Early COVID-19 Lockdowns. In P. Brown, & J. Zinn (Eds.), Covid-19 and the Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty Studies of Social Phenomena and Social Theory Across 6 Continents (pp. 167-190). Springer Nature.
    DOI
  • Conference Papers

    Year Citation
    2024 Huppatz, E., George, E., Pereira, R., & Whiteford, G. (2024). Restoration of occupational justice in disaster recovery. In Unpublished. Sapporo, Japan.
    2024 Huppatz, E., George, E., & Whiteford, G. (2024). Restoration of occupational justice in disaster events: lessons learnt from collective occupational responses to disaster in the Australian context. In Unpublished. Sapporo, Japan.
    2024 George, E., D'Souza, B., Huppatz, E., & Whiteford, G. (2024). A critical discussion on participatory occupational justice for women exploited in sexual servitude in India. In Unpublished. Sapporo, Japan.
  • Registered Design

    Year Citation
    2023 Thirumanickam, A., Stanhope, J., Huppatz, E., & Attrill, S. (2023). The facilitators and barriers for people with a long-term disability to utilize and participate in green spaces: a systematic review [Design].
  • Internet Publications

    Year Citation
    2022 Marley, C., Morris, S., Huppatz, E., & Dickson, C. (2022). Relationship-building: the key to effective teaching.

2022: School of Allied Health Science and Practice Research Support Grant, The University of Adelaide. Project: Enhancing the accessibility and usability of green spaces for people with disability, including people with complex communication needs (research associate)

2023

OCCTH 2001 - Participation in Diverse Communities (course coordinator & teacher)

OCCTH 2003 - Rural Health and Occupational Therapy Practice (course coordinator & teacher)

 

2022

OCCTH 2001 - Participation in Diverse Communities (course coordinator & teacher)

HLTH SC 2401 - Developmental Psychology for Allied Health (teacher)

OCCTH 2003 - Rural Health and Occupational Therapy Practice (course coordinator & teacher)

OCCTH 4005 - Enabling Change: Population Approaches A (course developer)

OCCTH 4002 - Enabling Change: Population Approaches B (course developer)

 

2021

HLTH SC 1401 - Communication in Professional Practice (course coordinator & teacher)

HLTH SC 1402 - Foundations of Health (teacher)

HLTH SC 2401 - Developmental Psychology for Allied Health (course developer)

OCCTH 2001 - Participation in Diverse Communities (course developer)

OCCTH 2003 - Rural Health and Occupational Therapy Practice (course developer)

  • Position: Lecturer
  • Phone: 83133663
  • Email: eliza.huppatz@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Engineering & Maths Sciences, floor 4
  • Org Unit: Occupational Therapy

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