Mandy Stanley

Research Interests

Ability and disability Ageing and older people Occupational therapy

Prof Mandy Stanley

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

I am an occupational therapist and occupational scientist with over 30 years experience as an academic. My current role is at Edith Cowan University as an Associate Professor however I continue to have strong ties to UniSA and am privileged to hold an adjunct position. I have expertise in qualitative research methodologies, process evaluations and engaging with consumers.

Well-being for older people,Engagement in everyday occupations by older people,Qualitative approaches to research, in particular grounded theory,Occupational transitions and adaptation,Notions of space and place and occupational engagement

Date Position Institution name
2025 - 2027 Honorary Professor Edith Cowan University

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2025 Award Sylvia Docker Lectureship 2025 OTAustralia Australia -
2021 Award Fellow of OTAustralia Research Academy OTAustralia Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
1999 - 2006 University of South Australia Australia PhD

Year Citation
2025 van Kessel, G., Mackintosh, S., Murray, C. M., Guerin, M., Fryer, C. E., & Stanley, M. (2025). Empowerment through choice: the interplay of choice and control after spinal cord or brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(14), 3613-3620.
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2024 Hersh, D., Williamson, C., Brogan, E., & Stanley, M. (2024). "It's day to day problems:" Experiences of people with aphasia who live alone. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, 26(3), 367-379.
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2024 Bagatini, S. R., Bondonno, C., Dalla Via, J., Sim, M., Gebre, A., Blekkenhorst, L., . . . Lewis, J. (2024). Withdrawal notice to: Impact of Provision of Abdominal Aortic Calcification Results on Cardiovascular Risk Reducing Behaviours: A 12-Week RCT [Heart, Lung and Circulation, Volume 33, Supplement 4, August 2024, Page S357]. HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION, 33, S357.
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2024 Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C. P., Dalla Via, J., Sim, M., Gebre, A. K., Blekkenhorst, L. C., . . . Lewis, J. R. (2024). Impact of provision of abdominal aortic calcification results on fruit and vegetable intake: 12-week randomized phase 2 controlled trial. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 15(1), 11 pages.
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2022 Raj, S. E., Mackintosh, S., Kernot, J., Fryer, C., & Stanley, M. (2022). Development and feasibility testing of an evidence-based occupational therapy program for adults with both Down syndrome and dementia. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(4), 396-407.
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2022 Appleby, R., Wright, S., Williams, L., & Stanley, M. (2022). Australian parents' experiences of owning an autism assistance dog. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e4113-e4121.
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2022 Rosa Hernandez, G. B., Murray, C. M., & Stanley, M. (2022). An intergenerational playgroup in an Australian residential aged-care setting: a qualitative case study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(2), 488-497.
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2022 Hutchinson, C., Milte, R., Stanley, M., Duff, G., & Ratcliffe, J. (2022). Using discrete choice experiments to elicit the service preferences of people with mild intellectual disability: an exploratory study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(4), e1396-e1405.
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2022 Stanley, M., Van Kessell, G., Murray, C. M., Forsythe, D., & MacIntosh, S. (2022). Occupational therapists and physiotherapists weighing up the dignity of risk for people living with a brain injury: grounded theory. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(23), 7145-7151.
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2022 Murray, C. M., Weeks, S., van Kessel, G., Guerin, M., Watkins, E., Mackintosh, S., . . . Stanley, M. (2022). Perspectives of choice and control in daily life for people following brain injury: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Health Expectations, 25(6), 2709-2725.
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2021 Skoss, R., White, J., Stanley, M. J., Robinson, M., Thompson, S., Armstrong, E., & Katzenellenbogen, J. M. (2021). Study protocol for a prospective process evaluation of a culturally secure rehabilitation programme for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: The Healing Right Way project. BMJ Open, 11(9), e046042-1-e046042-11.
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2021 Raj, S. E., Mackintosh, S., Fryer, C., & Stanley, M. (2021). Home-based occupational therapy for adults with dementia and their informal caregivers: a systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(1, article no. 7501205060), 1-27.
DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC5
2020 Hercegovac, S., Kernot, J., & Stanley, M. (2020). How qualitative case study methodology informs occupational therapy practice: a scoping review. OTJR occupation, participation and health, 40(1), 6-16.
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2020 Raj, S., Stanley, M., Mackintosh, S., & Fryer, C. (2020). Scope of occupational therapy practice for adults with both Down syndrome and dementia: a cross-sectional survey. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67(3), 218-228.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC2
2020 Fairlie, L., Stanley, M., George, E., Sereda, B., & Mosewich, A. D. (2020). Navigating the shift from netballer to former netballer: the experience of retirement from elite netball in Australia. Sport in Society, 23(7), 1100-1118.
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2019 George, E., & Stanley, M. (2019). Exploring the occupational injustices of human trafficking. Journal of Occupational Science, 26(3), 394-407.
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2019 Murray, C., van Kessel, G., Guerin, M., Hillier, S., & Stanley, M. (2019). Exercising choice and control: a qualitative metasynthesis of perspectives of people with a spinal cord injury. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 100(9), 1752-1762.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2019 Luker, J. A., Worley, A., Stanley, M., Uy, J., Watt, A. M., & Hillier, S. L. (2019). The evidence for services to avoid or delay residential aged care admission: a systematic review. BMC Geriatrics, 19(1, article no. 217), 1-20.
DOI Scopus44 WoS42 Europe PMC27
2019 Ong, M., Baker, A., Aguilar, A., & Stanley, M. (2019). The meanings attributed to community gardening: a qualitative study. Health & place, 59, 1-9.
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2019 Hazelwood, T., Baker, A., Murray, C., & Stanley, M. (2019). New graduate occupational therapists' narratives of ethical tensions encountered in practice. Australian occupational therapy journal, 66(3), 283-291.
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2019 Hazelwood, T., Murray, C. M., Baker, A., & Stanley, M. J. (2019). Ethical tensions: a qualitative systematic review of new graduate perceptions. Nursing ethics, 26(3), 884-902.
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2018 Sellar, B., Murray, C. M., Stanley, M., Stewart, H., Hipp, H., & Gilbert Hunt, S. (2018). Mapping an Australian Occupational Therapy curriculum: Linking intended learning outcomes with entry-level competency standards. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 65(1), 35-44.
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2018 Scanlan, J. N., Lannin, N. A., Hoffmann, T., Stanley, M., & Mcdonald, R. (2018). Impact of adjusting for inter-rater variability in conference abstract ranking and selection processes. Australian occupational therapy journal, 65(1), 54-62.
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2018 Lynch, H., & Stanley, M. (2018). Beyond words: using qualitative video methods for researching occupation with young children. Occupation, participation and health, 38(1), 56-66.
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2018 Cahill, M., Robinson, K., Pettigrew, J., Galvin, R., & Stanley, M. (2018). Qualitative synthesis: a guide to conducting a meta-ethnography. British journal of occupational therapy, 81(3), 129-137.
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2017 Stanley, M., Richard, A., & Williams, S. (2017). Older peoples' perspectives on time spent alone. Australian occupational therapy journal, 64(3), 235-242.
DOI Europe PMC7
2017 Berndt, A., Murray, C. M., Kennedy, K., Stanley, M. J., & Gilbert Hunt, S. (2017). Effectiveness of distance learning strategies for continuing professional development (CPD) for rural allied health practitioners: a systematic review. BMC medical education, 17(1, article no. 117), 1-13.
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2016 Gibbs, D., Boshoff, K., & Stanley, M. J. (2016). The acquisition of parenting occupations in neonatal intensive care: a preliminary perspective. Canadian journal of occupational therapy, 83(2), 91-102.
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2016 Raj, S., Stanley, M., Mackintosh, S., & Fryer, C. (2016). Home-based occupational therapy for adults with Down syndrome: A systematic review. Journal of intellectual disability research, 60(7-8), 723.
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2016 Jenkin, K., Sellar, B., Stanley, M., & Thomas, K. (2016). How sustainable development is understood in World Federation of Occupational Therapy policy. British journal of occupational therapy, 79(8), 505-513.
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2015 Gibbs, D., Boshoff, K., & Stanley, M. (2015). Becoming the parent of a preterm infant: A meta-ethnographic synthesis. British journal of occupational therapy, 78(8), 475-487.
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2014 Maywald, A. S., & Stanley, M. J. (2014). Prescribing mobility scooters in Australia: occupational therapists' narratives. Australian occupational therapy journal, 62(2), 86-92.
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2014 Hocking, C., Kronenberg, F., Nayar, S., Stanley, M., Wicks, A., Wilson, L., . . . Erlandsson, L. K. (2014). Addressing diverse occupational needs: what new knowledge do European and New Zealand occupational therapists seek?. New Zealand journal of occupational therapy, 61(2), 39-47.
2014 Stanley, M. J., & Shoba, N. (2014). Methodological rigour: ensuring quality in occupational therapy qualitative research. New Zealand journal of occupational therapy, 61(1), 6-12.
2014 Nayar, S., & Stanley, M. J. (2014). Occupational adaptation as a social process in everyday life. Journal of Occupational Science, 22(1), 26-38.
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2014 Stomski, N. J., Mackintosh, S. F., & Stanley, M. (2014). The experience of acupuncture care from the perspective of people with chronic low back pain: a grounded theory study. Acupuncture in medicine, 32(4), 333-339.
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2014 Murray, C., Stanley, M., & Wright, S. (2014). Weighing up the commitment: a grounded theory of the transition from occupational therapy clinician to academic. Australian occupational therapy journal, 61(6), 437-445.
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2013 Murray, C., Stanley, M., & Wright, S. (2013). The transition from clinician to academic in nursing and allied health: a qualitative meta-synthesis. Nurse education today, 34(3), 389-395.
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2013 Fryer, C. E., Mackintosh, S. F., Stanley, M. J., & Crichton, J. A. (2013). 'I understand all the major things': how older people with limited English proficiency decide their need for a professional interpreter during health care after stroke. Ethnicity and health, 18(6), 610-625.
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2012 Fryer, C. E., Mackintosh, S. F. H., Stanley, M. J., & Crichton, J. A. (2012). Qualitative studies using in-depth interviews with older people from multiple language groups : methodological systematic review. Journal of advanced nursing, 68(1), 22-35.
DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC11
2010 Ormsby, J., Stanley, M., & Jaworski, K. (2010). Older men's participation in community-based men's sheds programmes. Health and social care in the community, 18(6), 607-613.
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2010 Stanley, M., Moyle, W., Ballantyne, A., Jaworski, K., Corlis, M., Oxlade, D., . . . Young, B. (2010). Nowadays you don't even see your neighbours: loneliness in the everyday lives of older Australians. Health and social care in the community, 18(4), 407-414.
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2010 Stomski, N., Mackintosh, S. F. H., & Stanley, M. J. (2010). Patient self-report measures of chronic pain consultation measures : a systematic review. Clinical journal of pain, 26(3), 235-243.
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2009 Stomski, N. J., Mackintosh, S. F. H., & Stanley, M. J. (2009). Acupuncturists' perspectives on outcome measures to evaluate acupuncture care for chronic low back pain. Complementary therapies in medicine, 18(1), 28-41.
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2008 Parsons, L., & Stanley, M. J. (2008). The lived experience of occupational adaptation following acquired brain injury for people living in a rural area. Australian occupational therapy journal, 55(4), 231-238.
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2007 Boerema, C. F., Stanley, M. J., & Westhorp, P. A. (2007). Educators' perspective of online course design and delivery. Medical Teacher, 29(8), 758-765.
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2003 Stanley, M. J., & Cheek, J. (2003). Well-being and older people : a review of the literature. Canadian journal of occupational therapy.
2003 Stanley, M. J., & Cheek, J. (2003). Grounded theory: exploiting the potential for occupational therapy. British journal of occupational therapy.
2001 George, S., Wilcock, A. A., & Stanley, M. J. (2001). Depression and lability: the effects on occupation following stroke. British Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Year Citation
2019 Fryer, C. E. (2019). An approach to conducting cross-language qualitative research with people from multiple language groups. In P. Liamputtong, & P. Liamputtong (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences (Vol. 15, pp. 1653-1674). Singapore: Springer.
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2015 Murray, C., & Stanley, M. (2015). Meta-synthesis de-mystified: connecting islands of knowledge. In S. Nayar, & M. Stanley (Eds.), Source details - Title: Qualitative research methodologies for occupational science and therapy (pp. 174-189). UK: Routledge.
2015 Nayar, S., & Stanley, M. (2015). Beginning conversations. In S. Nayar, & M. Stanley (Eds.), Source details - Title: Qualitative research methodologies for occupational science and therapy (pp. 1-7). US: Routledge.
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2015 Stanley, M., & Nayar, S. (2015). Deepening understandings. In S. Nayar, & M. Stanley (Eds.), Source details - Title: Qualitative research methodologies in occupational science and therapy (pp. 8-20). US: Routledge.
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2015 Stanley, M. (2015). Qualitative descriptive: a very good place to start. In S. Nayar, & M. Stanley (Eds.), Source details - Title: Qualitative research methodologies in occupational science and therapy (pp. 21-36). US: Routledge.
2013 Stanley, M. (2013). Maintain one's health and wellbeing. In L. Rogers, & J. Noble (Eds.), Source details - Title: Positive ageing: think volunteering (pp. 57-60). Australia: Volunteering SA&NT Inc.
2010 Sellar, B., & Stanley, M. J. (2010). Leisure. In M. Curtin, M. Molineux, & J. Supyk-Mellson (Eds.), Source details - Title: Occupational therapy and physical dysfunction: enabling occupation (6 ed., pp. 357-369). US: Elsevier.
2006 Stanley, M. J. (2006). A grounded theory of the wellbeing of older people. In Source details - Title: Qualitative research for allied health professionals : challenging choices (pp. 63-78). Chichester ; Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley and Sons.

Year Citation
2017 Raj, S., Stanley, M., Mackintosh, S., & Fryer, C. (2017). The scope of home-based occupational therapy for adults with both Down syndrome and dementia: a cross-sectional survey. In BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Vol. 80 (pp. 19-20). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

  • Help-seeking of emergency service first responders for mental health concerns, The Road Home (formerly the Repat Foundation), 01/07/2017 - 30/06/2019

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2015 - 2026 Member Program Accreditation committee Occupational Therapy Council Australia

Date Role Membership Country
1979 - 2030 Member OTAustralia -

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
1993 - 2023 Board Member Journal of Occupational Science Journal of Occupational Science Australia

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