Stacie Attrill

Associate Professor Stacie Attrill

Associate Professor, Associate Dean (Curriculum)

School of Allied Health Science and Practice

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD, but is currently at capacity - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Stacie's primary research interests are in health workforce development and systems design for service provision, health professional education, and learning outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse students. Stacie also leads several research projects investigating health professional service outcomes for people who are culturally and linguistically diverse, and she is currently exploring the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse health professionals in Australia.

Stacie's clinical research explores mealtime experiences for people with swallowing difficulties. She has a particular interest in how people make decisions about the care they receive, and she applies this to research about the decisions that people with neurodegenerative conditions make about their swallowing and communication.

Stacie offers higher degree research supervision in allied health practice and health professions education projects and has a specific interest in allied health workforce planning for diverse communities where she leads several projects. Stacie also offers supervision for projects in clinical education, rehabilitation, and adult acquired communication and swallowing disorders. She has successfully supervised HDR students to completion, and is currently working with health practitioners from a variety of disciplines across clinical and education research. Stacie welcomes opportunities to investigate research areas that reflect the needs and interests of the health professional community.

Research interests

  • Health and disability service provision models and workforce planning
  • Allied Health workforce development
  • Health service access and outcomes for culturally diverse minority communities
  • Health professions clinical education and competency development
  • Swallowing and dysphagia - experience and decision making

Current projects in the areas of:

  • Health and disability service provision for culturally diverse populations
  • Culturally diverse health workforce
  • Health professional identity development
  • Mealtime and swallowing experiences for people with neurodegenerative conditions

Grants

2019 Attrill, S., Barr, C., Wilkinson, B., & Pront, L. ‘Virtual reality experiences that facilitate workplace acculturation for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students in professional placements’. Australian Collaborative Education Network $10,000

2019 Brebner, C, Crouch, R, & Attrill, S. 'Enabling the allied workforce providing NDIS funded services to develop business strategies' Department of Industry and Skills $54,000

2018 Attrill, S. 'Decision making about swallowing and communication in Motor Neuron Disease: a framework to support individuals, carers, families and health practitioners' Flinders University CNHS Near Miss Award- $20,000

2018 Speech Pathology Australia New Research Grant 'Being a culturally and linguistically diverse speech pathologist in Australia: exploring practice experiences and perspectives' - $15,000

2017 Department of State Development project grant ‘Building allied health workforce for NDIS funded service delivery’ - $467,044

2017 Attrill, S., Brebner, C., Lind, C, & Wray, A. 'Mutual learning: intercultural skills and knowledge developed through supervising culturally and linguistically diverse students in health professional placements'. Prideaux Centre for Health Professional Education - $10,000.

2009 Community Benefit SA Grant (SA Government Department of Family and Community) - $12,000 "Teaming up to enhance the communication skills of disadvantaged children".

External Consultancy

2017 Hewat, S., Walters, J., Hill, A., Penman, A., Arnott, S., Attrill, S., Lewis, A., Nichols, R. Clinical Education in Australia project. Speech Pathology Australia - $52, 338.

2014 'Clinical supervision skills initiative', Health Workforce Australia (HWA). $31,800 Contracted to Attrill, S., Kortman, B. & Wray, A.

Stacie is the Head of Program for the Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours). Her teaching includes themes related to swallowing and dysphagia; cognition and language; experience of disability; clinical education and professional practice.

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Principal Supervisor Is Positive Behaviour Support the most effective behaviour change instrument for NDIS child participants with level 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Cameron Stott
    2023 Co-Supervisor Understanding barriers to the uptake of Speech Pathology early intervention services in patients with early stages of non-visible Multiple Sclerosis and how to overcome these barriers to facilitate ongoing participation in therapy: An investig Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) Master Part Time Ms Mildred Jasmine Tan
    2022 Principal Supervisor Developmental Language Disorder for adolescents: Perceptions of identity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Lucy Christine Farrar
    2022 Principal Supervisor Building success: A realist evaluation of contexts and mechanisms that promote evidence-based manual wheelchair training for people who come to wheelchair use later in life Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Kimberly Charlton
    2022 Principal Supervisor Global Citizenship and Health Professional Competence Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Carajane Helen Millar
    2021 Principal Supervisor Non-invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of post-stroke aphasia: neurophysiological insights and opportunities for clinical translation. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Ellen Evelyn Robison Williams
    2021 Principal Supervisor Access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): An exploration of how individuals and families access the scheme for the first time. Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) Master Part Time Miss Jessica Lee Charlton

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 - ongoing External Supervisor Experiences of allied health students who experience failure or marginality in practice placements Flinders university Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Amanda Wray
    2020 - ongoing External Supervisor Use of technology to enhance learning and teaching outcomes in allied health practice education Flinders university Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Fleur Golder
    2020 - ongoing External Supervisor Cognition and swallowing in Motor Neurone Disease Flinders university Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Rebecca Francis
    2019 - ongoing External Supervisor Communication with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in practice placements University of Queensland Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Anne Pearson
    2018 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Student Nutrition Service for patients with peripheral artery disease Flinders university Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Jenni Suen
    2016 - ongoing External Supervisor Children’s early communication difficulties in early childhood education & care setting Flinders university Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Tara Shem
    2015 - ongoing External Supervisor Learning-focused clinical supervision Flinders university Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Leeanne Pront

  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2012 - 2014 Director Speech Pathology Australia Board of Directors Speech Pathology Australia Australia

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2021 - ongoing Member University of Sydney Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) Course review committee University of Sydney Australia
    2021 - ongoing Member HREC Low Risk Review Group Health Sciences University of Adelaide Australia
    2020 - ongoing Member Professional Standards Accreditation Steering Committee Speech Pathology Australia Australia
    2019 - ongoing Member Charles Sturt University Speech Pathology External Advisory Committee Charles Sturt University Australia
    2016 - 2018 Chair Asia-Pacific Education Collaboration - Speech-Language Pathology (APEC-SLP) APEC-SLP Australia

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2021 - ongoing Member American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) United States
    2018 - ongoing Member Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Education (ANZAHPE) Australia
    2015 - ongoing Member Prideaux Centre for Research in Health Professions Education Australia
    2001 - ongoing Member Speech Pathology Australia Australia

  • Consulting/Advisories
    Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
    2008 - ongoing Speech Pathology Australia Professional Standards Business and professional Australia

  • Editorial Boards
    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2022 - ongoing Associate Editor International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Taylor and Francis Australia
  • Position: Associate Professor, Associate Dean (Curriculum)
  • Phone: 83133518
  • Email: stacie.attrill@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Engineering and Maths. Sciences, floor Fourth Floor
  • Org Unit: Speech Pathology
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