Em is a senior research fellow in the School of Primary and Allied Healthcare at Monash University. They also hold Adjunct Senior Research Fellow positions in the Living with Disability Research Centre at La Trobe University and College of Public Health, Medical & Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville QLD.

Em has a diverse background of research experience which is underpinned by quantitative methodologies and analysis. Em has developed a strong track record of research that is generating an evidence base to facilitate the development of practices, programs and policies in order to enable participation of people with cognitive disability and promote their social inclusion, to bring about positive change for people living with disability. Most recently this has focused on employment supports, and human and animal supports, that facilitate social and community inclusion.

Em also has co-design and co-production expertise with lived experience experts, service providers and government agencies. They also have extensive experience in the development of AAA-accessible digital and print resource design for the health and disability sectors (e.g., see My Allied Health Space), as well as for knowledge translation (e.g., see 2022 example by Bould et al)

Practices, programs and policies to enable participation of people with cognitive disability

Social inclusion for people with cognitive disability

Mainstream employment pathways for people with neurological disability

Supporting social connections for healthy ageing