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Personal profile
Research interests
Biography
Professor Nicole Rinehart is an international leader in neurodevelopmental disorders and practicing clinical psychologist. She is the foundation Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychology and Director of Research (Krongold), in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. Nicole has been at the forefront of research efforts to improve educational, mental and physical health outcomes for children and adolescents who experience developmental challenges or complex neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism and ADHD. She has held multiple National Health and Medical Research Council and National Disability Insurance Agency – ILC grants in collaboration with her colleagues at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Monash Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and Howard Florey Institute. Her research is inspired by the families and children with neurodevelopmental conditions who she has worked with over the last 2 decades at the Melbourne Children’s Clinic.
Nicole founded the award wining AllPlayTM platform est. 2014 that takes a strengths-based approach to disability and turning this into tools and strategies that everyone can access to ‘make the world fit for all kids’ www.allplay.org. Nicole currently serves on the Board of Directors at AMAZE and is an expert advisor to the Victorian Department of Education and Training. She has contributed to the NHMRC Clinical Practice Statement for ADHD and the revision of the Australian Therapeutic Guidelines for Developmental Disabilities. Career awards include the College of Clinical Psychologists Rising Star Award, the Queens Trust for Young Australians, and the Australian Financial Review Award for Community Engagement.
Education/Academic qualification
MASTERS OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Award Date: 1 Jan 2006
PHD (MEDICINE) - EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Award Date: 10 Oct 2000
BACH. OF ARTS/(HONOURS)
Award Date: 10 May 1995
Research area keywords
- Asperger's Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioural Disturbance
- Gait Function
- Neuromotor Behaviour
- Social Impairments
Network
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Improving outcomes for children with neurodevelopmental conditions
4/05/22 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Using Machine Learning to compare walking patterns in children with and without autism
Rinehart, N., Venkatesh, S., Le, V., Saha, B., Enticott, P., Lum, J. A. G., Papadopolous, N., Barata de Morais, R. F. A., James, L., Whelan, M., Painter, F. & Alberts, Z.
1/08/18 → 1/08/22
Project: Research
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Evaluation of the AllPlay Pre-Learn Day Program
Rinehart, N., Sivaratnam, C., Howells, K., Stefanac, N., May, T. & Kennedy, B.
1/12/17 → 1/12/21
Project: Research
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Mapping successful secondary school transition
Rinehart, N., Whelan, M., McGillivray, J. A. & May, T.
1/03/17 → 1/03/21
Project: Research
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ALLPLAY: Correlates and outcomes of NAB-AFL Auskick participation for primary school -aged children with disabilities
Rinehart, N., Sivaratnam, C., Quek, J. W. K., Thomas, S., Howells, K., Sykes, J., Moonasinghe, J., Samuel, P., Dicander, K., Duarte, G., Horvat, C., Thornton, E., Benoit, C., Graham, B., Emonson, C. & He, J. L.
1/11/16 → 1/12/21
Project: Research
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Can a community-based football program benefit motor ability in children with autism spectrum disorder? A pilot evaluation considering the role of social impairments
Howells, K., Sivaratnam, C., Lindor, E., He, J., Hyde, C., McGillivray, J., Wilson, R. B. & Rinehart, N., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 52, 1, p. 402-413 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Sleeping Sound Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): a randomised controlled trial of a brief behavioural sleep intervention in primary school-aged autistic children
Papadopoulos, N., Sciberras, E., Hiscock, H., Williams, K., McGillivray, J., Mihalopoulos, C., Engel, L., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Bellows, S. T., Marks, D., Howlin, P. & Rinehart, N., Mar 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The feasibility and acceptability of a classroom-based physical activity program for children attending specialist schools: a mixed-methods pilot study
Emonson, C., Papadopoulos, N., Rinehart, N., Mantilla, A., Fuelscher, I., Boddy, L. M., Pesce, C. & McGillivray, J., 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 19 p., 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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AllPlay Dance: two pilot dance projects for children with disability, developed and assessed with a dance studies approach
Millard, O., Lindor, E., Papadopoulos, N., Sivaratnam, C., McGillivray, J. & Rinehart, N., 22 Oct 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 11 p., 567055.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A national harmonised data collection network for neurodevelopmental disorders: A transdiagnostic assessment protocol for neurodevelopment, mental health, functioning and well-being
Boulton, K. A., Coghill, D., Silove, N., Pellicano, E., Whitehouse, A. J. O., Bellgrove, M. A., Rinehart, N. J., Lah, S., Redoblado Hodge, M. A., Badawi, N., Heussler, H. S., Rogerson, N., Burns, J., Farrar, M. A., Nanan, R., Novak, I., Goldwater, M. B., Munro, N., Togher, L., Nassar, N. & 3 others, , Dec 2021, In: JCPP Advances. 1, 4, 16 p., e12048.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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