Research interests
Angela commenced as Associate Professor Disability and Inclusion within the School of Health and Social Development at Deakin University in April 2019.
Angela’s main research interests relate to the lived experiences of people with a disability and their family members. She has a particular focus on people from underserved communities especially those with complex support needs including people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, refugees with disability, and those living in rural and remote areas.
From 2010 to 2015, Angela managed an NHMRC funded Partnership Project into the challenges experienced by people with disability, carers and allied health professionals living and working in rural and remote areas of Western NSW, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
From 2015 to 2019 Angela was a Senior Research Fellow at the Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support (IDBS) Program at UNSW Sydney. Here she developed an inclusive arts-based research approach to facilitate the engagement of people with cognitive disability and complex support needs. Angela also led an action research approach to engage end users in the co-design of practical resources and guides especially around planning.
In 2014, as part of an international research collaboration, Angela completed the prestigous Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate at the SickKids Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada. Angela brings expertise in knowledge translation ensuring that research is accessible to interested stakeholders and the broader community.
Angela currently supervises five PhD students with topics including family support networks, experience of the criminal justice system, the use of restrictive practices, civilian bravery awards, and school experiences of Autistic children. She has successfully co-supervised five PhD students and eight Honours students.
Angela is a Chief Investigator (non-Deakin led) on a current Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Indigenous grant (led by Sydney University) looking at the NDIS planning experiences of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people with disability and planners in rural and remote areas of NSW and Central Australia; and an ARC Discovery grant (led by UNSW Sydney) using body mapping to investigate experiences of stigma and discrimination for women with disability, mental illness or from a refugee background. From 2016-2018, Angela was a Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Indigenous grant (led by Sydney University) investigating what a good life means Aboriginal families and carers of children with disabilities in remote communities in Central Australia; and from 2015-2017 she was a Chief Investigator on a National Disability Working Group grant (led by Sydney University) to identify facilitators to living on and off Country in Central Australia for Aboriginal adults with disability.
In 2021, Angela received a Deakin University Faculty of Health mid career fellowship to conduct life history interviews with people with disability and family members from Syrian and Iraqi refugee backgrounds about their refugee journeys.
Teaching interests
Angela currently teaches within the online Disability and Inclusion Graduate Certificate and Masters program at Deakin University. Angela has delivered many guest lectures, webinars and workshops in the area of disability.
Units taught
HDS732 Determinants of Health and Wellbeing in the Lives of People with Disability
HDS731 Planning for Inclusion Across the Life Course
Conferences
Invited Presentations (last 3 years)
Dew, A. (April 2021). Action Research: Practitioners and Researchers Building the Evidence-base Together. Invited keynote address. Inaugral Kids Plus Foundation conference, Torquay, Victoria.
Dew, A., Coello, M., Lenette, C., Smith, L. Wells, R.,... (August 2020). Service provider perspectives on supporting people with intellectual and developmental disability from Iraqi and Syrian refugee backgrounds. Invited online presentation for the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability webinar series.
Dew, A., Watson, J., O’Shea, A., Wellington, M., & Frawley, P. (February 2020). ‘My life is good because…using the arts to explore the good things in life’. Invited conference workshop at the VALiD Having a Say conference, Geelong.
Avery, S. & Dew, A. (November, 2019). Inclusive research methods and practices involving people with intellectual disability. Invited conference workshop at the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability conference, Adelaide.
Dew, A., (2019) Arts-based knowledge translation within disability research sphere. Invited keynote at Parenting Education Conference, Macau, China.
Conference Presentations (last 3 years)
Dew, A., Coello, M., Lenette, C., Smith, L. Wells, R., Lappin, R., Boydell, K., Bibby, H., Smith, M., Raman, S., Velkou, K., Zwi, K., & Isaac, D. (November, 2021). Iraqi and Syrian refugee family member perspectives on understandings of disability. Presented at Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability Online Conference.
Dew, A., Menta, E., Gladwin, B., Murfitt, K., & Wellington, M. (November, 2021). Evaluation of Back to Back Theatre film internship program. Presented at Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability Online Conference.
Dew, A., Coello, M., et al., (November, 2019). Service provider perspectives on supporting people with intellectual and developmental disability from Iraqi and Syrian refugee backgrounds. Presented at Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Conference, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, Melbourne University. Also presented at Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability Conference, Adelaide November 2019.
Dew, A., Gilroy, J., et al., (November, 2019). Living a good life for Aboriginal people with intellectual/developmental disability from Central Australia. Presented at Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability Conference, Adelaide.
Dew, A., & Meltzer, A. (2019). Engaging people with intellectual disability, family members, practitioners and graphic designers in the development of a range of practice guides (Abstract). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(7), 852. Paper presented at Action Research Knowledge to Action Symposium, IASSIDD World Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, August.
Dew, A., Stancliffe, R., Fudge Schormans, A., Wiese, M., Frawley, P., & Tuffrey-Wijne, I. (2019). International approaches to Action Research and Knowledge Translation: A panel discussion (Abstract). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(7), 852. Presented at Knowledge to Action Symposium, IASSIDD World Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, August.
Dew, A., Reeve, R., et al., (2019). Developing a culturally appropriate approach to research co-production: Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal disability researchers (Abstract). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(7), 736-7. Paper presented at IASSIDD World Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, August.
Avery, S.,Dew, A., McCrae, K., Trounson, J. (2019). Community Leadership in Inclusion and Disability Research. Interactive workshop presented at the Lowitja Foundation Conference, Darwin.
Research groups
Determinants of Health, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
Awards
2017 Best Australian paper. Certificate of Recognition. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Taylor and Frances.
2016 Trevor Parmenter Excellence Award, Centre for Disability Studies, The University of Sydney
Publications
M Higgins, M Murad, K Robinson, A Dew, K Boydell, F McKay, J Watson, M Coello, L Smith, K Johnson, R Wells
(2023), pp. 305-321, Research Handbook on Disability Policy, B1
A Dew, K Murfitt, M Wellington, C Gaskin
(2023), Vol. 48, pp. 313-323, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, C1
S Veli-Gold, J Gilroy, W Wright, K Bulkeley, H Jensen, A Dew, M Lincoln
(2023), Vol. 31, pp. 631-647, Australian Journal of Rural Health, London, Eng., C1
P Frawley, J David, A O’Shea, A Dew, M Wellington
(2023), American Journal of Sexuality Education, C1-1
J Gilroy, S Veli-Gold, W Wright, A Dew, H Jensen, K Bulkeley, M Lincoln
(2023), pp. 1-16, Australian Journal of Rural Health, London, Eng., C1
Susan Taylor, Jennifer David, Angela Dew, Joanne Watson
(2023), pp. 1-4, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, London, Eng., C1-1
J Smith-Merry, M O'Donovan, A Dew, B Hemsley, C Imms, G Carey, S Darcy, K Ellem, G Gallego, J Gilroy, A Guastella, M Marella, K McVilly, J Plumb
(2022), Vol. 11, pp. 1-11, JMIR Research Protocols, Toronto, Ont., C1
A Dew, C Lenette, R Wells, M Higgins, T McMahon, M Coello, S Momartin, S Raman, H Bibby, L Smith, K Boydell
(2022), pp. 1-12, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, London, Eng., C1
Louisa Smith, Isabelle Chesher, Angela Dew, Maree Higgins, Caroline Lenette, Ruth Wells, Katherine Boydell
(2022), pp. 1-23, Disability and Society, Abingdon, Eng., C1
D Macdonald, A Dew, K Fisher, K Boydell
(2022), Vol. 27, pp. 1011-1039, Qualitative Report, C1
Photovoice as a platform for empowerment of women with disability
D Macdonald, K Peacock, A Dew, K Fisher, K Boydell
(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 1-7, SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
T Cumming, I Strnadová, N Boaden, A Dew, U Athanassiou, L Dowse
(2022), pp. 1-20, Child and Youth Services, London, Eng., C1-1
A Dew
(2022), Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, C1-1
J Gilroy, A Dew, R Barton, L Ryall, M Lincoln, K Taylor, H Jensen, V Flood, K McRae
(2021), Vol. 43, pp. 2919-2929, Disability and Rehabilitation, England, C1
Susan Collings, Angela Dew, Leanne Dowse
(2021), Vol. 19, pp. 203-217, Action Research, London, Eng., C1
A framework for interconnected benefits of peer support for family members of people with disability
A Meltzer, L Dowse, L Smith, A Dew
(2021), Vol. 56, pp. 579-595, Australian Journal of Social Issues, C1
D Macdonald, E Van Gijn-Grosvenor, M Montgomery, A Dew, K Boydell
(2021), Visual Studies, C1
Claiming space: photovoice, identity, inclusion and the work of disability
D Macdonald, A Dew, K Fisher, K Boydell
(2021), Disability and Society, C1
A Dew
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
R Barton, A Dew, L Ryall, H Jensen, K Taylor, M Lincoln, J Gilroy, V Flood, K McRae
(2021), Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, C1
Angela Dew, Caroline Lenette, Louisa Smith, Katherine Boydell, Helen Bibby, Julia Lappin, Mariano Coello, Shanti Raman, Katina Velkou, Ruth Wells, Shakeh Momartin, Hazel Blunden, Maree Higgins, Mahmoud Murad, Jasmine Barry, Yasir Mohammad
(2021), Vol. 34, pp. 2849-2870, Journal of Refugee Studies, Oxford, England, C1
B Curryer, R Stancliffe, M Wiese, A Dew
(2020), Vol. 33, pp. 373-385, Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Dew, R Barton, J Gilroy, L Ryall, M Lincoln, H Jensen, V Flood, K Taylor, K McCrae
(2020), Vol. 55, pp. 418-438, Australian journal of social issues, Chichester, Eng., C1
D Macdonald, A Dew, K Boydell
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 1-17, Forum: qualitative social research, Bonn, Germany, C1
Women and stigma: A protocol for understanding intersections of experience through body mapping
K Boydell, J Bennett, A Dew, J Lappin, C Lenette, J Ussher, P Vaughan, R Wells
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-10, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
R Wells, M Murad, M Higgins, L Smith, C Lenette, J Lappin, A Dew, K Boydell, H Bibby, M Cassaniti, D Isaacs, S Raman, K Zwi
(2020), Vol. 26, pp. 387-404, Australian Journal of Human Rights, London, Eng., C1
Susan Collings, Angela Dew, Leanne Dowse
(2019), Vol. 44, pp. 1-12, Journal of intellectual and developmental disability, Abingdon, Eng., C1
A Dew, S Collings, I Dillon Savage, E Gentle, L Dowse
(2019), Vol. 32, pp. 401-412, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, England, C1
A Dew, S Collings, L Dowse, A Meltzer, L Smith
(2019), Vol. 23, pp. 344-358, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, England, C1
A Dew, E McEntyre, P Vaughan
(2019), Vol. 20, Forum qualitative sozialforschung, Berlin, Germany, C1
T Gordon, A Dew, L Dowse
(2019), Vol. 54, pp. 224-244, Australian journal of social issues, Chichester, Eng., C1
S Collings, A Dew, T Gordon, M Spencer, L Dowse
(2018), Vol. 12, pp. 170-189, Journal of public child welfare, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Susan Collings, Angela Dew, Leanne Dowse
(2018), Vol. 31, pp. 142-151, Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, Chichester, Eng., C1
J Gilroy, A Dew, M Lincoln, L Ryall, H Jensen, K Taylor, R Barton, K McRae, V Flood
(2018), Vol. 33, pp. 1025-1045, Disability and society, Abingdon, Eng., C1
S Collings, M Spencer, A Dew, L Dowse
(2018), Vol. 24, pp. 162-181, Australian journal of human rights, Abingdon, Eng., C1
B Curryer, R Stancliffe, A Dew, M Wiese
(2018), Vol. 56, pp. 188-201, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, United States, C1
Complexity embodied: using body mapping to understand complex support needs
A Dew, L Smith, S Collings, I Dillon Savage
(2018), Vol. 19, Forum qualitative sozialforschung, Berlin, Germany, C1
A Dew, L Dowse, U Athanassiou, J Trollor
(2018), Vol. 15, pp. 136-144, Journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities, Chichester, Eng., C1
G Gallego, A Dew, M Lincoln, A Bundy, K Bulkeley, J Brentnall, C Veitch
(2018), Vol. 62, pp. 371-381, Journal of intellectual disability research, Chichester, Eng., C1
Kathy Shelley, Michelle Donelly, Anne Hillman, Angela Dew, Louise Whitaker, Roger Stancliffe, Marie Knox, Trevor Parmenter
(2018), Vol. 9, pp. 37-57, Journal of social inclusion, Meadowbrook, Qld., C1
Deliberative dialogues between policy makers and researchers in Canada and Australia
K Boydell, A Dew, M Hodgins, A Bundy, G Gallego, A Iljadica, M Lincoln, A Pignatiello, J Teshima, D Willis
(2017), Vol. 28, pp. 13-22, Journal of disability policy studies, London, Eng., C1
Access to therapy services for people with disability in rural Australia: a carers' perspective
Gisselle Gallego, Angela Dew, Michelle Lincoln, Anita Bundy, Rebecca Chedid, Kim Bulkeley, Jennie Brentnall, Craig Veitch
(2017), Vol. 25, pp. 1000-1010, Health and Social Care in the Community, England, C1
Need for an Australian Indigenous disability workforce strategy: review of the literature
J Gilroy, A Dew, M Lincoln, M Hines
(2017), Vol. 39, pp. 1664-1673, Disability and Rehabilitation, England, C1
Knowledge translation: bridging the disability research-to-practice gap
A Dew, K Boydell
(2017), Vol. 4, pp. 142-157, Research and practice in intellectual and developmental disabilities, Abingdon, Eng., C1
K Gardner, A Bundy, A Dew
(2016), Vol. 63, pp. 117-122, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, Australia, C1
A Dew, R Barton, J Ragen, K Bulkeley, A Iljadica, R Chedid, J Brentnall, A Bundy, M Lincoln, G Gallego, C Veitch
(2016), Vol. 38, pp. 2491-2503, Disability and Rehabilitation, England, C1
Private practice disability therapy workforce in rural New South Wales, Australia
G Gallego, R Chedid, A Dew, K Bulkeley, M Lincoln, A Bundy, J Brentnall, C Veitch
(2016), Vol. 45, pp. 225-229, Journal of allied health, Washington, D.C., C1
Gisselle Gallego, Angela Dew, Michelle Lincoln, Anita Bundy, Rebecca Chedid, Kim Bulkeley, Jennie Brentnall, Craig Veitch
(2015), Vol. 13, pp. 1-13, Human resources for health, London, Eng., C1
Gisselle Gallego, Angela Dew, Kim Bulkeley, Craig Veitch, Michelle Lincoln, Anita Bundy, Jennie Brentnall
(2015), Vol. 13, pp. 1-11, Human resources for health, London, Eng., C1
Gisselle Gallego, Rebecca Chedid, Angela Dew, Michelle Lincoln, Anita Bundy, Craig Veitch, Kim Bulkeley, Jennie Brentnall
(2015), Vol. 23, pp. 227-234, Australian journal of rural health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Angela Dew, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Susan Balandin
(2014), Vol. 36, pp. 756-764, Disability and rehabilitation, London, England, C1-1
M Wiese, R Stancliffe, A Dew, S Balandin, G Howarth
(2014), Vol. 58, pp. 679-690, Journal of intellectual disability research, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
A Dew, K Bulkeley, C Veitch, A Bundy, M Lincoln, H Glenn, G Gallego, J Brentnall
(2014), Vol. 49, pp. 309-328, Australian journal of social issues, Chichester, Eng., C1
Policy development and implementation for disability services in rural New South Wales, Australia
A Dew, G Gallego, K Bulkeley, C Veitch, J Brentnall, M Lincoln, A Bundy, S Griffiths
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 200-209, Journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities, Chichester, Eng., C1
M Lincoln, G Gallego, A Dew, K Bulkeley, C Veitch, A Bundy, J Brentnall, R Chedid, S Griffiths
(2014), Vol. 39, pp. 86-97, Journal of intellectual and developmental disability, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Rural Carers of People with Disabilities: Making Choices to Move or to Stay
A Dew, V Happ, K Bulkeley, A Bundy, M Lincoln, G Gallego, J Brentnall, C Veitch
(2014), Vol. 1, pp. 60-70, Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, C1-1
M Wiese, A Dew, R Stancliffe, G Howarth, S Balandin
(2013), Vol. 57, pp. 980-992, Journal of intellectual disability research, Chichester, England, C1-1
Angela Dew, Kim Bulkeley, Craig Veitch, Anita Bundy, Michelle Lincoln, Jennie Brentnall, Gisselle Gallego, Scott Griffiths
(2013), Vol. 21, pp. 432-441, Health and social care in the community, Chichester, Eng., C1
Rebecca Chedid, Angela Dew, Craig Veitch
(2013), Vol. 60, pp. 197-205, Australian occupational therapy journal, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Hillman, M Donelly, A Dew, R Stancliffe, L Whitaker, M Knox, K Shelley, T Parmenter
(2013), Vol. 28, pp. 922-936, Disability and society, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Addressing the barriers to accessing therapy services in rural and remote areas
Angela Dew, Kim Bulkeley, Craig Veitch, Anita Bundy, Gisselle Gallego, Michelle Lincoln, Jennie Brentnall, Scott Griffiths
(2013), Vol. 35, pp. 1564-1570, Disabil Rehabil, Abingdon, Eng., C1
M Wiese, R Stancliffe, S Balandin, G Howarth, A Dew
(2012), Vol. 25, pp. 571-583, Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, Chichester, England, C1-1
A Hillman, M Donelly, L Whitaker, A Dew, R Stancliffe, M Knox, K Shelley, T Parmenter
(2012), Vol. 56, pp. 1065-1075, Journal of intellectual disability research, Chichester, Eng., C1
C Veitch, A Dew, K Bulkeley, M Lincoln, A Bundy, G Gallego, S Griffiths
(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 1-12, Rural and remote health, Geelong, Vic., C1-1
Craig Veitch, Michelle Lincoln, Anita Bundy, Gisselle Gallego, Angela Dew, Kim Bulkeley, Jennie Brentnall, Scott Griffiths
(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 1-8, BMC health services research, London, Eng., C1
Using a life course approach to explore how the use of AAC impacts on adult sibling relationships
A Dew, S Balandin, G Llewellyn
(2011), Vol. 27, pp. 245-255, Augmentative and alternative communication, London, England, C1-1
A Dew, S Balandin, G Llewellyn
(2008), Vol. 20, pp. 485-507, Journal of developmental and physical disabilities, New York, N. Y., C1-1
S Balandin, G Llewellyn, A Dew, L Ballin
(2006), Vol. 29, pp. 131-136, International journal of rehabilitation research, Philadelphia, PA, C1-1
Older disabled workers' perceptions of volunteering
S Balandin, G Llewellyn, A Dew, L Ballin, J Schneider
(2006), Vol. 21, pp. 677-692, Disability and society, Abingdon, England, C1-1
Angela Dew, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Jessica Gorman
(2006), Vol. 27, pp. 908-929, Health care for women international, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Inclusive Health Communication in Specialist Disability Accommodation
Dr Kate Anderson, Dr Joanne Watson, Dr Meredith Prain, Nathan Wilson, Prof Angela Dew, Patricia Frawley, Dr Amie O'Shea, A/Prof Melissa Bloomer, Prof Catherine Bennett
MRFF (DISER) - CRR Communications Strategies and Approaches During Outbreaks Grant
- 2021: $109,047
Co-designing Resources to Increase Access to Information and Services: Syrian and Iraqi people with disability from refugee backgrounds and service providers
Prof Angela Dew, Dr Louisa Smith, Dr Kim Robinson, Dr Joanne Watson, Hon Prof Kelley Johnson, Dr Caroline Lenette, Prof Katherine Boydell, Dr Maree Higgins
NDRP Funding Round - National Disability Research Partnership
- 2022: $70,084
- 2021: $46,723
Other Public Sector Funding
National Disability Research Agenda
Prof Angela Dew, Dr Kevin Murfitt, Dr Joanne Watson, Dr Amie O'Shea, Dr Kate Anderson
Department of Social Services
- 2022: $5,000
- 2021: $34,910
CDAH Project (RM40065)
Dr Louisa Smith, Ms Sue Taylor, Dr Joanne Watson, Prof Angela Dew
Department of Social Services
- 2021: $20,000
Bringing AllPlay Footy to the AFL community.
Prof Jane McGillivray, Dr Ana Mantilla, Ms Nicole Papadopoulos, Dr Carmel Sivaratnam, Prof Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, A/Prof James Charles, Prof Angela Dew
Department of Social Services
- 2021: $260,114
Industry and Other Funding
ALLPlay
Prof Nicole Rinehart, Prof Jane McGillivray, Dr Ana Mantilla, A/Prof James Charles, Prof Angela Dew
Moose Toys
- 2019: $500,000
- 2018: $250,000
- 2017: $250,000
Connecting young people with intellectual disability for improved wellbeing and community connection: a focus on relationships and sexuality
Prof Angela Dew, Dr Amie O'Shea, Miss Monica Wellington, Patricia Frawley
Endeavour Foundation - Research Award
- 2020: $73,962
Inclusion Australia: Gathering the evidence
A/Prof Patsie Frawley, Dr Amie O'Shea, Prof Angela Dew
Inclusion Australia (NCID) Ltd
- 2020: $50,000
Back to Back Theatre Research evaluation of NDIS ILC Grant.
Prof Angela Dew, Dr Kevin Murfitt
Back to Back Theatre inc
- 2021: $15,000
- 2020: $15,000
Microboards Australia Program Evaluation
Dr Joanne Watson, Prof Angela Dew
Microboards Australia Ltd
- 2023: $19,283
- 2021: $20,000
Kids Plus Foundation Senior Research Fellow
Prof Jennifer Watts, Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Prof Angela Dew, A/Prof Genevieve Pepin
Kids Plus Foundation
- 2023: $46,198
- 2022: $71,502
Other Funding Sources
Wellbeing through cultural participation: An affirmative strategy for the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability.
Prof Angela Dew
The Lowitja Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health CRC
- 2019: $37,872
Supervisions
Christina Rony Nayoan
Thesis entitled: Indonesian Female Adolescents¿ Reproductive Health Knowledge and Sources of Information
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Susan Elizabeth Taylor
Thesis entitled: Social exclusion by retailers of adults with complex communication needs
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development