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Rosamund  Harrington

Rosamund Harrington

Brisbane Occupational Therapy Course Coordinator

rosamund.harrington@acu.edu.au

Rosamund Harrington is a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University (ACU). Her work, informed by ecological perspectives of health and wellbeing, focuses on building inclusive communities through sophisticated environmental design and collaborative action. Current research projects include a 5 year transdisciplinary NHMRC Ideas Project APP1187656 Inter-generational Learning and Living Campus: A New Model for Healthy Senior Living and Integrated School Communities across Urban and Regional Australia and a 3 year federally funded project Breaking out of the Silos: Collaborating for employment outcomes for youth with disabilities. Rosamund has collaborated actively with community groups to generate and support diverse community engagement experiences for occupational therapy students. Her commitment to embedding First People’s perspectives in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy curriculum in collaboration with First People’s cultural mentors and academic team members has been recognised through the ACU Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Spirit of Reconciliation Award 2020.​

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