Dr Rebecca Packer
Dr

Rebecca Packer

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Background

Dr Rebecca Packer is a Senior Lecturer and Early Career Researcher in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. She is an affiliate of the Centre for Functioning and Health Research (CFAHR). Dr Packer has attracted over 2.2M in research funding and published over 30 research articles and book chapters with her main focus on the impacts of swallowing disorders in head and neck cancer on survivors and their families. She has a special interest in qualitative research and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Dr Packer teaches across all years of the Undergraduate and Graduate Entry Master's Speech Pathology Program.

Availability

Dr Rebecca Packer is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Allied health and rehabilitation science Health Sciences Rehabilitation Speech pathology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Swallowing disorders

  • International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

  • Third-Party Disability

  • Family-Centred Care

  • Psychosocial Impact of Swallowing Disorders

  • Psychosocial Interventions for Swallowing Disorders

  • Head and neck cancer

Research impacts

Dr Packer is an emerging leader in the psychosocial impacts of swallowing disorders following head and neck cancer. She has been invited to present at both national and international conferences regarding her work on understanding survivor and family members perspectives of living with swallowing disorders post head and neck cancer treatment.

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47 works between 2012 and 2025
All (47) Journal Article (34) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (6) Other Outputs (2)

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2014

Journal Article

The lived experience of dysphagia following non-surgical treatment for head and neck cancer

Nund, Rebecca L., Ward, Elizabeth C., Scarinci, Nerina A., Cartmill, Bena, Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro V (2014). The lived experience of dysphagia following non-surgical treatment for head and neck cancer. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16 (3), 282-289. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2013.861869

The lived experience of dysphagia following non-surgical treatment for head and neck cancer

2014

Journal Article

Survivors' experiences of dysphagia-related services following head and neck cancer: implications for clinical practice

Nund, Rebecca L., Ward, Elizabeth C., Scarinci, Nerina A., Cartmill, Bena, Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2014). Survivors' experiences of dysphagia-related services following head and neck cancer: implications for clinical practice. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 49 (3), 354-363. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12071

Survivors' experiences of dysphagia-related services following head and neck cancer: implications for clinical practice

2014

Other Outputs

Dysphagia following non-surgical management for head and neck cancer: Using the ICF to explore the rehabilitation needs of survivors and their carers

Nund, Rebecca Louise (2014). Dysphagia following non-surgical management for head and neck cancer: Using the ICF to explore the rehabilitation needs of survivors and their carers. PhD Thesis, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2014.266

Dysphagia following non-surgical management for head and neck cancer: Using the ICF to explore the rehabilitation needs of survivors and their carers

2014

Book Chapter

Managing survivorship: issues for the patient and carer

Cartmill, Bena, Nund, Rebecca L. and Ward, Elizabeth C. (2014). Managing survivorship: issues for the patient and carer. Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment, Rehabilitation and Outcomes. (pp. 525-539) edited by Elizabeth C. Ward and Corina J. van as Brooks. San Diege, CA, United States: Plural Publishing.

Managing survivorship: issues for the patient and carer

2014

Conference Publication

Using patient simulation (HPS) for development of technical and non-technical skills for dysphagia management

Ward, Elizabeth, Hill, Anne E., Nund, Rebecca, Dodrill, Pamela, Walker-Smith, Katie, Rumbach, Anna, Wright, Sarah and Kelly, Kristine (2014). Using patient simulation (HPS) for development of technical and non-technical skills for dysphagia management. In: Dysphagia Research Society Annual Meeting and Post-Graduate Course. Dysphagia Research Society Annual Meeting and Post-Graduate Course, Tennessee, United States, (779-780). 5–8 March 2014.

Using patient simulation (HPS) for development of technical and non-technical skills for dysphagia management

2013

Journal Article

Emerging understanding of dosimetric factors impacting on dysphagia and nutrition following radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer

Cartmill, Bena, Cornwell, Petrea, Ward, Elizabeth, Davidson, Wendy, Nund, Rebecca, Bettington, Catherine, Rahbari, Reza Masoud, Poulsen, Michael and Porceddu, Sandro (2013). Emerging understanding of dosimetric factors impacting on dysphagia and nutrition following radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer. Head and Neck, 35 (8), 1211-1219. doi: 10.1002/hed.23040

Emerging understanding of dosimetric factors impacting on dysphagia and nutrition following radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer

2012

Conference Publication

Living with dysphagia: insights and implications for Speech Pathology Services for patients in the Survivorship Phase of head and neck cancer

Nund, Rebecca, Ward, Elizabeth, Scarinci, Nerina, Cartmill, Bena, Kuipers, Pim and Porceddu, Sandro (2012). Living with dysphagia: insights and implications for Speech Pathology Services for patients in the Survivorship Phase of head and neck cancer. COSA 39th Annual Scientific Meeting and IPOS 14th World Congress of Psycho–Oncology, Brisbane QLD, Australia, 13-15 November 2012. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

Living with dysphagia: insights and implications for Speech Pathology Services for patients in the Survivorship Phase of head and neck cancer

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    Save our Speech (SoS) Study: Towards automated speech biomarkers of disease progression and treatment responsiveness in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc Innovator Grant
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2022
    Food service industry workers' perspectives of dysphagia
    Queensland Legacy Board Grant
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Dr Rebecca Nund - AQ WRAP
    Advance Queensland Women's Research Assistance Program
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    PROMISE: Patient Reported Outcome Measures in cancer care: a hybrid effectiveness-Implementation trial to optimise Symptom control and health service Experience. (Non UQ Lead)
    QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Dr Rebecca Nund - Maternity Funding 2017 (Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund)
    Queensland Government Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    The development and validation of the Significant Other Scale for Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer (SOS-DYSPHAGIA H&N)
    The Australian & New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society Incorporated
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Dr Rebecca Nund - Maternity Funding (Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund)
    Queensland Government Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Rebecca Packer is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Measuring the impact of swallowing disorders on family members

  • Psychosocial support for people with swallowing disorders following head and neck cancer and their families

  • Development of a core set of outcome measures for dysphagia in HNC

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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