Professor Jennifer Fleming
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Jennifer Fleming

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Background

Dr Fleming is an occupational therapist and researcher in the field of brain injury rehabilitation. Her PhD completed in 1996 was on the topic of the development of self-awareness following traumatic brain injury. She has continued to pursue collaborative research on role of metacognitive factors in brain injury rehabilitation. Other research interests include prospective memory assessment and rehabilitation, community integration and the transition from hospital to the community, and psychosocial adjustment and outcomes following acquired brain injury, as well as lifetime care and support for people with complex neurological disability. She is Professor of Occupational Therapy at The University of Queensland, and is a Fellow of the Occupational Therapy Australia Research Academy, member of the American Occupational Therapy Research Academy, a Fellow of the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, and Co-Editor of Brain Impairment.

Availability

Professor Jennifer Fleming is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Occupational Therapy, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research impacts

Dr Fleming is the developer of the Self-Awareness of Deficits Interview which is a widely used assessment in brain injury rehabilitation and research around the world. Her work on the transition from hospital to home after brain injury helped inform the development of the Acquired Brain Injury Transitional Rehabilitation Service established in Queensland in 2016. She was a member of the research team evaluating the impact of this new service which was subsequently permanently funded in 2022.

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390 works between 1994 and 2025
All (390) Journal Article (291) Other Outputs (3) Conference Publication (77) Book Chapter (19)

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2017

Conference Publication

An investigation of lipid-lowering medication prescription among ischaemic stroke survivors at discharge from hospital: Findings from a national audit of acute services

McPhail, Steven M., Fleming, Jenny and Finch, Emma (2017). An investigation of lipid-lowering medication prescription among ischaemic stroke survivors at discharge from hospital: Findings from a national audit of acute services. PHILADELPHIA: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.

An investigation of lipid-lowering medication prescription among ischaemic stroke survivors at discharge from hospital: Findings from a national audit of acute services

2017

Conference Publication

Suitability of the behavioural assessment of dysexecutive syndrome for assessing the impact of executive dysfunction associated with multiple sclerosis

Gullo, Hannah, Smith, Shari, Shokar, Jushin, Bennett, Sally, Fleming, Jennifer and Shum, David (2017). Suitability of the behavioural assessment of dysexecutive syndrome for assessing the impact of executive dysfunction associated with multiple sclerosis. MS Research Australia Progress in MS Research 2017, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 11-13 October 2017. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

Suitability of the behavioural assessment of dysexecutive syndrome for assessing the impact of executive dysfunction associated with multiple sclerosis

2017

Conference Publication

Variation in whether anti-thrombotic medications were prescribed for acute ischaemic stroke survivors: Findings from a national audit of acute services

McPhail, Steven M., Finch, Emma and Fleming, Jenny (2017). Variation in whether anti-thrombotic medications were prescribed for acute ischaemic stroke survivors: Findings from a national audit of acute services. PHILADELPHIA: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.

Variation in whether anti-thrombotic medications were prescribed for acute ischaemic stroke survivors: Findings from a national audit of acute services

2017

Conference Publication

Rehabilitation Groups – What is Unique about Groups in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation?

Patterson, Freyr, Fleming, Jennifer and Doig, Emmah (2017). Rehabilitation Groups – What is Unique about Groups in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation?. Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment ASSBI 40th Annual Brain Impairment Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1-3 June 2017. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2017.24

Rehabilitation Groups – What is Unique about Groups in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation?

2017

Conference Publication

Rehabilitation goal setting with community dwelling adults with acquired brain injury: a theoretical framework derived from clinicians reflections on clinical practice

Prescott, Sarah, Fleming, Jenny and Doig, Emmah (2017). Rehabilitation goal setting with community dwelling adults with acquired brain injury: a theoretical framework derived from clinicians reflections on clinical practice. Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment 40th Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1-3 June 2017. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Rehabilitation goal setting with community dwelling adults with acquired brain injury: a theoretical framework derived from clinicians reflections on clinical practice

2017

Conference Publication

Which patients hospitalized with acute stroke receive risk modification advice: Findings from a national audit of acute services

McPhail, Steven M., Fleming, Jenny and Finch, Emma (2017). Which patients hospitalized with acute stroke receive risk modification advice: Findings from a national audit of acute services. PHILADELPHIA: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.

Which patients hospitalized with acute stroke receive risk modification advice: Findings from a national audit of acute services

2016

Journal Article

Evidence of improved efficiency in functional gains during subacute inpatient rehabilitation

Kuys, Suzanne S., Burgess, Kara, Fleming, Jennifer, Varghese, Paul and McPhail, Steven M. (2016). Evidence of improved efficiency in functional gains during subacute inpatient rehabilitation. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95 (11), 800-808. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000491

Evidence of improved efficiency in functional gains during subacute inpatient rehabilitation

2016

Journal Article

Cognitive training for post-acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hallock, Harry, Collins, Daniel, Lampit, Amit, Deol, Kiran, Fleming, Jennifer and Valenzuela, Michael (2016). Cognitive training for post-acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10 (OCT2016) 537. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00537

Cognitive training for post-acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2016

Journal Article

Cognitive deficits underlying error behavior on a naturalistic task after severe traumatic brain injury

Hendry, Kathryn, Ownsworth, Tamara, Beadle, Elizabeth, Chevignard, Mathilde P., Fleming, Jennifer, Griffin, Janelle and Shum, David H. K. (2016). Cognitive deficits underlying error behavior on a naturalistic task after severe traumatic brain injury. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 10 (OCT) 190. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00190

Cognitive deficits underlying error behavior on a naturalistic task after severe traumatic brain injury

2016

Journal Article

Building capacity for knowledge translation in occupational therapy: learning through participatory action research

Bennett, Sally, Whitehead, Mary, Eames, Sally, Fleming, Jennifer, Low, Shanling and Caldwell, Elizabeth (2016). Building capacity for knowledge translation in occupational therapy: learning through participatory action research. BMC Medical Education, 16 (1) 257, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0771-5

Building capacity for knowledge translation in occupational therapy: learning through participatory action research

2016

Journal Article

Experiences of adults with high-care needs and their family members with housing and support pathways in Australia

McIntyre, Deborah, Fleming, Jennifer, Foster, Michele and Tweedy, Sean (2016). Experiences of adults with high-care needs and their family members with housing and support pathways in Australia. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39 (18), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1212108

Experiences of adults with high-care needs and their family members with housing and support pathways in Australia

2016

Journal Article

Prospective memory after stroke: a scoping review

Hogan, Christy, Fleming, Jennifer, Cornwell, Petrea and Shum, David (2016). Prospective memory after stroke: a scoping review. Brain Impairment, 17 (2), 123-142. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2016.12

Prospective memory after stroke: a scoping review

2016

Journal Article

Reliability of the Client-Centeredness of Goal Setting (C-COGS) Scale in Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Doig, Emmah, Prescott, Sarah, Fleming, Jennifer, Cornwell, Petrea and Kuipers, Pim (2016). Reliability of the Client-Centeredness of Goal Setting (C-COGS) Scale in Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70 (4) 7004290010, 7004290010-7004290010p8. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.017046

Reliability of the Client-Centeredness of Goal Setting (C-COGS) Scale in Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation

2016

Journal Article

Family members’ needs and experiences of driving disruption over time following an acquired brain injury: an evolving issue

Liang, Phyllis, Gustafsson, Louise, Liddle, Jacki and Fleming, Jennifer (2016). Family members’ needs and experiences of driving disruption over time following an acquired brain injury: an evolving issue. Disability And Rehabilitation, 39 (14), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1196397

Family members’ needs and experiences of driving disruption over time following an acquired brain injury: an evolving issue

2016

Journal Article

'Reasonable and necessary' care: The challenge of operationalising the NDIS policy principle in allocating disability care in Australia

Foster, Michele, Henman, Paul, Tilse, Cheryl, Fleming, Jennifer and Allen, Shelly (2016). 'Reasonable and necessary' care: The challenge of operationalising the NDIS policy principle in allocating disability care in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 51 (1), 27-46. doi: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2016.tb00363.x

'Reasonable and necessary' care: The challenge of operationalising the NDIS policy principle in allocating disability care in Australia

2016

Journal Article

Participation in communication activities following traumatic brain injury: a time use diary study

Finch, Emma, French, Anna, Ou, Rachel J. and Fleming, Jennifer (2016). Participation in communication activities following traumatic brain injury: a time use diary study. Brain Injury, 30 (7), 883-890. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2016.1146959

Participation in communication activities following traumatic brain injury: a time use diary study

2016

Journal Article

The impact of traumatic brain injury on self-identity: a systematic review of the evidence for self-concept changes

Beadle, Elizabeth Jane, Ownsworth, Tamara, Fleming, Jennifer and Shum, David (2016). The impact of traumatic brain injury on self-identity: a systematic review of the evidence for self-concept changes. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 31 (2), E12-E25. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000158

The impact of traumatic brain injury on self-identity: a systematic review of the evidence for self-concept changes

2016

Journal Article

Habitual and low-intensity physical activity in people with multiple sclerosis

Gullo, Hannah L., Hatton, Anna L., Bennett, Sally, Fleming, Jennifer and Shum, David H. K. (2016). Habitual and low-intensity physical activity in people with multiple sclerosis. Brain Impairment, 17 (1), 77-86. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2016.9

Habitual and low-intensity physical activity in people with multiple sclerosis

2016

Journal Article

Physical activity in neurological populations

Kuys, Suzanne and Fleming, Jennifer (2016). Physical activity in neurological populations. Brain Impairment, 17 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2016.8

Physical activity in neurological populations

2016

Journal Article

Organisational support for evidence-based practice: Occupational therapists perceptions

Bennett, Sally, Allen, Shelley, Caldwell, Elizabeth, Whitehead, Mary, Turpin, Merrill, Fleming, Jennifer and Cox, Ruth (2016). Organisational support for evidence-based practice: Occupational therapists perceptions. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 63 (1), 9-18. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12260

Organisational support for evidence-based practice: Occupational therapists perceptions

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Piloting a tailored program for managing alcohol use in acquired brain injury (SERTA Grant led by MSHHS)
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2028
    Capacity Building for Cognitive Rehabilitation Providers in Queensland (CogCap)
    National Injury Insurance Agency, Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2029
    Implementing evidence-based care for cognitive and psychosocial consequences of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (MRFF 2023 TBI grant administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Outcomes of specialist disability housing for people with disability (ARC Linkage Project administered by La Trobe University)
    La Trobe University
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    National Injury Insurance Agency, Queensland
    National Injury Insurance Agency, Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Co-creating virtual environments with consumers to enhance self-awareness and preparedness for home after brain injury
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Consumer Led Research
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Implementation and scale-up of a consumer co-designed physical activity promotion program for people with moderate-to-profound disabilities
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Effective Treatments and Therapies
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    AUS-mTBI: designing and implementing the health informatics approaches to enhance treatment and care for people with mild TBI (MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission administered by Curtin University)
    Curtin University
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Co-design of an occupation-based virtual reality intervention for people with cognitive impairment after brain injury
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Capacity Building for Providers of Cognitive Rehabilitation
    The National Injury Insurance Scheme, Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Cured or condemned? Mapping mild stoke outcomes and untreated deficits
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Efficacy of prospective memory rehabilitation plus metacognitive skills training for adults with traumatic brain injury: a randomised controlled trial
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    The transition from hospital to home: a longitudinal study of Indigenous traumatic brain injury (TBI) (NHMRC Project Grant administered by James Cook University)
    James Cook University
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    A phase II trial of a novel intervention for social language use impairments following traumatic brain injury
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Do people with severe traumatic brain injury benefit from making errors? A clinical trial of the efficacy of error-based learning and errorless learning training (NHMRC Project Grant Griffith Uni)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Using people with aphasia to train health professionals in effective communication strategies over the internet: A phase II pre-post intervention study
    National Stroke Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    CRE in Traumatic Brain Injury Psychosocial rehabilitation: Breaking down barriers for social reintegration (NHMRC CRE administered by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Improving communication between health practitioners, students and patients with aphasia
    Queensland Government
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2017
    Princess Alexandra Hospital research salary support
    Princess Alexandra Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    RCT of feedback on occupational performance to improve self-awareness in clients with brain injury
    Occupational Therapists Board of Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Financing and management of lifetime care for adults with acquired disabilities and high care needs
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Determinants of successful community transition for individuals with acquired brain injury and their families
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Investigation of outcome, care arrangements and service use for young people with severe brain injury in residential aged care.
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    An investigation of the service and support needs of individuals with acquired brain injury and their families and carers during and after transition from hospital to community
    Disability Services Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    A RCT of two metacognitive contextual interventions for individuals with acquired brain injury in the Community
    Centre of Nat. Res. on Disability & Rehab Medicine
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Community Based Rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury: a comparison of home and hospital based outpatient intervention
    Princess Alexandra Hospital R&D Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Tactile processing ability in children with cerebral palsy
    Brain Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Rehabilitation of prospective memory problems in individuals with traumatic brain injury
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    The use of occupational therapy activity programs to facilitate the development of self-awareness in adults with acquired brain injury
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Rationing rehabilitation: traumatic brain injury and the factors influencing post-acute care in Queensland
    GF Finch Bequest
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 1999
    Occupational therapy driver assessment training and rehabilitation research
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 1999
    An investigation of prospective memory function in adults with traumatic brain injury
    Centre of Nat. Res. on Disability & Rehab Medicine
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 1999
    Identifying factors for successful integration of persons with disabilities post motor vehicle accidents (MVA) using technology in the workplace
    Centre of Nat. Res. on Disability & Rehab Medicine
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Jennifer Fleming is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Functional assessment of functional management following acquired brain injury.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Emmah Doig

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The impact of Concussion on Occupational Performance in adults.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Hannah Gullo, Professor Michael O'Sullivan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The conservative management of stiffness and contractures in post-traumatic elbows

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding impaired self-awareness in acquired brain injury rehabilitation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Traumatic Brain Injury and Return to Productive Activities: Barriers, Facilitators and Opportunities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Jacki Liddle, Dr Hannah Gullo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rehabilitation intensity for patients with upper limb impairment - what is the impact on occupational performance.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Hannah Gullo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Decision-making aids for upper limb interventions in neurological rehabilitation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jodie Copley

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Brain injury
  • Cognitive rehabilitation
  • Occupational therapy
  • Rehabilitation - brain injury

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