Professor Nerina Scarinci
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Nerina Scarinci

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Background

Professor Nerina Scarinci is the Head of School, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at The University of Queensland. Her main research focus is on the implementation and evaluation of patient- and family-centred care for adults and children with communication disability. Professor Scarinci has clinical and research expertise in the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternative models of allied health service delivery, including group interventions, eHealth, and communication partner training. Professor Scarinci has over 20 years clinical and research experience, with expertise in co-design, patient- and family-centred care, and the evaluation and management of communication disability.

University Profile: Professor Nerina Scarinci is a Professor in Speech Pathology and Director of Higher Degree Reserach Students in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences.

Teaching Themes: Professional Practice and Communication Skills, Children with Special Needs in Communication, Paediatric Speech Pathology, Hearing Impairment, Service Delivery, Professional Issues and Ethics

Research interests: Paediatric and Adult Hearing Impairment, Communication Disability, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), Third-Party Disability, Family-Centred Care, Early Intervention, Co-Design

Publications: 107 scholarly works, including 86 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 invited editorials, 2 books, and 9 book chapters. Impact: 1690 citations, H-index = 23, average citations per paper = 21.13, field weighted citation impact = 2.5 (Scopus, August 2022).

Grant funding: Professor Scarinci has attained >$10.2 Million in grant funding, with >$4.12 Million as Chief Investigator and >$6.1 Million as Associate Investigator or Program Lead.

Reviewer: International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; International Journal of Audiology; Ear & Hearing; Speech, Language and Hearing; Disability & Rehabilitation; Child Language Teaching & Therapy, American Journal of Audiology; BMC Geriatrics; Clinical Interventions in Aging.

Editorial Boards: Associate Editor for International Journal of Audiology; Editorial Consultant for International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

Professional Memberships: Speech Pathology Australia; The Hanen Centre; Ida Institute.

Availability

Professor Nerina Scarinci is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Allied health and rehabilitation science Audiology Family care Health Sciences Health services and systems Implementation science and evaluation People with disability Rehabilitation Speech pathology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Speech Pathology, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Nerina Scarinci’s works on UQ eSpace

149 works between 2004 and 2024
All (149) Journal Article (108) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (28) Book (2) Other Outputs (2)

1 - 20 of 149 works

2024

Journal Article

Development and validation of an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention

Retamal-Walter, Felipe, Waite, Monique and Scarinci, Nerina (2024). Development and validation of an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention. Disability and Rehabilitation, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2432921

Development and validation of an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention

2024

Journal Article

Using Ecological Momentary Analysis to explore stigma experiences in the real world for adults with acquired hearing loss

Timmer, Barbra H. B., Ekberg, Katie, Meyer, Carly, Waite, Monique, Scarinci, Nerina, Nickbakht, Mansoureh and Hickson, Louise (2024). Using Ecological Momentary Analysis to explore stigma experiences in the real world for adults with acquired hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2418970

Using Ecological Momentary Analysis to explore stigma experiences in the real world for adults with acquired hearing loss

2024

Journal Article

How do adults with hearing loss, family members, and hearing care professionals respond to the stigma of hearing loss and hearing aids?

Scarinci, Nerina, Waite, Monique, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Ekberg, Katie, Timmer, Barbra, Meyer, Carly and Hickson, Louise (2024). How do adults with hearing loss, family members, and hearing care professionals respond to the stigma of hearing loss and hearing aids?. International Journal of Audiology, 1-8. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2406885

How do adults with hearing loss, family members, and hearing care professionals respond to the stigma of hearing loss and hearing aids?

2024

Journal Article

Using social media to share universal messages about early language and literacy development with parents and caregivers

Dunstan, Kym, Smith, Helen, Melvin, Katelyn, Ziegenfusz, Shaun, Cronin, Anna and Scarinci, Nerina (2024). Using social media to share universal messages about early language and literacy development with parents and caregivers. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2024.2398783

Using social media to share universal messages about early language and literacy development with parents and caregivers

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2024

Journal Article

Development of a family-centred intervention for families and children with hearing loss transitioning into early intervention: application of the Behaviour Change Wheel

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Meyer, Carly, Beswick, Rachael and Scarinci, Nerina (2024). Development of a family-centred intervention for families and children with hearing loss transitioning into early intervention: application of the Behaviour Change Wheel. International Journal of Audiology, 1-10. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2402823

Development of a family-centred intervention for families and children with hearing loss transitioning into early intervention: application of the Behaviour Change Wheel

2024

Journal Article

Navigating childhood hearing loss: the experiences of parents, grandparents and siblings

Loh, Denise Siying, Packer, Rebecca L. and Scarinci, Nerina A. (2024). Navigating childhood hearing loss: the experiences of parents, grandparents and siblings. Disability and Rehabilitation. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2403723

Navigating childhood hearing loss: the experiences of parents, grandparents and siblings

2024

Conference Publication

Exploring factors influencing engagement of interpreters with hearing care professionals

Newall, John, Nisar, Mehwish, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Orlando, Mark, Scarinci, Nerina and Dawes, Piers (2024). Exploring factors influencing engagement of interpreters with hearing care professionals. 36th World Congress of Audiology, Paris, France, 19-22 September 2024.

Exploring factors influencing engagement of interpreters with hearing care professionals

2024

Conference Publication

Identifying Person-Centred Culturally Responsive Hearing Care Professional Behaviours: An International eDelphi Study

Dawes, Piers, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Newall, John, Nisar, Mehwish, Furze, Cailyn and Scarinci, Nerina (2024). Identifying Person-Centred Culturally Responsive Hearing Care Professional Behaviours: An International eDelphi Study. 36th World Congress of Audiology, Paris, France, 19-22 September 2024.

Identifying Person-Centred Culturally Responsive Hearing Care Professional Behaviours: An International eDelphi Study

2024

Conference Publication

Factors influencing the use of hearing services among adults from diverse ethnic communities in Australia

Scarinci, Nerina, Furze, Cailyn, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Nisar, Mehwish, Newall, John and Dawes, Piers (2024). Factors influencing the use of hearing services among adults from diverse ethnic communities in Australia. 36th World Congress of Audiology, Paris, France, 19-22 September 2024.

Factors influencing the use of hearing services among adults from diverse ethnic communities in Australia

2024

Conference Publication

Development and validation of the eTOT: an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention for families of young children with communication disorders

Retamal Walter, F., Waite, M. and Scarinci, N. (2024). Development and validation of the eTOT: an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention for families of young children with communication disorders. 36th World Congress of Audiology, Paris, France, 19 - 22 September 2024.

Development and validation of the eTOT: an observational tool to measure engagement in telepractice early intervention for families of young children with communication disorders

2024

Conference Publication

“You Are Just Making Him More deaf”: Exploring Paediatric Hearing Services Engagements in Australia's Culturally Diverse Communities

Nisar, Mehwish, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Scarinci, Nerina, Furze, Cailyn, Newall, John and Dawes, Piers (2024). “You Are Just Making Him More deaf”: Exploring Paediatric Hearing Services Engagements in Australia's Culturally Diverse Communities. International Hearing-Aid Research Conference (IHCON 2024), Lake Tahoe, CA United States, 21–25 August 2024.

“You Are Just Making Him More deaf”: Exploring Paediatric Hearing Services Engagements in Australia's Culturally Diverse Communities

2024

Journal Article

A laughing matter? Managing hearing difficulties in real life everyday social interactions with adults with hearing loss

Ekberg, Katie, Timmer, Barbra, Meyer, Carly, Waite, Monique, Scarinci, Nerina, Nickbakht, Mansoureh and Hickson, Louise (2024). A laughing matter? Managing hearing difficulties in real life everyday social interactions with adults with hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2389189

A laughing matter? Managing hearing difficulties in real life everyday social interactions with adults with hearing loss

2024

Journal Article

Developing strategies to improve accessibility of hearing health services for people from diverse ethnic communities in Australia: Research Protocol

Dawes, Piers, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John, Furze, Cailyn, Nisar, Mehwish, Timmer, Barbra, Ching, Teresa Y. C., Harris-Roxas, Benjamin, Scanlan, Emma, Van Buynder, Patricia, Waite, Monique, Orlando, Marc, Kruger, Jan-Louis, Ekberg, Katie, Dib, Mayada, Ginis, Jan, Barr, Margo, Armitage, Christopher J. and Hickson, Louise (2024). Developing strategies to improve accessibility of hearing health services for people from diverse ethnic communities in Australia: Research Protocol. Figshare. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.26499952.v1

Developing strategies to improve accessibility of hearing health services for people from diverse ethnic communities in Australia: Research Protocol

2024

Journal Article

Exploring the impact of a co-designed shared book reading environment for families in a community hub

Dunstan, Kym, Smith, Helen, Melvin, Katelyn, Loh, Cheryl, Scarinci, Nerina, Frazer-Ryan, Skye and Armstrong, Rebecca (2024). Exploring the impact of a co-designed shared book reading environment for families in a community hub. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 59 (4), 1371-1385. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.13002

Exploring the impact of a co-designed shared book reading environment for families in a community hub

2024

Journal Article

The experience of stigma related to hearing loss and hearing aids: perspectives of adults with hearing loss, their families, and hearing care professionals

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Ekberg, Katie, Waite, Monique, Scarinci, Nerina, Timmer, Barbra, Meyer, Carly and Hickson, Louise (2024). The experience of stigma related to hearing loss and hearing aids: perspectives of adults with hearing loss, their families, and hearing care professionals. International Journal of Audiology, 1-8. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2353862

The experience of stigma related to hearing loss and hearing aids: perspectives of adults with hearing loss, their families, and hearing care professionals

2024

Journal Article

Ethical conversations: what are the implications of AI for AAC development, use, and implementation?

Scarinci, Nerina, Holm, Alison and Hemsley, Bronwyn (2024). Ethical conversations: what are the implications of AI for AAC development, use, and implementation?. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 26 (1), 101-107. doi: 10.1080/22000259.2024.2316940

Ethical conversations: what are the implications of AI for AAC development, use, and implementation?

2024

Journal Article

Early detection and intervention services for children with hearing loss in Western and South Asian developing countries: a scoping review

Al Babtain, Jumanah, Packer, Rebecca L., Nickbakht, Mansoureh and Scarinci, Nerina A. (2024). Early detection and intervention services for children with hearing loss in Western and South Asian developing countries: a scoping review. Speech, Language and Hearing, 27 (1), 20-31. doi: 10.1080/2050571X.2023.2220544

Early detection and intervention services for children with hearing loss in Western and South Asian developing countries: a scoping review

2023

Journal Article

Interprofessional practice between speech-language pathologists and classroom teachers: a mixed-methods systematic review

Armstrong, Rebecca, Schimke, Emma, Mathew, Akhila and Scarinci, Nerina (2023). Interprofessional practice between speech-language pathologists and classroom teachers: a mixed-methods systematic review. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 54 (4), 1358-1376. doi: 10.1044/2023_lshss-22-00168

Interprofessional practice between speech-language pathologists and classroom teachers: a mixed-methods systematic review

2023

Conference Publication

Exploring family-centredness during telepractice early intervention for families of young children with communication difficulties

Retamal-Walter, Felipe, Waite, Monique, Scarinci, Nerina, Austin, Georgina, Fuller, Lilly, Neufeld, Laura and Prichard, Georgia (2023). Exploring family-centredness during telepractice early intervention for families of young children with communication difficulties. 32nd World Congress of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP) 2023, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 - 24 August 2023.

Exploring family-centredness during telepractice early intervention for families of young children with communication difficulties

2023

Journal Article

Ethics education for speech-language pathologists: an evolving and essential aspect of clinical and professional practice

Kenny, Belinda, Serry, Tanya, Scarinci, Nerina and Johnson, Trish (2023). Ethics education for speech-language pathologists: an evolving and essential aspect of clinical and professional practice. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 25 (2), 60-63. doi: 10.1080/22087168.2023.12370393

Ethics education for speech-language pathologists: an evolving and essential aspect of clinical and professional practice

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Speech pathologists and families together: Implementation of a tool to support engagement in early speech pathology intervention
    Northern Sydney Local Health District
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Queensland speech pathologists and families together: Co-designing supports for engagement in early intervention services
    Speech Pathology Australia
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Addressing long waits in child development services: What do families do while waiting and how does this impact parental self-efficacy?
    Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Improving the psychosocial and emotional well-being of adults with hearing loss through co-designed evidence-based services: ACE2.0
    NHMRC Targeted Research
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Improving access to the hearing services program for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
    NHMRC Targeted Research
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Unspoken, Unheard, Unmet: Improving Access to Preventative Health Care through Better Conversations about Care
    NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Effective language and communication strategies: Best-practice guidelines for supporting differentiated instruction for diverse learners
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Reducing social isolation in adolescents who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
    Deafness Foundation (Victoria)
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Co-design of an environment that supports shared book reading within a community centre
    Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Comparison of the outcomes of the truncated versus the full Hanen ITTT Program for children with language delay
    Speech Pathology Australia
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Development of a standardised tool to capture parents' use of language facilitation strategies
    Queensland Legacy Board Grant
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Inter-professional collaboration between teachers and speech pathologists: identify facilitators and barriers to working together effectively within a Whole School Approach in Queensland
    Speech Pathology Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Does viewing ethnographic videos change audiology and speech-language pathology students' clinical self-efficacy and anxiety in commencing clinical placements?
    Ida Institute (Denmark)
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Development of a decision aid for the introduction of AAC systems to parents of children with complex communication needs
    Speech Pathology Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    To tell or not to tell? The stigma experiences of adults with hearing impairment and their families
    GN Hearing Care Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Applying a person-centred approach to engaging patients and communication partners in audiological rehabilitation: Changing the talk to focus on living well with hearing loss
    Ida Institute (Denmark)
    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 - 2018
    Family-centred care in paediatric hearing rehabilitation programs: How is it being implemented in day to day practice?
    Deafness Foundation (Victoria)
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Improving rehabilitation outcomes for adults with hearing impairment and their family members: A family-centred care approach
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Improving the health and well-being of serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members with hearing loss and their families: A family-centred care approach
    DHF Establishment Grants
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2019
    Enabling equal access using e-health
    HEARing CRC
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Third-party disability: Parents, grandparents and siblings of children with hearing impairment discuss family-centred care
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Evauluation of the Hanen early Language Teacher Talk Program: A pilot study to investigate outcomes for early childhood educators in Queensland
    Speech Pathologists Board of Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Bilateral cochlear implants in children: A study of speech and language outcomes
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Nerina Scarinci is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hearing Health Inequality in Australian Immigrants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Piers Dawes

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Early intervention services for children with hearing loss in Kuwait

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Packer, Dr Mansoureh Nickbakht

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Address the psychosocial and emotional needs of adults with hearing loss and their family members

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Early intervention services for Children with hearing loss in Kuwait

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Packer, Dr Mansoureh Nickbakht

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Establishing an evidence-based hearing health decision-making solution for emerging adults with hearing loss using consumer and community involvement research.

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hearing Health Inequality in Australian Immigrants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Piers Dawes

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Behavioural Interventions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Monique Waite

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the management of school aged children who stutter in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Adriana Penman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Accessible Information and Communication Support for Young People in the Queensland Youth Justice System

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Armstrong

  • Master Philosophy

    Young kids and Understanding Mealtimes (YUM): A co-designed support program for families with children experiencing feeding difficulties

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jeanne Marshall

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • children
  • co-design
  • family-centred care
  • hearing loss
  • language delay
  • language development
  • late talkers
  • speech pathology
  • telehealth

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