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

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:
Not 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

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186 works between 2004 and 2026
All (186) Book (2) Journal Article (126) Other Outputs (2) Conference Publication (46) Book Chapter (10)

1 - 20 of 186 works

2026

Journal Article

The perceptions of speech-language pathologists on managing stuttering across the lifespan: outcomes of a mixed-methods national workforce survey

Alegre, Emma, Penman, Adriana, Unicomb, Rachael and Scarinci, Nerina (2026). The perceptions of speech-language pathologists on managing stuttering across the lifespan: outcomes of a mixed-methods national workforce survey. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2026.2718365

The perceptions of speech-language pathologists on managing stuttering across the lifespan: outcomes of a mixed-methods national workforce survey

2026

Journal Article

Development of a toolkit to facilitate shared conversations about engagement in an early speech-language pathology intervention service

Melvin, Katelyn, Evans, Lorelle, Freedman, Stephanie, Tripolone, Annemarie, Meyer, Carly and Scarinci, Nerina (2026). Development of a toolkit to facilitate shared conversations about engagement in an early speech-language pathology intervention service. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 28 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2026.2699825

Development of a toolkit to facilitate shared conversations about engagement in an early speech-language pathology intervention service

2026

Journal Article

Development and preliminary evaluation of a German version of the active communication education group aural rehabilitation training program

Seybold, Sybille, Koppelin, Frauke, Scarinci, Nerina and Hickson, Louise (2026). Development and preliminary evaluation of a German version of the active communication education group aural rehabilitation training program. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 7 1828976, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2026.1828976

Development and preliminary evaluation of a German version of the active communication education group aural rehabilitation training program

2026

Journal Article

"We can make awful mistakes": exploring briefing and debriefing practices in hearing care appointments involving spoken language interpreters

Nisar, Mehwish, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Orlando, Marc, Kruger, Jan-Louis, Timmer, Barbra, Hickson, Louise, Newall, John, Scarinci, Nerina and Dawes, Piers (2026). "We can make awful mistakes": exploring briefing and debriefing practices in hearing care appointments involving spoken language interpreters. International Journal of Audiology, 1-17. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2026.2675571

"We can make awful mistakes": exploring briefing and debriefing practices in hearing care appointments involving spoken language interpreters

2026

Journal Article

Exploring social isolation in adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing: professionals’ perspectives

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Townson, Hannah and Scarinci, Nerina (2026). Exploring social isolation in adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing: professionals’ perspectives. International Journal of Audiology, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2026.2680129

Exploring social isolation in adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing: professionals’ perspectives

2026

Journal Article

Identifying older adults' communication support needs and preferences: a scoping review of measurement instruments

Manchha, Asmita V., Burton, Bridget, King, Michelle, Tanswell, Chloe, Siyambalapitiya, Samantha, Wood, Joanne M., Hickson, Louise, Fetherstonhaugh, Deirdre, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Argus, Geoff, Scarinci, Nerina and Wallace, Sarah J. (2026). Identifying older adults' communication support needs and preferences: a scoping review of measurement instruments. The Gerontologist, 66 (6) gnag033, 1-19. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnag033

Identifying older adults' communication support needs and preferences: a scoping review of measurement instruments

2026

Conference Publication

Understanding acceptability of hearing healthcare among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia

Waite, Monique, Arora, Chandni, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Furze, Cailyn, Armitage, Christopher, Scarinci, Nerina and Dawes, Piers (2026). Understanding acceptability of hearing healthcare among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. 37th World Congress of Audiology, Seoul, South Korea, 24-27 May 2026.

Understanding acceptability of hearing healthcare among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia

2026

Conference Publication

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 (2026). The experience of stigma related to hearing loss and hearing aids: perspectives of adults with hearing loss, their families, and hearing care professionals. 37th World Congress of Audiology, Seoul, South Korea, 24-27 May 2026.

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

2026

Conference Publication

Voices from the clinic: professional perspectives on culturally responsive hearing care

Scarinci, Nerina, Furze, Cailyn, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Newall, John, Hickson, Louise and Armitage, Christopher J. (2026). Voices from the clinic: professional perspectives on culturally responsive hearing care. 37th World Congress of Audiology 2026, Seoul, South Korea, 24-27 May 2026.

Voices from the clinic: professional perspectives on culturally responsive hearing care

2026

Conference Publication

Interprofessional collaboration between hearing care

Dawes, Piers, Nisar, Mehwish, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Orlando, Mark, Newall, John, Harris-Roxas, Ben, Hickson, Louise and Scarinci, Nerina (2026). Interprofessional collaboration between hearing care. 37th World Congress of Audiology 2026,, Seoul, South Korea, 24-27 May 2026.

Interprofessional collaboration between hearing care

2026

Conference Publication

What is culturally responsive care and how to promote culturally responsive hearing services?

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Dawes, Piers, Scarinci, Nerina, Newal, John, Nisar, Mehwish, Furze, Cailyn, Timmer, Barbra, Waite, Monique and Hickson, Louise (2026). What is culturally responsive care and how to promote culturally responsive hearing services?. 37th World Congress of Audiology, Seoul, South Korea, 24-27 May 2026.

What is culturally responsive care and how to promote culturally responsive hearing services?

2026

Journal Article

Working with spoken language interpreters: Strengthening clinician-interpreter collaboration for accessible hearing care

Nisar, Mehwish, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Orlando, Marc, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John, Harris-Roxas, Ben, Hickson, Louise and Dawes, Piers (2026). Working with spoken language interpreters: Strengthening clinician-interpreter collaboration for accessible hearing care. Ear and Hearing. doi: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001845

Working with spoken language interpreters: Strengthening clinician-interpreter collaboration for accessible hearing care

2026

Journal Article

Effective whole class oral language interventions and strategies for students with developmental language disorder: a systematic review

Armstrong, Rebecca, Schimke, Emma, Ziegenfusz, Shaun, Faragher, Rhonda and Scarinci, Nerina (2026). Effective Whole Class Oral Language Interventions and Strategies for Students with Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 11 23969415261457433, 11. doi: 10.1177/23969415261457433

Effective whole class oral language interventions and strategies for students with developmental language disorder: a systematic review

2026

Book Chapter

Establishing a Person-Centered Communication Environment for Hearing Care

Waite, Monique, Foley, Jasmine and Scarinci, Nerina (2026). Establishing a Person-Centered Communication Environment for Hearing Care. Person- and Family-Centered Care in Audiology. (pp. 1-1) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198935223.003.0006

Establishing a Person-Centered Communication Environment for Hearing Care

2026

Journal Article

Turning waiting time to action: co-designing solutions to support families waiting for appointments in an Australian metropolitan child development service

Melvin, Katelyn, Smith, Helen, Dunstan, Kym, Balfour-Ogilvy, Jessica, Benham, Claire, Olsen, Jannie, O’Keefe, Amy, Burn, Nicola, Aitchison, Daniel, Ware, Donna, Folbigg, Shelley, Scarinci, Nerina and Armstrong, Rebecca (2026). Turning waiting time to action: co-designing solutions to support families waiting for appointments in an Australian metropolitan child development service. BMC Health Services Research, 26 (1) 803, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-14503-4

Turning waiting time to action: co-designing solutions to support families waiting for appointments in an Australian metropolitan child development service

2026

Journal Article

Factors influencing the use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Furze, Cailyn, Nisar, Mehwish, Waite, Monique, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John, Hickson, Louise, Armitage, Christopher J., Ching, Teresa Y. C. and Dawes, Piers (2025). Factors influencing the use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia. Ear and Hearing, 47 (2), 363-377. doi: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001734

Factors influencing the use of hearing services by diverse ethnic communities in Australia

2026

Conference Publication

Culturally responsive care: practical actions for health professionals

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Nisar, Mehwish, Furze, Cailyn, Scarinci, Nerina, Newall, John, Hickson, Louise, Timmer, Barbra, Armitage, Christopher J., Dib, Mayada and Dawes, Piers (2026). Culturally responsive care: practical actions for health professionals. A Culture of Care: Multicultural Health Symposium 2026, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 16-17 March 2026.

Culturally responsive care: practical actions for health professionals

2026

Journal Article

An Inductive Qualitative Analysis of Hearing Health Care Professionals' Perspectives on Delivery of Culturally Responsive Care in Australia

Furze, Cailyn, Newall, John, Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Dawes, Piers, Ching, Teresa Y. C., Sharma, Mridula and Scarinci, Nerina (2026). An Inductive Qualitative Analysis of Hearing Health Care Professionals' Perspectives on Delivery of Culturally Responsive Care in Australia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 69 (3), 1-18. doi: 10.1044/2025_jslhr-25-00388

An Inductive Qualitative Analysis of Hearing Health Care Professionals' Perspectives on Delivery of Culturally Responsive Care in Australia

2026

Journal Article

The impact of dysphagia on carers of people with head and neck cancer: development and preliminary validation of the significant other scale for eating in head and neck cancer (SOSE-H&N)

Packer, Rebecca L., Wishart, Laurelie R., Brown, Bena, Patterson, Joanne, Watson, Laura-Jayne, Hutchison, Alana, Iyo, Jasmin Jie Min, Scarinci, Nerina, Ward, Elizabeth C. and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2026). The impact of dysphagia on carers of people with head and neck cancer: development and preliminary validation of the significant other scale for eating in head and neck cancer (SOSE-H&N). Disability and Rehabilitation, 48 (11), 3591-3606. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2594575

The impact of dysphagia on carers of people with head and neck cancer: development and preliminary validation of the significant other scale for eating in head and neck cancer (SOSE-H&N)

2025

Conference Publication

Engaging families of children aged 0-7 with communication difficulties in telepractice: Five-year insights

Retamal-Walter, F., Waite, M., Melvin, K. and Scarinci, N. (2025). Engaging families of children aged 0-7 with communication difficulties in telepractice: Five-year insights. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Washington, DC, United States, 20-22 November 2025.

Engaging families of children aged 0-7 with communication difficulties in telepractice: Five-year insights

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
  • 2023 - 2026
    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 - 2027
    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

  • 2024 - 2026
    Queensland speech pathologists and families together: Co-designing supports for engagement in early intervention services
    Speech Pathology Australia
    Open grant
  • 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:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hearing Health Inequality in Australian Immigrants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Piers Dawes

  • 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

    Behavioural Interventions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Monique Waite

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Connected to Care: Enhancing Telehealth in Allied Health to bridge gaps in Regional and Remote Queensland.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Felipe Retamal Walter, Dr Monique Waite

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The perceived competence and support needs of speech-language pathologists in managing stuttering across the lifespan

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Adriana Penman

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Armstrong

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Nerina Scarinci directly for media enquiries about:

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

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