Overview
Background
Kitty is an Occupational Therapist and Senior Research Fellow in the Queensland Centre of Excellence in Autism and Intellectual Disability Health. Kitty is leading the Health Services Development team in the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health.
Her research program is focused on improving the health and wellbeing of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She completed her PhD at The Kids Institute in Perth, WA. Following this, she undertook a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at UNSW Sydney which involved co-leading the development of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Autism in Adults (ALSAA). Kitty is passionate about conducting research which is co-developed and co-produced. This includes working with people with intellecutal disability and autistic people in research development and implementation.
Availability
- Dr Kitty-Rose Foley is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Occupational Therapy, Edith Cowan University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Disability, Edith Cowan University
Research impacts
Kitty's research was utilised in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitations of People with Disability as evidence, and is also cited within the National Autism Strategy. This has lead to important policy impacts, including the establishment of the National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability. Conducting research which leads to real world impact and changes is a key priority and focus of Kitty's research.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Workforce strategies to address children's mental health and behavioural needs in rural, regional and remote areas: A scoping review
Hurley, John, Longbottom, Paula, Bennett, Bindi, Yoxall, Jacqui, Hutchinson, Marie, Foley, Kitty‐Rose, Happell, Brenda, Parkes, Jill and Currey, Kate (2024). Workforce strategies to address children's mental health and behavioural needs in rural, regional and remote areas: A scoping review. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32 (3), 462-474. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13119
2024
Journal Article
Daily living skill support for autistic people through a neurodiversity-affirming practice lens
Morrison, Chelsea, Cashin, Andrew and Foley, Kitty-Rose (2024). Daily living skill support for autistic people through a neurodiversity-affirming practice lens. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.13002
2023
Journal Article
“I've spent my whole life striving to be normal”: internalized stigma and perceived impact of diagnosis in autistic adults
Huang, Yunhe, Trollor, Julian N., Foley, Kitty-Rose and Arnold, Samuel R.C. (2023). “I've spent my whole life striving to be normal”: internalized stigma and perceived impact of diagnosis in autistic adults. Autism in Adulthood, 5 (4), 423-436. doi: 10.1089/aut.2022.0066
2023
Journal Article
Understanding the utility of “Talk‐to‐Me” an online suicide prevention program for Australian university students
Afsharnejad, Bahareh, Milbourn, Ben, Brown, Cherylee, Clifford, Rhonda, Foley, Kitty‐Rose, Logan, Alexandra, Lund, Stephan, Machingura, Tawanda, McAuliffe, Tomomi, Mozolic‐Staunton, Beth, Sharp, Nicole, Hayden‐Evans, Maya, Baker Young, Ellie, Black, Melissa, Zimmermann, Frank, Kacic, Viktor, Bölte, Sven and Girdler, Sonya (2023). Understanding the utility of “Talk‐to‐Me” an online suicide prevention program for Australian university students. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 53 (5), 725-738. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12978
2023
Conference Publication
Early career researcher and mid career researcher: journeys and survival into research and academia
Tse, Tamara, Hoyle, Melanie, Wheatcroft, Jacqui, Urbanowicz, Anna and Foley, Kitty-Rose (2023). Early career researcher and mid career researcher: journeys and survival into research and academia. OTA National Conference and Exhibition 2023, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 21-23 June 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Experiences of performing daily activities in middle-aged and older autistic adults: a qualitative study
Hwang, Ye In Jane, Foley, Kitty-Rose, Elley, Kieran, Brown, Scott, Joy-Leong, Dawn, Li, Xue, Grove, Rachel, Trollor, Julian, Pellicano, Elizabeth and Zheng, Lidan (2023). Experiences of performing daily activities in middle-aged and older autistic adults: a qualitative study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53 (5), 2037-2049. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05473-7
2022
Journal Article
A qualitative study of adults’ and support persons’ experiences of support after autism diagnosis
Huang, Yunhe, Arnold, Samuel R. C., Foley, Kitty-Rose and Trollor, Julian N. (2022). A qualitative study of adults’ and support persons’ experiences of support after autism diagnosis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54 (3), 1157-1170. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05828-0
2022
Journal Article
Experiences of support following autism diagnosis in adulthood
Huang, Yunhe, Arnold, Samuel R. C., Foley, Kitty-Rose and Trollor, Julian N. (2022). Experiences of support following autism diagnosis in adulthood. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54 (2), 518-531. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05811-9
2022
Journal Article
Daily living skills of autistic adolescents and young adults: a scoping review
Auld, Chelsea, Foley, Kitty-Rose and Cashin, Andrew (2022). Daily living skills of autistic adolescents and young adults: a scoping review. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69 (4), 456-474. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12806
2022
Journal Article
Choose your own adventure: pathways to adulthood autism diagnosis in Australia
Huang, Yunhe, Arnold, Samuel R. C., Foley, Kitty-Rose and Trollor, Julian N. (2022). Choose your own adventure: pathways to adulthood autism diagnosis in Australia. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52 (7), 2984-2996. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05169-4
2021
Journal Article
Factors associated with age at autism diagnosis in a community sample of Australian adults
Huang, Yunhe, Arnold, Samuel R. C., Foley, Kitty-Rose, Lawson, Lauren P., Richdale, Amanda L. and Trollor, Julian N. (2021). Factors associated with age at autism diagnosis in a community sample of Australian adults. Autism Research, 14 (12), 2677-2687. doi: 10.1002/aur.2610
2021
Journal Article
The use of everyday and assistive technology in the lives of older autistic adults
Zheng, Lidan, Foley, Kitty-Rose, Grove, Rachel, Elley, Kieran, Brown, Scott Andrew, Leong, Dawn-joy, Li, Xue, Pellicano, Elizabeth, Trollor, Julian N and Hwang, Ye In (Jane) (2021). The use of everyday and assistive technology in the lives of older autistic adults. Autism, 26 (6), 1550-1562. doi: 10.1177/13623613211058519
2021
Journal Article
Employment profiles of autistic adults in Australia
Harvery, Madeleine, Froude, Elspeth H., Foley, Kitty-Rose, Trollor, Julian N. and Arnold, Samuel R. C. (2021). Employment profiles of autistic adults in Australia. Autism Research, 14 (10), 2061-2077. doi: 10.1002/aur.2588
2020
Journal Article
Anxiety and depression from adolescence to old age in autism spectrum disorder
Uljarević, Mirko, Hedley, Darren, Rose-Foley, Kitty, Magiati, Iliana, Cai, Ru Ying, Dissanayake, Cheryl, Richdale, Amanda and Trollor, Julian (2020). Anxiety and depression from adolescence to old age in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (9), 3155-3165. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04084-z
2020
Journal Article
Occupational therapy group interventions in oncology: a scoping review
Udovicich, Anthea, Foley, Kitty-Rose, Bull, Danielle and Salehi, Nasim (2020). Occupational therapy group interventions in oncology: a scoping review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74 (4) 7404205010p1, 4. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2020.036855
2020
Journal Article
Aging well on the autism spectrum: an examination of the dominant model of successful aging
Hwang, Ye In, Foley, Kitty-Rose and Trollor, Julian N. (2020). Aging well on the autism spectrum: an examination of the dominant model of successful aging. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (7), 2326-2335. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3596-8
2020
Journal Article
Diagnosis of autism in adulthood: A scoping review
Huang, Yunhe, Arnold, Samuel R.C., Foley, Kitty-Rose and Trollor, Julian N. (2020). Diagnosis of autism in adulthood: A scoping review. Autism, 24 (6), 1311-1327. doi: 10.1177/1362361320903128
2020
Journal Article
Occupational therapists use of autism terminology
Foley, Kitty-Rose and den Houting, Jacqueline (2020). Occupational therapists use of autism terminology. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67 (1), 97-97. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12637
2019
Journal Article
Cohort profile: the Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism (ALSAA)
Arnold, Samuel, Foley, Kitty-Rose, Hwang, Ye In, Richdale, Amanda L., Uljarevic, Mirko, Lawson, Lauren P., Cai, Ru Ying, Falkmer, Torbjorn, Falkmer, Marita, Lennox, Nick G., Urbanowicz, Anna and Trollor, Julian (2019). Cohort profile: the Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism (ALSAA). BMJ Open, 9 (12) e030798, 1-16. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030798
2019
Journal Article
Mortality and cause of death of Australians on the autism spectrum
Hwang, Ye In (Jane), Srasuebkul, Preeyaporn, Foley, Kitty-Rose, Arnold, Samuel and Trollor, Julian N. (2019). Mortality and cause of death of Australians on the autism spectrum. Autism Research, 12 (5), 806-815. doi: 10.1002/aur.2086
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Kitty-Rose Foley is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Improving healthcare of people with intellectual disability
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Media
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