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Dr

Claire O’Connor


Current Appointments

Senior Research Fellow (Honorary)
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, HammondCare Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration (DCRC) Post-doctoral Fellow
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Claire O'Connor PhD, MOT(Hons), B.Sci(Med) is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, UNSW, Conjoint Senior Research Fellow, NeuRA, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, HammondCare.

She is also a registered occupational therapist (AHPRA). Claire is currently undertaking a Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration (DCRC) post-doctoral fellowship to understand how to bridge the implementation gap to maximise everyday functioning for people living with dementia. The fellowship involves a series of project activities with the ultimate aim of building capacity within the Australian dementia care sector for implementation and delivery of evidence-informed reablement and rehabilitation. Combining her clinical training in occupational therapy and research skills, Claire is passionate about contributing to research that is meaningful to people impacted by dementia and the health workforce who support them.


Publications

2024 Jun

Rehabilitation Services for Young-Onset Dementia: Examples from High- and Low–Middle-Income Countries

View full journal-article on https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/6/790

2024, 12 Mar

Specialised residential care for older people subject to homelessness: experiences of residents and staff of a new aged care home in Australia

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04791-y

2024 Jan

Steps to implementation: Understanding barriers and enablers for implementing Arts on Prescription at Home for people impacted by dementia

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.720

2023 Nov

A mixed method study exploring gender differences in dementia caregiving

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012231201595

2023, 17 Oct

A Systematic Review of Quality Dementia Clinical Guidelines for the Development of WHO’s Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac105

2023 May

Bridging the gap: Study protocol for development of an implementation strategy for evidence-informed reablement and rehabilitation for community-dwelling people with dementia

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.104943

2023, 28 Apr

An Australian aged care home for people subject to homelessness: health, wellbeing and cost–benefit

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03920-3

2022, 02 Nov

Supporting behaviour change in younger-onset dementia: mapping the needs of family carers in the community

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1966744

2022, 25 Sep

Development of an assessment guide to evaluate meaningful outcomes for people living with dementia who are engaged in reablement programs

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1960437

2022 Jun

Advocating the rights of people with dementia to contribute to research: Considerations for researchers and ethics committees

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13023