Mandy Stanley
Biographic Data
| ID | 6181944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mandy Stanley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mandy |
| FAMILY NAME | Stanley |
| SIGNATURE | STANLEY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Edith Cowan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7958-5181 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Assessing Shifts in Research Priority Areas From the Neurological Community Before and After the Covid‐19 Pandemic
INTRODUCTION: People living with a neurological condition face many difficulties in daily life, impacting their function and quality of life (QoL). There is currently no cure to many neurological conditions, therefore identifying interventions to improve QoL is of high importance. COVID-19 changed society in many ways and understanding the research priorities from the neurological community post pandemic is urgently needed to ensure resources are…
‘Teachers are the guinea pigs’
Primary and secondary education systems experienced substantial disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about how public health policy has affected Australian teachers during the pandemic. This study examines teacher perspectives on a sudden change of policy, whereby schools were abruptly opened to students at the beginning of the pandemic. At the same time, strict social distancing rules applied to the remainder of the …
Exploring the Use of Photovoice in Understanding the Lived Experience of Neurological Conditions
People living with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and dementia may experience physical impairment, social disengagement, cognitive issues, and emotional disturbances. While qualitative research utilising in-depth interviews can access lived experience perspectives, the use of photovoice has the potential to obtain rich insights that include images and raise community awareness. The purpose of this scoping …
Perspectives of choice and control in daily life for people following brain injury
Bridging the Gap between Clinical Service and Academic Education of Hand-Splinting Practice
A gap in knowledge about current splinting practice exists between the educational program and clinical service. To bridge this gap, we investigated the perspectives and experiences of Thai occupational therapists regarding contemporary hand splinting practices in clinical use. A mixed-method study was designed. An explanatory sequential mixed methods design was used. In the first quantitative phase, a survey questionnaire was mailed to occupatio…
An occupational perspective on Covid-19
The COVID-19 global pandemic urges occupational scientists to examine such world events through an occupational lens. Few other events have been experienced in such a significant way across the globe and, whilst the impact and response has differed in different geographies, we have all experienced – temporarily or continuously – occupational disruption. Reflecting that global impact, the papers in this issue were submitted by authors from Europe,…
Australian parents’ experiences of owning an autism assistance dog
Autism assistance dogs (AADs) increase safety for children with autism and their families. Autism assistance dogs can also decrease familial stress and the isolation which families may experience due to fear for their child's safety and judgement from others within the community. Currently there is a paucity of literature on parents' experiences of AADs. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a rich understanding of parents' experiences of owning…
Vulnerable, recalcitrant and resilient
Risk is an innate and integral part of everyday life and is present in simple, everyday occupations and complex actions. Age-related stereotypes can mean older people have little opportunity to engage in activities that present some degree of risk. The present study explores the discourse around risk and older people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated news media as a reflection of the dominant public discourse around older p…
A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism – Translated
The members of the Journal of Occupational Science issued a pledge to mobilize against racism in August 2020. Part of that pledge was an undertaking to “mentor and encourage authors and reviewers t
Using discrete choice experiments to elicit the service preferences of people with mild intellectual disability
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Australia and other similar international movements towards consumer direction have highlighted the importance of including consumers to ensure their service preferences are operationalised. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) are an established method to quantify consumer preferences. The feasibility of using DCEs with people with intellectual disability is largely untested. Consenting participan…
A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism
Dear Colleagues, The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA is yet another signifier of the persistent and systemic racism that pervades communities internationally. His death at police hands i
An intergenerational playgroup in an Australian residential aged‐care setting
Intergenerational programs are emerging within the aged-care context as they provide a unique opportunity for older adults living with or without cognitive impairments to connect with children. One type of intergenerational program is an 'intergenerational playgroup' which creates opportunities for children to develop their skills, parents to create a local peer support network and provides older adults at risk of isolation with vital community i…
The meanings attributed to community gardening
Exploring the occupational injustices of human trafficking
Human trafficking is a complex global issue described as modern day slavery, and people who are trafficked can experience severe trauma with long term consequences impacting their health and well-being. Drawing on an occupational perspective, we discuss four case studies from the literature to examine occupational marginalisation, deprivation, imbalance, and alienation. Our analysis shows that across different types of exploitation, in diverse ge…
Ampliar el paradigma
La posicionalidad es un tema central de la ciencia ocupacional. De manera muy acertada, esta edicion del Journal of Occupational Science presenta las perspectivas de algunos investigadores que se e
Extending the paradigm
Positionality is a key issue within occupational science. Appropriately, this issue of the Journal of Occupational Science brings perspectives from researchers located outside the Anglophone contexts that have dominated the discipline’s literature
Occupational Adaptation as a Social Process in Everyday Life
Whilst the term occupational adaptation is understood conceptually as both a state and a process closely linked to one's identity, few studies have considered how this concept reveals itself in everyday settings. Thus, there is merit in employing grounded theory methodology – with a focus on uncovering social process – to further understand the concept of occupational adaptation. This paper draws on findings from two grounded theory studies. Stud…
I understand all the major things’
Health professionals have an opportunity and a mandate to demonstrate leadership in the interpreter decision by providing knowledge, opportunity and encouragement for people with LEP, to use an interpreter to engage in, and understand, their health care after stroke. Health professionals may need to advise when interpretation is needed for health care situations, when communication difficulties may not be anticipated by the person with LEP
Nowadays you don’t even see your neighbours’
Loneliness is a pressing social issue for older people globally. Despite this, there is a paucity of studies on how older people themselves perceive loneliness and how service providers can support them. This study sought to address the gap using in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 60 older people and eight focus groups with aged care service providers in Australia in 2007. A purposive sampling strategy was employed to incorporate maximu…
Older men’s participation in community-based men’s sheds programmes
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the lived experience of older men taking part in community-based shed programmes. Five men, aged 65 and over, who attended two different community sheds participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews in 2007. Data were analysed thematically with six main themes emerging as follows: 'company of fellas'; 'everybody's got a story to tell'; 'still got some kick'; 'passing on your experienc…
An investigation into the relationship between engagement in valued occupations and life satisfaction for elderly South Australians
As the proportion of elderly people in the Australian population is rapidly increasing, especially the relative proportions of people over the age of 85, our society is faced with the challenge of planning and providing health and welfare services that meet the needs of the elderly. This exploratory study aimed to examine how a sample of elderly people spent their time, and the portion of that time that was spent in valued occupations. Relationsh…
Older men’s participation in community-based men’s sheds programmes
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the lived experience of older men taking part in community-based shed programmes. Five men, aged 65 and over, who attended two different community sheds participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews in 2007. Data were analysed thematically with six main themes emerging as follows: 'company of fellas'; 'everybody's got a story to tell'; 'still got some kick'; 'passing on your experienc…
An investigation into the relationship between engagement in valued occupations and life satisfaction for elderly South Australians
As the proportion of elderly people in the Australian population is rapidly increasing, especially the relative proportions of people over the age of 85, our society is faced with the challenge of planning and providing health and welfare services that meet the needs of the elderly. This exploratory study aimed to examine how a sample of elderly people spent their time, and the portion of that time that was spent in valued occupations. Relationsh…
An intergenerational playgroup in an Australian residential aged‐care setting
Intergenerational programs are emerging within the aged-care context as they provide a unique opportunity for older adults living with or without cognitive impairments to connect with children. One type of intergenerational program is an 'intergenerational playgroup' which creates opportunities for children to develop their skills, parents to create a local peer support network and provides older adults at risk of isolation with vital community i…
Occupational Adaptation as a Social Process in Everyday Life
Whilst the term occupational adaptation is understood conceptually as both a state and a process closely linked to one's identity, few studies have considered how this concept reveals itself in everyday settings. Thus, there is merit in employing grounded theory methodology – with a focus on uncovering social process – to further understand the concept of occupational adaptation. This paper draws on findings from two grounded theory studies. Stud…
Nowadays you don’t even see your neighbours’
Loneliness is a pressing social issue for older people globally. Despite this, there is a paucity of studies on how older people themselves perceive loneliness and how service providers can support them. This study sought to address the gap using in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 60 older people and eight focus groups with aged care service providers in Australia in 2007. A purposive sampling strategy was employed to incorporate maximu…
Extending the paradigm
Positionality is a key issue within occupational science. Appropriately, this issue of the Journal of Occupational Science brings perspectives from researchers located outside the Anglophone contexts that have dominated the discipline’s literature
I understand all the major things’
Health professionals have an opportunity and a mandate to demonstrate leadership in the interpreter decision by providing knowledge, opportunity and encouragement for people with LEP, to use an interpreter to engage in, and understand, their health care after stroke. Health professionals may need to advise when interpretation is needed for health care situations, when communication difficulties may not be anticipated by the person with LEP
Australian parents’ experiences of owning an autism assistance dog
Autism assistance dogs (AADs) increase safety for children with autism and their families. Autism assistance dogs can also decrease familial stress and the isolation which families may experience due to fear for their child's safety and judgement from others within the community. Currently there is a paucity of literature on parents' experiences of AADs. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a rich understanding of parents' experiences of owning…
The meanings attributed to community gardening
Exploring the occupational injustices of human trafficking
Human trafficking is a complex global issue described as modern day slavery, and people who are trafficked can experience severe trauma with long term consequences impacting their health and well-being. Drawing on an occupational perspective, we discuss four case studies from the literature to examine occupational marginalisation, deprivation, imbalance, and alienation. Our analysis shows that across different types of exploitation, in diverse ge…
An investigation into the relationship between engagement in valued occupations and life satisfaction for elderly South Australians
As the proportion of elderly people in the Australian population is rapidly increasing, especially the relative proportions of people over the age of 85, our society is faced with the challenge of planning and providing health and welfare services that meet the needs of the elderly. This exploratory study aimed to examine how a sample of elderly people spent their time, and the portion of that time that was spent in valued occupations. Relationsh…
Nowadays you don’t even see your neighbours’
Loneliness is a pressing social issue for older people globally. Despite this, there is a paucity of studies on how older people themselves perceive loneliness and how service providers can support them. This study sought to address the gap using in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 60 older people and eight focus groups with aged care service providers in Australia in 2007. A purposive sampling strategy was employed to incorporate maximu…
Older men’s participation in community-based men’s sheds programmes
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the lived experience of older men taking part in community-based shed programmes. Five men, aged 65 and over, who attended two different community sheds participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews in 2007. Data were analysed thematically with six main themes emerging as follows: 'company of fellas'; 'everybody's got a story to tell'; 'still got some kick'; 'passing on your experienc…
I understand all the major things’
Health professionals have an opportunity and a mandate to demonstrate leadership in the interpreter decision by providing knowledge, opportunity and encouragement for people with LEP, to use an interpreter to engage in, and understand, their health care after stroke. Health professionals may need to advise when interpretation is needed for health care situations, when communication difficulties may not be anticipated by the person with LEP
Occupational Adaptation as a Social Process in Everyday Life
Whilst the term occupational adaptation is understood conceptually as both a state and a process closely linked to one's identity, few studies have considered how this concept reveals itself in everyday settings. Thus, there is merit in employing grounded theory methodology – with a focus on uncovering social process – to further understand the concept of occupational adaptation. This paper draws on findings from two grounded theory studies. Stud…
Exploring the occupational injustices of human trafficking
Human trafficking is a complex global issue described as modern day slavery, and people who are trafficked can experience severe trauma with long term consequences impacting their health and well-being. Drawing on an occupational perspective, we discuss four case studies from the literature to examine occupational marginalisation, deprivation, imbalance, and alienation. Our analysis shows that across different types of exploitation, in diverse ge…
Ampliar el paradigma
La posicionalidad es un tema central de la ciencia ocupacional. De manera muy acertada, esta edicion del Journal of Occupational Science presenta las perspectivas de algunos investigadores que se e
Extending the paradigm
Positionality is a key issue within occupational science. Appropriately, this issue of the Journal of Occupational Science brings perspectives from researchers located outside the Anglophone contexts that have dominated the discipline’s literature
The meanings attributed to community gardening
A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism
Dear Colleagues, The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA is yet another signifier of the persistent and systemic racism that pervades communities internationally. His death at police hands i
An intergenerational playgroup in an Australian residential aged‐care setting
Intergenerational programs are emerging within the aged-care context as they provide a unique opportunity for older adults living with or without cognitive impairments to connect with children. One type of intergenerational program is an 'intergenerational playgroup' which creates opportunities for children to develop their skills, parents to create a local peer support network and provides older adults at risk of isolation with vital community i…
A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism – Translated
The members of the Journal of Occupational Science issued a pledge to mobilize against racism in August 2020. Part of that pledge was an undertaking to “mentor and encourage authors and reviewers t
Using discrete choice experiments to elicit the service preferences of people with mild intellectual disability
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Australia and other similar international movements towards consumer direction have highlighted the importance of including consumers to ensure their service preferences are operationalised. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) are an established method to quantify consumer preferences. The feasibility of using DCEs with people with intellectual disability is largely untested. Consenting participan…
Perspectives of choice and control in daily life for people following brain injury
Bridging the Gap between Clinical Service and Academic Education of Hand-Splinting Practice
A gap in knowledge about current splinting practice exists between the educational program and clinical service. To bridge this gap, we investigated the perspectives and experiences of Thai occupational therapists regarding contemporary hand splinting practices in clinical use. A mixed-method study was designed. An explanatory sequential mixed methods design was used. In the first quantitative phase, a survey questionnaire was mailed to occupatio…
An occupational perspective on Covid-19
The COVID-19 global pandemic urges occupational scientists to examine such world events through an occupational lens. Few other events have been experienced in such a significant way across the globe and, whilst the impact and response has differed in different geographies, we have all experienced – temporarily or continuously – occupational disruption. Reflecting that global impact, the papers in this issue were submitted by authors from Europe,…
Australian parents’ experiences of owning an autism assistance dog
Autism assistance dogs (AADs) increase safety for children with autism and their families. Autism assistance dogs can also decrease familial stress and the isolation which families may experience due to fear for their child's safety and judgement from others within the community. Currently there is a paucity of literature on parents' experiences of AADs. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a rich understanding of parents' experiences of owning…
Vulnerable, recalcitrant and resilient
Risk is an innate and integral part of everyday life and is present in simple, everyday occupations and complex actions. Age-related stereotypes can mean older people have little opportunity to engage in activities that present some degree of risk. The present study explores the discourse around risk and older people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated news media as a reflection of the dominant public discourse around older p…
Exploring the Use of Photovoice in Understanding the Lived Experience of Neurological Conditions
People living with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and dementia may experience physical impairment, social disengagement, cognitive issues, and emotional disturbances. While qualitative research utilising in-depth interviews can access lived experience perspectives, the use of photovoice has the potential to obtain rich insights that include images and raise community awareness. The purpose of this scoping …
‘Teachers are the guinea pigs’
Primary and secondary education systems experienced substantial disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about how public health policy has affected Australian teachers during the pandemic. This study examines teacher perspectives on a sudden change of policy, whereby schools were abruptly opened to students at the beginning of the pandemic. At the same time, strict social distancing rules applied to the remainder of the …
Assessing Shifts in Research Priority Areas From the Neurological Community Before and After the Covid‐19 Pandemic
INTRODUCTION: People living with a neurological condition face many difficulties in daily life, impacting their function and quality of life (QoL). There is currently no cure to many neurological conditions, therefore identifying interventions to improve QoL is of high importance. COVID-19 changed society in many ways and understanding the research priorities from the neurological community post pandemic is urgently needed to ensure resources are…
Psychology (19 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Occupational science (8 works) · Occupational Therapy (8 works) · Qualitative research (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (6 works) · Political science (6 works)