Assistant
Professor
Crystal
Grass
from
Dalhousie
University
in
Canada
and
Associate
Professor
Louise
Farnworth
from
Monash
University
in
Australia
will be
jointly
leading
the
research
programme
in
occupation
and
mental
health
in
forensic
services.
This
research
programme
aims to
build
international
occupational
therapy
networks
to
facilitate
building
an
evidence
base in
forensic
and
prison
mental
health
practices.
The
focus is
on
developing
geographically
diverse
research
groups
to
support
increasing
research
capacity
of
individuals
as well
as
enhancing
the
opportunity
to
undertake
larger,
cross
cultural
studies
related
to the
contribution
of
occupational
therapy
to the
health
and
wellbeing
of those
people
with
mental
illness
who are
in
contact
with the
criminal
justice
system.
The
research
program
aims to
help
locate
studies,
including
publications
in non-english
language
sources,
and
foster
the
development
of
research
skills
through
mentoring
and
supporting
people
to frame
research
questions,
apply
for
local
and
internationally
available
research
grants,
develop
protocols
for data
collection
and
analysis
methods,
and
facilitate
the
dissemination
of
research
findings
at
occupational
therapy
and
relevant
social
science
conferences,
and
publication
in
journals.
Associate
Professor
Louise
Farnworth
Monash
University
Australia
Assistant
Professor
Crystal
Grass
Dalhousie
University
Canada