Project Manager
BSc(Hons), BScTech, PhD W.Aust. SpecCertCR(Neuro) Melb.
Jess is a Project Manager at CliniKids. As part of the Autism Research Team, her research is centred on social communication and motor development support programs for young children.
Jess holds an honours degree in Science (UWA) and completed her doctoral research at the University of Western Australia on the neurological mechanisms associated with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Prior to joining the Autism Research team, she undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Calgary in the Developmental Neuroimaging Lab where her research was focused on brain development in early childhood and relationships with motor and reading development, as well as prenatal maternal factors, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques.
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Publications
April 2024
Investigating the impact of developmental coordination difficulties across home, school, and community settings: Findings from the Australian Impact for DCD survey
To evaluate the participation difficulties experienced by children with developmental coordination disorder in home, school, and community environments.
Published research Child Disability Autism Research Subsite: CliniKids Developmental Coordination Disorder Kids Rehab Research WA -
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