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Ashleigh holds a collaborative academic position at Kids Rehab WA, which promotes activities to accelerate research findings into clinical practice. She completed her PhD in motor learning and development in 2014, a program that has a limited number of participants in Australia. Additionally, Ashleigh obtained a Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate from the University of Toronto in 2018. Her high-impact research areas include rehabilitation, education, and communication, focusing on factors that influence motor development and physical activity participation for children and adolescents, with an emphasis on neurodevelopmental disorders. Ashleigh has received multiple grants for her research, including significant funding from the NHMRC for a cohort study that seeks early biomarkers of cognitive impairment and various projects related to early movements predicting learning difficulties in children. She is also involved in developing evidence-informed physical activity policies for early childhood education and care.
Kids Rehab WA • Perth, Australia
Collaborative academic position focusing on research implementation in clinical practices.
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