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Melissa Licari is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Western Australia and a Senior Research Fellow in the Child Disability Team at the Kids Research Institute, University of New South Wales. She holds an adjunct appointment in the School of Human Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Licari leads a research program focused on the clinical characterization and intervention of pediatric movement disorders and directs advocacy initiatives aimed at raising awareness and enhancing support for under-recognized and underserved neurodevelopmental and neurological conditions. She has been instrumental in overseeing Australia's national survey on Developmental Coordination Disorder and has collaborated internationally, expanding the advocacy framework to include other conditions such as Tourette syndrome and childhood apraxia of speech. Additionally, she supervises honors, master's, and doctoral research projects related to pediatric movement and neurodevelopmental disorders. Licari has a strong emphasis on collaboration within her research, particularly through Australia's Paediatric Exercise Programs.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Teaching and research in pediatric movement disorders.
Child Disability Team, Kids Research Institute • Sydney, Australia
Leading research programs in pediatric neurodevelopmental conditions.
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