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  1. “I was overwhelmed but happy… that he was communicating with me”: How maternal emotions influenced acceptance of augmentative and alternative communication

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  2. Disability group home residents and support worker perceptions of health communication during an infection outbreak: “Junk mail”

    Article • Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, June 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  3. A human rights framing of the experiences of supporting people with intellectual disability in congregate care: Post-pandemic reflections

    Article • Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, June 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  4. Centering Social Justice and Equity in Research on Accessibility to Public Buildings for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities: A scoping review

    Article • F1000Research, October 2024, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Joanne Watson, Prof Amit Kinjawadekar

  5. Justice-centered best practices for accessibility to public buildings in a tier II city: Insights from a Delphi expert consensus

    Article • F1000Research, October 2024, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Joanne Watson

  6. Centering Social Justice and Equity in Research on Accessibility to Public Buildings for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities: A scoping review

    Article • F1000Research, August 2024, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Prof Amit Kinjawadekar, Dr Joanne Watson

  7. Nature-Based Design in Stroke Rehabilitation Environments: A Scoping Review

    Article • HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal, May 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr Joanne Watson

  8. Nature-Based Interventions for Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review Centering Autistic Adults

    Article • Sustainability, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Joanne Watson

  9. Networks of support: Microboards for children with intellectual disability

    Article • Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, January 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  10. Interdependencies in peer work with people with disability

    Article • Disability & Society, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  11. Engaged advocacy: a framework for inclusion of people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds in disability policy

    Article • June 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr Joanne Watson

  12. Stretching beyond our perceived boundaries: The role of speech-language pathology in realising autonomy through supported decision-making

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  13. Education/Training Interventions to Improve Oral Health of Adults with Intellectual Disability

    Article • Healthcare, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Joanne Watson

  14. Improving communication access in psychoeducational interventions for people with complex communication needs: a scoping review and stakeholder consultation

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  15. Social Adventure

    Article • International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations, July 2022, IGI Global

    Dr Joanne Watson

  16. The STEP Program—A Qualitative Study of the Supportive Therapeutic Excursion Program and Its Effect on Enabling Parental Self-Efficacy and Connectedness after the Stress-Experience of the NICU

    Article • Children, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Joanne Watson

  17. Exploring the communication needs and challenges of adults with autism spectrum disorders: Communication partners’ perspectives

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  18. Toward a systems-led, biopsychosocial framework to underpin oral health supports. Commentary on “Evolution of oral status in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a longitudinal study” (Figueira et al., 2022)

    Article • Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  19. A Systematic Review of Health Promotion Programs to Improve Nutrition for People with Intellectual Disability

    Article • Current Nutrition Reports, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joanne Watson

  20. “It was one of those complicated cases”: health practitioners’ perspectives and practices of providing end-of-life care for people with profound intellectual and multiple disability

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joanne Watson

  21. Improving palliative care for people with intellectual disabilities: Communication is key

    Article • Palliative Medicine, September 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Joanne Watson

  22. Relational personhood: a conception of legal personhood with insights from disability rights and environmental law

    Article • Griffith Law Review, July 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  23. The E-Nurture Project: A Hybrid Virtual Neonatal Follow Up Model for 2021

    Article • Children, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Joanne Watson

  24. How Do People With Intellectual Disability Engage With and Understand Gambling? A Qualitative Study of Adults in Victoria, Australia

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, January 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Joanne Watson

  25. The impact of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on Victorian guardianship practice

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  26. Weighing up the risks and benefits of community gambling venues as recreational spaces for people with lifelong disability

    Article • BMC Public Health, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joanne Watson

  27. Human Rights for People with a Disability

    Article • April 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  28. Translation into Practice: Dextrose Gel Treatment for Neonatal Hypoglycemia to Reduce NICU Admissions and Increase Breastfeeding Exclusivity

    Article • Neonatal Network The Journal of Neonatal Nursing, March 2020, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Joanne Watson

  29. Every voice counts: exploring communication accessible research methods

    Article • Disability & Society, February 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  30. Placing the Preferences of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities At the Center of End-of-Life Decision Making Through Storytelling

    Article • Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, October 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Joanne Watson

  31. Social Games Are Fun: Exploring Social Interactions on Smart Speaker Platforms for People with Disabilities

    Article • October 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Joanne Watson, Susan Balandin

  32. Pregnancy and infant loss: a survey of families’ experiences in Ontario Canada

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joanne Watson

  33. 297: Breastfeeding strategies used by women with physical disabilities

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Joanne Watson

  34. Partnering with Patients for Change and Improvement: An Australian Perspective

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joanne Watson

  35. About the authors

    Article • November 2018, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr Joanne Watson

  36. Ageism, moral agency and autonomy: getting beyond guardianship in the 21st century

    Article • November 2018, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr Joanne Watson

  37. Funding antiretroviral treatment for HIV-positive temporary residents in Australia prevents transmission and is inexpensive

    Article • Sexual Health, January 2018, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Joanne Watson

  38. End of life decision making for people with intellectual disability who communicate differently

    Article • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, August 2017, Wiley

    Dr Joanne Watson

  39. Pregnancy subsequent to stillbirth: Medical and psychosocial aspects of care

    Article • Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Joanne Watson

  40. Future Directions in Supported Decision-Making

    Article • Disability Studies Quarterly, March 2017, The Ohio State University Libraries

    Dr Joanne Watson

  41. Announcement of doctoral theses

    Article • Disability & Society, October 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joanne Watson

  42. Scientific Oral Presentations

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, July 2016, Wiley

    Professor Christine Bigby, Dr Joanne Watson

  43. HealthMap: a cluster randomised trial of interactive health plans and self-management support to prevent coronary heart disease in people with HIV

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Karen M Klassen, Dr Joanne Watson

  44. Assumptions of Decision-Making Capacity: The Role Supporter Attitudes Play in the Realisation of Article 12 for People with Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability

    Article • Laws, February 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Joanne Watson

  45. Subsidized optimal ART for HIV-positive temporary residents of Australia improves virological outcomes: results from the Australian HIV Observational Database Temporary Residents Access Study

    Article • Journal of the International AIDS Society, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Joanne Watson

  46. Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Cindy-Lee Dennis, Dr Joanne Watson

  47. Activation of HIV Transcription with Short-Course Vorinostat in HIV-Infected Patients on Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, November 2014, PLOS

    Dr Joanne Watson

  48. Improvements in Staff Quality of Work Life and Family Satisfaction Following the Move to Single-Family Room NICU Design

    Article • Advances in Neonatal Care, April 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Joanne Watson

  49. Determinants of Suicide and Accidental or Violent Death in the Australian HIV Observational Database

    Article • PLOS One, February 2014, PLOS

    Dr Joanne Watson

  50. Adherence to HIV Treatment Guidelines for Comorbid Disease Assessment and Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy

    Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, April 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Joanne Watson

  51. A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Intrapartum Intravenous Fluid Management on Breastfed Newborn Weight Loss

    Article • Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Joanne Watson

  52. The Effect of Intrapartum Intravenous Fluid Management on Breastfed Newborn Weight Loss

    Article • Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joanne Watson

  53. Hospitalizations in a cohort of HIV patients in Australia, 1999–2007

    Article • AIDS, June 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Joanne Watson

  54. Phase 1 development of an index to measure the quality of neuraxial labour analgesia: exploring the perspectives of childbearing women

    Article • Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joanne Watson