ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
Children's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
Diploma of Teaching, Other WA higher ed institution.
Research
Recent Research Grants
Enhancing rehabilitation services for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: Healing Right Way, National Health and Medical Research Council, Partnership Projects,
2016 - 2023, $3,281,800.
Reform Rationalisation Reinvestment Project, Department of Aboriginal Affairs WA, Grant,
2015 - 2016, $180,740.
Evaluation of four family literacy projects developed as part of the Better Beginnings program Project 1 - 4-5 years remote indigenous communities, Department of Culture and the Arts, Dept of Culture and the Arts - Grant,
2012 - 2016, $187,836.
Synergies of Meaning: A documentary film series exploring the relationship and unity between traditional Indigenous Noongar knowledge and western natural and social scientific knowledge., Lotterywest, Grant,
2014 - 2015, $171,541.
Provision of Advisory and Research Services
Category 2: Specialist Advice And/Or Research on Aboriginal Matters, Commissioner for Children and Young People WA, Tender,
2013 - 2015, $40,000.
Research a design and implement an evaluation of the Rural In-Reach program, Women's Health Care Association Inc, Grant,
2012 - 2015, $31,817.
One Life WA Suicide Prevention Strategy, Centrecare (Inc), Grant - WA Suicide Prevention Strategy,
2011 - 2014, $1,000,000.
Evaluation of four family literacy projects developed as part of the Better Beginnings program Project 3 - Better Beginnings - 6-9 Years, Department of Culture and the Arts, Dept of Culture and the Arts - Grant,
2012 - 2014, $57,884.
Evaluation of four family literacy projects developed as part of the Better Beginnings program - Project 2 - Cald Program, Department of Culture and the Arts, Dept of Culture and the Arts - Grant,
2012 - 2014, $65,071.
Facilitators to Develop and Maintain School Community Partnership Agreements within Aboriginal Innovation Schools, Department of Education WA, Department of Education - Tender,
2012 - 2013, $40,455.
Evaluation of the Better Beginnings Plus Pilot 2010, State Library of WA, Grant,
2010 - 2013, $134,306.
Engaging Aboriginal Children and their teachers with science, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant,
2011 - 2012, $62,157.
Creating cultural empathy and challenging attitudes through Indigenous narratives, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Novated ALTC Grant,
2010 - 2012, $351,816.
Bridging the gap between cultural practices and mainstream visitor management approaches to develop an integrated monitoring framework for Australia's northwest , Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant,
2010 - 2011, $73,559.
Stronger Smarter Learning Communities Regional Research Partner Teams, Queensland University of Technology, Grant,
2010 - 2011, $134,589.
Communication difficulties after stroke in Indigenous Australians: Issues and attitudes, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, AIATSIS - Grant,
2010 - 2011, $35,541.
Research Evaluation of the Dare to Dream Program Roebourne, David Wirrpanda Foundation, Grant,
2010, $15,300.
Evaluation of the Performance of the Indigenous Hip Hop Program, beyondblue, Grant,
2009 - 2010, $44,871.
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Journal Articles
Armstrong, B., McAllister, M., Hersh, D., Katzenellenbogen, J., Thompson, S., Coffin, J., Flicker, L., Woods, D., Hayward, C., Ciccone, N., (2020), A screening tool for acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: lessons learned from the pilot phase. Aphasiology, 34(11), 1388-1412, DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2019.1678107.
Armstrong, B., Coffin, J., McAllister, M., Hersh, D., Katzenellenbogen, J., Thompson, S., Ciccone, N., Flicker, L., Cross, N., Arabi, L., Woods, D., Hayward, C., (2019), ‘I’ve got to row the boat on my own, more or less’: aboriginal australian experiences of traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 20(2), 120-136, DOI: 10.1017/BrImp.2019.19.
Armstrong, B., Coffin, J., Hersh, D., Katznellenbogen, J., Thompson, S., Ciccone, N., Flicker, L., Woods, D., Hayward, C., Dowell, C., McAllister, M., (2019), “You felt like a prisoner in your own self, trapped”: the experiences of Aboriginal people with acquired communication disorders. Disability and Rehabilitation, 2019(Article in press), 1-15, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1686073.
Hersh, D., Armstrong, B., McAllister, M., Ciccone, N., Katzenellenbogen, J., Coffin, J., Thompson, S., Hayward, C., Flicker, L., Woods, D., (2019), General practitioners’ perceptions of their communication with Australian Aboriginal patients with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. Patient Education and Counseling, 102(12), 2310-2317, Ireland, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.07.029.
Graf, A., Ewens, B., Vafeas, C., Delves, L., Hayward, C., Nannup, N., Baum, G., (2018), Closing the gap: A whole of school approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusivity in higher education. Nurse Education in Practice, 30(May 2018), 86-90, DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2018.04.001.
Katzenellenbogen, J., Atkins, E., Thompson, S., Hersh, D., Coffin, J., Flicker, L., Hayward, C., Ciccone, N., Woods, D., Greenland, M., McAllister, M., Armstrong, B., (2018), Missing Voices: Profile, Extent, and 12-Month Outcomes of Nonfatal Traumatic Brain Injury in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Adults in Western Australia Using Linked Administrative Records. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 33(6), 412-423, United States, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000371.
Armstrong, B., Ciccone, N., Hersh, D., Katzenellenbogen, J., Coffin, J., Thompson, S., Flicker, L., Hayward, C., Woods, D., McAllister, M., (2017), Development of the Aboriginal Communication Assessment After Brain Injury (ACAABI): a screening tool for identifying acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal Australians. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19(3), 297-308, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2017.1290136.
Katzenellenbogen, J., Atkins, E., Thompson, S., Hersh, D., Coffin, J., Flicker, L., Hayward, C., Ciccone, N., Woods, D., McAllister, M., Armstrong, B., (2016), Missing Voices: Profile and extent of acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adult stroke survivors in Western Australia using linked administrative records. International Journal of Stroke, 11(1), 103-116, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, DOI: 10.1177/1747493015607521.
Wain, T., Sim, M., Bessarab, D., Mak, D., Hayward, C., Rudd, C., (2016), Engaging Australian Aboriginal narratives to challenge attitudes and create empathy in health care: a methodological perspective. BMC Medical Education, 16(1), Article no. 156, BioMed Central Ltd., DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0677-2.
Research Student Supervision
Co-ordinating Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Repositioning the denkbild: A painting investigation into deaths in custody in 21st century Australia.
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