Associate Professor Sarah Wallace: Introducing the Centre for Living Experience Research

Abstract

The Centre for Living Experience Research (LEX) is a new transdisciplinary research centre being established at UQ, dedicated to advancing the theory, methodology, and practice of lived and living experience research. In this showcase, Sarah will introduce the vision and mission of LEX and share how the centre aims to build capacity, connect researchers across the Faculty, and influence how health and social research is conducted and valued. Sarah will also introduce the Qualitative Collective, a UQ-wide network of researchers, clinicians, and students with an interest in qualitative and mixed methods research. She will share how the Qualitative Collective connects to the broader LEX vision and how Faculty members can get involved.

Bio

Sarah is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Speech Pathologist from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Her research interests include communication disability in ageing and enabling and measuring meaningful change in post-stroke aphasia. Sarah uses qualitative and participatory methods to understand the lived experience of communication disability. She works with people with lived experience, clinicians, and community members to co-produce interventions, systems, and standards that improve quality of care and outcomes.

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