Rate My Professor Jenni White

Dr Jennifer White is a registered occupational therapist and health researcher currently serving as a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Women's Health Research at the University of Newcastle. She holds a PhD from the University of Newcastle, a Master of Health Sciences in Occupational Therapy from the University of Newcastle, and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of South Australia. Over the past 18 years, she has held research roles in health services, universities, and not-for-profit organizations, including Research Fellow positions at the National Ageing Research Institute from 2019 to 2020, Monash University from 2017 to 2019, the Hunter Stroke Service at the University of Newcastle, and the Cancer Institute NSW. As a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) in the School of Medicine and Public Health (Occupational Therapy), her work emphasizes mixed methods research to formulate, implement, and evaluate health programs across acute, sub-acute, community, and health promotion settings.

Dr White's research specializations include stroke rehabilitation, cancer, chronic disease self-management, implementation science, ageing, and qualitative evaluation using approaches such as inductive thematics, phenomenology, grounded theory, narrative inquiry, case study, and content analysis. Her investigations focus on patient journeys, assessing the feasibility and acceptability of interventions, exploring experiences of treatment efficacy and integrated care to improve symptom control, alleviate distress, and reduce suffering. Key publications encompass 'Predictors of health-related quality of life in community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cohort study' (Family Practice, 2016), 'Exploring stroke survivor experience of participation in an enriched environment: a qualitative study' (Disability and Rehabilitation, 2015), 'The experience of interpreter access and language discordant clinical encounters in Australian health care: a mixed methods exploration' (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018), and 'Tablet technology during stroke recovery: a survivor's perspective' (Disability and Rehabilitation, 2015). With over 90 journal articles and numerous conference presentations on post-stroke depression, anxiety, community reintegration, and allied health services, her contributions have advanced public health strategies in aged care, psychological morbidity management, and health system improvements.