Personal profile
Research Biography
Chris originally trained as a Speech Pathologist and she has worked in Singapore, Australia and the U.K. in a range of paediatric settings. Her teaching and research interests encompass what health professionals need for practice, and how best to support this, and early communication development particularly for children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Research Interests
- Child language development and disorders
- Bilingual language development and disorders
- Early communication development
- Cultural and linguistic diversity
- Clinical education
- Complex communication needs in children
- Supporting people with disability
- Workforce capacity
Completed Supervisions
- Bilingual language development (2)
- Autism interventions (1)
Research Areas
- Healthy start to life
- Speech pathology
Supervisory Interests
- Language development/disorders in children
- Language development and disorder in bilingual children
- Speech pathology
- Early communication development
- Disability
- Organisation of health workforce
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Action-research of co-designed practice-placement models that ‘worked’ in shifting contexts of allied health industry, workforce and policy
Attrill, S., Foley, K. & Brebner, C., 29 Dec 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1, 15 p., 1618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Educating for supported decision making and shared decision making: a scoping review of educational design and outcomes for education and training interventions
Pillen, H., Attrill, S., Fisher, A., Forte, S., Brebner, C. & Robinson, S., 2025, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 47, 2, p. 275-286 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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English Past Tense and Mandarin Chinese Perfective Aspect in Narratives by Singaporean Bilingual Kindergarten Children
Ng, D., Arciuli, J. & Brebner, C., Dec 2025, In: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR. 68, 12, p. 5963-5977 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recruitment, retention and turnover of allied health professionals in rural and remote areas: a quantitative scoping review
Cleland, J., Milte, R., Khanna, D., George, S., Brebner, C., Campbell, N., Tuxworth, G., Maloney, C., Worley, P. & Dymmott, A., 3 Jul 2025, In: Rural and Remote Health. 25, 3, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Allied Health Rural Generalist Education and Training Scheme (TAHRGETS) Evaluation
Dymmott , A., Milte, R., Cleland, J., Khanna, D., Brebner, C., George, S., Campbell, N., Worley, P., Maloney, C., Tuxworth, G., Collins, B., Rosas, S., Bat, M. & Appleton, S., Jan 2025, Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH). 134 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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The Allied Health Rural Generalist Education and Training Scheme (TAHRGETS) Evaluation
Dymmott, A. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Milte, R. (Chief Investigator), George, S. (Chief Investigator), Brebner, C. (Chief Investigator), Campbell, N. (Chief Investigator) & Worley, P. (Chief Investigator)
21/08/23 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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SA Allied Health Generalist Program Evaluation
Dymmott, A. (Chief Investigator), Brebner, C. (Associate Investigator), Campbell, N. (Associate Investigator) & George, S. (Associate Investigator)
Country Health South Australia
1/05/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research