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Research Biography
Dr Claire Hutchinson BA(Hons) GDip MSc PhD is an adjunct senior research fellow at the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.
Her primary employment is now as a Senior Research Officer at Military and Emergency Services Health Australia (MESHA), a charity of the Hospital Research Foundation. In her role at MESHA, Dr Hutchinson delivers research to current and former serving military and emergency services members and their families to optimise and sustain their mental health, well-being and overall quality of life.
Dr Hutchinson retains her ties to Flinders University via her adjunct work and a Flinders-MESHA partnership agreement.
Flinders University affiliations:
- Associate Member of the Centre for Social Impact
- Affiliate Member of Flinders Ageing Alliance
- Affiliate Member of the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD)
- Full Member of the Caring Futures Institute
Research Interests
social return on investment, social impact, mixed methods, quality of life, psychosocial well-being, lived experience
Supervised Students Successes
- Dr Henry Bowen - PhD, UniSA 2022
- Dr Jenny Cleland - PhD, Flinders 2022
- Dillon Trepper - Hons (First Class), UniSA 2019
- Meliisa Sharpe - Hons (First Class), Flinders 2021
- Lisa O'Neill - Masters of Disability Policy & Practice (Thesis - High Distinction), Flinders 2021
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD in Psychology, University of South Australia
Award Date: 16 Jun 2016
Supervision
- Registered
Supervisory Interests
- social return on investment
- Social impact
- Quality of life
- psychosocial wellbeing
- Lived experience
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Adults With Intellectual Disability Moving out of the Family Home Using the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Family Members' Planning Experiences
Belperio, I., Walker, R., Bigby, C., Wiesel, I., Rillotta, F. & Hutchinson, C., 9 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Journal of Social Issues. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive interviewing for assessing the content validity of older-person specific outcome measures for quality assessment and economic evaluation: a scoping review
Lay, K., Hutchinson, C., Song, J., Milte, R., Khadka, J. & Ratcliffe, J., Mar 2025, In: Quality of Life Research. 34, 3, p. 605-619 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Creating and sustaining enabling systems and communities to address social needs: protocol for a living lab social prescribing study
Oster, C., Powell, A., Hutchinson, C., Faghidno, S. & Bogomolova, S., 24 Sept 2025, In: BMC Primary Care. 26, 1, 9 p., 285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Home Modification Outcomes for Adults Aged 50 Years and Over and Their Relatives: A Scoping Review
Hutchinson, C., Block, H., Dymmott , A., Gough, C., Laver, K., Walker, R., Xiao, L. & George, S., 16 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Impact of employment support in different work environments on individuals with intellectual disability and their families from their own perspectives: Protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence
McCaffrey, N., Dew, A., Philpott, C., Ingold, J., McVilly, K., Smith-Merry, J., Livingstone, A. & Hutchinson, C. L., Jun 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 6, 6 p., e098312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Diversity Pathways: co-designing disability employment approaches with employers in the hospitality and fashion retail industries
Goodwin-Smith, I. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Yoon, J. (Chief Investigator), Hutchinson, C. (Chief Investigator), Jones, J. (Chief Investigator) & Manoharan, A. (Chief Investigator)
1/12/22 → 16/01/26
Project: Other
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Home modifications for ageing well: social return on investment
George, S. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Hutchinson, C. (Chief Investigator), Laver, K. (Chief Investigator), Xiao, L. (Chief Investigator), Walker, R. (Chief Investigator), Aclan, R. (Chief Investigator), Gough, C. (Chief Investigator), Dymmott, A. (Chief Investigator) & Block, H. (Chief Investigator)
21/06/23 → 15/06/25
Project: Research
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DEAT: Co-developed Disability Employment Action Toolkit
Yoon, J. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Goodwin-Smith, I. (Chief Investigator), Hutchinson, C. (Chief Investigator), Jones, J. (Chief Investigator) & Manoharan, A. (Chief Investigator)
30/01/23 → 28/11/24
Project: Other
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Assessing older people's health related quality of life in aged care settings: unravelling the EQ-5D self-report proxy conundrum
Ratcliffe, J. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Milte, R. (Chief Investigator), Khadka, J. (Chief Investigator) & Hutchinson, C. (Chief Investigator)
1/02/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Co-design for social prescribing: An iterative approach
Powell, A. (Author), Oster, C. (Author), Hutchinson, C. (Author), Pourazad, N. (Author), Simmonds, L. (Author) & Bogomolova, S. (Author)
1 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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A self-assessment tool for food relief services and affordable food retail
Bogomolova, S. (Speaker), Pettman, T. (Co-author), Hutchinson, C. (Co-author), Goodwin-Smith, I. (Co-author), Buckley, J. (Co-author), Coveney, J. (Co-author), Williams, C. (Co-author), Pattinson, G. (Co-author), Christophers, S. (Co-author), Chapman, J. (Co-author), Schranz, N. (Co-author) & Gillespie, J. (Co-author)
3 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Caring Futures Institute ECR workshop
Johnson, B. J. (Participant), Pinero de Plaza, A. (Participant), Lines, L. (Participant), Dafny, H. (Participant) & Hutchinson, C. (Participant)
20 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...