Rosalind Bye

• Qualifications 
• Biography
• Research
• Selected Publications
• Grants/Current Projects 
• Teaching
• Awards/Honours
• Professional Activities

Qualifications

PhD; MAppSc(OT); BAppSc(OT)

Biography

Rosalind Bye is a senior lecturer, specialising in occupational therapy, in the School of Biomedical and Health Sciences. Ros gained her undergraduate degree at Cumberland College of Health Sciences in 1989 and worked as a clinical occupational therapist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. In 1991 Ros commenced her Masters research study into occupational therapy in palliative care and began her academic career at the University of Sydney, teaching on the undergraduate occupational therapy program. Ros completed her masters study, and then moved to the University of Western Sydney in 1996 to become a lecturer in occupational therapy. Ros has since completed her PhD study into family adaptation following an acquired brain injury of an adolescent child. She has continued to teach on the undergraduate occupational therapy program, including honours supervision.

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Research

Ros is interested in how families manage day-to-day life following the disability or illness of a family member. She has also conducted several studies trying to understand how therapists make decisions about being client or family-centred in their intervention. Ros is interested in the stories, experiences and perspectives of others, mainly using qualitative methods to understand others' perspectives.

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Selected Publications

Olney, I., Bye, R., Coxon, K., Coe, R., & Bissett, M. (2010). OT’s collaborating in IT: A team approach to improving learning and teaching using a staged implementation of technology. Paper presented at the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 27th annual Conference, Brighton Le Sands, Australia.

Bye, R.A., Llewellyn, G.M., & Christl, K.E. (2009). The end of life. In B.R. Bonder, et al (Eds), Functional performance in older adults (3rd ed.) (pp. 633 – 655). Philadelphia: FA Davis & Company.

Cusick, A., & Bye, R. (2006). Occupational therapists in action. Local and global: Guest editorial. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research: Occupation, Participation and Health, 26(2), 43-44.

Sharp, N.L., Bye, R.A., Llewellyn, G.M., & Cusick, A. (2006). Fitting back in: Adolescents returning to school after severe acquired brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28(12), 767-778.

Bye, R.A., Llewellyn, G.M., & Christl, K.E. (2001). The end of life. In B.R. Bonder, & M.B.Wagner (Eds), Functional performance in older adults (2nd ed.)(pp.500-519). Philadelphia: FA Davis Company.

McCallum, J., Calder, R., Walsh, J., Moy, S., Adamzcuk, S., Bye, R., & Nakamura, T. (2001). Australian aged care and the new international paradigm. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 20(3)(Supp 2), 5-15.

Bye, R. (2000). Occupational therapy in Australia. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 3(1), 27-29.

McCallum, J., Nakamura, T., Bye, R., & Jackson, D. (2000). Day surgery for older people (70+): Selection versus outcome effects. Ambulatory Surgery, 8(3), 143-149.

Jackson, D., Teale, G., Bye, R., McCallum, J., & Stein, I. (1999). Postacute care for older Aboriginal people: An exploratory-descriptive study. The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 7, 53-59.

Bye, R. (1998). When clients are dying: Occupational therapists' perspectives. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 18(1), 3-24.

Llewellyn, G., McConnell, D., & Bye, R. (1998). Perception of service needs by parents with intellectual disability, their significant others and their service workers. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 19(3), 245-260.

Llewellyn, G., Bye, R., & McConnell, D. (1997). Parents with intellectual disability and mainstream family agencies. International Journal of Practical Approaches to Disability, 21(3), 9-13.

McConnell, D., Llewellyn, G., & Bye, R. (1997). Providing services for parents with intellectual disability: Parent's needs and service constraints. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 22(1), 5-17.

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Grants/Current Projects

Currently investigating the use of client and family-centred practice by occupational therapists working with older adolescents across a range of clinical areas: mental health, autism spectrum disorder, brain injury, intellectual disability, and cerebral palsy. 

Teaching

Ros has teaching interests in areas related to occupational therapy theory, process and practice. These important teaching areas help occupational therapy students to understand their profession and commence their professional socialisation into their future clinical role. She also enjoys one-on-one honours supervision, helping occupational therapy honours students to commence their research training in a supportive and guided way.

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Awards/Honours

Carrick Australian Award for University Teaching (2006): Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (team award given to the occupational therapy program team).

 Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award Teaching and Learning (2005): Highly Commended (team award given to the occupational therapy program team).

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Professional Activities

Member of OT Australia.

Referee for the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.

Podium presentations at the following professional conferences:

2006 - World Federation of Occupational Therapy Conference, Sydney

2006 - Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, 29th Annual Brain Impairment Conference, Sydney

2001 - OT Australia 21st National Conference, Brisbane

1999 - OT Australia 20th National Conference, Canberra

1998 - National Public Health Association Conference, Hobart

Ros is also an active member of her local community and the University community. 

Ros was the President (2006-2007) and Vice-President (2005) of the parent management committee of the not-for-profit UWS Campbelltown-based childcare centre, "UNIque Kids".

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