Galvaan, R (2023). Towards generative disruptions: Engaging an imaginative praxis. Workshop presented at the Occupational Therapy African Region Group Congress, Namibia, August 2023.

Galvaan, R (2023). Higher Education Student Mental Health & Wellbeing: 
Developing contextually congruent responses, online presentation at II International Seminar “Occupational Therapy, Education and Youth”: Theoretical and Methodological Dialogues for Radical Inclusion

Pillay, M., Kathard, H.,Hansjee, D., Smith,C., Spencer, S., Suphi, A.,Tempest, A.,Theil. L.  Critical Conversations on Decoloniality in SLT education. Presented at Royal College Speech-language Therapy, November 2023. Best abstract in showcase and  share category.

Kathard, H., Decolonising Curriculum. Rehabilitation Professions, Joint Study Day, 23 Sept 2023. ADAPT.     

Kathard, H., Driving contextually relevant practice: linking what we know with what we do and what our patients need. SASLHA panel discussion, 21 October 2023.

Parusnath,P.  Kathard, H., Mallick, R. (2023). The stories we tell: Engaging with Family and community Narratives to evolving communication supports for neurodivergent children. International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Kathard, H., Macamba, R., Pillay, M, & Abrahams, K. (2023) Applying a critical lens to understanding language and communication in early childhood. A South African Case study. International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Pillay, M. Kathard, H. Farah, W., Quigan, E., Karani-Golf, T.,Manuel, A., Booi,M. Kharmis, R. Brea, M.R, Abrahams, K., Hickey, E. WICKed (Whiteness, Indigeneity, Coloniality and Knowledge in Education) Games for the global speech-language swallowing and hearing professions. International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Keynote address

Lorenzo, T (2023) Reducing inequities: Personal perspectives on disability-inclusive research as a strategy to improve the lives of persons with disability. 8th World Disability and Rehabilitation conference, Sri Lanka, 9-10 November 2023

Lorenzo, T., Damonse, S., Duncan, M., Essop, F, Gabriels, S., Mahlangu, J., Mayat, N and Peters, F. (2023) Community Rehabilitation Empowered Workforce (CREW) for health systems strengthening. Roundtable with Department of Health Western Cape.

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2023

Aldersey, H.M., Lartey, J. K. S., Gabriels, S., Xu, X.1, Abrahams, D., Batorowicz, B., Abebe, S.M., Mamo, T.L., Nyoka, N.3, and Lorenzo, T.  (Accepted 2023) “I really wanted to further my education but that wasn’t possible”: Out of School Experiences of youth with disabilities in Ethiopia, Ghana, and South Africa International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education

 Cobbing, S., Gaede, B., Lorenzo, T. and Chetty, V (2023) Pushing down the walls: advocating for “rehabilitation for all” in South Africa Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal

Gamieldien, F., Galvaan, R., Myers, B., Sorsdahl, K., 2023. Mental Health Service Users and Their Caregivers Perspectives on Personal Recovery from Severe Mental Health Conditions in Cape Town, South Africa: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health..https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-023-00341-8

Galvaan, R (2023). Chapter 10: Through the eyes of a Bo-Kaap woman IN Butler-Kisber, Clark-Keefe, K and Savin-Baden M (2023). Narrative Inquiry of Displacement: Stories of Challenge, Change and Resilience. Routledge Press

Gretschel, P., Ramugondo, E. L., & Galvaan, R. (2023). Linking Paradigms and Methodologies in a Qualitative Case Study Focused On Exploring the Operation of Power in Human Actions During the Design of a New Occupational Therapy Intervention. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231187590

Hyett, N., Peters, L., Gibson, C., Malfitano, A. P. S., Lauckner, H., Leclair, L., & Galvaan, R. (2023). International community of practice: learning from experiences of community development and social occupational therapy. Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 31, e3551. https://doi.org/10.1590/2526-8910.ctoAO272435512

Lorenzo, T., Parker, R., Reardon, C., Ernstzen, D., Stofberg, H., Mason, B (in press) “Beating Fibromyalgia- a pain in the butt” A case of chronic widespread pain –managing nociplastic pain in the community. Chapter 3

Mahlangu, J.N., Adams, F.,  Baldwin-Ragaven, L. and Lorenzo, T. (in press) Disability Studies and Critical Pedagogy in Health Professional Education: Developing a community-focused inclusive workforce In Handbook on Disability and Global Health Eds: L. Ned, M. Rivas, S. Singh , L. Swartz and K. Soldatic Routledge: UK, USA

Lysack, CL, Adamo, DE and Galvaan, R (2023) Social, Economic and Political factors that influence Occupational Performance IN Gillen G and Brown C (2023). Willard and Spackman’s Occupational Therapy (14th edition) Wolters Kluwer

Kasu, S.,  Mlambo, T., Sait, A. and Lorenzo, T. (20220 “I See Myself Working”: Potential Livelihoods Development Opportunities for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities Through Participation in Sports Activities and Events. Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 10(1): GJIDD.MS.ID.555779 (2022)  ISSN: 2575-8586

Pillay, M., Quigan, E.  & Kathard, H.  (2023): Questions of suitability: The Sustainable Development Goals, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2022.2160013 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2022.2160013. Published online: 16 February 2023.

Pillay, M., Kathard, H., Hansjee, D., Smith, C., Spencer, S., Suphi, A., Tempest, A., & Thiel, L. (2023). Decoloniality and healthcare higher education: Critical conversations. International journal of language & communication disorders, 10.1111/1460-6984.12982. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12982

2022

Abrahams, K., Abdullah, A., Pillay, M., & Kathard, H. (2022). Emerging Professional Identity Formation: Exploring Coloniality in the Rehabilitation Professions. Professions and Professionalism, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.7577/pp.4627

Abrahams, K., Mallick, R., Hohlfeld, A., Suliaman, T., & Kathard, H. (2022). Emerging professional practices focusing on reducing inequity in speech-language therapy and audiology: a scoping review protocol. Systematic reviews, 11(1), 74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01953-0

Ebrahim A, Lorenzo T, Kathard H. (2022). Traversing Disability: Building Social Capital through Skill Development for Employment. Disabilities.; 2(3):439-450. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities2030031

Ebrahim A, Lorenzo T, Kathard H. (2022). Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion. Disabilities.; 2(2):317-329. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities2020023

Galvaan, R., Peters, L., Richards, L.-A., Francke, M., & Krenzer, M. L. M. (2022). Pedagogies within occupational therapy curriculum: Centering a decolonial praxis in community development practice. Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 30(e3133). doi:https://doi.org/10.1590/2526-8910.ctoAO24023133

Hendricks F, Galvaan R, al-Ninowy SMbY (2022). Tensions in describing Muslim religious practices: Insights generated from an Islamic monotheist perspective. Journal of Occupational Science, 1-11.  https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2022.2132997

Kathard, H., Parusnath, P., Thabane, L., Pillay, M., Jing Hu, Z., le Roux, J., Harty, M., O Carrol, S., & Mallick, R. (2022). A survey of communication supports in Grade R classrooms in the Western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 69(1), 13 pages. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v69i1.871

Kathard, H., Budree, A. (2022) An exploration of decolonial transdisciplinary curriculum change in higher education book chapter Transforming Teaching and Learning experiences for helping professions in higher education. Brill publishers

Lorenzo. T. (editor section 7) (2022) Studying Critical Disability – A Transformative and  Inclusive Agenda for Social Change In M. Rioux, J. Viera, A. Buettgen, and E. Zubrov. (Eds) Handbook of Disability: Critical Thought, Human Rights and Social Change in a Globalizing World. Springer: United States

McConkey, R. and Lorenzo, T. (2022) Leisure and friendships. In Learning Disabilities: Towards Inclusion. 7th edition. H. Atherton and D. Crickmore (Eds) Chapter 21. Elsevier.

Staley, B., Fernandes, M., Hickey, E., Barrett, H., Wylie, K., Marshall, J., Pillay, M., Kathard, H., Sowden, R., Rochus, D., Westby, C., Roman, T., & Hartley, S. (2022). Stitching a new garment: Considering the future of the speech–language therapy profession globally. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 69(1), 5 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v69i1.932

Stemela-Zali, U., Kathard, H., & Sefotho, M. (2022). The matrix of linguisticexclusions impeding career construction for D/deaf learners. African Journal of Disability, 11, 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.935

2021

Abrahams, K., Mallick, R., Pillay, D., Kathard, H. (2021). Artful representations as productive resistance.
Researcher learnings in expanding the boundaries of Critical Methodology in Speech-language Pathology. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol 20,1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211047825

Aldrich, R. M., Galvaan, R., Gerlach, A. J., Rudman, D. L., Magalhães, L., Pollard, N., & Farias, L. (2021). Promoting critically informed learning and knowing about occupation through conference engagements. Journal of Occupational Science, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2021.1970617

Galvaan, R. (2021). Generative disruption through occupational science: Enacting possibilities for deep human connection. Journal of Occupational Science, 28(1), 6-18. doi:10.1080/14427591.2020.1818276

Gamieldien, F., Galvaan, R., Myers, B., Syed, Z., & Sorsdahl, K. (2021). Exploration of recovery of people living with severe mental illness (smi) in low/middle-income countries (lmics): A scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(3), e045005. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045005

Gamieldien, F., Galvaan, R., Myers, B. et al. (2021). Service Providers Perspectives on Personal Recovery from Severe Mental Illness in Cape Town, South Africa: A Qualitative Study. Community Mental Health J.

Le Roux, M., Kathard, H., and Lorenzo, T. (2021). Creating inclusive Performing Arts practices for development of youth with disabilities: A critical ethnographic study. African Journal of Disability, 10, 8 pages. doi: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v10i0.753

Mallick, R., Kathard, H., Thabane,L. Pillay,M., (2021).  A scoping review of school age stuttering intervention literature. Evidence-based Commuication Assessment and Intervention DOI: 10.1080/17489539.2021.1976964

Rebecca M. Aldrich, Roshan Galvaan, Alison J. Gerlach, Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Lilian Magalhães, Nick Pollard & Lisette Farias (2021) Promoting critically informed learning and knowing about occupation through conference engagements, Journal of Occupational Science, DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2021.1970617

Tshabalala, N. Agbettor, E.  and Lorenzo, T., (2021) Youth, Women, and Disability in Africa: Economic Empowerment and Community Strategies to Leave No One Behind. In Disability in Africa: Inclusion, Care, and the Ethics of Humanity Edited by N. Hamel and T. Falola Chapter 13, p286-305. University of Rochester Press: USA

Van Pletzen, E., Kabaso, B., and Lorenzo, T. (2021) Community-based workers’ capacity to develop inclusive livelihoods for youth with disabilities in Botswana. African Journal of Disability; Vol 10 Dec. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v10i0.851

2020

Budree, A., Kathard, H. Design Thinking for Technology (2020): Supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders in Developing Countries: In T. Wadhera, T., D. Kakkar, A participatory Design for Inclusivity. In interdisciplinary approaches to altering neurodevelopmental disorders. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3069-6.ch011

de Vries, E., Kathard, H., Muller, A. (2020) Debate: Why should gender-affirming healthcare be included in Health Science Curricula. BMC Medical Education, 20(1).1-10  doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-1963-6  

Gamieldien, F., Galvaan, R., Myers, B., & Sorsdahl, K. (2020). Exploration of recovery of people living with severe mental illness (smi) in low-income and middle-income countries (lmic): A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open,10(2), e032912. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032912

Kathard, H., Galvaan, R., & Kleintjes, S. (2020). Covid-19 higher education response: How are we being equitable and inclusive? HELTASA. https://heltasa.org.za/covid-19-higher-education-response-how-are-we-being equitable-and-inclusive/

Kathard, H., Padarath, A., Galvaan, R., Lorenzo, T. (2020).  SAHR editorial. Theme: Access to health care for persons with disabilities in South Africa, South African Health Review 2020. Durban, Health Systems Trust, URL: https://www.hst.org.za/publications/Pages/SAHR2020

Lorenzo, T. and Duncan, M. (2020) Deep down in our hearts: Journal of Disability and Religion online 22 Sept

Lorenzo, T., Hansen, A., Dayal, H., and Gabriels, S. (2020) Community based workers in times of Covid-19. The Conversation, May 13

Ned, L., Tiwari, R., Hess-April, L., Lorenzo, T. and Chikte, U. (2020) Tapping on mid-level workers as a strategy for developing community-based rehabilitation workforce through training for rural contexts. Frontiers in Public Health

Nhunzvi, C., Langhaug, L., Mavindidze, E., Harding, R., & Galvaan, R. (2020). Occupational justice and social inclusion among people living with hiv and people with mental illness: A scoping review. BMJ Open, 10(8), e036916. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036916

Panday, S., Kathard, H., & Wilson, W. (2020). The validity of an isiZulu speech reception threshold test for use with adult isiZulu speakers. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 67(1), 7 pages. Doi: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v67i1.690

Peters, L., & Galvaan, R. (2020). A scoping review exploring ‘opportunity’ in occupational science: Possibilities for  conceptual development. Journal of Occupational Science, 1-19. doi:10.1080/14427591.2020.1832906

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