By Professor Karen Raewyn Fisher

Journal articles

Fisher KR; Shang XS, 2014, 'Protecting the right to life of children with disabilities in China', Journal of Social Service Research, 40, pp. 560 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2014.922521

Robinson S; Fisher KR; Strike R, 2014, 'Participatory and inclusive approaches to disability program evaluation', Australian Social Work, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2014.902979

Shang X; Fisher KR, 2014, 'Social support for mothers of children with disabilities in China', Journal of Social Service Research, 40, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2014.896849

Fisher KR; Shang X, 2013, 'Access to health and therapy services for families of children with disabilities in China', Disability and Rehabilitation, 35, pp. 2157 - 2163, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.770566

Fisher KR; Robinson S; Parker S, 2013, 'Can policy to address some disability rights mitigate weak approaches to others?', International Journal of Public Administration, 36, pp. 512 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2013.772633

Dadich A; Fisher KR; Muir K, 2013, 'How can non-clinical case management complement clinical support for people with chronic mental illness residing in the community?', Psychology, Health and Medicine, 18, pp. 482 - 489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2012.748207

Thanabalasingham G; Pal A; Selwood MP; Dudley C; Fisher K; Bingley PJ; Ellard S; Farmer AJ; McCarthy MI; Owen KR, 2012, 'Systematic Assessment of Etiology in Adults With a Clinical Diagnosis of Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Is a Successful Strategy for Identifying Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young', DIABETES CARE, 35, pp. 1206 - 1212, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc11-1243

Zhang X; Fisher KR, 2011, 'Evaluating the elderly care community services in Shanghai', International Conference on Management and Service Science Mass 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICMSS.2011.5998788

Fisher KR; Shang X; Li Z, 2011, 'Absent role of the state: analysis of social support to older people with disability in rural China', Social Policy and Administration, 45, pp. 633 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00799.x

Fisher KR; Li J; Fan L, 2011, 'Barriers to the supply of non-government disability services in China', Journal of Social Policy, 41, pp. 161 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047279411000365

Shang X; Fisher KR; Xie J, 2011, 'Discrimination against children with disability in China', International Journal of Social Welfare, 20, pp. 298 - 308, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122439464/abstract

Shang X; Saldov M; Fisher KR, 2011, 'Informal kinship care of orphans in rural China', Social Policy and Society, 10, pp. 103 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746410000436

Fisher KR; Shang X; Blaxland M, 2011, 'Introduction: Moving towards Human Rights Based Social Policies in China', Social Policy and Society, 10, pp. 67 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746410000394

Fisher KR; Shang X; Blaxland M, 2011, 'Introduction: moving towards human rights based social policies in China', Social Policy and Society, 10, pp. 67 - 70

Fisher KR; Shang X; Blaxland M, 2011, 'Review Article: human rights based social policies challenges for China', Social Policy and Society, 10, pp. 71 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746410000400

Laragy C; Fisher KR; Cedersund E; Campbell-McLean C, 2011, 'Support as a complement, intrusion and right - evidence from ageing and disability support service users in Sweden and Australia', Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 25, pp. 745 - 753

Anderson KD; Acuff ME; Arp BG; Backus D; Chun S; Fisher K; Fjerstad JE; Graves DE; Greenwald K; Groah SL; Harkema SJ; Horton JA; Huang M-N; Jennings M; Kelley KS; Kessler SM; Kirshblum S; Koltenuk S; Linke M; Ljungberg I; Nagy J; Nicolini L; Roach MJ; Salles S; Scelza WM; Read MS; Reeves RK; Scott MD; Tansey KE; Theis JL; Tolfo CZ; Whitney M; Williams CD; Winter CM; Zanca JM, 2011, 'United States (US) multi-center study to assess the validity and reliability of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III)', SPINAL CORD, 49, pp. 880 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sc.2011.20

Fisher KR; Purcal C, 2010, 'Effective personalised housing support for people with disabilities – case study analysis', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 45, pp. 527 - 542

Fisher KR; Purcal C, 2010, 'Effectiveness of individual funding for disability support', SPRC newsletter, pp. 1 - 7, http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/File/NL105.pdf

Parker S; Fisher KR, 2010, 'Facilitators and Barriers in Australian Disability Housing Support Policies: Using a Human Rights Framework', Disability Studies Quarterly, 30, http://www.dsq-sds.org/article/view/1283/1310

Fisher KR; Robinson S, 2010, 'Will policy makers hear my disability experience? How participatory research contributes to managing interest conflict in policy implementation', Social Policy and Society, 9, pp. 207 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746409990339

Baker M; Fisher K; Lai M; Duddy M; Baker S, 2009, 'Slow Orthostatic Tremor in Multiple Sclerosis', MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 24, pp. 1550 - 1553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.22630

Fisher KR; Parker S; Purcal C, 2009, 'Measuring the effectiveness of new approaches to housing support policy for persons with disabilities', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 68, pp. 319 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00642.x

Muir K; Fisher KR; Dadich A; Abello D, 2008, 'Challenging the exclusion of people with mental illness: the Mental Health Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI)', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 43, pp. 271 - 290, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=191820160126200;res=IELHSS

Fisher KR; Li J, 2008, 'Chinese disability independent living policy', Disability and Society, 23, pp. 171 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687590701841216

Purcal C; Fisher KR, 2007, 'Balancing qualified staff requirements with shortage of recruits in child care – The NSW experience', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 42, pp. 387 - 399

Muir K; Fisher KR, 2007, 'Stable housing, the foundation of improved mental health: findings from the Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI)', New Paradigm, pp. 50 - 53

Purcal C; Fisher KR, 2006, 'Affordability funding models for early childhood services', Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 31, pp. 49 - 58

valentine K; Fisher KR; Thomson CM, 2006, 'Making integration happen: the Families First experience', Child Abuse Review, 15, pp. 414 - 428

Fisher KR; Thomson CM; valentine K, 2006, 'The implementation of Families First NSW: process lessons from the first four years', Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 31 (1), pp. 11 - 19

Roberts BH; Fisher K, 2006, 'URBAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA: TRENDS, ISSUES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF REGIONAL STUDIES, 12, pp. 359 - 382

FERSON MJ; FISHER K, 1994, 'COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN CHILD-CARE CENTERS - EFFECTS ON PARENTAL WORK ABSENTEEISM', JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 30, pp. 557 - 558, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1994PX20000031&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Papers

Dulski J; Baker M; Banks S; Bayat M; Bruffaerts R; Chmiela T; Cruz G; Disserol C; Fisher K; Jainy N; Kalman B; Kantarci O; Maltsev D; Middleton C; Novotni G; Plaseska-Karanfilska D; Raskin S; Souza J; Teive H; Wszolek Z, 2024, 'Global Presence and Penetrance of CSF1R-Related Disorder', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY, PA, Philadelphia, pp. S743 - S743, presented at International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (MDS), PA, Philadelphia, 28 September 2024 - 01 October 2024

Di Ruffia FPB; Chybowski B; Jordan B; Fisher K; Gonzalez-Sulser A; Rodriguez JE; Shetty J, 2024, 'Can a machine learning classifier pipeline detect infantile spasms in a clinical dataset?', in EPILEPSIA, WILEY, ITALY, Rome, pp. 110 - 111, presented at 15th European Epilepsy Congress, ITALY, Rome, 07 September 2024 - 11 September 2024

Fisher K; O'Shea P, 2023, 'Valuing diversity as strength in how we build social equality', in McConkey K; Hatherly C (ed.), Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Canberra, pp. 79 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.60651/ZNTQ-H996

Roberts J; Fitches A; Fisher K; Grammick S; Holler D; Pinto E; Ismail Z; Asalya M, 2022, 'NYG@Home: A Blended Model Supporting Patients at Home During COVID-19', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE, UBIQUITY PRESS LTD, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC21260

Kenworthy A; Luker J; Fisher K, 2022, 'Understanding the journey of Dravet syndrome patients and their families: a qualitative study of their lived experience', in EPILEPSIA, WILEY, pp. 259 - 260

Thorburn K; Harris M; Spooner C; Fisher K, 2021, 'Learning about co-design in primary care', in AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. LI - LI, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000681602200095&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sardar S; Bhatnagar R; Badawy R; Burton J; Aggarwal V; Romero K; Minchik M; Spott M; Hill D; Cosman J; Lansdall C; Stebbins G; Zach N; Frasier M; Hastings T; Javidnia M; Duffen J; Matthews H; Lawton M; Dexter D; Ratcliffe N; Fisher K; Oliva L; Jones S; Dowling A; Meinders M; Evers L; Bloem B; Cedarbaum J; Muller M; Stephenson D, 2021, 'A Metadata-Driven Tool to Determine the Robustness of Digital Health Technologies Assessments for Parkinson's disease Leveraging the Voice of the Patient', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY, pp. S573 - S573

Roussos G; Bhatnagar R; Burton J; Cosman J; Derungs A; Dowling A; Fisher K; Hill D; Kilambi KP; Evers L; Mehrotra N; Minchik M; Muller M; Herrero TR; Sardar S; Stephenson D, 2021, 'Identifying and Controlling Variability in Digital Health Measures in Parkinson's disease Clinical Trials', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY, pp. S150 - S150

Hill D; Stephenson D; Brayanov J; Claes K; Badawy R; Sardar S; Fisher K; Lee S; Bannon A; Terebaite V; Bhatnagar R, 2021, 'Metadata standards to support deployment of Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Trials in Parkinson's Disease (PD)', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY, pp. S561 - S561

Adams J; Dorsey E; Herrero TR; Auinger P; Alexander R; Rubens R; Tracey B; Zach N; O'Donnell P; Best A; Severson J; Kostrzebski M; Stevenson E; Wilmot P; Pohlson Y; Cosman J; Fisher K; Edgerton J; Kangarloo T, 2021, 'WATCH-PD: Wearable Assessments in the Clinic and Home in Parkinson's Disease: Baseline Analyses', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY, pp. S160 - S161

Cedarbaum J; Taylor K; Hill D; Alexander R; Luo Y; Rubens R; Zach N; Cosman J; Dowling A; Fisher K; Oliva L; Hitchcock J; Lawton M; Conrado D; Romero K; Minchik M; Meulien D; Yang B; Forman M; Bataille L; Dexter D; Gallagher J; Braxenthaler M; Lindemann M; Boroojerdi B; Stebbins G; Bloem B; Hu M; Dorsey E; Stephenson D, 2019, 'Enabling efficient use of digital health technologies to support Parkinson's disease drug development through precompetitive collaboration', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY, FRANCE, Nice, pp. S33 - S34, presented at International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, FRANCE, Nice, 22 September 2019 - 26 September 2019

Breen DP; Nombela C; Vuono R; Jones PS; Fisher K; Burn DJ; Brooks DJ; Reddy AB; Rowe JB; Barker RA, 2016, 'Hypothalamic volume loss is associated with reduced melatonin output in Parkinson's disease', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY-BLACKWELL, GERMANY, Berlin, pp. S102 - S103, presented at 20th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, GERMANY, Berlin, 19 June 2016 - 23 June 2016

Shang X; Fisher KAREN; Fisher K, 2016, 'Never become an adult? Support to young people with disabilities in Chinese state care to achieve economic security', Auckland, New Zealand., presented at the 5th International Conference on Adoption Research, Auckland, New Zealand., 07 January 2016 - 11 January 2016

Vuono RR; Breen DP; Fisher K; Reddy AB; Barker RA, 2013, 'Circadian expression profile of clock genes in early Parkinson's disease patients', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. S226 - S227

Breen DP; Vuono R; Fisher K; Nawarathna S; Shneerson JM; Reddy AB; Barker RA, 2012, 'Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in incident Parkinson's disease - A multimodal analysis', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY-BLACKWELL, IRELAND, Dublin, pp. S217 - S218, presented at 16th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, IRELAND, Dublin, 17 June 2012 - 21 June 2012

Hartweg J; Paul S; Fisher K; Carter R; Klyne R-N; Holman RR, 2009, 'Do Glycoalbumin Levels Preferentially Reflect Postprandial Glucose Excursions?', in DIABETES, AMER DIABETES ASSOC, LA, New Orleans, pp. A505 - A506, presented at 69th Annual Meeting of the American-Diabetes-Association, LA, New Orleans, 05 June 2009 - 09 June 2009

Fisher KR; Purcal C, 2008, 'Measuring effective housing support policy for people with disability', Sydney, presented at National Disability Services Accommodation and Social Participation Conference, Sydney

Purcal C; Fisher KR, 2005, 'Affordability funding models for early childhood services', in SPRC (ed.), Australian Social Policy Conference 2005, University of New South Wales, presented at Australian Social Policy Conference 2005, University of New South Wales

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