Sue Taylor

Sue Taylor is a Senior Lecturer at The University of Western Australia's Medical School, specifically within the Rural Clinical School. She is based at the university's Perth campus (35 Stirling Highway, 6009 Perth, Australia) and maintains an active research profile with a Scopus h-index of 7 and 178 total citations.

Her research interests focus on pediatric rehabilitation, particularly in the areas of cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, and occupational therapy interventions. She specializes in assessment tools for children with neurological conditions, music therapy applications for neurodisability, and implementation science related to occupational therapy practices. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on developing and validating assessment tools for children with cerebral palsy, particularly focusing on sensory and motor functions. Her work spans both clinical research and systematic reviews, with notable contributions in music therapy interventions for children with neurodisabilities and barriers to implementing occupational therapy recommendations in home settings.

Dr. Taylor actively collaborates with researchers across multiple institutions, with publication topics spanning cerebral palsy (100% research focus), hemiplegia (38%), construct validity (38%), pediatrics (28%), adolescent health (25%), systematic reviews (23%), intrarater reliability (22%), and occupational therapy (22%).

She has advised or collaborated with researchers including Valentine, Thornton, Elliott, McLean, and Carey on numerous projects related to pediatric rehabilitation and assessment tools. Her work appears in journals such as Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, and Obesity Surgery.