معرفی
Vicki Tillott serves as a Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) in the Department of Allied Health and Midwifery within the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University, where she leverages her extensive clinical background as a registered occupational therapist specializing in workplace rehabilitation.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy), University of Sydney (1988-1991)
Her research critically examines cultural safety frameworks in occupational therapy practice with First Nations communities in Australia. As a PhD candidate through Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples, she investigates First Nations peoples' lived experiences of cultural safety and evaluates whether occupational therapy students achieve culturally safe practice competence prior to graduation. This work bridges clinical practice, Indigenous health equity, and healthcare education reform.
Her research priorities encompass:
- Cultural safety implementation in healthcare
- Occupational therapy education
- Indigenous health outcomes
- Workplace rehabilitation systems
- First Nations health sovereignty
- Decolonizing clinical practice
