Ms Louise CATO
Senior Speech Pathologist/Case Coordinator, State Head Injury Unit of WA
To investigate community support and advocacy services for those living with
communication impairment following Acquired Brain Injury – UK, Netherlands,
USA, Canada
Mr Danny DEUTSCHER
Regional Coordinator, Vocational Education Program, INSTEP West
The Park Family Churchill Fellowship to identify factors influencing young
people in making career decisions relating to apprenticeships – UK, USA
Mrs Judith HILL
Primary School Teacher, WA Department of Education and Training
To study intergenerational, cross-cultural participation in global child centred
environmental projects – New Zealand, USA, UK, Brazil
Ms Julie JACKSON
SIC Family Court Services/Protection Services, Legal Aid WA
The WA Department for Child Protection Churchill Fellowship to study methods
to achieve an integrated and collaborative approach to improve services for
children and their families where there are child welfare concerns – New Zealand,
USA, Canada, UK
Ms Wendy CLINCH
Chief Executive Officer, Wirraka Maya Health Service
To investigate the application of international holistic models of Aboriginal
health services provided in remote communities – USA, Canada
Dr Paul DOUGHTY
Curator of Herpetology, Western Australian Museum
The Australian Biological Resources Study Churchill Fellowship to examine Australian
specimens which will result in a large number of new species descriptions of
frogs and reptiles, particularly geckos – UK, USA
Ms Vicki JACK
Director Schools/District Director, Pilbara Department of Education, The Vincent
Fairfax Family Foundation Churchill
Fellowship to explore models of educational delivery that are encompassing
and respectful of cultural obligations specifically related to rural and remote
Indigenous communities – USA, Canada, Sweden
Ms Veronica LAKE
English Teacher, Applecross Senior High School
To visit theatre companies and investigate their educational programmes for
connecting Shakespeare to young people in the classroom situation – UK, Canada
Dr Claire LANGDON
Senior Dysphagia Specialist/Research Coordinator, Speech Pathology, Sir Charles
Gairdner Hospital
To study the use of stimulation devices to improve function in people with
eating, drinking and swallowing impairments – South Korea, Netherlands, France,
UK, USA
Mr Jamie WOOD
Senior Physiotherapist for Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis, Sir Charles
Gairdner Hospital
To study physiotherapy techniques for people with Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis
– UK, Sweden, Belgium
Mr Timothy ROBERTON
Self-employed Community Development Coordinator, Grassroots Strategies
To study the innovative community music and disability activities of L'Association
Nationale Ressource Musique et Handicap – France
Ms Tiffane BATES
To study the breeding of bees that are resistant to the parasitic mite Varroa – New Zealand, USA, France, Germany
Miss Floeur ALDER
Independent Artist, Teacher, Choreographer
John Curtin College of the Arts, Perth Ballet School, Perth College
The Stuart and Norma Leslie Churchill Fellowship to undertake a research tour
of the oldest, traditional classical ballet institutions throughout Europe and
Russia – Russia, Denmark, France, UK
Ms Michelle BROWN
Visiting Teacher for the Deaf, WA Institute of Deaf Education
To implement sustainable Conductive Hearing Loss
programs for Aboriginal students and their communities –
Canada
Mr Marc DIMMICK
Enterprise Architect, Department for Child Protection
The WA Department for Child Protection Churchill
Fellowship to explore how breakthroughs in mobile
technology can help social workers in the field provide an
improved child protection service – USA, UK, Austria
Dr Michael FRANCKI
Manager, Biotechnology, Department of Agriculture and Food
The Ron Badman Family Churchill Fellowship to develop
new resistant wheat varieties to ensure the security of
Australian wheat production upon incursion of foreign pests
and diseases – Syria, Mexico, USA
Mr Bradley JACKSON
Blacksmith – Living Iron
The Park Family Churchill Fellowship to research and
develop advanced techniques for the production,
restoration and conservation of traditional ironwork – UK,
USA, Italy
Mr Stephen WALKER
Self-employed Barrister
To investigate services for enhancing patient participation in
mental health decisions particularly for Indigenous people
and those in remote areas – Canada, USA, New Zealand
Ms Janine BORELAND
Documentary Director/Writer/Producer/Lecturer Banksia Media, Artemis International,
Seadog TV, FTI
To research American models of multimedia storytelling
projects for communities – USA
Professor Shelda DEBOWSKI
Director, Organisational and Staff Development Services
University of Western Australia
To investigate capabilities and frameworks to support
university researcher development – UK, USA, New
Zealand
Dr Felicity FLACK
Manager, Policy and Client Services, PHRN
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
To investigate different models of data linkage to
maximise the public benefit and minimise the risks to
individual privacy – UK, Canada
Dr Anthony HART
Principal Research Scientist (Molluscs), Research Division
Department of Fisheries
To investigate successful commerical scale
enhancement of highly valued mollusc fisheries in
Western Australia – New Zealand, Japan, USA, Ireland
Miss Christina KATSIMBARDIS
Freelance Musician
The Mr and Mrs Gerald Frank New Churchill Fellowship to
undertake intensive contemporary violin tuition with
renowned pedagogues Mary Rowell and Curt Macomber –
Canada, USA
A/Professor Theresa WILLIAMS
Director, WA Centre for Mental Health Policy
Research Department of Health
To investigate the policy and practice of self
directed support for people with a mental illness –
UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands