BA (Honours), PhD (Clinical Neuropsychology)
Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology
Editorial Board Memberships: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Brain Impairment.
International/National Committee Memberships: World Federation of Neurorehabilitation's Special Interest Group in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.
Contact details for Dr Tamara Ownsworth
Research expertise
- Dr Ownsworth is a clinical neuropsychologist with over 10 years clinical experience and research in the field.
- Broad research interests include rehabilitation and psychological adjustment to neurological disorders such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, and brain tumour.
- A specific research interest is metacognition (i.e., self-awareness and self-regulation skills) following acquired brain injury and clinical trials of community-based metacognitive rehabilitation.
- Investigating determinants of successful outcome during the hospital to home transition following brain injury.
- Assessing the supportive care needs and quality of life of individuals with brain tumour.
- Developing and validating a tool to monitor therapy progress in post-acute rehabilitation.
Current teaching areas
- Dr Ownsworth mainly teaches in the area of neuropsychology (i.e., brain-behaviour relationships, neurological disorders, and rehabilitation) and clinical assessment at honours and postgraduate level.
- She also teaches foundations of clinical psychology and neuropsychology in various courses across the years of the undergraduate program.
- Dr Ownsworth supervises research projects at honours level and as a consultant in the Neuropsychology Clinic she supervises postgraduate students on externship placements.
Publications
2012
1. Gracey, F., Ownsworth, T. (2012). The experience of self in the world: the personal and social contexts of identity change after brain injury. In A. Haslam, C. Haslam & J. Jetten (Eds). The Social Cure (p. 273-295). Hove, East Sussex: Psychology Press.
2011
2. Ownsworth, T., & Fleming, J. (2011). Adopting a growth perspective in brain injury research: Theoretical perspectives and empirical findings. Editors of Special Issue of Brain Impairment, 12(2).
3. Ownsworth, T., & Fleming, J. (2011). Editorial: Growth through loss after brain injury. Special Issue of Brain Impairment, 12, 79-81.
4. Silva, J., Ownsworth, T., Fleming, J. & Shields, C. (2011). Enhanced appreciation of life following acquired brain injury: post-traumatic growth at six months post-discharge. Brain Impairment, 12, 93-104.
5. Schmidt, J., Lannin, N., Fleming, J., & Ownsworth, T. (2011). A Systematic Review of Feedback Interventions for Impaired Self-Awareness Following Brain Injury. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 43, 673-680.
6. Turner, B., Fleming, J., Ownsworth, T., & Cornwell. P (2011). Perceived service and support needs during transition from hospital to home following acquired brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 33, 818-829.
7. Ownsworth, T., Chambers, S., Hawkes, A., Walker, D. G., & Shum, D. (2011). Making sense of brain tumour: A qualitative investigation of personal and social processes of adjustment. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 21, 117-137.
8. Ownsworth, T. (2011). Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Theory, models, therapy and outcome; book review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 21, 141-144.
9. Turner, B., Fleming, J., Ownsworth, T., & Cornwell, P. (2011). Perceptions of recovery during the early transition phase from hospital to home following acquired brain injury: a journey of discovery. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 21, 64-91.
10. Ownsworth, T., Fleming, J., Haines, T., Cornwell, P., Kendall M., Nalder, E., & Gordon, G. (2011). Development of depressive symptoms during early community reintegration after traumatic brain injury. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 17, 112-119.
11. Ono, M., Ownsworth, T., & Walters, B. (2011). A preliminary investigation of misconceptions and expectations of the effects of traumatic brain injury and symptom reporting. Brain Injury, 25(2), 237–249.
2010
11. Turner, B., Fleming, J., Parry, J., Vromans, M., Cornwell, P., & Ownsworth, T. (2010). Caregivers of adults with acquired brain injury: the emotional impact of transition from hospital to home. Brain Impairment, 11, 281-292.
12. Ownsworth, T., Hawkes, A., Chambers, S., Walker, D., & David Shum. (2010). Applying a biopsychosocial perspective to investigate factors related to emotional adjustment and quality of life for individuals with brain tumour. Brain Impairment, 11, 270-280.
13. Ownsworth, T. L., Henderson, L., & Chambers, S. (2010). Social support buffers the impact of functional impairments on caregiver psychological well-being in the context of brain tumor and other cancers. Psycho-Oncology, 19, 1116-1122.
14. Ownsworth, T. L. (2010). A metacognitive contextual approach for facilitating return to work following acquired brain injury: Three descriptive case studies. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 36, 381-388.
15. Allen, S., Ownsworth, T. L., Carlson, G., & Strong, J. (2010). Occupational Therapy Expert Witnesses on Work Capacity: Views of Three Professions. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57, 88-94.
16. Ownsworth, T, Gracey, F.2010. Adjustment. In J,H,Stone, M, Blouin, editors. International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation. Available online:
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/encyclopedia/article.php?id=142&language=en (invited article).
17. *Ownsworth, T. L., Quinn, H., Fleming, J., Kendall, M., & Shum, D. (2010). Error self-regulation following traumatic brain injury: A single case study evaluation of metacognitive skills training and behavioural practice interventions. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 20, 59-80.