Associate Professor Deb Keen

PhD, MA, BSpecEd, DipEdPsych, BSc

Deputy Dean (Research), Faculty of Education, & Lecturer, School of Education and Professional Studies (Brisbane, Logan)

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Research Activities

I have developed an integrated program of research in the field of developmental disabilities. I am interested in educational and behavioural interventions for individuals with developmental disabilities (particularly autism) across the lifespan.

Research Grants

  • 2008 - 2010. Engaging to learn: Increasing the engagement of children with autism in learning activities. ARC Linkage. ($167,800 plus $90,000 industry cash contribution). Investigator: Deb Keen.

  • 2007 - 2008. Active Support Train-the-Trainer Evaluation. Disability Services Queensland and the Centre for Developmental Disability Studies ($10,848). Investigator: Deb Keen.

  • 2007. Indicators of child and parent outcomes in family-centered services for young children with disability. University of Newcastle strategic pilot grant ($13,000). Investigators: Ian Dempsey, Deb Keen.

  • 2006 - 2007. Griffith University Industry Collaboration grant ($20,000): Engaging to learn: Learning to engage. Investigator: Deb Keen.

  • 2005 - 2007. Growing stronger: Connecting and supporting families with a child with autism. Department of Families and Community Services ($192,826). Investigators: Sylvia Roger, Deb Keen.

  • 2002 - 2004. Stronger families with children with ASD. Department of Families and Community Services ($218,803). Investigators: Deb Keen, Sylvia Roger, Michelle Braithwaite, Anne Jobling.

  • 2004. SBS LinkAssist funding (University of Queensland, $1000) to develop an ARC-Linkage application titled ‘Individual educational planning for children with problem behaviour’. Investigator: Deb Keen.

  • 2003. Equipment grant for Stronger Families and ASD project. Department of Families and Community Services ($2,300). Investigators: Deb Keen, Sylvia Roger, Anne Jobling.

  • 2002 - 2003. Evaluation of alternative education programs for students with ASD and challenging behaviour at Claremont Special School. Education Queensland  ($5,000). Investigator: Deb Keen.

  • 2002 - 2003. The effectiveness of a choice intervention staff training program in residential and community settings for adults with an intellectual disability. ARC Linkage. ($40,357). Investigators: Annemaree Carroll, Deb Keen, John Elkins.

  • 2002 - 2003. Assessment of parental responses to the communicative behaviour of children with autism. Early Career Research Grant, University of Queensland ($15,866). Investigator: Deb Keen.

  • 2000. Understanding mental states in children with ASD. New staff Research Grant, University of Queensland ($8,770). Investigator: Deb Keen.



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