Our research

We conduct scoping, co-design, intervention evaluation, qualitative and translational research into challenging behaviours and brain injury.

Scoping interviews and surveys to understand clinical need

Gould, K. R., Hicks, A. J., Hopwood, M., Kenardy, J., Krivonos, I., Warren, N., & Ponsford, J. L. (2017). The lived experience of behaviours of concern: A qualitative study of men with traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 29 (3), 376-394. Read here

Hicks, A. J., Gould, K. R., Hopwood, M., Kenardy, J., Krivonos, I., & Ponsford, J. L. (2017). Behaviours of concern following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in individuals living in the community. Brain Injury, 31(10), 1312-1319. Read here

Carmichael, J. J., Gould, K. R., Hicks, A. J., Feeney, T. J., & Ponsford, J. L. (2020). Understanding Australian Community ABI Therapists’ Preferences for Training in and Implementing Behaviour Interventions: A Focus on Positive Behaviour Support. Brain Impairment, 21(2), 191-207. Read here

Carmichael, J. J., Hicks, A. J., Gould, K. R., Feeney, T. J., Analytis, P., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). ‘We struggle and muddle.’ A qualitative study exploring community ABI therapists’ experiences of using, training in and implementing behaviour interventions. Brain Impairment, 22 (10), 34-49. Read here

Feeney, T. J. & Gould, K. R., 2022, Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice. Zasler, N. D., Katz, D. I. & Zafonte, R. D. (eds.). 3rd ed. United States: Demos Medical Publishing, p. 981-996 16 p. Read here

Intervention development and randomised controlled trial

Carminati Jao-Yue J., Holth Kristian, Ponsford Jennie L., Gould Kate Rachel (2024) Co-designing positive behaviour support (PBS+PLUS) training resources: a qualitative study of people with ABI, close-others, and clinicians’ experiences. Brain Impairment 25, IB23060. Read here.

Gould, K. R, Ponsford, J.L., Hicks, A. J., Hopwood, M., Renison, B., & Feeney, T. J. (2021) Positive behaviour support for challenging behaviour after acquired brain injury: An introduction to PBS + PLUS and three case studies, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31:1, 57-91. Read here

Gould, K. R., Feeney, T. J., Hicks, A. J., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). Individualized goal attainment scaling during a trial of positive behaviour support in adults with acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Read here

Ponsford, J. L., Hicks, A. J., Gould, K. R., Downing, M. G., Hopwood, M., & Feeney, T. J. (In Press). A Positive Behaviour Support Intervention for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury and Challenging Behaviour: A Waitlist Controlled trial. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.

Holth, K., Gould, K. R., Hicks, A. J., Analytis, P., Feeney, T. J., & Ponsford, J. L. (2021). “I’ve Never Been Positive…I Am Now”. Participant Perspectives of a Positive Behaviour Support Intervention (PBS+PLUS) for Community Living Individuals with ABI and their Close Others. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Read here

Analytis, P., Hicks, A. J., Gould, K. R., Feeney, T. J., & Ponsford, J. L. (In Press). Clinical perspectives on delivering a Positive Behaviour Support intervention for challenging behaviours following acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Read here