Gayatri Kembhavi. 103 Clementi Road, Block A #09-07 Kent Vale Singapore (mobile)

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1 Gayatri Kembhavi 103 Clementi Road, Block A #09-07 Kent Vale Singapore (mobile) gayatri.kembhavi@gmail.com Education September 2005 June 2009 PhD (Child Health) Centre for International Health and Development, University College London, UK Title: Perceptions of Participation and Inclusion Among Adolescents with Disabilities: Experiences from South India Supervisor: Professor Sheila Wirz MSc (Physical Therapy) Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Title: The Berg Balance Scale: Validation in a Paediatric Population Supervisor: Professor Johanna M. Darrah BSc in Physical Therapy (with distinction) Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Research March (ongoing) Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore March March 2018 Research Fellow, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore November - December 2013 Research Fellow, Institute of Child Health, University College London and Save the Children- UK September 2010 December 2010 Research Fellow, Leonard Cheshire Disability UK May 2010 November 2010 Research Fellow, Institute of Child Health, University College London and Save the Children- UK PhD Research, Bangalore, India Research Associate, University of Alberta, Canada 1

2 Research Assistant, Social Support Research Program, University of Alberta, Canada Project Coordinator, U of A Infant Study, University of Alberta, Canada Project Coordinator, U of A Transfer and Uptake of Research Knowledge Study, University of Alberta, Canada Consultancy May March 2018 Technical Consultant (Disability and Rehabilitation), Tajikistan Country Office, World Health Organization Teaching February 2010 June 2013 Honorary Lecturer, Institute of Child Health, University College London September 2008 May 2009 Teaching at UCL (various departments): Writing mentor with the UCL Centre for Advancement in Learning and Teaching (CALT) Writing and Learning Mentor (WLM) programme Enquiry, Information and Communication for Public Health and Research in Practice: Qualitative Methods (MSc programme in Global Health) Disability and Impairment module Qualitative Research Methods (2-day seminar for physicians enrolled in the MSc in Community Child Health Provision of pastoral support to BSc students (Intercalated BSc in Global Health) January April 2008 Teaching within the Institute of Child Health: MSc in Global Health and Development: Developed and delivered session in Qualitative Research Methods module on conducting qualitative research with adolescents in a community-based setting BSc (intercal) in International Health: Developed and provided a seminar about effective interview techniques for qualitative research MSc in Community Child Health (Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics): Developed and provided a one-day seminar on qualitative research methods MSc in Global Health and Development: Delivered sessions in the Disability and Impairment module about spinal cord injury and spina bifida, adult neurology, cerebral palsy, polio and post-polio syndrome March 2006 Teaching within the Centre for International Health and Development: Disability and Impairment Module: Developed and delivered three sessions about community-based health interventions for children with developmental disabilities Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Canada 2

3 Sessional Instructor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Canada Teaching Assistant, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Canada Student Supervision R.Harrison (MSc-Global Health and Development) review of interventions for clubfoot deformities in low- and middle-income countries E.Cullingworth (MSc-Global Health and Development) Identifying the impact of cerebral malaria on motor skills: A literature review Clinical Consultant, Physical Therapy, Edmonton Regional Educational Consulting Services, Edmonton Public Schools, Edmonton, Canada Physical Therapist, Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Canada Research Grants Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Research Grants (provided for clinical research that aims to improve the practice of rehabilitation medicine) Kembhavi, G., Darrah, J. The Berg Balance Scale: Validation in a Paediatric Population Amount: $ Celia Bartzen Award, Alberta Physiotherapy Association (provided to physiotherapists who undertake clinically relevant research) Kembhavi, G., Darrah, J. The Berg Balance Scale: Validation in a Paediatric Population Amount: $ Awards 2004 Sessional Teaching Award, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Full-Time Studentship (salary replacement award to enable completion of a post-graduate degree; approx. value CDN$24,000) Graduate Assistantship Award, University of Alberta 1995 Peter Lougheed Award (Leadership, Service and Academic Excellence), University of Alberta 3

4 1992 Max Wyman Entrance Scholarship (Leadership and Academic Excellence), University of Alberta Journal Reviews Physiotherapy Canada (journal of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association) ALTER European Journal of Disability Research Disability and Rehabilitation Service present World Physical Therapy Association Reviewer of scientific abstracts for the WCPT Conference 2007, 2011, 2015, Founding member of UCL Global Disability Research Group, which facilitates sharing of research and other ideas amongst people from various UCL faculties interested in the area of disability studies Coordinator of PhD student-led Journal Club for the Centre for International Health and Development Publications Peer Reviewed Mishra, S., DeMuth, S., Sabharwal, S., Watts, HG., Lentz, KL, Huber, M., Kembhavi, G., (in review). Case Study: Disability and rehabilitation in Tajikistan: Development of a multisectoral national program to leave no one behind. Submitted to Public Health Panorama. Wickenden, M. & Kembhavi-Tam, G. (2014). Ask us too! Doing participatory research with disabled children in the global south. Childhood, 21, Owen, RM. & Kembhavi, G. (2012) A critical review of interventions for clubfoot in low and middle income countries: effectiveness and contextual influences. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B. 21, Kembhavi, G., Darrah, J., Payne, K., & Plesuk, D. (2011) Adults with a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy: A mapping review of long-term outcomes. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53, Kembhavi, G. & Wirz, S. (2009) Engaging adolescents and youth with disabilities in research. Alter - European Journal of Disability Research, Revue europeenne de recherche sur le handicap, 3, McCoy, D., Kembhavi, G., Patel, J., & Luintel, A. (2009) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation s grant-making programme for global health. Lancet, 373, Wiart, L., Darrah, J., & Kembhavi, G. (2008) Stretching with children with cerebral palsy: what do we know and where are we going? Pediatric Physical Therapy, 20,

5 Darrah, J., Magill-Evans, J., Volden, J., Hodge, M. & Kembhavi, G. (2007). Scores of typically developing children on the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-Infancy to Preschool. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 27(3), Darrah, J., Hodge, M., Magill-Evans, J., & Kembhavi, G. (2003). Stability of serial assessments of motor and communication abilities in typically developing infants implications for screening. Early Human Development, 72, Kembhavi, G., Darrah, J., Magill-Evans, J. & Loomis, J. (2002) Using the Berg Balance Scale to distinguish balance abilities in children with cerebral palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 14 (2), Abstracts Magill-Evans, J., Darrah, J., & Kembhavi, G. (2004). The old and new Peabody scores of 4-yearolds (Abstract). Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71, 32. Conference Supplement- March. Kembhavi, G & Darrah, J (2000). The effect of classification on the discriminative abilities of the Berg Balance Scale (Abstract). Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (Supplement No. 83), 42, 34. Kembhavi, G. & Darrah, J. (2000). The Berg Balance Scale: validation in a paediatric population (Abstract). Physiotherapy Canada (Supplement), 52, S17. Chen, L., Kembhavi, G. & Fan, J. (1997). Survey of post-operative management of children with cerebral palsy after orthopaedic surgery (Abstract). Physiotherapy Canada Abstracts, 49 (2), 6. Non-Peer Reviewed Groce, NE; Kembhavi, G; Wirz, S; Lang, R; Trani, JF; Kett, M. (2011). Poverty and Disability: a critical review of the literature in low and middle-income countries. Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre working paper series. Kembhavi G. (October 2002) Position paper on school-based practice for ESHIP occupational and physical therapists. Written for the Edmonton School Health Initiative Program (ESHIP). Kembhavi, G. (1998). A new philosophy of service delivery: the emergence of family-centred care. Rehab and Community Care Management, 7(3), Invited contributions to a collective work Gates Foundation. In: McCoy D., Ntuli A., & Sanders D. (Eds.). Global Health Watch 2. London: Zed Books, 2008; pp (Chapter contribution). Wirz, S. & Kembhavi, G. (2006). Improving access for persons with disabilities. In: Commonwealth Secretariat (Ed.). Commonwealth Health Ministers Book London: Henley Media Group Limited. Review of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale for: Finch, E. (2002). Physical Rehabilitation Outcome Measures (2 nd edition). BC Decker: Hamilton, ON 5

6 Presentations May 2010 Evidence Based Practice: What does that actually mean? Presentation for Speech Language Therapists, Greater London Dysphagia Special Interest Group November 2008 Perceptions of participation and inclusion among adolescents with disabilities. Poster entered into the ICH Poster Competition May 2008 Kembhavi, G. Research on participation of adolescents with physical disabilities. Workshop: Youth Engagement at: UNECA-Leonard Cheshire Disability Conference, UN Convention on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disability: a call for action on poverty, discrimination and lack of access, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2008 Measuring quality of life: perceptions of adolescents with physical disabilities, their nondisabled peers and their parents in south India. Poster entered into the UCL Graduate Student poster competition. November 2007 Measuring quality of life: perceptions of adolescents with physical disabilities, their nondisabled peers and their parents in south India. Poster entered into the ICH Graduate Student poster competition October 2007 Participation: What does it mean for adolescents and youth with physical disabilities? Experiences from south India. Centre for International Health and Development, UCL, London. April 2006 Kembhavi, G., Wirz, S., McDonald, R. & Hesketh, T. Participation of adolescents with physical disabilities in social, educational, and health systems: experiences from south India. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia April 2006 Adolescents with disabilities in south India: Participation in social, education and health systems. Centre for International Health and Development, UCL, London August 2004 Peabody Developmental Motor Scales. Practice in the New Millennium: A Conference for OTs and PTs, Edmonton, Canada June 2004 Critical appraisal of the research literature. Presented to pediatric occupational therapists from the Capital Health Authority, Edmonton, Canada. May 2004 Critical appraisal of the research literature: using an article critique template. Presented to pediatric physical therapists with the Edmonton Regional Educational Consulting Services, Edmonton Public Schools, Edmonton, Canada. 6

7 November 2002 School-based Practice for Occupational and Physical Therapists. Presented to pediatric occupational and physical therapists in Edmonton, Canada. May 2001 Validation of the Berg Balance Scale in a Pediatric Population. Presented to pediatric physical therapists at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Canada. July 2001 Validation of the Berg Balance Scale in a Pediatric Population. Presented to physical therapists with Homecare, Capital Health Authority, Edmonton, Canada. September 2000 Kembhavi, G. & Darrah, J. The effect of classification on the discriminative abilities of the Berg Balance Scale. 54 th Annual General Meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Toronto, ON. May 2000 Kembhavi, G. & Darrah, J. The Berg Balance Scale: validation in a paediatric population. Tri- Joint Congress, Toronto, ON. June 1997 Chen, L., Kembhavi, G. & Fan, J. Survey of post-operative management of children with cerebral palsy after orthopaedic surgery Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, Winnipeg, MB. 7