Dr Kerrie Lante

Kerrie Lante is a disability professional who has extensive experience in working with people with intellectual disability, their families and caregivers. She particularly enjoys creating an awareness, promoting an understanding and linking students across different disciplines so to foster their understanding of the role of disability and allied health professionals and how they can work alongside each other for the benefit of their client. In her role as an academic and researcher, Kerrie’s industry experience has given her the opportunity to impart valuable knowledge and experience to emerging professionals in the health sciences areas. Kerrie was a Research Associate at Sydney University, working on a NHMRC Partnership Project: Embedding sustainable physical activities into the everyday lives of adults with intellectual disabilities, before joining Flinders in 2014. Her research interests lie in promoting health and well being, particularly through physical activity and Active Support, enhancing quality of life, community engagement and staff work engagement. Other interests include Inclusive sporting/recreational facilities, interprofessional education and work engagement of disability professionals. Kerrie was involved in the Creating a Sporting Chance program at RMIT, Melbourne; a community, evidence based, sustainable, low cost physical activity program for people with intellectual disability.  She has also worked across government and non-government organizations, promoting physical activity in community based settings for adults with intellectual disability. Kerrie has presented at various national and international conferences on intellectual disability.