Dr Michelle Bellon
Senior Lecturer
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Michelle Bellon is a Senior Lecturer in the Disability and Community Inclusion Unit, and Course Coordinator of the Bachelor of Disability and Developmental Education in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She began her career working as a Developmental Educator providing education, community integration and counselling support to adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) within community-based and private consultancy services. Her research, teaching and professional involvement combine interests in epilepsy, acquired brain injury and family/care-giver supports. She has held a range of management roles including President of the Epilepsy Association of SA and NT, Director of Epilepsy Australia, and Board member of the Community Re-entry Program. Michelle is currently an Epilepsy Ambasador, and member of the Editorial Board of Brain Impairment.
PhD Flinders University (2005)
Management of posttraumatic epilepsy in people with acquired brain injury: a psycoeducational perspective.
Honours Degree - Flinders University (2000)
An examination of the effects of changing contexts on the language and communicaiton of people with acquired brain injury.
Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies) - Flinders University (1998)
2017-2019 Lifetime Support Authority Research Grant: $155,000. Positive Behaviour Support following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Family-Directed Approach. M Bellon, A Fisher, S Lawn, M Sohlberg, J Douglas.
2015 Flinders University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Seeding Grant: $17,000
Supporting Upper limb reCovery through Exercise for Stroke Survivors (SUCCESS): group constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT). Lennon & Bellon.
2015 Flinders University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Seeding Grant: $13,500
Experience of disability-related stigma in african communities in South Australia. Crocker, Mwanri, Carey, & Bellon.
2014-2015 Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund Research Grant: $100,000
Building sustainable capacity in Families4Families Inc: a peer support network for families following acquired brain injury. Bellon, Crocker, Farnden.
2012-2014 Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund Research Grant: $162,502.
Families4Families: Exploring the experiences and needs of families following acquried brain injury in South Australia. Bellon, Crocker, Farnden.
2014 Flinders University Overseas Conference Fund: $1,350
2007-2008 Community Benefit SA, Government of SA: $10,900
Strengthening communities: Construction and evaluation of a mentoring program for adults with acquired brain injury. Bellon, Gardner.
2010 International Bureau of Epilepsy's Outstanding Person with Epilepsy Award, Australian Winner
2003 Epilepsy Association Research Scholarship, $38,000
Course Coordinator, Bachelor of Disability & Developmental Education, College of Nursing and Health Science
Co-Chair, Flinders University Student Appeals Committee
Michelle is the Principal Investigator on a 2 year research study examining Postivie Behaviour Support following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Family-Directed Approach. This project has achieved $155,000 in funding from the Lifetime Support Authority (2017-2019), to examine the feasability of a family-directed behaviour support training proram for caregivers following a TBI. M Bellon, A Fisher, S Lawn, M Sohlberg, J Douglas.
Other research roles include:
- Examining outcomes of participation in Families4Families peer support network following acquired brain injury (2019-2020)
- Evaluating and monitoring the quality of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans for individuals living with disabilities (2019) A Fisher, K Nankervis, M Bellon
- Evaluation of Brain Injury SA's SSAYiT program for young people aged 15-24 with an acquired brain injury or other cognitive disability which aims to connect youth into employment, education and their community (2016-2018).
- Supporting Upper limb reCovery through Exercise for Stroke Survivors (SUCCESS): group constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) (2016-2017) S Lennon, M Bellon
- Disability-related stigma in African communities in SA (2017-2018) R Crocker, L Mwani, G Carey & M Bellon
- Principle Investigator, Families4Families: evaluating longitudinal effects of a peer support network for families following acquired brain injury in South Australia ($100,000 funding from Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund; 2014-2015) M Bellon, J Farnden, R Crocker
- Principle Investigator, Families4Families: exploring the experiences and neds of families following acquired brain injury in South Australia. ($162,500 funding from Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund; 2012-2014) M Bellon, J Farnden, R Crocker, J Gardner
- research relating to epilepsy and seizure disorders with research teams from the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria on the Australian Epilpesy Longitudinal Survey and Epilepsy management in the disability sector (NDIS Practical Development Fund); Reducing epilepsy-related deaths (Epilepsy Australia); and Seizure-related hopsitalisations: comparisons with asthma and diabetes (Epilepsy Centre).
- Epilepsy
- Rehabilitation
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Physical and Multiple Disabilities
Board member, Community Re-entry Program for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
Full member, Developmental Educators Australia Inc (DEAI)
Epilepsy Ambassador (Epilepsy Centre)
Life member, Epilepsy Association of SA & NT (Vice-President 2004-2010; President 2010-2012)
Design and delivery of educational workshops for families, volunteers, staff training and visiting international professionals on brain injury and epilepsy related topics.
- Disability
- Acquired brain injury: community integration and learning
- Epilepsy and seizure disorders: psychosocial issues
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