Committee and Media Experience

Committee Affiliations

Committee Member – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Advising the Senior Executive Group, La Trobe University
April 2022-November 2024

Chair – Disability Advisory Group
La Trobe University
 April 2023-November 2024 (member since 03/2022)

Chair – Neurodiversity Working Group
La Trobe University
October 2021-November 2024

Neurodiversity Consultant and Advisor
Untapped Advisory Group
June 2020-Present

Committee Member - Autism Inclusion Advisory Board
Australian Catholic University
August 2020-December 2022

Higher Degree by Research Representative - Executive Committee
Australasian Society for Autism Research
November 2019-November 2021

Representative for Equity & Diversity- Graduate Research Committee
La Trobe University
May 2019-May 2021

 

  Media Engagements and Publications

The Conversation

Role: Article Author

Topic: ABC’s new comedy Austin grapples with autism stereotypes – with mixed success

Date: 12 June 2024

Reads: 18,242

Link: https://theconversation.com/abcs-new-comedy-austin-grapples-with-autism-stereotypes-with-mixed-success-231811 

Australian Broadcasting Corporation News Radio 

Role: Invited Interviewee

Topic: Australian National Autism Strategy

Date: April 1 2024

Australian Broadcasting Corporation News Radio 

Role: Invited Interviewee

Topic: Study on Cross-Cultural Differences in Autism Stigma

Date: March 21 2024

3CR Radio

Role: Invited Interviewee 

Topic: Autistic burnout and cultural safety for staff and students in universities 

Date: 12 April 2023 

Link: https://www.3cr.org.au/wednesday-breakfast/episode/porter-davis-collapse-effect-housing-media-hostility-uproar-towards 

The Age Newspaper

Role: Interviewee for Feature Article 

Topic: The La Trobe University Neurodiversity Placements Program

Date: 10 April 2023

Link: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/masking-my-autism-at-work-was-exhausting-the-program-boosting-employment-for-the-neurodiverse-20230409-p5cz2y.html 

In Conversation, La Trobe University

Role: Interviewee (Television)

Topic: Neurodiversity at La Trobe University

Date: March 2023

Link: https://youtu.be/q5HY0SkPzVE 

The Conversation

Role: Article Author

Topic: What are ‘masking’ and ‘camouflaging’ in the context of Autism and ADHD? 

Date: 9 January 2023

Reads: 40,258

Link: https://theconversation.com/what-are-masking-and-camouflaging-in-the-context-of-autism-and-adhd-193446 

Raising Children Network Australia

Role: Article Contributor

Topic: Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence: A Guide for families 

Date: June 2022

Link: https://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/a-z-health-reference/neurodiversity-neurodivergence-guide-for-families 

3CR Radio

Role: Invited Interviewee for Autism Acceptance Month

Topic: Autism and Neurodiversity: Awareness to Acceptance

Date: April 2020 

Link: https://www.3cr.org.au/monday-breakfast/episode-202004270700/biolela-family-update-autism-month-commons-library-policing