Associate Professor, Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, The University of Queensland

Leanne Sakzewski is an occupational therapist with over 35 research and clinical experience working with children with disabilities. Her research interests are in developing and testing novel interventions to improve motor, participation and social outcomes for children with cerebral palsy. She has led large multi-site trials across Australia and New Zealand testing Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Training Including Lower Extremity and Participate-CP aimed to enable participation in physically active leisure for children with cerebral palsy. She is currently leading a new MRFF Consumer-Led project called CP-KASP (Cerebral palsy Knowledge, Advocacy and Support Package), which will co-design and test a program to help families of young children with cerebral palsy to navigate the NDIS and advocate for the best-evidence early intervention packages for their child.