Rate My Professor Jane Gibson

Jane Gibson, BSc (OT), BBA, is a Lecturer in the Curtin School of Allied Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy and a Bachelor of Business Administration, both from Curtin University. As a professional fellow associated with occupational therapy, Gibson contributes to teaching in mental health and counselling units tailored for occupational therapy students. She serves as the unit coordinator for OCCT3001 Foundations of Counselling & Group Work, guiding students in foundational skills for clinical practice. Based in Building 401, Allied Health on the Curtin Perth campus, she is available Monday to Wednesday, with contact via telephone at 08 9266 4653 or email.

Gibson's research interests align with occupational therapy practice, including autism research through her affiliation with the Curtin Autism Research Group. She co-authored the peer-reviewed article 'Considerations of the built environment for autistic individuals: A review of the literature' published in 2022 in the journal Autism, which examines environmental influences on autistic people and has garnered over 110 citations. Another publication is 'Teaching and practicing group-work for social justice' (2021) in Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, co-authored with Lyn Mahboub, focusing on integrating social justice principles into group work education across occupational therapy and social work. Gibson presented original research at the 2025 Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, including sessions on occupational therapy student perspectives on the profession's future and occupational therapy roles in dynamic healthcare environments with concurrent patient experiences. As an early to mid-career researcher, she represents HDR students as the enAble HDR Representative in the Curtin MRI-enAble Early and Mid-Career Researcher Network, supporting research development in disability and allied health fields.