Research & Publications

Katie is an experienced researcher. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and written book chapters, in addition she has presented this work at national and international conferences. See below for a list of her work.

Katie is currently supervising two PhD candidates, and is interested in collaborating on research projects which are related to aged and palliative care or qualitative research.

Use the contact page if you wish to know more about Katie's research experience or would like her to consult on a research project with you!

Publications

Hammill, K. & Bye, R. (2025). Palliative and end of life care. In B.A Schell & J.W. Schell (Eds) Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy (3rd ed., pp. 373-388). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Kong, J., Trinh, K., Hammill. K., Chia-Ming Chen, C. (2024). Not All Frailty Assessments Are Created Equal: Comparability of Electronic Health Data-Based Frailty Assessments in Assessing Older People in Residential Care. Biological Research For Nursing. doi:10.1177/10998004241254459

Lewis, E.T., Hammill, K., Culbert, R., van der M, M. Sahay, A., Turner, R. & Cardona, M. (2023). Delivering prognostic news to older people with chronic disease: What format preference and level of involvement in decision making? A hospital survey. Healthcare, 11(3), 444. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11030444

Lewis, E.T., Hammill, K., Ticehurst, M., Turner, T., Greenaway, S., Hillman, K., Carlini, J., & Cardona, M. (2020). How do patients with life-limiting illness and caregivers want end-of-life prognostic information delivered? A pilot study. Healthcare, 9(7),784-792. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/7/784

Lewis, E.T., Mahimbo, A., Linhart, C., Williamson, M., Morgan, M., Hammill, K., Hall, J. & Cardona, M. (2020). General practitioners’ perceptions on the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a risk prediction checklist to support their end-of-life discussions in routine care: A qualitative study. Family Practice, 37(5), 703-710. doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmaa036

Hammill, K., Bissett, M., & Slater, C. (2020). Care planning in residential facilities: The contributions of occupational therapists to the interprofessional team. Nursing and Residential Care, 22(7), 1-7. doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2020.22.7.7

Hammill, K., Bye, R., & Cook, C. (2019). Occupational engagement of people living with a life-limiting illness: Occupational therapists’ perceptions. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 10.1111/1440-1630.12557

Hammill, K., Stewart, C., Kosic, N., Bellamy, L, Irvine, I., Hutley, D., & Arblaster, K. (2019). Exploring the impact of brain cancer on people and their participation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(3), 162-169. 10.1177/0308022618800186

Hammill, K., Dadich, A., Aggarwal, R., Peronchik, J., Vasquez, D. and Bejjani, C. (2018), 'A family-video to die for: Bringing the family back to family-centred palliative care with VRE', ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference, Sydney University. https://conference.acspri.org.au/index.php/conf/conference2018/paper/view/1075

Hammill, K. (2018). Helping You Live Until You Die: A Guide for People with Life-limiting Illness, Their Family and Friends. Melbourne, Australia: Occupational Therapy Australia. http://pub.lucidpress.com/helping-you-live-until-you-die/#_0

Rosenberg, J. & Hammill, K. (2018). Rehabilitation and health promotion at the end-of-life. In M.L. Matzo, & D.W. Sherman, (Eds), Palliative Care Nursing: Quality care at the end-of-life (4th ed., pp. 209-225). Springer Publishing Company.

Hammill, K. & Bye, R. (2018). Palliative and end of life care. In B.A Schell & J.W. Schell (Eds) Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy (2nd ed., pp. 337-350). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Hammill, K. (2017, 29th August). The role of the occupational therapist in palliative care [Blog Post]. Caresearch: Palliative Care Knowledge Network. https://www.caresearch.com.au/caresearch/TabId/3781/ArtMID/6000/ArticleID/87/The-Role-of-the-Occupational-Therapist-in-Palliative-Care.aspx

Hammill, K., Bye, R., & Cook, C. (2017). Workforce profile of Australian occupational therapists working with people who are terminally ill. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 64(1), 58-67. 10.1111/1440-1630.12325

Hammill, K., Bye, R., & Cook, C. (2014). Occupational therapy for people living with a terminal illness: A thematic review. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(11), 582-589. 10.4276/030802214X14151078348594

Rosenberg, J. & Hammill, K. (2014). Rehabilitation and health promotion at the end-of-life. In M.L. Matzo, & D.W. Sherman, (Eds), Palliative Care Nursing: Quality care at the end-of-life (4th ed., pp. 189-204). Springer Publishing Company.

Faddy, K., McCluskey, A., & Lannin, N. (2008) Inter-Rater reliability of a new handwriting assessment battery for adults. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(5), 595-599.

Faddy, K.A. (2005). The inter-rater reliability of the handwriting assessment battery. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 52(4), 374-374. doi:10.5014/ajot.62.5.595

Conference Presentations

Altise, D., Blythe, S., & Hammill, K. (2021). Occupational therapists’ experiences of providing trauma-informed care to children living in out-of-home and adoptive care. Occupational Therapy Australia 29th National Conference and Exhibition, 23-25 June 2021.

Gorton, A., Blythe, S., & Hammill, K. (2021). Investigating occupational therapists’ scope of practice providing trauma-informed care to children and young people in out-of-home care. Occupational Therapy Australia 29th National Conference and Exhibition, 23-25 June 2021.

Raposio, M., Blythe, S., & Hammill, K. (2021). Investigating the experiences of foster, permanent carers and adoptive parents’ in providing care to children and young people with life-limiting illness in Australia. Occupational Therapy Australia 29th National Conference and Exhibition, 23-25 June 2021.

Sharp, N. L., Eldridge, R., & Hammill, K. (2021). Understanding the lived experience of emerging adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis. Occupational Therapy Australia 29th National Conference and Exhibition, 23-25 June 2021.

Sharp, N. L., Bahsoun, F., Hammill, K., & Bye, R. (2021). Perceptions of emerging adults with disability and their families/carers around the NDIS. Occupational Therapy Australia 29th National Conference and Exhibition, 23-25 June 2021.

Thornett, S., Blythe, S., & Hammill, K. (2021). Caring for a non-biological or young child with a life-limiting illness: Experiences of permanent carers, foster and adoptive parents in Australia. Occupational Therapy Australia 29th National Conference and Exhibition, 23-25 June 2021.

Hammill, K. & Dadich, A. (2018). Dadich, A., Aggarwal, R., Peronchik, J., Vasquez, D. and Bejjani, C. (2018), 'A family-video to die for : bringing the family back to family-centred palliative care with VRE', Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated. Conference, University of Sydney.

Hammill, K. (2017). The personal and professional self of palliative care occupational therapists. 27th Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, Perth.

Hammill, K. (2017). The occupational therapy process for people living with a life-limiting illness: Changing directions for future service provision. 27th Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, Perth.

Bellamy, L., Irvine, H., Hammill, K. & Arblaster, K. (2017). Putting your body, mind, spirit and soul at rest: Well-being for people living with brain cancer. 27th Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, Perth.

Hammill, K., Stewart, K., & Kosic, N. (2017). Living with brain cancer: Identifying unmet needs and gaps in occupational therapy practice. 27th Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, Perth.

Dragicevic, J. Strassmeir, L., & Hammill, K. (2017). Determining the impact of home modification interventions on client occupational performance and participation within home modification services. Home Modification Australia National Conference, Sydney, New South Wales.

Hammill, K., Bye, R., & Cook, C. (2015). Occupational engagement at the end-of-life: Occupational therapists’ perceptions. 26th Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, Melbourne.

Hammill, K., Bye, R., & Cook, C. (2015). Challenges to occupational therapy practice in palliative care: Future implications for education and supervision. 26th Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, Melbourne.

Hammill, K., Bye, R., & Cook, C. (2014). Occupational engagement at the end-of-life: Occupational therapists’ perceptions. Palliative Care NSW State Conference, Sydney, New South Wales.

Faddy, K., & Bye, R. (2012). Living with post breast cancer lymphoedema: Women's perspectives on managing daily occupations and strategies for living a full life. International Breast Cancer Conference, Sydney, New South Wales.

Faddy, K., & Bye, R. (2011). Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care: The past, present and future research directions. 11th Australian Palliative Care Conference, Cairns, Queensland.

Carson, C., Cummins, A, Bye, R., & Faddy, K. (2011). Occupational engagement of women with post breast cancer lymphoedema: Using women’s perspectives to create an evidence base. Occupational Therapy Australia 24th National Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland.

Faddy, K., & McCluskey, A. (2006). The reliability of the Handwriting Assessment Battery for Adults. World Federation of Occupational Therapy Conference, Sydney, New South Wales.

Faddy, K., Beaudot, M., & McCluskey, A. (2004). A study of handwriting retraining. OT Australia NSW ‘Transforming Communities’ Conference, Sydney, New South Wales.

Poster Presentations

Hammill, K., & Berry, C. (2017). Family-centred practice in palliative care. 27th Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, Perth, Australia.

Hammill, K., Stewart, C., & Liu, K. (2017). Assessments of emotional intelligence in palliative care: A scoping review. 27th Australian Occupational Therapy Conference, Perth, Australia.

Faddy, K., Bye, R., Cummings, A., and Carson, C. (2010). The impact of post-breast cancer lymphoedema on women’s participation in daily occupation. World Federation of Occupational Therapy Conference, Santiago, Chile.