Fiona Rillotta

Room 111d, Hughes Building Phone +61 (08) 8303 4674 Fax +61 (08) 8303 3770 fiona.rillotta@adelaide.edu.au

Area of Research

Family quality of life and disability.

Memberships

Postgraduate student in the Health, Disability and Lifespan Development Research Unit (HDLD), School of Psychology, University of Adelaide.
Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability (ASSID)
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID)
IASSID Quality of Life Special Interest Group (QOL- SIRG)

Psychology Research Interests

I am interested in research associated with Intellectual Disability, in terms of quality of life for such people and, how having a child with an Intellectual disability affects the family’s quality of life. I am also interested in looking at how different disabilities and different circumstances (including having multiple disabilities) have an impact on the family’s well-being. My research has also involved looking at the attitudes of other people towards those with an Intellectual Disability, particularly in an educational setting.

Publications

Rillotta, F., & Nettelbeck, T. (2007). Effects of an awareness program on attitudes ofstudents without an intellectual disability towards persons with an intellectualdisability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability. 32 (1), 19-27.