Dr Merrill Turpin
Senior Lecturer in Occ Therapy
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
+61 7 336 56491
Researcher biography
Dr Turpin's research centres on the clinical/professional reasoning of occupational therapists across the spectrum of experience from new graduates to experts, as well as the subjective experiences of people with disabilities. She specialises in the use of qualitative research methods and uses a variety of qualitative research methods in her own research, as well advising others on these research methods. Dr Turpin has written books and book chapters on occupational therapy models of practice, evidence-based practice, and clinical reasoning, as well as publications on various aspects of people's experience. Dr Turpin has been a teaching and research academic at The University of Queensland for more than 30 years. The connection between theory and practice is central to her research and teaching. As occupational therapists attend to both thinking and experience, they need to use rigorous thinking and a deep understanding of human experience in their practice.
Books
Turpin, Merrill, Garcia, Jenniffer and Iwama, Michael K. (2024). Using occupational therapy models in practice: a fieldguide. 2nd ed. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
Turpin, Merrill and Iwama, Michael K. (2011). Using occupational therapy models in practice: A fieldguide. Edinburgh, U.K.: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
Book Chapters
Turpin, Merrill J. and Copley, Jodie A. (2025). Interactive reasoning. Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy. (pp. 239-252) edited by Barbara A. Boyt Schell and John W. Schell. Philadelphia, PA United States: Wolters Kluwer.
Turpin, Merrill J. and Hanson, Debra J. (2025). Learning professional reasoning in practice through fieldwork. Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy. (pp. 583-608) edited by Barbara A. Boyt Schell and John W. Schell. Philadelphia, PA USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Setchell, Jenny, Olson, Rebecca, Turpin, Merrill, Costa, Nathalia, Barlott, Tim, O'Halloran, Kate, Wigginton, Britta and Hodges, Paul (2024). Afflexivity in post-qualitative inquiry: prioritising affect and reflexivity in the evaluation of a health information website. Progressing Critical Posthuman Perspectives in Health Sociology. (pp. 105-120) edited by Kim McLeod and Simone Fullagar. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003498896-8
Turpin, Merrill and García, Jenniffer (2021). Occupational therapy models of practice. Occupational therapy in Australia: professional and practice issues. (pp. 213-225) edited by Ted Brown, Helen M. Bourke-Taylor, Stephen Isbel, Reinie Cordier and Louise Gustafsson. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
de Jonge, Desleigh and Turpin, Merrill (2019). Models of occupational therapy. An occupational therapists guide to home modification practice. (pp. 41-62) edited by Elizabeth Ainsworth and Desleigh de Jonge. Thorofare, NJ, United States: Slack .
Higgs, Joy and Turpin, Merrill (2019). Learning to use evidence to support decision making. Clinical reasoning in the health professions. (pp. 465-474) edited by Joy Higgs, Gail Jensen, Stephen Loftus and Nicole Christensen. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
De Jonge, Desleigh and Turpin, Merrill (2019). Models of occupational therapy. An occupational therapist’s guide to home modification practice. (pp. 41-61) edited by Elizabeth Ainsworth and Desleigh De Jonge. Thorofare, NJ United States: SLACK. doi: 10.4324/9781003525264-3
Turpin, Merrill and Hanson, Debra (2018). Learning professional reasoning in practice through fieldwork. Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy. (pp. 439-460) edited by Barbara A. Boyt Schell and John W. Schell. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Wolters Kluwer.
Turpin, Merrill and Copley, Jodie (2018). Interactive reasoning. Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy. (pp. 245-260) edited by Barbara A. Boyt Schell and John W. Schell. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Wolters Kluwer.
Copley, Jodie, Bennett, Sally and Turpin, Merrill (2017). Decision‐making for occupation‐centred practice with children. Occupation-centred practice with children: a practical guide for occupational therapists. (pp. 349-372) edited by Sylvia Rodger and Anne Kennedy-Behr. Oxford, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Turpin, Merrill (2017). Occupational therapy practice models and frames of reference. Occupational therapy in Australia: professional and practice issues. (pp. 185-201) edited by Ted Brow, Helen Bourke-Taylor, Stephen Isbel and Reinie Courtier. Sydney, Australia: Allen & Unwin.
Turpin, Merrill (2017). Occupational therapy practice models. Occupational therapy for people experiencing illness, injury or impairment: promoting occupation and participation. (pp. 115-133) edited by Michael Curtin, Mary Egan and Jo Adams. Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
Turpin, Merrill and Higgs, Joy (2013). Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice. Evidence-Based Practice across the Health Professions. (pp. 300-317) edited by Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennet and Chris Del Mar. Sydney, NSW Australia: Elsevier.
Copley, Jodie, Bennett, Sally and Turpin, Merrill (2010). Decision Making for Occupation-centred Practice with Children. Occupation-centred practice with children: A practical guide for occupational therapists. (pp. 320-341) edited by Sylvia Rodger. Oxford, UK: Wiley - Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444319699.ch15
Turpin, Merrill and Higgs, Joy (2010). Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice across the health professions. (pp. 300-317) edited by Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett and Chris Del Mar. Sydney, Australia: Elsevier.
Journal Articles
Gardener, Lisa, Bourke-Taylor, Helen, Desha, Laura, Gardener, Madeline and Turpin, Merrill (2024). Developing self-management in type 1 diabetes at secondary schools: Who is responsible? A qualitative study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78 (5) 7805205110. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2024.050662
Rapolthy-Beck, Andrea, Fleming, Jennifer, Turpin, Merrill, Sosnowski, Kellie, Dullaway, Simone and White, Hayden (2023). Efficacy of Early Enhanced Occupational Therapy in an Intensive Care Unit (EFFORT–ICU): A single-site feasibility trial. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77 (6) ARTN 7706205110, 1-13. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2023.050230
Mohamad, Nizar Bin Zainal, Koh, Nicklaus Zhi Ming, Yeo, Joanna Peck Tiang, Ng, Min Geng, Turpin, Merrill and Asano, Miho (2023). A qualitative study of Singaporean perspectives on returning to work after stroke. Work, 75 (2), 541-552. doi: 10.3233/wor-211170
Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill, Justins, Emma, Colclough, Sarah and Hill, Jessica (2023). Building Expertise in the Workplace: Occupational Therapists Learning Upper Limb Hypertonicity Practice. Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 12 (1). doi: 10.53300/001c.75473
Moir, Elizabeth, Copley, Jodie and Turpin, Merrill (2023). The experiences of new graduates learning to make intervention decisions in diverse paediatric workplace settings: a cross-case analysis. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal, 24 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v24i1.636
Moir, Elizabeth, Copley, Jodie A. and Turpin, Merrill J. (2022). New graduates learning to make intervention decisions in acute paediatric hospital settings: support and influences. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85 (12), 965-973. doi: 10.1177/03080226221103153
Moir, Elizabeth M A, Turpin, Merrill J and Copley, Jodie A (2022). New graduates’ experiences in paediatric private practice: learning to make intervention decisions. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 89 (4), 395-405. doi: 10.1177/00084174221102716
Caine, Anne‐Maree, Herd, Chris, Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill and Fleming, Jennifer (2022). Development of the Student Practice Evaluation Form – Revised (Second Edition) (SPEF‐R2): the second action research cycle. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69 (4), 391-402. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12797
Moores, Alis V., Dancza, Karina M., Turpin, Merrill J. and Copley, Jodie A. (2022). The nature of theory used in practice education: a scoping review. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 89 (3), 000841742210934-282. doi: 10.1177/00084174221093466
Crawford, Emma, Barlott, Tim, Begg, Hannah, Mitchelson, Kelly, Teo, Amos and Turpin, Merrill (2022). Occupational multi-level responsiveness: describing the skills used by occupational therapists working with children seeking asylum in Australia. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 30 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2022.2072384
Rapolthy‐Beck, Andrea, Fleming, Jennifer and Turpin, Merrill (2022). Occupational therapy service provision in adult intensive care units in Australia: A survey of workload practices, interventions and barriers. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69 (3), 316-330. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12794
Kang, Lisa R. J., Barlott, Tim, Turpin, Merrill and Urbanowicz, Anna (2022). A trial of the AASPIRE healthcare toolkit with Australian adults on the autism spectrum. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28 (4), 350-356. doi: 10.1071/py21134
Rapolthy-Beck, Andrea, Fleming, Jennifer, Turpin, Merrill, Sosnowski, Kellie, Dullaway, Simone and White, Hayden (2021). A comparison of standard occupational therapy versus early enhanced occupation-based therapy in a medical/surgical intensive care unit: study protocol for a single site feasibility trial (EFFORT-ICU). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7 (1) 51, 51. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00795-2
Setchell, Jenny, Olson, Rebecca, Turpin, Merrill, Costa, Nathalia, Barlott, Tim, O’Halloran, Kate, Wigginton, Britta and Hodges, Paul (2021). Afflexivity in post-qualitative inquiry: prioritising affect and reflexivity in the evaluation of a health information website. Health Sociology Review, (3), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2021.1976068
Moir, Elizabeth M. A., Turpin, Merrill J. and Copley, Jodie A. (2021). The clinical challenges experienced by new graduate occupational therapists: a matrix review. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 88 (3), 84174211022880-213. doi: 10.1177/00084174211022880
Garcia, Jenniffer, Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill, Bennett, Sally, McBryde, Catherine and McCosker, Josie Louise (2021). Evidence‐based practice and clinical reasoning in occupational therapy: a cross‐sectional survey in Chile. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 68 (2), 169-179. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12713
Barlott, Tim and Turpin, Merrill (2021). Desiring occupation: theorising the passion, creativity, and social production of everyday life. Journal of Occupational Science, 29 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2020.1867226
Caine, Anne‐Maree, Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill, Fleming, Jennifer and Herd, Chris (2021). Development of the Student Practice Evaluation Form—Revised (Second Edition) (SPEF‐R2): The first action research cycle. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 68 (1) 1440-1630.12702, 21-31. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12702
Turpin, Merrill, Fitzgerald, Cate, Copley, Jodie, Laracy, Sue and Lewis, Beverly (2021). Experiences of and support for the transition to practice of newly graduated occupational therapists undertaking a hospital graduate program. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 68 (1) 1440-1630.12693, 12-20. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12693
Murray, Carolyn M., Edwards, Ian, Jones, Mark and Turpin, Merrill (2020). Learning thresholds for early career occupational therapists: a grounded theory of learning-to-practise. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83 (7), 469-482. doi: 10.1177/0308022619876842
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2020). Destabilising social inclusion and recovery, and pursuing 'lines of flight' in the mental health sector: destabilising social inclusion and recovery. Sociology of Health and Illness, 42 (6), 1328-1343. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13106
Setchell, Jenny, Turpin, Merrill, Costa, Nathalia and Hodges, Paul (2020). Working with potential tensions in individual’s interactions with online consumer health education about back pain: Findings from a photo-elicitation and observational study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 7 (1) e17130, e17130. doi: 10.2196/17130
Powrie, Benita, Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill, Ziviani, Jenny and Kolehmainen, Niina (2019). The meaning of leisure to children and young people with significant physical disabilities: implications for optimising participation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83 (2), 030802261987907-77. doi: 10.1177/0308022619879077
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2019). The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter. Qualitative Inquiry, 26 (6), 107780041985904-660. doi: 10.1177/1077800419859041
King, Eva, Turpin, Merrill, Green, Wendy and Schull, Daniel (2019). Learning to interact and interacting to learn: a substantive theory of clinical workplace learning for diverse cohorts. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 24 (4), 691-706. doi: 10.1007/s10459-019-09891-8
King, Eva, Henning, Joerg, Green, Wendy J., Turpin, Merrill J. and Schull, Daniel N. (2019). Am I being understood? Veterinary students' perceptions of the relationship between their language background, communication ability, and clinical learning. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 46 (1), 35-44. doi: 10.3138/jvme.0417-057r
García Rojas, Jenniffer, Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill and Peña Jeldes, Natalia (2017). Práctica basada en evidencia en el área pediátrica en Chile, un desafío pendiente. Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional, 17 (2), 57-68. doi: 10.5354/0719-5346.2017.48086
Turpin, Merrill , Kerr, Georgina, Gullo, Hannah, Bennett, Sally, Asano, Miho and Finlayson, Marcia (2017). Understanding and living with multiple sclerosis fatigue. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81 (2), 82-89. doi: 10.1177/0308022617728679
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda and Turpin, Merrill (2017). Becoming minor: mapping new territories in occupational science. Journal of Occupational Science, 24 (4), 524-534. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2017.1378121
Crawford, Emma and Turpin, Merrill June (2017). Intentional strengths interviewing in occupational justice research. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25 (1), 52-60. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2017.1322635
Crawford, Emma, Turpin, Merrill, Nayar, Shoba, Steel, Emily and Durand, Jean-Louis (2016). The structural-personal interaction: occupational deprivation and asylum seekers in Australia. Journal of Occupational Science, 23 (3), 321-338. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2016.1153510
Bennett, Sally, Allen, Shelley, Caldwell, Elizabeth, Whitehead, Mary, Turpin, Merrill, Fleming, Jennifer and Cox, Ruth (2016). Organisational support for evidence-based practice: Occupational therapists perceptions. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 63 (1), 9-18. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12260
Garcia, Jenniffer, Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill, Chien, Chi-Wen and Pena, Natalia (2016). Continuing professional development in Chile: a case study. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, 72 (2), 107-110. doi: 10.1080/14473828.2016.1207898
Murray, Carolyn, Turpin, Merrill, Edwards, Ian and Jones, Mark (2015). A qualitative meta-synthesis about challenges experienced in occupational therapy practice. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78 (9), 534-546. doi: 10.1177/0308022615586786
Turpin, Merrill J., Asano, Miho and Finlayson, Marcia (2015). Combining qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods in understanding multiple sclerosis fatigue management. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 14 (2), 53-68. doi: 10.1177/160940691501400206
Powrie, Benita, Kolehmainen, Niina, Turpin, Merrill, Ziviani, Jenny and Copley, Jodie (2015). The meaning of leisure for children and young people with physical disabilities: a systematic evidence synthesis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 57 (11), 993-1010. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12788
Asano, Miho, Berg, Elizabeth, Johnson, Katherine, Turpin, Merrill and Finlayson, Marcia L. (2015). A scoping review of rehabilitation interventions that reduce fatigue among adults with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37 (9), 729-738. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2014.944996
Rodger, Sylvia, Turpin, Merrill and O’Brien, Mia (2015). Experiences of academic staff in using threshold concepts within a reformed curriculum. Studies in Higher Education, 40 (4), 545-560. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2013.830832
Asano, Miho, Hawken, Karli, Turpin, Merrill, Eitzen, Abby and Finlayson, Marcia (2015). The lived experience of multiple sclerosis relapse: How adults with multiple sclerosis processed their relapse experience and evaluated their need for postrelapse care. Multiple Sclerosis International, 2015 351416, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2015/351416
Colclough, Sarah, Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merril, Justins, Emma and De Monte, Rachel (2014). Occupational therapists’ perceptions of requirements for competent upper limb hypertonicity practice. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37 (16), 1-8. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2014.972585
Rodger, Sylvia, Coleman, Allison, Caine, Anne-Maree, Chien, Chi-Wen, Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill and Brown, Ted (2014). Examining the inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Student Practice Evaluation Form-Revised (SPEF-R) for occupational therapy students. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 61 (5), 353-363. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12151
Rodger, Sylvia, Turpin, Merrill, Copley, Jodie, Coleman, Allison, Chien, Chi-Wen, Caine, Anne-Maree and Brown, Ted (2014). Student Practice Evaluation Form-Revised edition online comment bank: development and reliability analysis. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 61 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12115
Rodger, Sylvia, Chien, Chi-Wen, Turpin, Merrill, Copley, Jodie, Coleman, Allison, Brown, Ted and Caine, Anne-Maree (2013). Establishing the validity and reliability of the Student Practice Evaluation Form-Revised (SPEF-R) in occupational therapy practice education: a Rasch analysis. Evaluation and the Health Professions, OnlineFirst (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1177/0163278713511456
Gustafsson, Louise and Turpin, Merrill (2012). Analysis of one stroke survivor's transition into vocational experiences. Brain Impairment, 13 (1), 99-107. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2012.8
Liddle, Jacki, Fleming, Jennifer, McKenna, Kryss, Turpin, Merrill, Whitelaw, Penny and Allen, Shelley (2012). Adjustment to loss of the driving role following traumatic brain injury: A qualitative exploration with key stakeholders. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 59 (1), 79-88. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00978.x
Turpin, Merrill June, Rodger, Sylvia and Hall, Anna R. (2012). Occupational therapy students' perceptions of occupational therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 59 (5), 367-374. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00988.x
Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill, Gordon, Siobhan and McLaren, Chrisdell (2011). Development and evaluation of an occupational therapy program for refugee high school students. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 58 (4), 310-316. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00933.x
Rowland, Tennille Jane, Turpin, Merrill, Gustafsson, Louise, Henderson, Robert David and Read, Stephen James (2011). Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory-9 (CAHAI-9): Perceived clinical utility within 14 days of stroke. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 18 (4), 382-393. doi: 10.1310/tsr1804-382
Liddle, Jacki, Fleming, Jennifer, McKenna, Kryss, Turpin, Merrill, Whitelaw, Penny and Allen, Shelley (2011). Driving and driving cessation after traumatic brain injury: Processes and key times of need. Disability and Rehabilitation, 33 (25-26), 2574-2586. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2011.582922
Rowland, Tennille, Gustafsson, Louise, Turpin, Merrill, Henderson, Robert and Read, Stephen (2011). Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory-9 (CAHAI-9): a multi-centre investigation of clinical utility. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 18 (5), 290-297. doi: 10.12968/ijtr.2011.18.5.290
Turpin, Merrill, Fitzgerald, Cate and Rodger, Sylvia (2011). Development of the student practice evaluation form revised edition package. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58 (2), 67-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00890.x
Campbell, Emma Jean and Turpin, Merrill June (2010). Refugee settlement workers' perspectives on home safety issues for people from refugee backgrounds. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57 (6), 425-430. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00882.x
Copley, Jodie A., Turpin, Merrill J. and King, Tegan L. (2010). Information used by an expert paediatric occupational therapist when making clinical decisions. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77 (4), 249-256. doi: 10.2182/cjot.2010.77.4.7
Gustafsson, Louise A., Turpin, Merrill J. and Dorman, Caitlin M. (2010). Clinical utility of the Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory for stroke rehabilitation. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77 (3), 161-173. doi: 10.2182/cjot.2010.77.3.6
Hayes, L., Turpin, M. and Moran, M. (2010). Occupational therapy students' perceptions toward and experiences of fieldwork with older people. Focus on Health Professional Education, In press
Rowland, T. J., Gustafsson, L., Henderson, R. D., Turpin, M. and Read, S. J. (2009). Review of upper limb ability assessments in acute stroke care, from a practice perspective. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 16 (12), 678-684. doi: 10.12968/ijtr.2009.16.12.45434
Liddle, Jacki, Turpin, Merrill, McKenna, Kryss, Kubus, Tara, Lambley, Sonia and McCaffrey, Katherine (2009). The experiences and needs of people who cease driving after stroke. Brain Impairment, 10 (3), 271-281. doi: 10.1375/brim.10.3.271
Fraser, L, McKenna, K, Turpin, M, Allen, S and Liddle, J (2009). Older workers: An exploration of the benefits, barriers and adaptations for older people in the workforce. Work, 33 (3), 261-272. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0874
Turpin, Merrill June (2008). Redefining failure: Phenomenology and meaning. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 55 (4), 283-286. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2008.00748.x
Ownsworth, Tamara L., Turpin, Merrill, Andrew, Brooke and Fleming, Jennifer (2008). Participant perspectives on an individualized self-awareness intervention following stroke: A qualitative case study. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18 (5-6), 692-712. doi: 10.1080/09602010701595136
Liddle, Jacki, Turpin, Merrill, Carlson, GLenys and McKenna, Kryss (2008). The needs and experiences related to driving cessation for older people. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71 (9), 379-388. doi: 10.1177/030802260807100905
Turner, Benjamin J., Ownsworth, Tamara L., Turpin, Merrill, Fleming, Jennifer M. and Griffin, Janelle (2008). Self-identified Goals and the Ability to Set Realistic Goals Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Classification Framework. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55 (2), 96-107. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00660.x
Copley, Jodie, Nelson, Alison, Turpin, Merrill, Underwood, Katherine and Flanigan, Kerry (2008). Factors influencing therapists' interventions for children with learning difficulties. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (2), 105-113. doi: 10.1177/000841740807500206
Turpin, Merrill, Leech, Christine and Hackenberg, Louisa (2008). Living with parental multiple sclerosis: Children's experiences and clinical implications. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (3), 149-156. doi: 10.1177/000841740807500306
Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill, Brosnan, Jessica and Nelson, Alison (2008). Understanding and negotiating: Reasoning processes used by an occupational therapist to individualize intervention decisions for people with upper limb hypertonicity. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30 (19), 1486-1498. doi: 10.1080/09638280701654799
Bambling, M., Kavanagh, D., Lewis, G., King. R., King, D., Sturk, H., Turpin, M., Gallois, C. and Bartlett, H. (2007). Challenges faced by general practitioners and allied mental health services in providing mental health services in rural Queensland. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15 (2), 126-130. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00866.x
Turpin, M., Bartlett, H., Kavanagh, D. and Gallois, C. (2007). Mental health issues and resources in rural and regional communities: An exploration of perceptions of service providers. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15 (2), 131-136. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00870.x
Nelson, A. and Turpin, M. (2007). Book Review - The Kawa Model: Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 54 (4), 323-324. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00666.x
Heidi Sturk, David Kavanagh, Cynthia Gallois, David King, Merrill Turpin, Robert King and Helen Bartlett (2007). Should mental health issues be addressed in primary care, and can it be done? Views of rural general practitioners in Queensland. Australasian Psychiatry, 15 (S1), S90-S94. doi: 10.1080/10398560701701270
Turpin, Merrill (2007). The issue is....Recovery of our phenomenological knowledge in occupational therapy. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61 (4), 469-473. doi: 10.5014/ajot.61.4.469
Allison, Heather and Turpin, Merrill J. (2004). Development of the student placement evaluation form: A tool for assessing student fieldwork performance. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 51 (3), 125-132. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2004.00414.x
Ownsworth, Tamara, Turpin, Merrill, Carlson, Glenys and Brennan, Julie-Anne (2004). Perceptions of long-term community-based support following severe acquired brain injury. Brain Impairment, 5 (1), 53-66. doi: 10.1375/brim.5.1.53.35407
Schroder, Natalie, Crabtree, Merrill and Lyall-Watson, Sarah (2002). The effectiveness of splinting as perceived by the parents of children with Juvenile Ideopathic Arthritis. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65 (2), 75-80. doi: 10.1177/030802260206500205
Crabtree, Merrill (2002). A Hermeneutic Case Reconstruction of a published first-person narrative. Qualitative Research Journal, 2 (3), 79-91.
Crabtree, Merrill and Lyons, Michael (1997). Focal Points and Relationships: A Study of Clinical Reasoning. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60 (2), 57-64. doi: 10.1177/030802269706000204
Conference Papers
Walsh, Anthony, Turpin, Merrill, Anandalingam, Suvendra and Gullo, Hannah (2023). Novel guidelines to support clinical decision-making for post stroke fatigue management. 14th World Congress on Brain Injury, Dublin, Ireland, 29 March-1 April 2023. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2023.2247822
McAuliffe, Tomomi, Turpin, Merrill and Schneck, Megan (2023). A pilot study to explore resilience among international students: What keeps them going?. Occupational Therapy Australia 30th National Conference and Exhibition, Cairns, QLD Australia, 21-23 June 2023.
Crawford, Emma and Turpin, Merrill June (2021). Intentional strengths interviewing: supporting the participation of potentially vulnerable participants in qualitative health research. 20th Annual Thinking Qualitatively Virtual Conference, Virtual, 5-9 July 2021. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Turpin, Merrill, Fitzgerald, Cate and Laracy, Sue (2017). Supporting new graduate occupational therapists. unknown, unknown, unknown. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Turpin, Merrill and Copley, Jodie (2017). Developing a Framework for Creating Workplace-Specific Clinical Reasoning Tools. Qualitative Health Research Conference, Kelowna Canada, October 2016. THOUSAND OAKS: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1609406916688525
Mitchelson, Kelly, Begg, Hannah, Crawford, Emma, Barlott, Tim and Turpin, Merrill (2017). Children seeking asylum: A qualitative study of occupational therapists’ perspectives on challenges faced by children in Australian detention facilities. Occupational Therapy Australia, 27th National Conference and Exhibition, Perth, WA, Australia, 19-21 July 2017. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell . doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12400
Mitchelson, K., Begg, H., Crawford, E., Barlott, T. and Turpin, M. (2016). Children seeking asylum: a qualitative study of occupational therapists' perspectives on challenges faced by children in Australian detention facilities. NT-QLD Division OT Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28 October 2016.
Turpin, Merrill (2016). Combining Perspectives: Unraveling and Integrating. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
Turpin, Merrill, Lynch, Deborah, Spermon, Deborah and Steel, Emily (2015). Preparing students for health and social care practice through inter-professional learning. HERDSA Annual International Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 6-9 July 2015. Milperra, NSW, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA).
Campbell, Emma, Turpin, Merrill , Durand, Jean-Louis and Steel, Emily (2015). Untangling occupations and social structures: asylum seekers in Australia. Occupational Therapy Australia 26th National Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 1-3 July 2015. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12212_2
King, Eva, Schull, Daniel, Green, Wendy and Turpin, Merrill (2013). Does diversity matter? Exploring the educational experience of culturally and linguistically diverse veterinary science students. ICCVM 2013: 7th International Conference on Communications in Veterinary Medicine, St Louis, MI, USA, 2-6 November, 2013.
Turpin, Merrill, Brough, Rachel, Desha, Laura and Ziviani, Jenny (2013). Emergent Design Flexibility: Responding to data. Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Edmonton, AB United States, 17 - 20 July 2013. Edmonton, Canada: University of Alberta * International Institute for Qualitative Methodology.
Rodger, S., Turpin, M. and Springfield, E. (2012). Experiences of academic staff in using threshold concepts in occupational therapy curricula to engage students. Third Threshold Concepts Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2012.
Bennett, S., McCluskey, A., Caldwell, E., Allen, M., Whitehead, M., Ox, R., Hoffmann, T. and Turpin M. (2011). Organisational support for evidence-based practice: Does it help?. Occupational Therapy Australia 24th National Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, 29 June-1st July.
Rodger, Sylvia and Turpin, Merrill (2011). Using threshold concepts to transform entry level curricula. 34th HERDSA Annual International Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-7 July 2011. Milperra, NSW, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
Bennett, Sally, McCluskey, Annie, Caldwell, Elizabeth, Allen, Michelle, Whitehead, Mary, Cox, Ruth, Hoffmann, Tammy and Turpin Merrill (2011). Is there a lack of evidence to inform occupational therapy?. Occupational Therapy Australia 24th National Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 29 June-1 July 2011.
Turpin, Merrill, De jonge, Desleigh and Moran, Monica (2008). Authentic industry based professional projects: The impact on learning. 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence (Ozzawa), Melbourne, Australia, 5 - 8 March 2008.
Hayes, L., Moran, M. and Turpin, M. (2007). Exploration of the impact of a field-based learning module on occupational therapy students attitudes towards older people in a residential aged care facility. 9th OT Australia Queensland State Conference, Yeppoon, Queensland, 21-22 September 2007.
Turpin, M., DeJonge, D. and Moran, M. (2007). Preparing students for work in the real world: the industry experience. Effective Teaching and Learning conference, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 1-2 November 2007.
Boyce, R. A., Moran, M. and Turpin, M. (2006). Doing interprofessional work in a hospital setting : the patient experience. All Together Better Health III: Challenges in Interprofessional Education and Practice, Imperial College, London, 10-12 April 2006.
Turpin, M. and de Jonge, D. (2003). Action learning: Supporting professional and service development in the area of mental health. OT Australia 2nd Mental Health Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 10-11 October 2003. Brisbane, Australia: OT Australia.
Crabtree, M. (2001). A Hermeneutic Case Reconstruction of a Published First Person Narrative. Critical Issues in Qualitative Research, Duxton Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, 3-7 July. Association for Qualitative Research.
Allen, S. M. M. and Crabtree, M. (2000). Gaining durable employment following loss of work capacity: The dilemma of concealment. OT Australia - Qld 6th State Conference, Toowoomba, 7th - 8th April 2000. Melbourne: OT Australia.
Meredith, P. and Crabtree, M. (1999). The University of Queensland student placement evaluation. Occupational Therapists Australia 20th National Conference, National Convention Centre, Canberra, 25-28 April 1999. Canberra: Occupational Therapists Australia.
Thesis
Turpin, Merrill June (2004). The role of analysis of narratives from a hermeneutic perspective in exploring meaning and purpose of occupation in occupational therapy. PhD Thesis, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/263501