Dr Jessica Levick

Dr Jessica Levick
NameDr Jessica Levick
Email Addressjessica.levick@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Occupational Therapy)
QualificationsBOccTherapy USC, BSc(Hons) USC, PhD USQ
DepartmentSchool of Health and Medical Sciences
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-671X
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Biography

Dr Jessica Levick is a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy and the Program Coordinator of the Associate Degree of Allied Health at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). With over 11 years of experience as an occupational therapist, Jessica specialises in mental health and is passionate about enhancing consumer engagement in leisure activities within acute mental health settings.

Driven by her clinical experiences as a mental health clinician, her doctoral research focused on understanding leisure engagement within mental health inpatient units, including stakeholder perspectives, policy reviews, and quality improvement strategies.

Throughout her career, Jessica has worked extensively within Queensland Health, supporting individuals with severe and complex mental health issues. Her clinical experience spans community case management, intensive outreach, acute inpatient care, and mental health crisis response, including her role as a Co-Responder with the Queensland Police Service. For the past seven years, she has primarily worked as a mental health clinician in the Emergency Department at Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Jessica’s academic journey began in 2013 at UniSC and transition to UniSQ in 2022, where she has been instrumental in developing the new occupational therapy program. She continues to collaborate with Metro South Mental Health and Addiction Services, contributing to research focused on improving leisure engagement and enhancing recovery-oriented practice within acute mental health environments.

If you're interested in connecting with me to discuss occupational therapy, mental health, or our podcast, please feel free to reach out.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Lecturer of Occupational TherapyUniversity of Southern Queensland2022
Occupational Therapist - Mental Health ClinicianQueensland Health20142023
Associate Lecturer of Occupational TherapyUniversity of the Sunshine Coast20202020

Expertise

- Mental Health (420313)

- Digital Health (420302)

- Occupational Therapy (420104)

- Emergency Medicine (320207)

- Sensory processes, perception and performance (520406)

- Higher Education Research (390303)

- Recreation and Leisure (440608)

- Allied Health And Rehabilitation Science (420100)

Teaching

OCT1102 - Occupational Performance: The Occupation

HMS2101 - Developing Skills in Digital Health

OCT3102 - Occupational Therapy in Context

OCT2203 - Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

Fields of Research

  • 420104. Occupational therapy
  • 420313. Mental health services

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Registered Occupational Therapist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra)
Member of The Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)
Member of Occupational Therapy Australia
BOccTherapy
USC
2014
BSc(Hons)
USC
2016
PhD
USQ
2022
Project titleDetailsYear
UniSQ Capacity Building Grant Levick, J., Gray, M., March, S., Theodoros, T., & Kar Ray, M. (2023). UniSQ Research Capacity Building Grant titled ‘Evaluation of the Crisis Support Space in Princess Alexandra Hospital’ awarded $13,677.482023
Centre for Health Research (CHR) Small Grant. Levick, J., Broome, K., Alford, S., & Gray, M. (2023). Centre for Health Research (CHR) Small Grant. Project titled ‘A Systematic Review of Leisure Tools for Clinical Use in Mental Health Settings’ awarded $3343.80 2023
DateNameAwarding organisationUnderpinning research
2019Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) Postgraduate Research AwardUniversity of the Sunshine Coast

Investigation of the Consumer Perspective on Leisure in Mental Health Inpatient Units

Levick, Jessica, Broome, Kieran, Gray, Marion, Theodoros, Theo, Morrison, Thomas and Ray, Manan. 2024. "Investigation of the Consumer Perspective on Leisure in Mental Health Inpatient Units." OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 44 (1), pp. 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492231175067

Sensory considerations for emerging textile applications

Kay, Emma, Levick, Jessica, Machingura, Tawanda and Bird, Stephen. 2024. "Sensory considerations for emerging textile applications." Textiles. 4 (1), pp. 17-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/textiles4010002

Investigation of stakeholder perspectives on leisure activity in mental health inpatient units

Levick, Jessica. 2022. Investigation of stakeholder perspectives on leisure activity in mental health inpatient units. PhD by Publication Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/w8w59

Investigation of the consumer perspective on leisure activity available in Australian mental health inpatient units

Levick, Jessica, Broome, Kieran, Gray, Marion, Theodoros, Theo, Morrison, Thomas and Kar Ray, Manaan. 2023. "Investigation of the consumer perspective on leisure activity available in Australian mental health inpatient units." Occupational Therapy Australia 30th National Conference and Exhibition 2023. Cairns, Australia 20 Jun - 21 Jul 2023 Australia.

Content analysis: Mental health staff viewpoints on the barriers and facilitators to leisure engagement in mental health inpatient units

Levick, Jessica, Broome, Kieran, Oprescu, Florin and Gray, Marion. 2023. "Content analysis: Mental health staff viewpoints on the barriers and facilitators to leisure engagement in mental health inpatient units." Occupational Therapy Australia 30th National Conference and Exhibition 2023. Cairns, Australia 20 Jun - 21 Jul 2023 Australia.

Recommendations: The development of practice principles for leisure-based occupational enrichment in mental health inpatient units

Levick, Jessica, Broome, Kieran and Gray, Marion. 2023. "Recommendations: The development of practice principles for leisure-based occupational enrichment in mental health inpatient units." Occupational Therapy Australia 30th National Conference and Exhibition 2023. Cairns, Australia 20 Jun - 21 Jul 2023 Australia.

A contemporary leisure activity inventory: Exploring the general population current leisure interests in the 21st century

Levick, Jessica, Broome, Kieran and Oprescu, Florin. 2019. "A contemporary leisure activity inventory: Exploring the general population current leisure interests in the 21st century ." Occupational Therapy Australia 28th National Conference and Exhibition . Gold Coast, Australia 10 - 12 Jul 2019 Australia.

The ‘Checklist of Leisure, Interest and Participation’: Exploring the general population current leisure interests in the 21st century

Levick, Jessica, Broome, Kieran and Oprescu, Florin. 2019. "The ‘Checklist of Leisure, Interest and Participation’: Exploring the general population current leisure interests in the 21st century." 53rd Japanese Occupational Therapy Congress & Expo. Fukuoka, Japan 06 - 06 Sep 2019 Japan.