People

Professor Keith McVilly is the Scope-University of Melbourne Professorial Fellow in Disability and Inclusion. Working across the university, he is situated in the School of Social and Political Sciences. Professor McVilly is an internationally renowned clinical psychologist whose work addresses the translation of research into policy and practice, with a focus on promoting the wellbeing and community inclusion of people with multiple and complex disabling experiences. His work reflects the centrality of relationships to wellbeing. Much of Keith’s research is conducted in applied settings, working directly with people with disability, families and services providers.

Dr Paul Ramcharan is the Scope-University of Melbourne Senior Research Fellow. He has been involved in disability policy research for over thirty years. His work in Australia has encompassed disability advocacy and self-advocacy; the development of a Roadmap for the reduction of restrictive practices, choice making, voting and intellectual disability, inclusive research, co-production and, community development and disability. He has also been involved in a number of training initiatives and has held a number of leadership positions related largely to research commissioning. Paul has co-authored two books, two edited collections, many journal articles as well as delivering a number of plain language documents to suit different audiences. He has recently completed work on the impact of the NDIS on disability advocacy in Victoria and has undertaken consultancy work supporting advocacy organisations to make submissions to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of people with disabilities.