Recognition (10)

Co-Lead of workshop: Likes, dislikes, supports and barriers: The experience of students with disabilities in university in Ireland. Trinity College Dublin.
2016 - 2016

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Affiliated Organisations	Trinity College Dublin
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research

Lead of Community Engagement Project: Fitness Centres inclusive or exclusive? Understanding how people with learning disabilities can meaningfully participate at fitness centres: Part 2 (£1500, ENU).
2021 - 2021

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Description	Worked with self-advocates and intellectual disability nurses on a grant titled, Fitness Centres inclusive or exclusive? Understanding how people with learning disabilities can meaningfully participate at fitness centres. The project was rooted in communi
Affiliated Organisations	Edinburgh Napier University
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Lead of the Community Engagement Project: Our Rights, Our Community. A human rights approach to capture the lived experiences of people with learning disabilities as they meaningfully engage in the community: Part 2 (£3500, ENU).
2024 - 2024

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Description	Leading a community engagement project titled 'Our Rights, Our Community. A human rights approach to capture the lived experiences of people with learning disabilities as they meaningfully engage in the community.' This community project is working alongs
Affiliated Organisations	Edinburgh Napier University
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	Business School School of Health and Social Care

Co-Lead of the Community Engagement Project: The Appletree Community: A narrative approach to integrated community living for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (£4250, ENU).
2023 - 2023

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Description	Co-Lead of the Community Engagement Project: The Appletree Community: A narrative approach to integrated community living for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. This public engagement project examined how to help people with intelle
Affiliated Organisations	Edinburgh Napier University
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Arts and Creative Industries School of Health and Social Care

Lead of the Community Engagement Project: Our Rights, Our Community. A human rights approach to capture the lived experiences of people with learning disabilities as they meaningfully engage in the community (£5000, ENU).
2023 - 2023

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Description	Public Engagement Interdisciplinary Fund, Edinburgh Napier University (£5000.00 GBP). Leading a community engagement project titled 'Our Rights, Our Community. A human rights approach to capture the lived experiences of people with learning disabilit
Affiliated Organisations	Edinburgh Napier University
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	Business School School of Arts and Creative Industries School of Health and Social Care

Co-Lead of Public Engagement Project: Helping students with intellectual disabilities engage in STEM. Trinity College Dublin.
2015 - 2016

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Description	Worked with self-advocates and a professor of astrophysics on a project titled, Including university students with intellectual disability in STEM. The project explored the experiences of students with intellectual disabilities when engaging in STEM unive
Affiliated Organisations	Trinity College Dublin
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Lead of Community Engagement Project: Fitness Centres inclusive or exclusive? Understanding how people with learning disabilities can meaningfully participate at fitness centres (£4800, ENU).
2019 - 2019

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Description	Worked with self-advocates and intellectual disability nurses on a grant titled, Fitness Centres inclusive or exclusive? Understanding how people with learning disabilities can meaningfully participate at fitness centres. The project was rooted in commun
Affiliated Organisations	Edinburgh Napier University
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Lead of Community Engagement Project: Get to Know Me: Understanding the Experiences of People with Disabilities when Accessing Emergency Services (£4050, ENU).
2021 - 2021

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Description	Working along side several disability organizations and an interdisciplinary team of professors on a community project titled Get to Know Me: Understanding the Experiences of People with Disabilities when Accessing Emergency Services. This community-based
Affiliated Organisations	Edinburgh Napier University
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences School of Health and Social Care

Board Member of Get2gether (non-profit disability organization) (Scotland)
2021

Recognition Type	Non-executive Directorship
Description	Dr. Spassiani was invited to be a board member for their active allyship of the disability community, through my inclusive research and community engagement with the disability community.
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Healthcare Services Learning disabilities Physical activity Social justice
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Adjunct Professor, School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health Professionals (Halifax, Canada)
2014 - 2017

Recognition Type	Visiting Positions
Description	Adjunct Professor, School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health Professionals at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Due to expertise in disability studies, health promotion and knowledge translation. During this appointment Dr. Spassi
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health
Org Units	University