Dr. Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck and the Zlab
Publications
Care Providers and Health Services
see the list below
Shanley, D., Page, M., Shelton, D., Harbeck, E. L., Ware, R. S., Byrnes, J., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Towers, K., Brown, N., Marshall, J., Barnsbee, L., Reid, N., Reilly, S., Chandler-Mather, N., Liu, W., Khan, N., Madigan, S., & Hawkins, E. (2026). Advancing equity in neurodevelopmental care with the Tracking Cube: Protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid (Type 1) stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13828-w
Luskin-Saxby, S., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Sulek, R., & Paynter, J. (2025). Autism early intervention providers: Their priorities, use of empirically supported practices, and professional development needs. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-06808-w
Campbell, T., Shanley, D. C., Page, M., McDonald, T., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Hess, M., Watney, J., & Hawkins, E. (2025). Psychometric properties of the Rapid Neurodevelopmental Assessment in detecting social-emotional problems during routine child developmental monitoring in primary healthcare. BMC Primary Care, 26, Article number 106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02807-z
Luskin-Saxby, S., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Sulek, R., & Paynter, J. (2024). Supporting Professionals in Autism Research Knowledge (SPARK): Evaluation and proof of concept. Evidence-based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 18(4), 183-203. https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2025.2542762
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Speechley, M., Stuart, J. A., Scott, R. A., Barber, B., L., & Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J. (2024). Provision of gender affirming care among medical and allied health practitioners: The influence of transnormative beliefs in working with gender diverse patients. Social Science & Medicine, 348, 116876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116876
Luskin-Saxby, S., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Sulek, R., & Paynter, J. (2024). Professional development and use of evidence-based practice in autism early intervention. Journal of Early Intervention, 46(1), 94-112. http://doi.org/10.1177/10538151231159638
Shanley, D., Zimmer-Gembeck, M., Wheeler, A. J., Byrnes, J., Ware, R. S., Liu, W.,...Hawkins, E. (2023). Diagnostic accuracy and economic value of a tiered assessment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (DATAforFASD): Protocol. BMJ Open, 12, e071004 http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071004
Swan, K., Shanley, D. C. & Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J. (2022). Development and validation of the Professional Sense of Competence Scale (ProSOCS) for practitioners who treat disruptive behaviours in children, Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 12(4), 645-660. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-08-2021-0167
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