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Katherine Elliston

Dr Katherine Elliston

Member Premier's Disability Advisory Council

Katherine is the Deputy Community Chair of the Premier’s Disability Advisory Council Tasmania, and is the Tasmanian representative on the Australian Disability Strategy Advisory Council. Katherine volunteers for a governance team running a specialist disability accommodation site and is involved in various mental health and community organisations. Katherine is passionate about ensuring people with disability have an opportunity to participate in everyday life.

Katherine holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Tasmania, her research focused on individual and environmental influences to behaviour change.

Professionally, Katherine works with children and adolescents as a Psychologist, she has worked in Behaviour Support for a number of years. Through her work, she aims to foster collaboration and support among the various systems people with disability encounter. Katherine works to reduce systemic barriers to participation in society and serves to empower people with disability to create meaningful lives.

In her personal life, Katherine supports her younger brother, who lives with a cognitive impairment. Growing up around disability has taught her the importance of accessible and inclusive practices and the need to foster independence and choice wherever possible. Katherine believes this is particularly relevant in rural communities where access to formal supports is lacking.