Johanna Linimayr
Johanna Linimayr
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Occupational Therapy
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Focus
pediatrics, children, youth, family, occupation, participation, siblings
Experience
- research assistant / doctoral student
ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)
04 / 2023 - today - Occupational Therapist
Stiftung RgZ
08 / 2021 - 03 / 2023 - Occupational Therapist
Konventhospital Barmherzige Brüder Linz, Autismuskompetenzzentrum
08 / 2016 - 07 / 2021
Education and Continuing education
Education
- MSc OT / Occupational Therapy
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS)
09 / 2019 - 07 / 2021 - BSc / Occuaptional Therapy
Fachhochschule Gesundheitsberufe OÖ
09 / 2013 - 07 / 2016 - BA / art history and comparative literature
Univerity of Vienna
10 / 2007 - 2012
Network
Membership of networks
- Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research (SSECR)
- PhD Peergroup School of Health Sciences (co-lead, 2024-2025)
ORCID digital identifier
Awards
- 2nd prize finalized studies at the 4th SACD research day
Swiss Academy of Childhood Disability (SACD)
01 / 2026 - 1st prize preliminary results at the 3rd SACD research day
Swiss Academy of Childhood Disability (SACD)
01 / 2024
Social media
Projects
- Parti-CP: Barriers and facilitators for participation in children for cerebral palsy, their siblings and families in Switzerland / Team member / ongoing
- A sister's stories – Everyday Experiences with a Brother with Cerebral Palsy in Switzerland: A Narrative Study / Deputy project leader / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Linimayr, J. et al. (2026) 'Unfolding participation in everyday activities of siblings of children with cerebral palsy', Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. doi: 10.1177/15394492251411773.
- Linimayr, J., Schulze, C. and Josephsson, S. (2026) '"Doing siblinghood" : how playing and travelling transform meaning and identity of a sibling of a child with cerebral palsy: A narrative analysis', Journal of Occupational Science, pp. 1–20. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2025.2596337.
- Stoffel, A., Linimayr, J. and Schulze, C. (2025) 'Occupational wellbeing on playgrounds : parents' views on children with coordination disorder', Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 32(1), p. 2526417. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2025.2526417.
- Linimayr, J. et al. (2025) 'Daily life situations and participation of siblings of children with childhood-onset disabilities : a scoping review', BMJ Paediatrics Open, 9(1), p. e003189. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-003189.
- Linimayr, J., Lindahl-Jacobsen, L. and Farias, L. (2023) 'Teachers' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to peer play between children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers in early childhood education : a research circle study in Austria', International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 71(2), pp. 237–245. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2023.2230410.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Madzimbe, P. and Linimayr, J. (2025) 'Researchers' perspectives on ableist practices : issues of power and the role of PhD students', in 4th Triennial Meeting of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD) and 37th Annual Meeting of the European Academy Of Childhood-onset Disability (EACD), Heidelberg, Germany, 24-28 June 2025.
- Nguyen, L. et al. (2025) 'Building networks across the lifespan : involving siblings in the co-creation and implementation of research', in 4th Triennial Meeting of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD) and 37th Annual Meeting of the European Academy Of Childhood-onset Disability (EACD), Heidelberg, Germany, 24-28 June 2025.
- Linimayr, J. et al. (2025) 'Translating research into a family factsheet for supporting siblings : co-creation, enhancing dialogues, and creating awareness', in 4th Triennial Meeting of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD) and 37th Annual Meeting of the European Academy Of Childhood-onset Disability (EACD), Heidelberg, Germany, 24-28 June 2025.
- Linimayr, J. et al. (2025) 'What do siblings of children with disabilities need in daily life situations? : implications from a scoping review on childhood-onset disability research', in Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Paediatrics, Bern, Switzerland, 22-23 May2025.
Other publications
Krebser, A., Krebser, S. and Linimayr, J. (2026) Vanessa schwimmt nachts im Pool : vier Geschichten über ein Geschwisterkind mit Vertiefungsideen für den Unterricht in der Mittelstufe. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-2579.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
- Linimayr, J., Josephsson, S. and Schulze, C. (2025) 'Stories told, stories enacted : a narrative study and knowledge translation project centering becoming a sibling through occupation', in 8th Biennial Occupational Science Europe Conference (OS), Essex, United Kingdom, 22-23 August 2025.
- Schulze, C. et al. (2025) 'Empowerment through participation : children co-creating occupational belonging', in 8th Biennial Occupational Science Europe Conference (OSE), Essex, United Kingdom, 22-23 August 2025.
- Linimayr, J., Lindahl-Jacobsen, L. and Farias, L. (2025) 'Playing with peers – all fun and games? Children with autism in early childhood education : a qualitative study', in 6th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research (SSECR), Basel, Switzerland, 21-22 January 2025.
- Linimayr, J. et al. (2024) 'The "sound of participation" with siblings' voices: understanding participation of siblings of children with cerebral palsy, their roles in daily family life and intersections of family factors in Switzerland : a study protocol', in 36th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), Bruges, Belgium, 29 May - 1 June 2024.
- Schulze, C. et al. (2024) 'Empowerment durch Partizipationsmethoden in der Ergotherapie : Kinder sprechen und entscheiden mit', in 6. Kongress der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.
- Linimayr, J. and Schulze, C. (2024) 'Geschwisterkinder in der Ergotherapie: Wartezimmer oder Handlungsfeld? : Relevanz und Sichtweisen auf das Thema «Partizipation von Geschwisterkindern»', in 6. Kongress der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.
- Linimayr, J. et al. (2024) ''Siblings' participation : insights from a scoping review focusing on siblings of children with chronic conditions', in 3rd SACD Research Day, Bern, Switzerland, 25 January 2024.