| Title |
First
Name |
Last
Name |
Organisation |
Key Research Area (1) |
Key Research Area (2) |
Key Research Area (3) |
| Ms |
Cathy |
Hales |
Ageing & Aged Care Unit
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) |
Community care for older people |
Family carers - the role of information care in aged care |
Program evaluation methodology |
| Mr |
Abdul |
Hamid |
School of Social Sciences
University Malaysia Sabah |
Pensioner / Retiree |
Urban elderly |
Social gerontology / Sociology of ageing |
| Dr |
Linda |
Hand |
University of Sydney |
Professional/client discourse |
Multiculturalism/
cross-cultural communications |
|
| Dr |
Jo |
Harrison |
Health Sciences
University of South Australia |
Gay and lesbian ageing |
Discrimination in aged care services and policies |
Gender and indigenous issues in aged care |
| Ms |
Jan |
Harry |
Mental Health Services fro Old People
Adelaide University |
Anxiety |
Depression |
Dementia |
| Ms |
Stacey |
Hassall |
Blue Care Head Office |
Community-
focused research |
Workforce issues particularly recruitment and retention in health/aged care |
Research aimed at enhancing client-centred care |
| |
Louise |
Hateley |
Social Policy and Social Work
University of Oxford |
Pension / superannuation policy (Australia and Singapore in particular) |
Gender and superannuation |
|
| Dr |
Rhonda |
Hawley |
Faculty of Nursing
University of Sydney |
Asthma in the elderly |
Needs of people with mesothelioma |
Retirement options for people with a disability |
| Associate Professor |
Susan |
Hayes |
Department of Medicine
University of Sydney |
|
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| Ms |
Cathy |
Hayles |
School of Social Science
University of Queensland |
Socio-cultural dimensions of ageing |
Cultural construction of the older body |
Physical activity in later life |
| Dr |
Lydia |
Hearn |
Vario Health Institute
Edith Cowan University |
Carers needs |
Alzheimer's and dementia |
|
| Ms |
Meg |
Hegarty |
Department of Palliative and Supportive Services
Flinders University |
Ageing and palliative care |
Existential/
spiritual issues in ageing |
Education about ageing & dying |
| Dr |
June |
Heinrich |
Baptist Community Services NSW & ACT |
Housing for the elderly |
Models of Care |
Aged Care Workforce |
| Professor |
Edward |
Helmes |
School of Psychology
James Cook University |
Cognitive ageing |
Stereotypes of older people |
Psychological assessment of older people |
| Ms |
Marj |
Henderson |
Regional Office
Blue Care Brisbane Centre |
Community aged care |
Health assessment |
Preventative health |
| Mr |
Timothy |
Henwood |
HMS
University of Queensland |
Resistance Training & Older Adults |
Muscle Power |
Quality of life changes with resistance training |
| Associate Professor |
Louise |
Hickson |
University of Queensland |
Hearing impairment in older people |
Audiological rehabilitation for older people with hearing impairment |
Communication in residential aged care facilities |
| Dr |
Lydia |
Hohaus |
School of Applied Psychology
Griffith University |
Everyday memory intervention and successful ageing |
Prospective memory, False memory and ageing |
Adult attachment, stress & coping during transitions |
| Ms |
Jacqueline |
Homel |
Regulatory Institutions Network
The Australian National University |
Life-span developmental
psychology/
criminology |
Bullying and victimisation |
Adolescence and young adulthood |
| Dr |
Diana |
Hopper |
Physiotherapy
Curtin University |
Ageing |
Physical activity |
People with dementia |
| Associate Professor |
Barbara |
Horner |
Centre for Research on Ageing
Curtin University of Technology |
Models of service delivery for aged care |
Workforce development |
Care of people with dementia and their carers |
| Dr |
Zakia |
Hossain |
School of Behavioural and Community Health Sciences
University of Sydney |
Ethnicity and Ageing |
Women's health |
Quantitative and qualitative research in healthy ageing |
| Associate Professor |
Peter |
Howat |
Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research
School of Public Health |
Seniors injury prevention |
Health promotion |
Physical activity |
| Ms |
Caroline |
Howe |
School of Behavioural and Community Health Sciences
Rehabilitation Counselling
University of Sydney |
Cultural transitions to retirement |
Psychological effects of retirement |
The role of the Health Professional
in Retirement |
| Associate Professor |
Rosalie |
Hudson |
School of Nursing
University of Melbourne |
Residential aged care |
Palliative Care |
|
| Dr |
Ian |
Hughes |
School of Behavioural and Community Health Sciences
University of Sydney |
Participative and action research |
Health benefits of the Internet for older people |
Complexity in systems of care |
| Dr |
Mark |
Hughes |
University of New South Wales |
Older gays and lesbians |
Privacy in aged care |
Elder abuse |
| Professor |
Richard |
Hugman |
University of New South Wales |
Family care of older people |
Older Refugees |
The social Construction of Ageing and Later Life |
| Dr |
Wendy |
Hunter |
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Deakin University Burwood Campus |
Food Choices of older people and their impact on quality of life |
Nutrition and Ageing |
Social Determinants of Ageing and Health |
| Ms |
Lynette |
Isted |
Curtin University of Technology |
Families and social health |
Evidence based practice and undergraduate course evaluation |
|
| Dr |
Keith |
Jacobs |
Sociology and Social Work
University of Tasmania |
Housing policy and ageing |
Migrants in Australian society (experiences of) |
Impact of ageing for urban environments |
| Dr |
Hamish |
Jamieson |
Resident Medical Officers Unit
Canterbury District Health Board
New Zealand |
Ageing and atherosclerosis |
Ageing and the Liver |
Potential mechanisms to slow ageing. |
| Dr |
Walter |
Jaros |
Horizon Institute for Health Promotion
Hobart |
Integrative prevention of neuro-
degenerative and other chronic disorders |
Promoting healthful behaviour |
Lifelong active learning |
| Dr |
Yun-Hee |
Jeon |
Health & Ageing Research Unit
War Memorial Hospital
Waverley |
Depression and Depression |
Quality of Life and Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) |
Carer support |
| Ms |
Neyla |
Jolly |
The University of Sydney |
Vision & Driving |
|
|
| Dr |
Jacqueline |
Jones |
Flinders University |
Living arrangements and health for older people including dementia in acute settings |
Decision making and health choices for older people |
|
| Associate Professor |
Simon |
Kelly |
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM)
University of Canberra |
Household wealth |
Retirement incomes |
Population ageing |
| Mr |
Paul |
Kemp |
Southern Mental Health Services for Older People
Flinders University |
Anxiety and older adults |
Depression |
Mental health dementia |
| Ms |
Margaret |
Kennedy |
|
|
|
|
| Dr |
Graham |
Kerr |
School of Human Movement Studies
Queensland University of Technology |
Falls, balance & mobility in older people |
Neurological disorders |
Sensorimotor processes |
| |
Laila |
Khan |
Rosehill Nursing Home |
|
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|
| Dr |
Christopher |
King |
Department of Aged Care Medicine
Monash Ageing Research Centre
Monash University |
Early dementia experience and interventions |
Information and communications technologies in aged care and ageing |
Sociology of old age and ageing |
| Dr |
Debra |
King |
Sociology
Flinders University |
How care-workers negotiate care with / for their clients |
Intersection between work, emotions and identity |
Building research capacity |
| Associate Professor |
Glynda |
Kinsella |
La Trobe University |
Neuropsychology |
Alzheimer's disease |
Working memory |
| Dr |
Neil |
Kirby |
Psychology
University of Adelaide |
Disability / Ageing |
Organisational Psychology |
Cognitive Psychology |
| Dr |
Anthony |
Kneebone |
Clinical Psychology
Flinders Medical Centre Adelaide |
Cognitive function / dysfunction in the elderly |
Neuro-
psychological outcome following surgery |
Memory self-report in the elderly |
| Dr |
Natasha |
Koloski |
School of Psychology
University of Queensland |
Mental Health |
Health Psychology |
Women's health |
| Dr |
Michael |
Kortt |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
Economics of obesity |
Health-related-quality of life |
Veteran's health |
| Associate Professor |
Debbie |
Kralik |
Research Unit
Royal District Nursing Service (SA) |
Chronic illness |
Community health |
|
| Mr |
Ganesh |
Kumar Ghimire |
Adolescent, Women and Elderly People Respect Society
Nepal |
Research in Health Care |
Policy Making |
|
| Dr |
Rosalind |
Lau |
Alma Unit for Research on Ageing, Victoria University |
Stress |
|
|
| Mr |
John |
Lawrence |
Centre for Ageing Studies |
|
|
|
| Ms |
Liana |
Leach |
Centre for Mental Health Research
The Australian National University |
|
|
|
| Professor |
David |
Le Couteur |
Centre for Education & Research on Ageing (CERA)
University of Sydney
Concord Hospital |
Ageing liver |
Lipoprotein Metabolism |
Geriatric Pharmacology |
| Ms |
Hilary |
Lee |
|
|
|
|
| Dr |
Gill |
Lewin |
Curtin University of Technology |
Promoting independence in older persons |
Dementia and Depression in home care clients |
Falls prevention in home care clients |
| Ms |
Jacki |
Liddle |
Division of Occupation Therapy
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Queensland |
Driving and transport issues for older people |
Time use of older people |
Quality of life and quality of care for people with dementia |
| Dr |
Michelle |
Lincoln |
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of Sydney |
Stuttering |
Ageing |
Communication disorders |
| Mr |
Phil |
Lindenmayer |
Seniors and Means Test Branch
Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services |
Financial independence / wellbeing of seniors |
Economic and social participation for seniors |
Quality of life for seniors |
| Professor |
Gwynnyth |
Llewellyn |
Health Sciences
The University of Sydney |
Aging of people with longstanding disabilities and family concerns |
Employment security and pre-retirement planning for workers with longstanding disabilities |
Intergenerational caring demands and long-standing disability |
| Mr |
Graham |
Lovelock |
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Retirement Association Incorporated |
Accommodation, aged care and community services that specifically cater for the needs of older people of diverse sexualities and gender identities |
Health issues relation to older people of diverse sexualities and gender identities |
To raise awareness of discrimination and isolation faced by older people of diverse sexualities and gender identities in relation to provision of retirement and aged care accommodation and services |
| |
Lee-Fay |
Low |
Centre for Mental Health Research
The Australian National University |
Cognitive ageing |
Dementia |
|
| Dr |
Jayne |
Lucke |
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
University of Queensland |
Ethics and public policy implications of biotechnology advances that will extend human life |
|
|
| Associate Professor |
Wendy |
Macdonald |
Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors (CHEF)
School of Human Biosciences
La Trobe University |
System design for ageing populations: see http://www.latrobe.
edu.au/
ergonomics/
ageing.php |
Driver behaviour and performance assessment : see http://www.latrobe.
edu.au/
ergonomics/
drivers.php |
Work and job design: see http://www.latrobe.
edu.au/
ergonomics/
workoad.php |
| Dr |
Holly |
Mack |
Centre for Mental Health Research
The Australian National University |
Ageing and genetics |
MRI Brain scans: volumetrics of brain sub-regions and changes over time |
Association between cognitive ageing and functional capacity |
| Mrs |
Rowena |
MacKean |
Department of Education
University of Tasmania |
Positive ageing |
Benefits of mental, physical and social activity to older people's heath and wellbeing |
Third age learning |
| Mr |
Martin |
Mackey |
Physiotherapy
The University of Sydney |
Promoting the 'work ability' of the ageing worker |
Work injury prevention |
Exercise training in health and disease |
| Rev'd Dr |
Elizabeth |
MacKinlay |
Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies (CAPS)
School of Theology
Charles Sturt University |
Ageing and spirituality |
Ageing and mental health |
Positive ageing |
| Ms |
Tina |
Magennis |
Anglican Retirement Villages |
Models of care to support increasing frailty among residents in retirement villages |
Key performance indicators for residential aged care services |
Customer expectations and satisfaction with independent living and residential care accommodation and services |
| Ms |
Karen |
Mather |
The Australian National University |
Genetic epidemiology |
Cognitive ageing |
Neuro-
degenerative disorders of ageing |
| Professor |
R Mark |
Mathews |
School of Behavioural & Community Health Sciences
University of Sydney |
Community-based care |
Services for people with dementia |
Behaviour change |
| Dr |
Jane |
Mathias |
Department of Psychology
University of Adelaide |
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| Dr |
Lynda |
Matthews |
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Sydney |
Posttraumatic stress / mental health |
Psychosocial rehabilitation |
Rehabilitation and employment |
| Ms |
Patricia |
McCann-
Mortimer |
Psychology
The University of Adelaide |
Successful Ageing - End of life issues |
Religion and spirituality & older people |
Women and Ageing issues |
| Ms |
Heather |
McFarlane-Kolb |
Department of Epidemiology abd Preventive Medicine, Cabrini Institute |
Falls prevention |
Aged care |
Gerontology |
| Dr |
Annie |
McCluskey |
School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
University of Western Sydney |
Long-term support needs of people
with traumatic brain injury and their
carers |
Evidence-based occupational
therapy; evidence-based practice;
outcome measurement |
New focus areas 2005 + related to older people = effectiveness of homebased consultations/visits by allied health professionals; helping older people to get out of the house and increasing community participation by older people |
| Ms |
Brandi |
McCormack |
Curtin University of Technology |
Psychology |
Aged Care Services |
|
| Dr |
John |
McCormack |
La Trobe University |
Centenarians & Super-
centenarians |
Gerontological Social Work |
|
| Dr |
Kryss |
McKenna |
Division of Occupational Therapy
The University of Queensland |
Assisting older Australians to adjust after driving cessation |
Development and evaluation of age-friendly standards |
Effect of environment on activities and lifestyles |
| Associate Professor |
Jane |
Mears |
University of Western Sydney |
Informal care for older people |
Paid home care work for the elderly |
Violence against older women |
| Dr |
Hylton |
Menz |
School of Physiotherapy
La Trobe University |
Foot problems in older people |
Balance and falls |
Footwear considerations |
| Dr |
Rene |
Michael |
Curtin University of Technology |
Transitional care and interface between acute and community areas for the aged |
Healthy Ageing |
|
| Ms |
Gail |
Miles |
Helen Macpherson Smith Institute of Community Health |
Community health |
Disease management |
|
| Ms |
Jill |
Miller |
Sociology
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts
Australian National University |
Ageing in China and Japan |
Positive ageing through community involvement |
Healthy ageing. |
| Mr |
Peter |
Mills |
University of Western Australia |
Age-related changes in the neuromuscular & skeletal systems |
Osteoarthritis |
Biomechanics |
| Ms |
Christine |
Millward |
School of Social Sciences
La Trobe University |
Pathways to retirement - transition types, choices and timing |
Older workers and prolonging working life |
General social support networks, caring and elder abuse |
| Dr |
Patricia |
Mitchell |
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Flinders University |
Aged care nursing |
Older women |
Dementia & Nutrition |
| Professor |
Paul |
Mitchell |
University of Sydney |
Population based studies of sensory impairment |
Impacts from sensory impairment |
Epidemiology of retinal and other vascular diseases |
| Dr |
Meg Elaine |
Morris |
School Physiotherapy
La Trobe University |
Physical Activity and Ageing |
Parkinson's disease |
Falls |
| Professor |
Tony |
Morris |
School of Human Movement
Victoria University of Technology |
Promoting physical activity in older adults |
Managing stress related to chest pain in people in cardiac rehabilitation |
Using imagery to facilitate rehabilitation from injury and illness |
| Professor |
Carol |
Morse |
Alma Unit for Research on Ageing
Victoria University |
Adult development and ageing |
Trans-cultural experiences of ageing |
Cognitive functions and mental wellbeing |
| Mr |
Alan |
Nankivell |
Alzheimer's Australia SA Inc |
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| Ms |
Annemarie |
Nevill |
Self-employed |
Mature age employment and active ageing |
Public Health Nutrition |
Lay Views of parenting and childhood (Social/Cultural comparisons) |
| Dr |
Christine |
Neville |
Nursing and Midwifery
University of Southern Queensland |
Mental health of older people |
Respite care |
Disruptive behaviour in people with
dementia |
| Dr |
Jennifer |
Nitz |
Physiotherapy
The University of Queensland |
Ageing affect on balance |
Efficacy of exercise interventions for balance, osteoporosis, joint replacement and neuromuscular diseases |
Chronic pain in tetraplegics, amputees and stroke survivors |
| Mr |
Russell |
Nunn |
RDNA Helen Macpherson Smith Institute of Community Health |
Depression in the elderly |
Community Nursing |
|
| Dr |
Ilma |
O'Brien |
Victoria University |
|
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| Professor |
Daniel |
O'Connor |
Deparment of Psychological Medicine
Monash University |
Dementia |
Depression |
Primary Care |
| Dr |
Brona |
O'Dowd |
The University of Queensland |
Neuropsychology |
Mild Cognitive Impairment |
Dementia |
| Miss |
Siobhan |
O'Dwyer |
School of Human Movement Studies
University of Queensland |
Cognitive functioning |
Physical activity |
|
| Dr |
Diana |
Olsberg |
University of New South Wales |
Financial transitions & retirement an inheritance |
Women and Retirement Savings |
Ageing and Housing |
| Dr |
Angelica |
Orb |
Nursing & Midwifery
Curtin University of Technology |
Well elderly |
Grandparents |
Qualitative research |
| Dr |
Peter |
Orpin |
University Department of Rural Health
University of Tasmania |
Rural ageing issues |
Social engagement and community |
Service planning |
| Dr |
Ewa |
Orzechowska-
Fischer |
Demographic Analysis and Reporting; Demography Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Effect of ageing labour force on the employment demand of particular industries, employment prospects of older workers, and length of their work life |
Disability - free life expectancy of ageing populations |
Effects of increased female labour force participation on fertility levels |