Dr Scott Fraser

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PhD BSc (Hons)

Research Fellow

Dr Scott Fraser is a researcher at NARI currently involved in a diverse array of projects ranging from cultural aspects of care with regards to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing, aged care workforce sustainability in remote communities and digital health platforms including big data and data linkage.

Prior to joining NARI, Scott developed a diverse research, data and project management background in Advance Care Planning, End of Life Care and laboratory science related to chronic disease. His experience has generated in excess of 40 peer reviewed journal articles.

Dr. Fraser is particularly interested in harnessing the power of digital health and big data in informing the policy and practice of aged care delivery.

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How do Australian’s responses to COVID-19 vary by socio-demographic factors?

NARI is conducting a longitudinal study examining the impacts of COVID-19 on the health and wellbeing of people residing in Australia during the pandemic. This first report looks at the responses of Australians to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they varied according to sociodemographic factors.
Home and respite care survey

On behalf of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, NARI conducted a nation-wide telephone survey of people receiving Home Care Packages or respite services and how they feel about their lives and the care they receive.
Residential aged care survey

On behalf of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, NARI conducted a nation-wide survey of people living in residential aged care facilities and how they feel about their lives and the care they receive.
Our Constitution

The National Ageing Research Institute's constitution defines our governance framework.

Erica Wise

Erica is a research officer at NARI working across multiple projects. She coordinates and facilitates the ‘PITCH – Promoting Independence Through quality dementia Care at Home’ training program, which works with home and community care workers in Victoria and New South Wales.
Robin Harper

Robin is a research assistant on the BEFRIENDAS study, exploring the impact of ‘befriending’ on the mental health, social connectedness and wellbeing of older adults living in residential aged care settings. She is committed to promoting care, respect, self-determination and dignity for older people.
Dr Carolina Navarro Medel

Dr Carolina Navarro is a Bilingual Research Assistant at Moving Pictures. She interviews members of Spanish-speaking communities about their experiences as carers or providers of services for people with dementia. Carolina is an expert on the interviewing of victims and vulnerable witnesses in multicultural settings.
Dr Kirsten Moore

Kirsten Moore is a Senior Research Fellow in the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration. She is a social gerontologist with a research focus on dementia, family carers, grief and end of life care. She has extensive experience in clinical trials, qualitative research, service evaluation and implementation studies in multiple settings.
Phuong Lan Do

Phuong has background in social work with a concentration in policy practice to address the needs of culturally diverse communities. She holds a Master's in Social Work, with research interests in exploring clients’ insights on the quality of residential aged care and good social work practice for adults with dementia.
Dr Thu Ha Dang

I am a Bilingual Research Assistant with over 25 years of working experience in different areas of healthcare, both in Vietnam and Australia. I have extensive experience in clinical research and data management, systematic and scoping reviews, quantitative and quantitative research. My interest research areas are digital health and dementia.
Julieta Sabates

Julieta is a bilingual Research Assistant at NARI. She trained as a psychologist at The University of Buenos Aires and is currently undertaking a PhD at The University of Melbourne, where she is researching younger-onset dementia.
Kayla Lock

Kayla is a Research Assistant at NARI within the MARC division working across a range of projects. She is interested in diversity, elder abuse, aged care and end of life care.
Debra O’Connor

Debra O'Connor is the Deputy Director of NARI and Director of the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration (MARC). As a member of the executive team, she leads the operational and research governance functioning of NARI as well as supporting the Board and their subcommittees.
Professor Briony Dow

Professor Briony Dow is Director of the National Ageing Research Institute and Honorary Professor at the School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne and Honorary Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University. Briony leads a range of both aged care and social and clinical gerontology research programs.

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Older people who do regular physical activity at Seniors Exercise Parks show significant improvements in physical and mental health and wellbeing, new research shows.
2020 Annual Report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2020 Annual Report.
BEFRIENDAS

BEFRIENDAS investigates the impact of befriending on levels of depression, anxiety, social support and loneliness in older people living in residential aged care when provided by trained volunteers.
Seminars in Ageing

Dr Amit Lampit from AUPOA presents: "Maintaining cognitively active lifestyle in lockdown: Lesson from cognitive training research."
How do Australian’s responses to COVID-19 vary by socio-demographic factors?

NARI is conducting a longitudinal study examining the impacts of COVID-19 on the health and wellbeing of people residing in Australia during the pandemic. This first report looks at the responses of Australians to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they varied according to sociodemographic factors.
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Dr Maree Farrow from the University of Tasmania presents: "Reducing dementia risk through education: the Preventing Dementia MOOC."