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Our people

The National Ageing Research Institute employs researchers, including early career and postgraduate students who work on a range of projects bringing research to life. Investing in our people is vital to the success of our work. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation.

Our volunteers also play a crucial role at NARI. Many have worked with us for a considerable period of time, contributing invaluable time and skills to the organisation.

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Amy Parker

Amy is a Research Fellow within the Clinical Gerontology Division at NARI. She leads NARI’s program of work for the Victorian Department of Health (DH) regarding older people policy. Read more

Published: 20th November, 2020

Updated: 3rd August, 2021

Author: Kathryn Squires

Associate Professor Frances Batchelor

A/Prof Frances Batchelor is a Principal Research Fellow and Director of the Clinical Gerontology Division. She is also a Research Lead for the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration. Her PhD was on falls prevention after stroke. Her research interests are falls prevention, balance and gait, healthy ageing, the role of technology in ageing, and health and aged care practice. Read more

Published: 13th October, 2020

Updated: 19th October, 2022

Author: Esther tan

Associate Professor Tuan Anh Nguyen

A/Prof Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Principal Research Fellow. His current research relates to the development and implementation of national dementia strategies with a focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Read more

Published: 20th May, 2021

Updated: 30th July, 2021

Author: Jessica Currie

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. Read more

Published: 15th October, 2020

Updated: 19th October, 2022

Author: Kallie Turner

Dr Andrew Simon Gilbert

Dr Andrew Simon Gilbert is a Research Fellow in the Social Gerontology Division at National Ageing Research Institute. He is an emerging researcher in health and aged care systems, including organisational issues and policy. He has 10 years’ experience working with people with intellectual disabilities in government and non-profit sectors. Read more

Published: 17th September, 2020

Updated: 27th October, 2020

Author: Kallie Turner

Dr Anita Goh

Dr Anita Goh is a clinician researcher, and as a clinical neuropsychologist, her research focuses on cognitive health, mental health and well-being, and quality of life in ageing, with a specialisation in neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. She has a strong academic output and is committed to knowledge translation and engagement. Read more

Published: 17th September, 2020

Updated: 27th October, 2020

Author: Kallie Turner

Dr Antonia (Tania) Thodis

Dr Thodis is a bilingual researcher and project manager at NARI. She is an advocate for improving diet quality to support older people living at home or, in residential aged care and improving accessibility to dementia care resources for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. Read more

Published: 21st September, 2021

Updated: 20th October, 2022

Author: Kallie Turner

Dr Christa Dang

Christa is a research fellow at the National Ageing Research Institute, working on a variety of projects all centred around quality of care for older people and its impact on their well-being. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2020

Updated: 2nd September, 2020

Author: Esther tan

Dr Jessica Cecil

Dr Jessica Cecil is a Research Fellow within the Aged Care Division at NARI. With an interest in translational and multi-disciplinary research, her current research interests include continence care in residential aged care homes, health and wellbeing in remote Aboriginal communities and public health care research. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

Author: Rachel Meehan

Dr Josefine Antoniades

Dr Josefine Antoniades is a Research Fellow in Social Gerontology. Her disciplinary expertise is at the nexus of psychology, public health and primary care. Her research interests include dementia, mental health and health literacy, in particular in underserved and vulnerable communities. Dr Antoniades is the national project manager for Moving Pictures. Read more

Published: 17th September, 2020

Updated: 27th October, 2020

Author: Kallie Turner

Dr Katrin Gerber

Dr Katrin Gerber is an end-of-life researcher with a PhD in Psychology from the University of Melbourne. Her passion for palliative care, end-of-life research, bereavement support and mental health stems from her work as a hospice volunteer and her experience as a family caregiver. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

Author: Rachel Meehan

Dr Kham Tran

Dr Kham Tran is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the e-DiVA project. Kham is an experienced university lecturer and researcher in different contexts of Vietnam, South Korea and Australia. Read more

Published: 24th November, 2021

Author: Kathryn Squires

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. Read more

Published: 29th October, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

Author: Rachel Meehan

Dr Stephanie Garratt

Dr Stephanie Garratt is a Research Officer with a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Auckland. She has been with the NARI since 2018 working in the Clinical Gerontology Division, and has taught and researched topics related to healthcare ethics, residential aged care, dementia, medication management, e-solutions, and quality care. Read more

Published: 26th August, 2020

Updated: 19th October, 2022

Author: Esther tan

Dr Steven Savvas

Steve is a researcher with aged care industry experience. He has a strong interest in clinical concerns in older adults, workforce education, and innovation of in-home and residential aged care services. Read more

Published: 9th September, 2020

Updated: 19th April, 2022

Author: Esther tan

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. Read more

Published: 27th October, 2020

Updated: 2nd November, 2020

Author: Lindell Claff

Ellen Gaffy

Ellen Gaffy is a Research Assistant at the National Ageing Research Institute and a PhD candidate at La Trobe University. Ellen has worked across a range of research areas including dementia and carer support. Her PhD research is exploring the involvement of people living with dementia in co-design. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2020

Updated: 28th September, 2020

Author: Esther tan

Jeremy Dunn

Jeremy is an Exercise Physiologist working on the ENJOY project. He has completed exercise programs using the senior exercise parks at 3 sites across Melbourne and delivered workshops for allied health and council staff on the safe use of the parks. He is currently working on the ENJOY project expansion. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2020

Updated: 22nd September, 2020

Author: Esther tan

Jess Barry

Jess Barry is a Research Assistant within the Clinical Gerontology Division. Her research focuses on older people and acute models of public health care. Jess works across a joint program of work with the Victorian Department of Health (DH). Jess is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist with a Master of Public Health. Read more

Published: 26th August, 2020

Updated: 3rd August, 2021

Author: Esther tan

Kathryn Squires

Kathryn Squires is a Research Officer in Clinical Gerontology and NARI’s Website Manager. She works primarily on improving hospital care for older people and older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health. Read more

Published: 1st November, 2020

Author: Kathryn Squires

Kayla Lock

Kayla is a Research Assistant with the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration and the National Ageing Research Institute. She is also a PhD student with the University of Melbourne evaluating components of the IMPART (IMproving PAlliative care in Residential aged care using Telehealth) project. Read more

Published: 26th October, 2020

Updated: 2nd December, 2022

Author: Rachel Meehan

Kerry Hwang

Kerry is a Research Assistant with the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration and the National Ageing Research Institute. His research interest involves improving the lives of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Kerry has been involved in other areas of Ageing research, including: elder abuse, advance care planning, falls, dementia. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

Author: Rachel Meehan

Leona Kosowicz

Leona is a research assistant in the Aged Care and Social Gerontology division. She has experience in providing clinical nutrition care in residential aged care and delivering health promotion programs. At NARI, Leona’s research focuses primarily on continence care, dementia and healthy ageing. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2020

Updated: 23rd November, 2022

Author: Rachel Meehan

Marcia Fearn

Marcia is a research officer in the Aged Care Division as well as the NARI Research Administration Officer. She is the project coordinator for the BEFRIENDAS randomised controlled trial, exploring the impact of befriending provided by volunteers on depression, anxiety and loneliness in older people living in residential aged care. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

Author: Rachel Meehan

Minatulah Dannaoui

I am a Research Assistant at NARI on the Befriendas Project. The Project aims to explore the impact of befriending on loneliness, depression and anxiety in older people living in residential aged care. I have worked with an older adult for 10 years providing her mental, physical and emotional support. Read more

Published: 3rd March, 2022

Author: Lindell Claff

Paulene Mackell

Paulene has been a Research Fellow at NARI since 2012 and a PhD Candidate at RMIT since 2018. In recent years, Paulene has coordinated the development of a collaborative study that is exploring how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Art Centres keep their Elders strong and connected. Read more

Published: 1st September, 2020

Updated: 24th September, 2020

Author: Esther tan

Peter Feldman

Peter joined NARI in 2018. His areas of specialisation are program evaluation employing mixed methods, and qualitative research. His current and past research and evaluation projects cover a broad range of health and social issues from early childhood services to community and residential aged care. Read more

Published: 17th September, 2020

Updated: 27th October, 2020

Author: Kallie Turner

Professor Bianca Brijnath

Professor Bianca Brijnath is the Divisional Director of Social Gerontology at the National Ageing Research Institute. Her disciplinary training is in medical anthropology and public health and her research expertise is in cultural diversity, dementia, and mental health. She leads the Moving Pictures study in Australia and India. Read more

Published: 17th September, 2020

Updated: 14th September, 2021

Author: Kallie Turner

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. Read more

Published: 15th October, 2020

Updated: 30th November, 2022

Author: Kallie Turner

Professor Colleen Doyle

Colleen Doyle PhD is an Honorary Fellow at NARI and Honorary Professor in Psychological Science at Swinburne University. Colleen has published extensively in academic and technical reports on aged care. Read more

Published: 2nd September, 2020

Updated: 16th December, 2022

Author: Rachel Meehan

Professor Joan Ostaszkiewicz

Joan Ostaszkiewicz is the Director of Aged Care Research at the National Ageing Research Institute. She oversees a program of research that aims to improve older people's quality of care and quality of life and to support family and formal caregivers. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2020

Updated: 18th May, 2022

Author: Rachel Meehan

Professor Pazit Levinger

Professor Levinger is a Senior Researcher (Accredited Exercise Physiologist) at NARI. She also holds Honorary positions at the Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, Monash University and the Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University. Read more

Published: 26th August, 2020

Updated: 19th October, 2022

Author: Esther tan

Rachel Muoio

Rachel is a Research Assistant in the Social Gerontology division at NARI. Rachel has a passion for qualitative research and is experienced in both market and social research, having worked across a variety of specialised roles. Read more

Published: 18th October, 2022

Author: Kathryn Squires

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. Read more

Published: 16th November, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

Author: Rachel Meehan

Sue Williams

Sue Williams is a Policy and Practice Fellow (Physiotherapist) with over 30 years of clinical practice and research experience working with older people across hospital, aged care, and community settings. Sue Williams has extensive experience in clinical trials, quantitative and qualitative research. Read more

Published: 19th August, 2020

Updated: 19th October, 2022

Author: Esther tan

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  • Victorian falls and balance service directory

    Victorian falls and balance service directory

    The Victorian Falls and Balance Service Directory provides details of the clinics and programs operated by public hospitals and community health services in Victoria for older people who have had a fall or are at risk of falling.

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    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.

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    Examines the effects of grief in older people on healthcare use from the perspective of (a) the older bereaved person who is experiencing grief and (b) GPs who are treating grieving older people.

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