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Improving care for older Australians through research.

The Flinders Ageing Alliance is a newly established, centrally co-ordinated transdisciplinary research hub at Flinders University, built from the partnership of 13 large Flinders’ research teams and individual research contributors and united by a shared commitment to improving the lives of older Australians.

Our leadership

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Mr Ian Yates AM

Chair, Alliance Advisory Council
Emeritus Deputy Chancellor

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Professor Raymond Chan

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

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Professor Maria Inacio

Alliance Academic Director

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Dr Marianne Hellers

Alliance Strategic Director

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Mr Xing Lee

Alliance Director of Operations

Our lead researchers

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Professor Ian Goodwin-Smith

Director, Centre for Social Impact


 

Expertise: Social policy, research and evaluation, systems reform, social service improvement

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Professor Svetlana Bogomolova

Deputy Director, Centre for Social Impact

 

Expertise: Mixed-methods, co-design, social license, consumers engagement, policy reform

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Professor Gillian Caughey

Associate Director, Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), SAHMRI/Flinders, Caring Futures Institute

Expertise: Quality and safety in aged care, medicines safety and utilisation, aged care population data

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Professor David Currow

Strategic Professor, Flinders Ageing Alliance, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute
 

Expertise: Burdens of cancer, symptom control, population prevalence, health services research

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Dr Rebecca Bilton

Program and Research Director, ARIIA
 

Expertise: Research translation, aged care, research methodologies, new technologies

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Professor Karen Reynolds

Director, Medical Devices Research Institute (MDRI)
 

Expertise: Industry research, medical device innovation, biomedical engineering

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Professor Jennifer Tieman

Director, Research Centre in Palliative Care, Death and Dying
 

Expertise: Palliative care programs, digital knowledge, capability across health and aged care systems

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Professor Stacey George

Healthy Ageing, Support and Care Research Team, Caring Futures Institute

Expertise: Rehabilitation, restorative care, technological advancements, health services research

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Professor Kate Laver

Healthy Ageing, Support and Care Research Team, Caring Futures Institute
 

Expertise: Older people with dementia, new models of care, rehabilitation interventions

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Professor Michelle Miller

Aged Care Food and Nutrition Research Team, Caring Futures Institute
 

Expertise: Nutritional rehabilitation and epidemiology, residential aged care meal assessment

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Professor Julie Ratcliffe

Health and Social Care Economics Theme Leader, Caring Futures Institute
 

Expertise: Health and quality of life (QOL-ACC), patient and consumer preferences, economic evaluation

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Professor Geraint Rogers

Director, Microbiome and Host Health Program, SAHMRI/Flinders, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute

Expertise: Molecular microbiology, human-associated microbiota to health and disease

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Professor Tim Windsor

Director, Generations Research Initiative, Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Expertise: healthy ageing, long-term and micro-longitudinal data, late life well-being and reducing ageism

Our Advisory Council

The Flinders Ageing Alliance is supported by an Advisory Council consisting of Alliance members, representatives, stakeholders, strategic experts and consumer/community members. 

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The Flinders Ageing Alliance partners closely with government agencies, external providers, and organisations dedicated to supporting older people. If you would like to collaborate with us, please get in touch.

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