Justine has an interesting and diverse professional background in government, university and the private sector (management consulting). She discovered her interest in gerontology through the later stages of her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and has continued to pursue professional and research opportunities in ageing. Justine completed the Master of Applied Gerontology with Flinders University and now coordinates and teaches within this program. Through her current PhD project she is seeking to understand how and why sense of purpose changes with age.

Justine is currently the Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Healthy Ageing and Post-Graduate Applied Gerontology Programs.