AAG Queensland Division

AAG Queensland Committee Members

Theresa Scott
Division Committee Chair
Associate Professor Theresa Scott, Senior Principal Research Fellow and former NHMRC Dementia Research Development Fellow, specialises in researching functional outcomes for older ...
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Kristen Tulloch
Division Committee Chair
Dr Kristen Tulloch lectures in psychology at University of the Sunshine Coast. She joined the school in 2021, following a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at The University of Quee...
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Andy Ward
Division Committee Treasurer
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Karly Bartrim
Division Committee Student & Early Career Group (SECG) Representative
Dr Karly Bartrim is a Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics who is deeply passionate about improving the lives of older people through quality food and nutrition care. Her PhD used m...
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Ashlyn Sahay
Division Committee Board Representative
Qld Division Board Representative. Ashlyn brings over 15 years of clinical experience in both private and public hospitals and aged care, coupled with a decade of academic experie...
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Najwan El-Saifi
Division Committee Member
Dr Najwan El-Saifi is a Research Fellow at UQ Centre for Hearing Research. She holds a BSc in Pharmacy, a Master of Medical Research degree, and a PhD (University Award of Excellen...
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Stephanie Fu
Division Committee Member
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Tricia King
Division Committee Member
is a researcher and Lecturer in Photography at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Her research focuses on creative arts in health and wellbeing and the role that photographs can...
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Leander Mitchell
Division Committee Member
Dr Leander Mitchell is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist, and within her primary role as Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland, she contributes to th...
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Andrea Petriwskyj
Division Committee Member
Dr Andrea Petriwskyj is Program Coordinator – Research and Community Education at COTA Queensland, and is also Honorary Senior Research Fellow at The University of Queensland. She ...
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Katrina Radford
Division Committee Member
Katrina is a Associate Professor at Griffith University. My research program focuses on managing an ageing population in three key areas: 1) How can we better support an ageing wor...
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Mikaela Wheeler
Division Committee Member
Completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences, followed by a Masters of Dietetic Studies at the University of Queensland. Her research interests focus on nutrition for the elderly, parti...
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About

The Queensland Division of the AAG brings together a broad range of people with an interest in ageing and provides opportunities to network and discuss the latest news in gerontology through regular seminars and events.

The Queensland Division also collaborates with other organisations across the State to support networking and knowledge building. The Division has an active student and early career group which holds its own events as well as participating in broader State activities

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AAG Queensland Division

Scholarships to attend the 2026 AAG Conference

Bursary information for 2026.  

The AAG Queensland Division invites applications from Queensland AAG members who are postgraduate students or early career researchers/practitioners and have had an abstract accepted as a presenting author for an oral presentation or symposium.

Two bursaries ($750 each) will be offered to support the cost of conference registration for the 2026 AAG Conference in Melbourne, Victoria - 10 to 13 November. 

One bursary will be awarded for each of the following categories two categories:

  • Category I: Post Graduate student
  • Category II: Early career researcher/practitioner (within five years of being awarded PhD or equivalent relative to opportunity)
     

Eligibilty:

  • Applicants are required to be current members of AAG, reside and work or study in QLD
  • Applicants don’t have access to other funding (i.e. university funding, grant or supervisor funding)

 

When applying you will be asked to:

  • Provide details of your accepted abstract
  • Describe in 250 words or less why you should receive this bursary and how it would benefit you, your research and/or your future career in gerontology
  • Describe any past involvement in AAG activities and how you would like to contribute to AAG in the future.

Applications closed at COB on Friday 17th July 2026

Follow this link to submit your application