Thursday Three - 27 10 2022

 

  • Congratulations to the 2022 Hal Kendig Research Development Program Awardees: Dr Meredith Gresham, University of New South Wales and Dr Chiara Naseri, University of Western Australia
  • Recording available - AAG SECG & NZAG present - making space: Creating environments for people of all walks of life to participate in research
  • Welcome Dr Meg Polacsek - AAG's new Communications and Advocacy Manager

2022 Hal Kendig Research Development Program Awardees

 

AAG Research Trust and the Grants Committee congratulate the following individuals on their successful applications for the 2022 Hal Kendig Research Development Program Awards:

Dr Meredith Gresham, University of New South Wales (pictured left)

Project Title: Living with uncertainty: What information do people with mild cognitive impairment and families need and want after diagnosis?

Dr Chiara Naseri, University of Western Australia (pictured right)

Project Title: What influences older people to join a community hub to engage in healthy ageing programs?

Hal Kendig Research Development Program is a program of the AAG Research Trust.

For further information on this year’s awardees and the aims of their projects please click here

Recording available - AAG SECG & NZAG present -
Making space: Creating environments for people of all walks of life to participate in research

The recording of ‘Making space: Creating environments for people of all walks of life to participate in research’ jointly hosted on 17th of October by AAG SECG and New Zealand Association of Gerontology (NZAG) is available.

This joint webinar between the AAG SECG and NZAG explored how to create environments that are supportive of people from all walks of life with expert Dr Joanna Hikaka (Ngaruahine), University of Auckland, NZ and was facilitated by NZAG and AAG SECG members, Dr Lara Vliestra, University of Otago, and Mikaela Wheeler, University of Queensland.

This session covered:

  • Skills to engage in challenging conversations around inclusion and recognition in projects
  • Methods or activities used in Indigenous research to build safe, empowering, and equitable partnerships
  • Approaches to a new transdisciplinary centre built around a community of co-creators from all walks of life

You can view / re-watch the session in the AAG video library

Welcome Dr Meg Polacsek - AAG Communications and Advocacy Manager

Dr Meg Polacsek has recently joined AAG as the Communications and Advocacy Manager. Having started her career in print journalism, in her late 30s, Meg left a successful career in corporate communications to become a personal carer in residential aged care. Her commitment to improving the experience of ageing saw her move into policy and advocacy roles in aged and community care. She went on to complete a Master of Health Science (Aged Services Management) in 2014 and obtained her PhD in 2018. Since then, she has held research, policy and project management roles in academia, public health and service provider settings. In this role, she brings together her skills and experience to promote AAG as a leading voice in the conversation on ageing.

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