Professor Kaarin Anstey
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Current Appointments
Senior Research Fellow (Honorary)Claire O'Connor PhD, MOT(Hons), B.Sci(Med) is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, UNSW, Conjoint Senior Research Fellow, NeuRA, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, HammondCare.
She is also a registered occupational therapist (AHPRA). Claire is currently undertaking a Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration (DCRC) post-doctoral fellowship to understand how to bridge the implementation gap to maximise everyday functioning for people living with dementia. The fellowship involves a series of project activities with the ultimate aim of building capacity within the Australian dementia care sector for implementation and delivery of evidence-informed reablement and rehabilitation. Combining her clinical training in occupational therapy and research skills, Claire is passionate about contributing to research that is meaningful to people impacted by dementia and the health workforce who support them.
2024 Jun
Rehabilitation Services for Young-Onset Dementia: Examples from High- and Low–Middle-Income Countries
View full journal-article on https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/6/790
2024, 12 Mar
Specialised residential care for older people subject to homelessness: experiences of residents and staff of a new aged care home in Australia
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04791-y
2024 Jan
Steps to implementation: Understanding barriers and enablers for implementing Arts on Prescription at Home for people impacted by dementia
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.720
2023 Nov
A mixed method study exploring gender differences in dementia caregiving
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012231201595
2023, 17 Oct
A Systematic Review of Quality Dementia Clinical Guidelines for the Development of WHO’s Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac105
2023 May
Bridging the gap: Study protocol for development of an implementation strategy for evidence-informed reablement and rehabilitation for community-dwelling people with dementia
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.104943
2023, 28 Apr
An Australian aged care home for people subject to homelessness: health, wellbeing and cost–benefit
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03920-3
2022, 02 Nov
Supporting behaviour change in younger-onset dementia: mapping the needs of family carers in the community
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1966744
2022, 25 Sep
Development of an assessment guide to evaluate meaningful outcomes for people living with dementia who are engaged in reablement programs
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1960437
2022 Jun
Advocating the rights of people with dementia to contribute to research: Considerations for researchers and ethics committees
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13023
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