Kirsten Challinor

Australian Catholic University

Dr Kirsten Challinor is a neuroscientist academic whose research focuses on the psychology of better aging. Driven by her goal to bring joy to seniors, she implements over 20 years’ experience conducting research on the relationship between the brain and behaviour to aged care settings. As the leader of a research program collaborating with the aged-care industry her primary focus is to answer research questions that are meaningful in ‘real world’ settings, not only in academic ivory towers. For example, her research interests include: music as a therapy for people living with Dementia, reduction of PRN use, carer wellbeing and trauma, and the complex factors of a carer-resident relationship that can lead to an unsafe workplace. www.kirstenchallinor.com