Holly Mack

Dr. Holly Mack is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in the Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery. She leads the Gudaga Research Program and is affiliated with IMPACCT (Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation) and UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC). Her research focuses on biobehavioral health, Aboriginal health and ageing, cognitive performance, and dementia risk factors. She has held roles including Research Manager/Coordinator at UTS's Centre for Health Services Management and Adjunct Fellow at Western Sydney University.

Education & Positions:

• Senior Research Fellow, UTS (2021–present)
• Research Fellow, UTS (2017–2020)
• Visiting Fellow, UNSW Australia (2016–2017)

Research Interests:

• Aboriginal health equity and culturally safe care
• Cognitive assessment and dementia diagnosis in Indigenous populations
• Healthy ageing program design and implementation
• Longitudinal cohort studies on ageing

Awards:

• Best Community & Population Health Paper Award (2018)

Grants & Leadership:

• Secured over $2M in funding for projects like the Ironbark Project (fall prevention in older Aboriginal people) and the Koori Growing Old Well Study
• Principal investigator for the End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) program

Labs/Teams: IMPACCT, UARC, and collaboration with Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) on Aboriginal Health and Ageing Program.