معرفی
Dr. Manonita Ghosh is a Research Fellow in the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab at Edith Cowan University's School of Arts and Humanities. She also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Anthropology and Ageing Journal. With dual master's degrees (Sociology from Dhaka University and Anthropology from UWA), she holds a PhD in Population Health from the University of Western Australia. Her work focuses on aging, health services, and music-based interventions for migrants.
Research highlights include leading the NHMRC-funded 'Befriending with GENIE' project for dementia care and developing the SAGE Social Frailty Index. She pioneered the Patients’ Acceptability Index for stroke neurorehabilitation and founded multicultural choir Oikotan to promote cultural exchange. Awards include the 2024 Facilitating Research Collaboration Grant and the 2009 Community Research Award.
- Education:
- PhD in Population Health, University of Western Australia (2016)
- MA in Anthropology, University of Western Australia (2006)
- MA in Sociology, Dhaka University (Year unspecified)
Her research integrates anthropology and public health, addressing cross-cultural health behaviors, migrant health through music, and healthcare policy evaluation. Current projects include the Fittest Trial (combatting social frailty) and Let’s Sign Together (music-based health interventions for migrants).
Grants & Projects:
- BEFRIENDING WITH GENIE: $1.48M NHMRC grant (2023–2027)
- Frailty KIT: $185,200 Australian Frailty Network grant (2022–2027)
- Let’s Sing Together: $39,571 ECU grant (2024–2025)
Awards:
- 2024 EMCR Conference Registration Funding
- 2019 Early and Mid-Career Researcher Award
- 2009 Community Research Award for puppetry health education in South Africa
