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Associate Professor Maree Bernoth is affiliated with Charles Sturt University's Department of Rural Health (Three Rivers) and holds an adjunct position there. Her research focuses on ageing, particularly in rural contexts, and she advocates for improved aged care policies and practices. She is actively involved in education, mentoring, and policy initiatives, serving on boards like the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network Aged Care Consortium and the NSW Nurses Association Aged Care Reference Group.
Education: PhD (Monash University), Master of Education (University of New England), Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing, Charles Sturt University).
Research interests emphasize co-creation with older people, rural ageing challenges, and the ethical dimensions of aged care. Her work addresses issues like loneliness, climate change impacts on rural healthcare, and food service quality in nursing homes.
Key publications include studies on pharmacological pain management in nursing homes, mental health interventions for loneliness, and climate-related challenges in rural home care. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the OLT Teaching Citation and the Austalasian Association of Gerontology award.
- Grants: RHRI Small Grant on climate change's impact on rural aged care workforces.
- Labs/Teams: Ageing Well Research Group, Grounded Theory Research Group, Gulbali Research Institute.
