Overview
Background
I am a post doctoral researcher at the Dementia & Neuro Mental Health Research Unit (DNMHRU), University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR). I have a background in health services research including healthcare, implementation and evaluation utilising co-design and qualitative methods in Australia. For my PhD on early detection of bowel disease in community pharmacy, I was a recipient of fellowship from Jodi Lee Foundation. My research interests seeks to enhance the mental health, emotional well-being, quality of life, and care experiences of older Australians affected by progressive neurological conditions—such as dementia and Parkinson’s disease—as well as their family care partners, through the development of innovative and high-quality research approaches.My co-design research aims to actively involve consumers/stakeholders for developing study methods and implementation strategies for research projects in residential aged care, cognition in people living with Parkinson's and development of technology platform for use by clinical stakeholders and people with Parkinson's.
I am the co-ordinator of the Community and Consumer Involvement group for the Dementia & Neuro Mental Health Research Unit. I am also a member of UQCCR Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) Sub-Committee and Australian Association of Gerontology group.
Availability
- Dr Deepa Sriram is:
- Available for supervision
Research impacts
Research interests
Residential aged care
- Develop and test a Mental Health Care Indicator Tool for use in Residential Aged Care Facilities (MHICare).
- Mental health training in residential aged care.
Cognitive evaluation in Parkinson's disease
- Develop recommendation to improve healthcare service provision for cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease
- Evaluation of co-design process for development of technology platform for cognitive evaluation in people with Parkinson's
Works
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2025
Conference Publication
Dementia care research and psychosocial factors
Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Brimelow, Rachel, Burley, Claire V., Wesson, Jacqueline, MacAndrew, Margaret, Morris, Thomas, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy, Brodaty, Henry, Beattie, Elizabeth and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). Dementia care research and psychosocial factors. AAIC 2025, Toronto, Canada, 27-31 July 2025. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/alz70858_101811
2025
Conference Publication
“Do I meet the criteria for dementia…Really, where am I headed?”: Perspective of people with Parkinson's Disease on the diagnosis, evaluation and management of cognitive disorders
Sriram, Deepa, Pourzinal, Dana, Bailey, Daniel X., Brooks, Deborah and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). “Do I meet the criteria for dementia…Really, where am I headed?”: Perspective of people with Parkinson's Disease on the diagnosis, evaluation and management of cognitive disorders. AAIC 2025, Toronto, Canada, 27-31 July 2025. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/alz70858_103957
2025
Journal Article
Enhancing neuropsychological assessment clinical pathways in Parkinson's disease through the use of technology
Lobo, Elton H., Worthy, Peter, Brooks, Deborah, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Pourzinal, Dana, Sriram, Deepa, Fels, Rachel, Yang, Ji Hyun, Liddle, Jacki, Mitchell, Leander K. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). Enhancing neuropsychological assessment clinical pathways in Parkinson's disease through the use of technology. Frontiers in Digital Health, 7 1681221, 1681221. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1681221
2025
Conference Publication
The PDCogniCare Toolkit: Developing a harmonised neuropsychological toolkit specific to Parkinson’s Disease
McCann, Emily, Pourzinal, Dana, Sriram, Deepa, Mitchell, Leander K., Liddle, Jacki, Lehn, Alexander and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2025). The PDCogniCare Toolkit: Developing a harmonised neuropsychological toolkit specific to Parkinson’s Disease. Movement Disorders International Congress, Honolulu, HI United States, 5-9 October 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Improving diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Pourzinal, Dana, McCann, Emily, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Au, Tiffany, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy, Naismith, Sharon, Broome, Annette, Lehn, Alexander, Kelder, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, King, James, Marsh, Rodney, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian, Worthy, Peter, Yang, Julia, Nestor, Peter J., Chatfield, Mark, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Tan, Edwin, Piccinini, Tomas, Beattie, Elizabeth ... O'Sullivan, John (2025). Improving diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program. Movement Disorders International Congress, Honolulu, HI United States, 5-9 October 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Critical steps to enhance identification of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program.
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Pourzinal, Dana, McCann, Emily, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Au, Tiffany, Mitchell, Leander K., O'Sullivan, John, Naismith, Sharon, Broome, Annette, Lehn, Alexander, Kelder, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, King, James, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian, Worthy, Peter, Yang, Jihuyn, Nestor, Peter, Chatfield, Mark, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Tan, Edwin, Piccinini, Tomas, Beattie, Elizabeth, Marsh, Rodney ... Pachana, Nancy (2025). Critical steps to enhance identification of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program.. International Psychogeriatric Association Congress, Kanazawa, Japan, 25-27 September 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Mental health-related quality indicators for long-term care: a modified Delphi consensus study
Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Brimelow, Rachel, Burley, Claire, Wesson, Jacqueline, MacAndrew, Margaret, Morris, Thomas, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy A., Brodaty, Henry, Beattie, Elizabeth, Gray, Leonard C. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). Mental health-related quality indicators for long-term care: a modified Delphi consensus study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26 (9) 105768, 105768. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105768
2025
Conference Publication
Developing Recommendations for Best Practice Guidelines for Cognitive Evaluation in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Lived Experience Experts
Sriram, Deepa, Pourzinal, Dana, Bailey, Daniel X., Brooks, Deborah, McCann, Emily and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2025). Developing Recommendations for Best Practice Guidelines for Cognitive Evaluation in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Lived Experience Experts. International Neuropsychological Society and the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment 7th Pacific Rim Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 July 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Harmonising neuropsychological assessments to identify cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and critique
McCann, Emily, Pourzinal, Dana, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy A., King, James and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2025). Harmonising neuropsychological assessments to identify cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and critique. 7th Pacific Rim Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 July 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Project
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Au, Tiffany, Beattie, Elizabeth, Brooks, Deborah, Broome, Annette, Byrne, Gerard, Chatfield, Mark, Lehn, Alexander, Kelderm, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, Keramat, Syed Afroz, King, James, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Marsh, Rodney, McCann, Emily, Naismith, Sharon, Nestor, Peter, O'Sullivan, John, Pachana, Nancy, Piccinini, Tomas, Pourzinal, Dana, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Spooner, Donna, Sriram, Deepa, Tan, Edwin, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian ... Mitchell, Leander K. (2025). Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Project. 7th Pacific Rim Conference, Brisbane, Qld Australia, 2-5 July 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of cognitive disorders in Parkinson's disease: consensus recommendations from a modified Delphi process
Pourzinal, Dana, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy A., Shrubsole, Kirstine, Wood, Brian, O'Sullivan, John D., Marsh, Rodney, Lehn, Alexander, Liddle, Jacki, Tan, Edwin C. K., Halford, W. Kim, Page, Neil and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of cognitive disorders in Parkinson's disease: consensus recommendations from a modified Delphi process. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 17 (3) e70152, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/dad2.70152
2025
Journal Article
"We have a behaviour support plan, let's have a mental health support plan": Perspectives of staff, residents and family carers on understanding, responding to and promoting the mental health of residents within long-term care
Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Burley, Claire V., Brimelow, Rachel and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). "We have a behaviour support plan, let's have a mental health support plan": Perspectives of staff, residents and family carers on understanding, responding to and promoting the mental health of residents within long-term care. Dementia 14713012251334170, 1-19. doi: 10.1177/14713012251334170
2025
Journal Article
Detection of acute deterioration in care home residents: a multicenter qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers
MacAndrew, Margaret, Sriram, Deepa, Chambers, Shirley, Spooner, Amy, Schnitker, Linda, Jack, Leanne, Yates, Patsy, Beattie, Elizabeth and Parker, Christina (2025). Detection of acute deterioration in care home residents: a multicenter qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 57 (4), 576-586. doi: 10.1111/jnu.70005
2025
Journal Article
Co-designed technologies and people living with dementia: A qualitative systematic review
Moyle, Wendy, Sriram, Deepa, Murfield, Jenny, Pu, Lihui and Lion, Katarzyna (2025). Co-designed technologies and people living with dementia: A qualitative systematic review. Contemporary Nurse, 1-18. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2025.2500377
2024
Journal Article
A systematic review of online team based learning approaches in health professional education
Burton, Rob, Kellett, Ursula, Mansah, Martha and Sriram, Deepa (2024). A systematic review of online team based learning approaches in health professional education. Nurse Education Today, 138 106156, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106156
2024
Journal Article
Prototype development of the Mental Health benchmarking Industry Tool for residential aged Care (MHICare Tool): a protocol paper of a two-stage sequential and mixed methods codesign study
Brimelow, Rachel, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Burley, Claire, Beattie, Elizabeth, Byrne, Gerard and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2024). Prototype development of the Mental Health benchmarking Industry Tool for residential aged Care (MHICare Tool): a protocol paper of a two-stage sequential and mixed methods codesign study. BMJ Open, 14 (2) e078493, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078493
2024
Conference Publication
“It’s really important that we do have a voice.” Residents’ perspectives on the factors that promote and support mental health within aged care homes
Brooks, D., Burley, C., Sriram, D., Brimelow, R. and Dissanayaka, N. (2024). “It’s really important that we do have a voice.” Residents’ perspectives on the factors that promote and support mental health within aged care homes. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2023
Journal Article
Technology in aged care: a qualitative survey of academic, research, and technology industry professionals
Lion, Katarzyna M., Murfield, Jenny, Sriram, Deepa, Sung, Billy, Cook, Glenda, Estai, Mohamed, Jones, Cindy, Klein, Barbara, Liddle, Jacki, Pu, Lihui, Moyle, Wendy and Collaborative, The AACT (2023). Technology in aged care: a qualitative survey of academic, research, and technology industry professionals. Contemporary Nurse, 59 (4-5), 311-322. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2023.2242978
2023
Journal Article
International Consensus Recommendation Guidelines for Subcutaneous Infusions of Hydration and Medication in Adults An e-Delphi Consensus Study
Broadhurst, Daphne, Cooke, Marie, Sriram, Deepa, Barber, Lauren, Caccialanza, Riccardo, Danielsen, Mathias Brix, Ebersold, Stacie Lynne, Gorski, Lisa, Hirsch, David, Lynch, Gerardine, Neo, Shirlyn Hui-Shan, Roubaud-Baudron, Claire and Gray, Brenda (2023). International Consensus Recommendation Guidelines for Subcutaneous Infusions of Hydration and Medication in Adults An e-Delphi Consensus Study. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 46 (4), 199-209. doi: 10.1097/nan.0000000000000511
2023
Journal Article
Developing a nurse practitioner to work in residential aged care: A qualitative evaluative study
Craswell, Alison, Coates, Kaye, Johnston-Devin, Colleen, Sriram, Deepa, Broadbent, Marc and Wallis, Marianne (2023). Developing a nurse practitioner to work in residential aged care: A qualitative evaluative study. Collegian, 30 (3), 457-464. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2022.12.006
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Availability
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