Deepa Sriram

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.