Linda Rosenman

Professor Linda Rosenman has had a distinguished academic leadership, research and teaching career in Australia and the USA. She has a PhD in Economics and Social Work from Washington University St Louis with extensive experience in research, both in the United States and Australia.Her research focuses on the social and economic aspects of aging. Current research is on intergenerational family relationships revealed through wills and will contestation. Previous research has included projects on womens’ retirement planning, financial abuse and mismanagement of assets of older people living in the community and in care facilities and baby boomer financial planning . She has researched, published and presented widely on economic security, superannuation and ageing, financial abuse and aged care and on intergenerational commitments with a particular focus upon older women. She has successfully supervised many higher degree students at UQ, CDU and in the USA.

She is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland , an Honorary Professor at Victoria University and a Professorial Research Fellow at Charles Darwin University Northern Territory. Prior academic appointments include Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Provost at Victoria University Melbourne, Professor, Executive Dean, President of Academic Board and Head of School at The University of Queensland, and Professorial Research Leader at Charles Darwin University.