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Our Team

Led by Professor Sue Gordon, our ARIIA team is made up of highly-skilled, aged care specialists, with practical experience, knowledge, and expertise in translational research, good practice, and evidence-based innovation. We also have access to extensive resources and networks across industry, government, business, and academia.

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Prof Sue Gordon
Research Director
Prof Sue Gordon
Research Director

PhD, BaAppSc(Physio), GCEd, GDMngt

As the Research Director of ARIIA, Sue works with aged care providers and the community to optimise ageing, aged care, and the effective use of technology through research translation. She brings over 20 years of physiotherapy experience and more than 15 years of academic experience to this role. Her research has involved collaboration with local government, aged care and health service providers, and colleagues from other universities.

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Prof Gill Harvey
Co-Director of the Aged Care Partnering Program
Prof Gill Harvey
Co-Director of the Aged Care Partnering Program

PhD Nursing, B Nursing

Gill works with innovators and partners on projects that have broad and scalable relevance to the sector. She has a clinical background in nursing and her research interests are in knowledge translation, implementing evidence-based practice and quality improvement in health and aged care. Gill also leads the 'Better Systems' research theme in the Caring Futures Institute, , a role that involves working closely with stakeholders representing consumers, community, health and aged care.

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Prof Karen Reynolds
Co-Director of the Aged Care Partnering Program
Prof Karen Reynolds
Co-Director of the Aged Care Partnering Program

FTSE, FAHMS, HonFIEAust, PhD, MSc, MA, BA(Hons)

Karen works with innovators, partners and industry experts on projects that provide solutions for the aged care sector. She is one of Australia’s leading researchers in biomedical engineering and Director of the Medical Device Partnering Program in South Australia and collaborates with researchers, end-users and industry to develop cutting-edge medical devices that solve real end-user problems.

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Prof Jennifer Tieman
Director of the Knowledge and Implementation Hub
Prof Jennifer Tieman
Director of the Knowledge and Implementation Hub

BSc(Hons) MBA PhD FAIDH

Jennifer leads a talented team of researchers who have developed and amassed evidence-based knowledge as a resource for the sector. She brings her extensive experience and knowledge of palliative care and end-of-life care for older Australians. She is the inaugural Director of the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying and research lead of the CareSearch and palliAGED projects. Her research interests are in Palliative Care, Geriatrics, Primary Care and Health Informatics.

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Dr Rebecca Bilton
Director, Workforce Capability and Capacity
Dr Rebecca Bilton
Director, Workforce Capability and Capacity

PhD

Dr Rebecca Bilton, a Senior Research Fellow, leads the Workforce Capacity and Capability to deliver ARIIA’s Innovator Training Program and Innovator Network. She brings expertise in developing collaborative research partnerships and the management of large local, state-wide and national research translation projects in the aged care sector to improve care.

Reuben Jacob
Chief Executive Officer
Reuben Jacob
Chief Executive Officer

Reuben works closely with the ARIIA staff, Board, partners and stakeholders to deliver on our mission to grow the capability of the aged care sector in order to improve care through innovation. He brings expertise and experience in strategy, executive management, business development, stakeholder engagement, commercialisation, operations and research working in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

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ARIIA Team

Dr Amanda Adams
Research Fellow
Dr Amanda Adams
Research Fellow

PhD

Amanda is a Research Fellow at ARIIA’s Knowledge and Implementation Hub (KIH) with a background in designing user-friendly digital resources for both the community and members of the palliative and aged care workforce. Her research interest focuses on interaction design and the evaluation of user experience, with the aim of developing user-friendly information tailored to the diverse needs and capabilities of the aged care workforce.

Dr Nurul Adnan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Nurul Adnan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

PhD

Nurul is a Research Fellow in ARIIA’s Knowledge and Implementation Hub. She has a clinical background in Nursing and has worked in various settings, including Aged Care. Her research interest surrounds the wellbeing and burnout experiences of healthcare professionals and its contribution towards quality care provision of health services. Nurul is passionate about producing and translating evidence-based information for both health and the Aged Care sector.

Olivia Baird
Digital Marketing & Communications Officer
Olivia Baird
Digital Marketing & Communications Officer

BA(WritCreatComm), AdvDip(GrDes)

As the Digital Marketing & Communications Officer, Olivia is responsible for sharing ARIIA’s exciting projects, activities, partnerships and success stories. With a decade of marketing experience and a background in graphic design and communications, Olivia works with ARIIA team members to collect, create, optimise and share digital content while building an engaged online community.

Dr Nicky Baker
Research Fellow
Dr Nicky Baker
Research Fellow

PhD

Nicky is a Research Fellow in ARIIA’s Workforce Capability and Capacity team. Her role links research to practice for innovative projects, implementation and evaluation frameworks. With over 20 years’ clinical and management experience in Health and Aged Care, Nicky’s research interests are evidence-informed service delivery, inter-agency collaboration and co-design. Nicky is passionate about person centredness for living and ageing well.

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Dr Clare Bradley
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Clare Bradley
Senior Research Fellow

PhD

Dr Clare Bradley is a Senior Research Fellow in the Workforce Capability and Capacity team, contributing to ARIIA’s Innovator Training Program and Innovator Network. With over 20 years’ expertise in health and aged care services research, Clare’s role is focused on developing collaborative research partnerships and highly practical research translation projects in the aged care sector to improve care.

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Chris Crago
Senior Marketing & Communications Manager
Chris Crago
Senior Marketing & Communications Manager

AsscDip (Marketing)

As a successful creative professional with 30+ years’ experience directing high-impact PR, media, marketing, and communications initiatives, Chris leads the development and implementation of innovative marketing and communication strategies and activities to build brand awareness of ARIIA and its role in shaping the future of aged care.

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Dr Carol Davy
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Carol Davy
Senior Research Fellow

PhD

Dr Carol Davy is an accomplished senior level director with a track record of successful strategic and tactical leadership. Carol has extensive experience in research, designing and implementing innovative solutions to challenges faced by the aged and health care sectors.

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Liana Donleavy
Program Manager, Aged Care Partnering Program
Liana Donleavy
Program Manager, Aged Care Partnering Program

Liana is the Program Manager, Aged Care Partnering Program with over 16 years’ experience across home care, community and residential services as a manager and Physiotherapist, leading teams within not for profit, government and private organisations across a range of government-funded and private services. Her aim is to improve the lives of older people and ensure the sustainability of the sector.

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Robyn Garrick
Administration Officer
Robyn Garrick
Administration Officer

As the Knowledge and Implementation Hub Administration Officer, Robyn brings extensive experience from many years working within the health industry with roles with SA Health, home healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical industry.  She is a skilled office co-ordinator with a particular interest in project management, collaboration and engagement.

Dr Claire Gough
Research Fellow
Dr Claire Gough
Research Fellow

PhD

Claire is an experienced physiotherapist with a background in musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation. She has a passion for working with older people and combining progressive technologies to promote independence and community participation. Claire is driven to improve the care and quality of life of older people and has a Postdoctoral research fellowship with ARIIA’s Knowledge and Implementation Hub.

Layla Plummer
Administration Co-ordinator
Layla Plummer
Administration Co-ordinator

Layla Plummer is the Administration Co-ordinator. She brings extensive administration experience from working in a range of industries, with a particular interest in project management and business improvement.    

Paul Ross
Librarian
Paul Ross
Librarian

Paul is an Information Specialist within the Knowledge and Implementation Hub (KIH) and has professional skills in research, information and aged care, both in Australian and the UK. He is driven by the desire to enable individuals a voice in service delivery and has co-designed numerous programmes with older people. 

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Holly Sparrow
Manager, Strategic Projects
Holly Sparrow
Manager, Strategic Projects

In her role as Manager, Strategic Projects, Holly supports the Workforce Capability and Capacity workstream to deliver ARIIA’s Innovator Training Program and Innovator Network. Holly brings to her role extensive experience in administration, operations and human resource management, with a particular interest in optimising efficiencies, organisational engagement, and inclusivity.

Eric Yang
Digital Content Officer
Eric Yang
Digital Content Officer

BSCS, MSIT

As the digital content officer for ARIIA, Eric works closely with researchers and the marketing team to bring the best user online experience through web technologies and systems. His expertise includes project management, website design, search engine optimisation, web accessibility, interactive content creation and data reporting. He likes to use his data analysis skills to find answers and solve issues. Eric has worked in Information technology, finance and education sectors.

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