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Dr Harriet Radermacher

Harriet

Harriet Radermacher is a Research Fellow in the School of Primary Health Care. Harriet completed a BSc Single Honours degree in Psychology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1995-1998). In 1999, she began work as a Research Associate and Assistant Psychologist in a Regional Neurorehabilitation Centre, during which time she co-authored a book: Barnes, M. P. & Radermacher, H. (2003). Community Rehabilitation in Neurology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. On moving to Australia, Harriet completed a Doctorate of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology stream) at Victoria University, Melbourne (2003-2006). Prior to her current role, Harriet worked as a Research Assistant at the Alma Unit for Research on Ageing (AURA) at Victoria University.

Harriet is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) and Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the College of Community Psychologists.

Underpinning Harriet’s research interests are the notions of participation, empowerment, cultural diversity and social justice. Harriet’s currents projects and activities include:

  • Access to and delivery of community aged care services and support for older people from ethnic backgrounds
  • Problem gambling assessment and treatment guidelines
  • Cultural conceptualisations of healthy ageing
  • Depression and older men in rural locations
  • The intersection between community psychology and ageing, with a focus on ageism

Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., & Browning, C. (In press, 2009). Mainstream versus ethno-specific community aged care services: It’s not an ‘either or’. Australasian Journal on Ageing.

Bird, S., Kurowski, W, Feldman, S., Browning, C., Lau, R., Radermacher, H., Thomas, S. & Sims, J. (In press, 2009). The influence of the built environment and other factors on the physical activity of older women from different ethnic communities. Journal of Women and Aging, 21(1).

Bird, S., Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., Sims, J., Kurowski, W., Browning, C., et al. (In press, 2009). Factors influencing the physical activity levels of older people from culturally diverse communities: An Australian experience. Ageing & Society.

Feldman, S., Radermacher, H., Bird, S., Browning, C., & Thomas, S. (2008). Challenges of recruitment and retention of older people from culturally diverse backgrounds in research. Ageing & Society, 28, 473-493.

Angus, J., Sims, J., Feldman, S., & Radermacher, H. (2008). Can community-based interventions from other key national health priority areas inform strategies to reduce the risk of dementia? Chinese Journal of General Practice, 11(10A), 1725-1730.

Sims, J., Angus, J., Feldman, S., & Radermacher, H. (2008). Dementia's disease burden and the potential role of community-based interventions to inform risk reduction strategies. Chinese Journal of General Practice, 11(9A), 1527-1530.

Radermacher, H., & Sonn, C. (2007). Towards getting it right: Participatory action research (PAR) with an advocacy organisation. The Australian Community Psychologist, 19(1), 62-73.

Contact details:

Phone: 03 9501 2435
Fax: 03 8575 2233
Email: Harriet.Radermacher@med.monash.edu.au