ARC Laureate Fellow Kaarin Anstey is Scientia Professor of Psychology and Director of the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute. She shares insights from an international perspective, providing the team with a broader view of overseas initiatives and good practice and well as widening the impact of policy-related work.
As a world leader in prevention and risk-reduction of dementia and other neurodegenerative and age-related conditions, Kaarin has advised government policymakers in a range of countries. She contributes expertise in global policy and practice and where international evidence is needed to inform national policy decisions. She has held advisory roles with the World Health Organization (WHO) and contributed to the WHO Guideline on Risk Reduction of Cognitive Decline and Dementia. She is also a member of the World Dementia Council and the Governance Committee of the Global Council on Brain Health. Kaarin’s research has made a major contribution to understanding which risk factors are amenable to policy interventions, increasing knowledge of what works in policy and practice, evaluating policy initiatives, and developing preventive approaches tailored to underserved groups.