Ruth Brookman

• Research Fellow, MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development, Western Sydney University

I am a research Fellow at the MARCS Institute of Brain, Behaviour and Development at Western Sydney University, and a Clinical Psychologist in private practice. My clinical experience and research interests promote wellbeing in residential age care settings, especially in social interactions between people with dementia and their caregivers.

Academic Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy / Master of Clinical Psychology, 2021, Western Sydney University.
Bachelor Social Science (Psychology) (Hons Class 1), Charles Sturt University.
Graduate Diploma in Psychology - with Distinction, Charles Sturt University.
Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology), University of Sydney.

Professional Accreditation
Registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (Number: PSY0002072446)
Member of the Australian Association of Gerontology
Member of the Australian Psychology Society (APS)
Member of the APS Psychology and Ageing Interest Group

• –present Associate Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University

• 2020 The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Combined PhD/Master of Clinical Psychology

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