My research has been featured in several media outlets around the world, including TV, radio, and press in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Australia.
Selected media appearances, features, and contributions below.
2022 (selected)
ABC Op-ed: “Digital inclusion among older Australians is more important than ever — here’s why and what to do about it”.
Media article for Meaningful Ageing Australia: “What we still misunderstand about loneliness”.
ABC Big Ideas (Radio): “Living a healthy fulfilling life in older age“.
VR in aged care project, ABC News (TV): “Virtual reality is helping residents with COVID isolation in aged care centres“.
2021 (selected)
ABC Radio Tasmania (Interview), loneliness in later life, December 4.
Our Generation Magazine (Interview), Only the lonely, National Seniors Australia, Summer.
360Info Op-ed, Why your grandma doesn’t want to Zoom, FBC New Fiji and Udayavani India, December 3. Also mentioned @ The Spinoff (New Zealand).
ABC RN Big Ideas Broadcast, Australian Association of Gerontology, “Growing old: Sometimes it’s complicated“, November.
ABC RN Sydney (Radio Interview), Afternoons, Loneliness among older Victorians living alone during the pandemic, September.
Triple UFM (Radio Interview), Jane Richter Hour, Loneliness & COVID-19, September.
The Conversation (Op-ed), “I tell everyone I love being on my own, but I hate it: what older Australians want you to know about loneliness“, September.
Community Care Review (Interview), “Technology can make older people more lonely“, September.
ABC Op-ed, “Technology can help with loneliness in later life, but it can also make it worse – here’s why“, September.
SBS, SBS on Demand, SBS VICELAND (TV Interview), “What Does Australia Really Think About Old People?”, August.
Monash Lens (Interview), “Un-neighbourly? Fear of crime among older people points to social isolation“, July.
Aged Care Insite (Article Interview), “Researchers collaborate with award-winning author to tell the story of chronic loneliness in aged care“, July.
Aged Care Insite (Podcast Interview), “Researchers collaborate with award-winning author to tell the story of chronic loneliness in aged care“, July.
ABC RN ‘The Minefield’ with Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens (Radio Interview), “Aged Care“, July.
ABC God Forbid, Confronting age prejudice, August 30.
The House of Wellness TV (TV Interview), ‘Loneliness & Ageism‘, June.
ABC Op-ed, “Ageism is a systemic problem in the Australian community: COVID-19, the Royal Commission, and the crisis of aged care“, June.
SBS Portuguese (Article Interview), “Pesquisa de sociologa portuguesa sobre a solidao de idosos em asilos inspira contos de escritora australiana premiada“, June.
SBS Portuguese (Radio Interview), “Pesquisa de sociologa portuguesa sobre a solidão de idosos em asilos inspira contos de escritora australiana premiada“, June.
Monash Lens Op-ed, “How storytelling is helping us better understand ageing and loneliness“, June.
Fronteiras XXI (Interview in Portuguese), “A tecnologia tem varios beneficios, mas nao é a resposta para todos os problemas“, May.
The Age & The Sydney Morning Herald (Interview & Podcast), No more bingo! How creative writing is telling the true story of loneliness in old age“, May.
SBS (Interview), “Calls for more culturally appropriate aged care in Australia“, March 7.
The Guardian (Feature), “‘I am a people person. I want my family to visit’: stories of older Australian migrants during Covid”, February.
Revista Prevenir (Interview in Portuguese), “Como minimizar o impacto social da pandemia” (How to address the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – loneliness and social connectedness), February.
2020 (selected)
Press & Online
- ABC Op-ed “Older Australians are never disposable – not even during a pandemic“, August 29.
- ABC Op-ed “The coronavirus is a disaster for lonely older Australians. We can help ease their pain in small ways”, April 6.
- ABC Op-ed “During coronavirus, we need social sciences and humanities more than ever. This is why“, May 1.
- Monash Lens, “Aged care is at a crossroads – can AI technologies help?”, September 17.
- Monash Lens, “Counting the COVID-19 social cost: How people are faring in the pandemic: Laying bare how we treat older people”, May 5.
- Monash Lens, “Coronavirus: How COVID-19 is changing the world: A new appreciation for social connection”, April 15.
Interviews/Features
- ABC News, “Virtual reality opera debuts in Melbourne nursing home as part of dementia care trial”, December 20.
- ABC TripleJ Hack, “State borders increasingly define our experience of the pandemic. Where to for ‘national togetherness’?“, August 4.
- The AGE, “What Victoria can learn from New Zealand’s drastic lockdown“, August 3.
- The AGE, “Should I or shouldn’t I? Navigating the end of lockdown“, May 15.
- Contacto, “Como vamos reaprender a socializar depois do COVID-19?“, May 14.
- SBS Australia (in Portuguese), ‘Solidao, ansiedade e medo. Qual o impacto do coronavirus nos idosos imigrantes que vivem em lares na Australia?’, April 28.
RADIO
- ABC God Forbid, ‘Confronting age prejudice‘, August 30.
- ABC RN Breakfast, ‘COVID-19 and ageism’, May 7.
- 2GB, ‘How will our social connections change post covid-19’, April 18.
- SBS Australia (in Portuguese), ‘Solidao, ansiedade e medo. Qual o impacto do coronavirus nos idosos imigrantes que vivem em lares na Australia?’, April 28.
TV
- ABC News: ‘Anxiety, stress, and loneliness in the country since the start of COVID-19’ with Zoe Daniel, May 1.
- ABC News, “Virtual reality opera debuts in Melbourne nursing home as part of dementia care trial”, December 20 (Mention).