The Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre
Overview
The Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre (WDREC) was established in early 2008 following a $1.5million funding grant to the Menzies Research Institute from the JO & JR Wicking Trust. This grant was matched with $1million additional funding from the University of Tasmania (including the School of Nursing and the Menzies Research Institute) as well as the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services.
This unique, integrated Centre spans health services, clinical and biomedical research, education and workforce capacity and aims to confront the leading issues related to the increasing numbers of people with dementia. The Centre opened in June 2008.
Co-Directors: Professor James Vickers and Professor Andrew Robinson
Centre Staff and Contact List:
Co-Directors:
Prof James Vickers ( James.Vickers@utas.edu.au ) and
Prof Andrew Robinson (Andrew.Robinson@utas.edu.au )
Senior Research Fellows:
Dr Tracey Dickson (Tracey.Dickson@utas.edu.au )
Dr Christine Stirling (Christine.Stirling@utas.edu.au )
Dr Peter Orpin (Peter.Orpin@utas.edu.au ) – in collaboration with the University Department of Rural Health
Research Fellows:
Sharon Andrews (Sharon.Andrews@utas.edu.au)
Dr Jyoti Chuckowree (JyotiAnabela.Chuckowree@unil.ch)
Dr Anna King (A.E.King@utas.edu.au)
Dr Jerome Staal (jastaal@utas.edu.au)
Centre Manager:
Samantha Ebzery (Sam.Ebzery@utas.edu.au )
Project Officer:
Gillian Vosper (Gillian.Vosper@utas.edu.au )
Collaborations:
The Centre actively encourages collaboration with other dementia researchers and dementia research institutions.
Professor Jenny Abbey is an honorary Senior Research Fellow with the Centre.
Other Research Associates include Dr Jenn Scott and Dr Matthew Summers (School of Psychology, UTAS), Professor Roger Fay (School of Architecture UTAS), Dr Toby Croft (neuro-psychologist, DHHS Tas), Dr Jane Tolman (Director of Aged Care Dept, RHH), Assoc Prof Paul Turner (School of Information Systems, UTAS) and Assoc Prof Fran McInerney (Aust. Catholic University, Melb).
There are also substantial links to other dementia researchers in the Menzies Research Institute (Associate Professor Adrian West, Dr Roger Chung, Professor David Small and Dr Emily Hansen). The centre is also has an affiliation with the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre at the University of New South Wales through the DCRC’s Environment and Assistive Technology node.
International collaborative partnerships are being established with the National Centre of Medial Research, Montpellier, France and the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, UK.).
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