Nancy A. Pachana
Professor
School of Psychology
The University of Queensland
Australia
Biography
Following completion of her PhD, Nancy undertook postdoctoral training in her specialty area of geropsychology including fellowships at the Palo Alto Veteran's Hospital and the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute before joining the School in 2000. She is a practicing clinical geropsychologist and neuropsychologist and has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and books on various topics in the field of ageing. Her main research questions focus on older adults and span a range of clinical neuropsychological and psychosocial topics such as anxiety in later life, early assessment of dementia and improving training in geriatric mental health service provision. In 2010 she was awarded an Australian Davos Connection (ADC) Future Summit Leadership Award, based on her expertise and leadership in the field of geropsychology. She was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in 2014, and is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society.
Research Interest
Study the span a range of clinical neuropsychological and psychosocial topics.
