Dementia DTA Leadership Team
Dementia Training Australia (DTA) is a consortium bringing together leading dementia educators from four universities and Dementia Australia.
Professor Goodenough is a behavioural scientist with over 25 years of experience in health, and health services research. She has a specific interest in knowledge translation and implementation science – how to put evidence into practice.
Professor Belinda Goodenough
University of Wollongong, NSW
Executive Director, Dementia Training Australia; Professor, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong
Professor Beattie is a gerontologist and psychogeriatric nurse educated in Australia, the UK and the US who has been involved in dementia-focused clinical practice, education, research and evaluation for more than three decades.
Professor Elizabeth Beattie
Queensland University of Technology, QLD
Director, Dementia Training Australia; Director, Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration
Ellie has considerable clinical experience specialising in aged and dementia care, particularly across the hospital and health care settings.
Ellie Newman
University of Western Australia, WA
Director, Dementia Training Australia;
Dr Sykes leads Dementia Australia’s Centre for Dementia Learning which has been at the forefront of learning technologies including the multi award-winning Virtual Dementia Experience and the Educational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE).
Dr David Sykes
Dementia Australia
Director, Dementia Training Australia; Director, Dementia Australia Centre for Dementia Learning
Dr Winbolt is a Registered Nurse with extensive experience in the care of people with dementia. Since moving into the university sector she has undertaken and managed numerous research projects, all with a focus on practice improvement.
Dr Margaret Winbolt
La Trobe University, VIC
Director, Dementia Training Australia; Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University
Michelle is an experienced operations and transformational change agent with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors.
Michelle Rankin
University of Wollongong, NSW
Chief Operating Officer, Dementia Training Australia
DTA HISTORY – PAST LEADERS
Professor Richard Fleming
University of Wollongong, NSW
Executive Director, Dementia Training Australia to 30 June, 2019
Professor Andrew Robinson
University of Tasmania
Director, Dementia Training Australia to 30 June, 2019
Professor Andrew Stafford
University of Western Australia
Director, Dementia Training Australia; Director, Consultant Pharmacy Services to 14 August, 2019
