Dr Harriet Radermacher - Researcher Profile

Biography

Harriet Radermacher is a Research Fellow in the School of Primary Health Care, working both as part of the Healthy Ageing Research Unit and the Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre.

On moving to Australia from the UK in 2002, Harriet completed a Doctorate of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology) at Victoria University, Melbourne (2003-2006). Prior to her current role, Harriet worked as a Research Assistant at the Alma Unit for Research on Ageing (AURA) at Victoria University.

Underpinning Harriet’s research interests is her desire to give voice to the lived experiences of those people who are often excluded and marginalised in current society; and to contribute to knowledge about how to better access and include their voices in research. She is committed to working in ethical and participatory ways with the community to ensure that her work is relevant, meaningful and useful for those that are the focus of the research. The majority of her work to date has explored what it means to age well, for the purpose of improving the quality of life of older people. In particular, she is interested in cultural diversity and ageing, and how the experience of migration and cultural identity impacts on ageing well in Australia.

Harriet has conducted research with a variety of organisations (from small non-profit agencies to federal government departments) which have focused not only on generating high quality evidence, but also ensuring that the evidence can be used by the community and disseminated to inform future policy and planning.

Harriet is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) and the College of Community Psychologists.

Qualifications

DOCTORATE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

Institution: Victoria University

Year awarded: 2006

BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGY

Institution: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Year awarded: 1998

Publications

Books

Barnes, M.P., Radermacher, H.L., 2003, Community Rehabilitation in Neurology, Cambridge University Press, New York.

Book Chapters

Feldman, S.E., Petersen, A.R., Radermacher, H.L., 2012, The vicissitudes of 'healthy aging': the experiences of older migrant men in a rural Australian community, in Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine, eds Antje Kampf, Barbara L Marshall & Alan Petersen, Routledge, United States, pp. 86-104.

Journal Articles

Cordella Masini, M., Radermacher, H., Huang, H., Browning, C., Baumgartner, R., De Soysa, T., Feldman, S., 2012, Intergenerational and intercultural encounters: connecting students and older people through language learning, Journal of Intergenerational Relationships [P], vol 10, issue 1, Routledge, United States, pp. 80-85.

Tohit, N., Browning, C., Radermacher, H., 2012, ‘We want a peaceful life here and hereafter’: healthy ageing perspectives of older Malays in Malaysia, Ageing and Society [E], vol 32, issue 3, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 405-424.

Feldman, S., Radermacher, H., Lorains, F., Haines, T., 2011, A research-based community theater performance to promote ageing: Is it more than just a show?, Educational Gerontology [P], vol 37, issue 10, Routledge, USA, pp. 885-898.

Thomas, S., Merkouris, S., Radermacher, H., Dowling, N., Misso, M., Anderson, C., Jackson, A., 2011, Australian guideline for treatment of problem gambling: an abridged outline, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 195, issue 11/12, Australasian Med Publ Co LTD, Australia, pp. 664-665.

Radermacher, H., Karunarathna, Y., Grace, N., Feldman, S., 2011, Partner or perish? Exploring inter-organisational partnerships in the multicultural community aged care sector, Health and Social Care in the Community [P], vol 19, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 550-560.

Anderson, C., Cowlishaw, S., Dowling, N., Jackson, A., Lorains, F., Merkouris, S., Misso, M., Radermacher, H., Thomas, S., 2011, Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of pathological and problem gambling (protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol E, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England, pp. 1-14.

Anderson, C., Cowlishaw, S., Dowling, N., Jackson, A., Lorains, F., Merkouris, S., Misso, M., Radermacher, H., Thomas, S., 2011, Psychological interventions for the treatment of pathological and problem gambling (Intervention Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol E, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England, pp. 1-15.

Radermacher, H.L., Sonn, C., Keys, C., Duckett, P., 2010, Disability and participation: It's about us but still without us!, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology [E], vol 20, issue 5, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 333-346.

Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., Lorains, F., Bird, S., 2010, Exploring the role of family and older people's access to food in different cultures: will the children be there to help?, Journal of Intergenerational Relationships [P], vol 8, issue 4, Routledge, United States, pp. 354-368.

Bird, S., Radermacher, H.L., Sims, J., Feldman, S.E., Browning, C.J., Thomas, S., 2010, Factors affecting walking activity of older people from culturally diverse groups: An Australian experience, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine [P], vol 13, issue 4, Elsevier Australia, Australia, pp. 417-423.

Radermacher, H.L., Feldman, S.E., Bird, S., 2010, Food security in older Australians from different cultural backgrounds, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior [P], vol 42, issue 5, Elsevier Science Inc, United States, pp. 328-336.

Angus, J., Sims, J., Feldman, S., Radermacher, H., Yang, H., 2010, The effectiveness of social marketing for community awareness of public health issues: lessons for dementia risk reduction, Chinese General Practice [P], vol 13, issue 12A, Zhongguo Qanke Yixue, China, pp. 3827-3830.

Bird, S., Radermacher, H.L., Feldman, S.E., Sims, J., Kurowski, W., Browning, C.J., Thomas, S., 2009, Factors influencing the physical activity levels of older people from culturally-diverse communities: An Australian experience, Ageing & Society [P], vol 29, issue 8, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 1275-1294.

Radermacher, H.L., Feldman, S.E., Browning, C.J., 2009, Mainstream versus ethno-specific community aged care services: It's not an either or, Australasian Journal on Ageing [P], vol 28, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 58-63.

Bird, S.R., Kurowski, W., Feldman, S.E., Browning, C.J., Lau, R.G.L., Radermacher, H.L., Thomas, S., Sims, J., 2009, The Influence of the built environment and other factors on the physical activity of older women from different ethnic communities, Journal of Women and Aging, vol 21, issue 1, Routledge, USA, pp. 33-47.

Angus, J., Sims, J., Feldman, S.E., Radermacher, H.L., 2008, Can community-based interventions from other key national health priority areas inform strategies to reduce the risk of dementia?, Journal of Chinese General Practice, vol 11, issue 10A, Department of Chinese General Practice, Beijing, China, pp. 1721-1725.

Feldman, S.E., Radermacher, H.L., Browning, C.J., Bird, S., Thomas, S., 2008, Challenges of recruitment and retention of older people from culturally diverse communities in research, Ageing & Society, vol 28, issue 04, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 473-493.

Sims, J., Angus, J., Feldman, S.E., Radermacher, H.L., 2008, Dementia's disease burden and the potential role of community-based interventions to inform risk reduction strategies, Journal of Chinese General Practice, vol 11, issue 9A, Department of Chinese General Practice, Beijing, China, pp. 1527-1530.

Radermacher, H.L., Sonn, C., 2007, Towards getting it right: Participatory action research (PAR) with an advocacy organisation, The Australian Community Psychologist [P], vol 19, issue 1, The College of Community Psychologists of the APS Ltd, Australia, pp. 62-73.

Radermacher, H.L., 2006, I'm White! Oh I See! An international student perspective on National Curriculum Guidelines for Indigenous issues in psychology, The Australian Community Psychologist [P], vol 18, issue 1, The College of Community Psychologist of APS Ltd, Australia, pp. 33-39.

Barnes, M.P., Radermacher, H.L., 2001, Neurological rehabilitation in the community, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine [P], vol 33, issue 6, Foundation Rehabilitation Information, Sweden, pp. 244-248.

Conference Proceedings

Radermacher, H.L., Feldman, S.E., Karunarathna, Y., 2009, Practising positive partnerships in ethnic and multicultural aged care organisations, Australasian Journal on Ageing (Special Issue: Abstracts of the 42nd National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology, 25-27 November 2009, National Convention Centre, Canberra, ACT, Australia), 25-27 November 2009, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, p. 113.

Radermacher, H.L., Feldman, S.E., Bird, S., 2008, Identifying the challenges to accessing food, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 18-21 November 2008, Wiley-Blackwell, Australia, p. A28.

Feldman, S.E., Radermacher, H.L., Bird, S., 2008, The children will be there to help: Implications of changing family circumstances for accessing food., Australasian Journal of Ageing, 18-21 November 2008, Wiley-Blackwell, Australia, p. A9.

Other

Radermacher, H., 2011, Ageing: All in the mind?, Article in Your Life Choices Magazine, Indigo Arch Pty Ltd, Australia.

Thomas, S., Merkouris, S., Dowling, N., Radermacher, H., Jackson, A., Misso, M., Anderson, C., 2011, Guideline for screening, assessment and treatment in problem gambling, Guideline for screening, assessment and treatment in problem gambling, vol monograph, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Yoshitha, K., Radermacher, H.L., Feldman, S.E., 2010, Practising positive partnerships in the ethnic and multicultural community, Monash University, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria, Souther Metropolitan Region HACC, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1-63.

Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., Bird, S., 2009, Will the children be there to help?, Article excerpt in Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria Newsletter, Golden Years., Ethnic Communitites' Council of Victoria, Australia.

Bird, S., Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., 2008, An assessment of the barriers to older people accessing nutritious food in Melton Shire, VicHealth, Melbourne, Australia.

Radermacher, H.L., Feldman, S.E., Browning, C.J., 2008, Review of Literature Concerning the Delivery of Community Aged Care Services to Ethnic Groups - Mainstream versus ethno-specific services: It's not an 'either or', Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria, Victoria, pp. 4-41.

Bird, S., Feldman, S., Radermacher, H., Sims, J., Kurowski, W., Browning, C., Thomas, S., 2007, Barriers and facilitators to physical activity for older people in culturally diverse communities, VicHealth/RMIT/Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

Radermacher, H., 2006, Participatory action research with people with disabilities: exploring experiences of participation.

Ben-Moshe, D., Feldman, S., Bertone, S., Sonn, C., Zuhair, S., Martin, L., Radermacher, H., Davidson, K., 2005, Cultural diversity and economi development in four regional Australian communities, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Canberra, Australia.

Ben-Moshe, D., Feldman, S., Bertone, S., Sonn, C., Zuhair, S., Martin, L., Radermacher, H., Davidson, K., 2005, Cultural diversity and economic development in four regional Australian communities, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1-101.

Grants

Title:

Practising Positive Partnerships in the Ethnic and Multicultural Community Aged Care Sector.

Investigators:

Radermacher, H, Feldman, S

Funding:

(2009 - 2013). Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria.