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Colette Browning

Professor of Healthy Ageing at Monash University

Summary

Professor Colette Browning is an expert in healthy ageing and behaviour change science especially amongst older people and people with chronic illness. She is Professor of Healthy Ageing at Monash University and Director of Monash Research for an Ageing Society. Professor Browning is Director of the Happy Life Club research program which has sites in China, Australia and Malaysia. She is Co-Director of the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing Program, an ongoing 16-year study of older people. Professor Browning's research is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council.

Experience

  • Professor of Healthy Ageing, Monash University 2006 – present
  • Director of Monash Research for an Ageing Society, Monash University 2006 – present

Education

  • La Trobe University, PhD, 1998
  • Monash University, MSc, 1980

Research Areas

  • Developmental Psychology And Ageing (170102)
  • Geriatrics And Gerontology (110308)
  • Health, Clinical And Counselling Psychology (170106)