Dr.
Diana Matovic
Postdoctoral fellow
Sydney, New South Wales
Dementia Research Area
Discovery, Clinical, Post-diagnostic care, Prevention
Dementia prevention in primary care, social participation in people with MCI/dementia and carers, the features of social relationships that are protective against dementia.
Dementia prevention in primary care, social participation in people with MCI/dementia and carers, the features of social relationships that are protective against dementia.
Research Skills
Co-design
Experimental designs in social psychology and social cognition, qualitative coding, co-design with stakeholders.
Experimental designs in social psychology and social cognition, qualitative coding, co-design with stakeholders.
Biography
Dr Diana Matovic is a postdoctoral researcher and a member of the Macquarie University Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre. Dr Matovic manages the Ageing Well Tool designed to screen for risk factors for dementia and poor wellbeing (e.g., depression, social isolation) in older adults in primary care settings and provide evidence-based recommendations for risk reduction. Dr Matovic also works on related projects such as looking at social participation, mental health, and wellbeing in older adults with healthy cognition and older adults with mild cognitive impairment/early dementia and their older adult carers/supporters, the features of social relationships that are protective against dementia, and the mechanisms underlying positive mood in older adults.