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Biography
Marissa Dickins is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine at Monash University, and a Senior Resarch Fellow at Silverchain - a large, national provider of community health and aged care services. Dr Dickins has extensive experience in both qualitative and quantitative methods, and focusses her work in the mental and social health of those recieving aged care at home.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Biostatistics, Master of Biostatistics, University of Melbourne
28 Feb 2022 → 15 Dec 2023
Award Date: 15 Dec 2023
External positions
Senior Research Fellow, Silver Chain Group Limited
29 Nov 2024 → …
Research Fellow, Silver Chain Group Limited
29 Nov 2021 → 28 Nov 2024
Research Fellow, Bolton Clarke Research Institute
15 Sept 2015 → 28 Nov 2021
Senior Research Officer, Australian Gambling Research Centre
1 Mar 2014 → 14 Sept 2015
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Be Your Best: an innovative, co-designed approach to frailty and care transitions from hospital to home, in people aged 65 years or more.
Lowthian, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Mills, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cyarto, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Meyer, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dickins, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thurgood, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Boyd, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walker, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rose, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), De Villiers Smit, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Newnham, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hutchinson, A. M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Australia)
1/07/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Digital readiness of the in-home aged care workforce: A latent profile analysis
Kwan, B. P. M., Dickins, M., Batchelor, F., Williams, S., Hwang, K., Fulford, K., Walsh, T., Jakupovic, H. & Davison, T. E., Mar 2025, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 44, 1, 9 p., e70010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Mental health in aged care: A dramatic increase in absolute numbers of Australians with a mental health condition accessing home care
Dickins, M., Davison, T. E. & Smith, K., Dec 2025, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 49, 6, 2 p., 100289.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access -
The Use of Technology to Deliver In-Home Aged Care Services: Mixed Methods Study of Australian Staff Perspectives
Kwan, B. P. M., Dickins, M., Williams, S., Batchelor, F., Hwang, K., Fulford, K., Walsh, T., Jakupovic, H. & Davison, T. E., 2025, In: JMIR Aging. 8, 17 p., e76141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of older people living alone: A mixed-methods systematic review of effectiveness and accessibility
Johnstone, G., Dickins, M., Lowthian, J., Renehan, E., Enticott, J., Mortimer, D. & Ogrin, R., Jul 2021, In: Ageing & Society. 41, 7, p. 1587-1636 50 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus) -
Co-creation of services to maintain independence and optimise well-being: learnings from Australia’s Older Women Living Alone (OWLA) project
Ogrin, R., Dickins, M., Johnstone, G., Mortimer, D., Iezzi, A. & Lowthian, J., Mar 2020, In: Health & Social Care in the Community. 28, 2, p. 494-504 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus)