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Suraj Samtani is a clinical psychologist and Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, specializing in Clinical Psychology. He holds a PhD and a Master of Psychology (Clinical) from UNSW and a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours I) from the University of Sydney. His research interests focus on social connections, cognition, and the social determinants of mental health in older adults. He has been involved in the SHARED (Social Health Reserve Dementia patient journey) project, which examines how social, biological, and psychological factors influence dementia. Samtani is also the Study Coordinator for the Sydney Memory Ageing Study 2 (MAS2), investigating how various factors affect cognitive decline in older adults. His work has received funding from the Dementia Australia Research Foundation, where he is conducting a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a co-designed social cognitive skills intervention aimed at improving mental health among older adults with cognitive impairment. Suraj also engages in teaching, providing guest lectures across various programs and previously serving as a Sessional Lecturer at NYU Sydney.
University of New South Wales • Sydney
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, teaching and conducting research on cognitive ageing and mental health.
Centre Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) • Sydney
Research on the interplay of social, biological, and psychological factors in dementia.
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