Professor Frances Batchelor
National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)
PhD, MHlthSt, Grad Dip Ed (Sport Sc), BAppSc (Physio)
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Professor Frances Batchelor is a Principal Research Fellow and Director of Clinical Gerontology at the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI). She is a physiotherapist with over 30 years of clinical experience in rehabilitation, aged care and neurology. She is also a Research Lead for the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration, a NARI-led initiative that brings together 18 partners from universities, aged care providers, primary care, advocacy groups and peak bodies and with support from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
Her research focuses on falls prevention, balance and gait assessment and management, physical activity, the role of technology in ageing and improving health services for older people.
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