ProfessorBarbara Barbosa Neves

Professor (Teaching and Research)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Research projects & supervision summary

Selected (since 2025):

 

2026-2030 – “Aged Care of the Future:  Re-envisioning artificial intelligence for social connection and inclusion”. Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship. ($1,131,799).

 

2026-2028 – “Social Prescribing for Lonely and Socially Isolated Older People with Chronic Conditions”. Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation Grant ($665,636.00). Chief Investigator with Lead Investigator Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli and team. Lead of Process Evaluation package.

 

2024-2029 – “The Aged Care of the Future: AI Social Science for Sustainable Ageing and Healthier Societies”. Senior Horizon Fellowship. The University of Sydney. ($500,000.00)

 
2023-2026 – "Evaluation of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS)", Lead Chief Investigator (CIA). Co-director with Assoc. Prof. Warren. Team includes Dr. Freak-Poli, Dr. Ayton, Dr. Brusco, Dr. Ko, Dr Burns, Dr. Colon-Cabrera, Prof. Cripps. Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government ($1,052,340.00).
 
2023-2025 – "Understanding the Role of Digital Technologies in addressing Loneliness", Recipient with Prof. Alan Petersen. Australia Research Council, ARC ($436,484.00).
 
2023-2025 – "Residential Aged Care Enhanced Dementia Diagnosis", Recipient with Lead Dr Darshini Ayton and team. Medical Research Future Fund, National Centre for Healthy Ageing ($299,62720).
 
2023-2025 – "RACEDD:Residential Aged Care - Enhanced Dementia Diagnosis, Recipient with Lead Dr Darshini Layton and team. Medical Research Future Fund, MRFF ($200,000.00). 
 
2022-2025 – "The right to rehabilitation for people with dementia: tackling stigma and implementing evidence-based interventions", Recipient with Lead InvestigatorAssoc. Prof. Michelle Callisaya and team. Medical Research Future Fund, MRFF ($1,015,820.66).

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Emotional Well-Being in Older Adults: The Role of XR, Spatial, and Physical Interaction in Remote Multimodal Communication