Professor Judy Lowthian

Head of Research & Principal Research Fellow

Judy is Head of Research and Principal Research Fellow at Bolton Clarke, an Adjunct Professor with Monash University's School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine and the University of Queensland's Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. Judy transitioned to academia in 2009, following a career in speech pathology and health service management. Research expertise in mixed methods research including analysis of big data, embedded pragmatic/RCTs, implementation science and program evaluation, has enabled leadership of multidisciplinary gerontological health services research encompassing emergency care, hospital-to-home care transitions, frailty, cognitive impairment/dementia, loneliness, palliative care, and implementation of new models of care with a focus on patient and family experience.

Judy has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers (majority as first/senior author), secured over $12 million in competitive people support and project/program funding, and presented at more than 100 national/international conferences (30 as a keynote speaker). 

She regularly contributes to the scholarly environment through student supervision, thesis examination, peer review, mentoring and media engagement. 

Global citizenship includes being a regional health service Board Chair and non-executive Director; Steering Committee member of the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), Advisory Board member of the Australian Primary Care Nurses Association Workforce Survey Advisory Board member, member of the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation Frailty Expert Advisory Group, and senior member of the Australian Association of Gerontology Research Trust Grants Committee, alongside participation in various taskforces and conference planning committees.