Josefine Antoniades
Building global bridges for inclusive dementia prevention and risk reduction
Award
Dementia Australia Research Foundation Travel Grant
Status
In progress
Start Date
1 March 2026
About the project
What is the focus of the research?
Developing culturally appropriate dementia education that raises awareness of modifiable risk factors across a person’s life.
What will this travel grant achieve?
As an emerging leader in multicultural health equity and dementia prevention, Associate Professor Antoniades brings specialist expertise in how cultural beliefs and lived experience shape attitudes and behaviours around brain health. By working alongside culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, she ensures that dementia prevention messages are meaningful, respectful and accessible.
Associate Professor Antoniades will travel internationally to build global partnerships, share Australian insights and learn from world-leading dementia prevention initiatives. Strengthening these connections will help create more inclusive approaches to dementia risk reduction, ensuring CALD communities are not left behind in prevention efforts.
What could this mean for CALD people living with dementia?
- Strengthened culturally informed research methods.
- Faster sharing and implementation of best-practice prevention tools.
- Greater visibility and representation of their communities in dementia research.
Where are they now?
Josefine Antoniades is an associate professor of health communication and society in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University.
