Biography/ Background
Publications
Media Expertise

Dr Helen Feist

Telephone	+61 8 8313 3560
Position	Senior Research Associate
Email	helen.feist@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8313 3498
Building	230 North Tce - Adelaide SA 5000
Floor/Room	4 14
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Humanities and Social Sciences

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Biography/ Background

Helen is the Deputy Director for the Australian Population and Migration Research Centre at the University of Adelaide. Helen works as a Senior Research Associate and is the project manager for the 'Linking Rural Older People to Community through Technology' project, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Helen has a PhD in Geography, Environment and Population from the University of Adelaide. Helen is also the current president of the SA Division of the Australian Association of Gerontology and is an elected general member of the AAG’s National Committee. She is also actively involved in the Australian Population Association and the Institute of Australian Geographers.

Helen’s main research interests include ageing populations, rural communities, rural amenity, community mapping, demography, older people, ageing-in-place, and social networks.

Publications

Reports:

Hugo G, Feist H, Parker K & Howard N. (2010). Linking Rural Older People to Community: Phase One Report, Service Provision, pp. 144. Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra ACT.

Hugo G, Feist H, Parker K & Howard N. (2010). Linking Rural Older People to Community: Phase One Report, Community Members, pp. 196. Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra ACT.

Hugo G, Feist H & Parker K. (2012 (forthcoming)). Linking Rural Older People to Community through Technology: Phase Two and Three Interim Report, pp. 144. Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, ACT.

Publications:

Feist, H.; Parker, K.; Howard, N. & Hugo, G. (2010) New technologies: Their potential role in linking rural older people to community International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society; 8(2):68-84

Feist, H.; Parker, K.; Howard, N. & Hugo, G. Rural Ageing-in-Place: Community Connectedness, Health and Well-being. An Opportunity for New Technologies? Public Health Bulletin SA 2011

Feist, H.; Parker, K. & Hugo, G. Older and Online: Enhancing social connections in Australian rural places Report from the Field, Journal of Community Informatics (forthcoming)

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Social issues & public policy, Population and demography
Expertise	Older people in rural communities, social networks and community connectedness, older people and new technologies, ageing populations

Entry last updated: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012

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