Rate My Professor Barbara Blundell

Blundell's research interests center on ageing and disability issues, including care services, elder abuse, social policy, advocacy, and human rights. Over the past two decades, she has led research projects in partnership with organizations such as Advocare, the Older Persons Advocacy Network, Alzheimer’s WA, and Silver Chain, focusing on older people's lived experiences and service barriers to promote equity and improved care accessibility. Notable publications include "Exploring categories of family violence across the lifespan: A scoping review" (Warren et al., 2024), "Examination of the extent of elder abuse in Western Australia" (Clare et al., 2011), "'It's not fair': Custodial grandparents' access to services and supports in Australia" (Fernandes et al., 2021), "Addressing elder abuse in rural and remote communities: Social policy, prevention and responses" (Warren & Blundell, 2019), and "Elder abuse protocols: identifying key features and establishing evidence for their use and effectiveness" (Blundell et al., 2020). She regularly delivers advocacy training and speaks at conferences on elder abuse prevention. Her contributions have been recognized with a Fellowship from the Australian Association of Gerontology in 2020 and the Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award in 2020.