Rate My Professor Sally Rimkeit

In clinical practice, she works as a Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychogeriatrician in private practice at The Dunes Practice, Wellington, following roles in the Psychogeriatric Service at Capital & Coast District Health Board (2014-2022). Her research focuses on psychogeriatrics, including younger onset dementia experiences in aged care, repeat self-harm and suicide predictors in older patients, and reading-based interventions for dementia. Key publications comprise 'Experiencing place: Younger people with dementia facing aged care' (Australasian Psychiatry, 2017, with Jacqueline McIntosh), 'Predictors for repeat self-harm and suicide among older hospital patients in New Zealand' (International Psychogeriatrics, 2017, with Gerry Cheung et al.), and 'Literary Alzheimer’s: A qualitative feasibility study of dementia-friendly book groups' (with Gillian Claridge). As co-founder of Dovetale Press, she produces adapted classic literature editions for dementia readers, supporting book groups in 12 New Zealand public libraries via 2020 training programs. She contributes as a founding trustee of Younger Onset Dementia Aotearoa Trust.