The AAG NSW SECG committee would like to invite you to an in-person education and networking event to welcome us all to 2026.

NSW SECG 2025 Publication Awards Speakers:

We are pleased to invite the two 2025 Publication Awards Speakers to present their awarded publication.

• Hear from our NSW SECG 2025 publication prize winners
• Have the opportunity to engage in a lively Q&A with presenters
• Network with other NSW SEC members

Venue= University of Technology Sydney Room CB 01.04.013

CB 01.04.013 is located in the UTS Tower (main building) on Level 4 (main entrance from Broadway).
  From Broadway, walk into the main entrance and turn right. You will see ‘Security’ to the right.
The room is located around the corner from the Security office.

This event is primarily targeted at AAG NSW SECG members but all
AAG members are welcome

Non-member NSW Students or ECR's who are considering AAG membership are also welcome

All SECG members are invited to join the organisers for drinks/dinner at Spice Alley
after the event but will have to cover the cost of their own food and drinks

Hear from our speakers:

Dr Rhys Mantell
Postdoctoral researcher
School of Population Health, UNSW
Rhys Mantell is a postdoctoral researcher within the Justice Health Research Program (JHRP) at the School of Population Health, UNSW. His doctoral research, conducted within the NHMRC-funded ASCAPE project, focused on the co-design and evaluation of digital health tools (particularly game-based cognitive assessments; GBCAs) for older people in prison. His current work continues to explore how innovative digital technologies can improve cognitive screening and health outcomes for older adults involved in the justice system.


Dr Ruth Brookman
MARCS Institute of Brain, Behaviour and Development
Western Sydney University
Dr Brookman studies the how to build relationships and facilitate meaningful social engagement for people living with dementia. Her work is based on her earlier studies of mother-infant interactions, in which she recognised similarities in carer burden and coping strategies with familial carers of people living with dementia. She determines what verbal and non-verbal features of communication on the part of carers are associated with quality interactions and engagement for older people receiving formal and informal aged care.