Professor Jo Badcock is an international expert on loneliness and social connection. In 2020, she co-founded the Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection. Her research examines the assessment, mechanisms, and impact of loneliness on health and wellbeing. A major focus of her current work involves knowledge translation and communication to government, policymakers, community organizations and health care providers, to ensure that research evidence is accessible, understandable and of benefit to knowledge users.

Professor Badcock serves as a scientific consultant and advisor for state, national and international organizations tackling social isolation and loneliness.

* Member, Steering Committee, Global Initiative on Loneliness and   Connection

 Independent Research Consultant

* Examining the training needs and resources for healthcare providers tackling loneliness 

* Improving methods to disseminate research evidence on loneliness and social connection into public policy

Project funding:

Developing an online directory of services for loneliness and social connection (Perpetual Impact Funding)

A self-care toolkit for managing loneliness in healthcare providers (Corporate Sponsorship)

Research Professor, School of Psychology, UWA.
Adjunct Professor, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, UWA.
Research Professor, Edith Cowan University.
Senior Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Research Centre, North Metropolitan Health Service -Mental Health.

1) Improving the social, emotional and communication functioning of adults with hearing loss.

2) Developing online training modules about loneliness for the pharmacy workforce.

Global policies and frameworks for tackling loneliness - https://www.gilc.global/about-us

• Understanding the social determinants of health and wellbeing for clinicians.

* Loneliness and social factors in mental health and wellbeing.

* Neurobehavioural phenotypes of social isolation and loneliness in serious mental illness

* Stigma and misconceptions about loneliness.

* A scoping review of contemporary social work research on loneliness.