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Dr Pelden Chejor

Pelden is a Lecturer with the ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Current Teaching

  • MNP6101 – Evidence-based Practice and Research Design
  • HPU2303 – Human Processes 3
  • PRO6110 – Research Project 2

Background

Pelden earned his Bachelor of Pharmacy in India in 2010 and worked in Bhutan as both a Clinical Pharmacist and a Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist. He also served as a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, Khesar Gyalpo Medical University of Health Sciences. He completed a Master of Public Health at ECU in 2020 and earned his PhD in 2024, focusing on the dementia care experiences of immigrants living with dementia in Australia.

Professional Associations

  • Australian Association of Gerontology
  • The Alzheimer’s Associations International Society to advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART)
  • Centre for Research in Aged Care
  • ECU Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab
  • Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre

Awards and Recognition

  • 2024 – Executives Dean’s List for ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery 2024 (Australia)
  • 2023 – WA Australian Association Gerontology Conference Bursary (Australia)
  • 2022 - Winner of the Elsevier Book Prize for the Best Poster at the Australasian Conference on Care of Older People (Australia)
  • 2021 - ECU Vice Chancellor's Professorial PhD Scholarship (Australia)
  • 2018 – Royal Institute of Governance and Strategic Studies Scholarship (Bhutan)
  • 2006 - Government of India Merit Scholarship for Undergraduate studies (India)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Dementia and migration
  • Ageing and aged care
  • Medication and patient safety
  • Systematic reviews
  • Mixed methods study
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