Dr Slavica Kochovska will join the UTS Faculty of Health as the inaugural PACCSC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow within UTS Centre for Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (UTS IMPACCT).
Dr Kochovska has over ten year’s research and teaching experience in linguistics and language education at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level. Dr Kochovska holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Linguistics from Rutgers University, a Master of Arts in Linguistics (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts in Russian & Linguistics (Highest Honours) from the University of Auckland.
Between 2013 and 2016, Dr Kochovska worked in health-care project management in the areas of volunteer services, quality improvement and implementation science. Since joining UTS IMPACCT in 2016 as a Senior Research Assistant, Dr Kochovska has worked extensively on numerous systematic reviews and commissioned reports to build the evidence base for improving the healthcare provision for people living with life-limiting illnesses. She also has been coordinating the UTS IMPACCT Consumer Advisory Group and facilitates consumer involvement and engagement on IMPACCT’s research projects and activities.
Dr Kochovska’s knowledge and experience will be invaluable to the faculty for improving the science of consenting palliative care populations.