Who’s Who
Ana Carolina Franzon
FEBRAZ, Brazil
Ana Carolina Franzon is a journalist, with a MSc in public health and a PhD in community health, both by University of São Paulo. Working since 2020 as a project assistant at Febraz, the Brazilian Federation of Alzheimer’s Associations, her interests and expertise rely on communications and advocacy for human rights and health, sustainable development and inequalities reduction amongst and within countries, working mostly via civil society organizations.
Carolina Godoy
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology at Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
Carolina Godoy is a gerontologist by University of São Paulo (USP), specializing in neuropsychological rehabilitation by the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). She is currently a master’s degree candidate at the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology at Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), with research interest on dementia-related stigma. She has clinical experience with cognitive stimulation, professional and family caregivers, people living with dementia care and residential care homes.
Cleusa P Ferri
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Cleusa P Ferri is a psychiatrist and epidemiologist, and currently a Professor in the post-graduation program of the Psychiatry Department at the Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil. She has contributed to the estimation of the global burden of dementia and to the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme for dementia. She is also a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Panel of Alzheimer’s Disease International and has contributed to a few ADI’s World Alzheimer Reports. Cleusa worked for more than a decade at King’s College London (UK), developing research on the epidemiology of dementia and other chronic conditions among older people in low- and middle-income countries. Currently in Brazil, she continues to carry out research, which focuses on the epidemiology and care provision for late-life mental disorders in low resourced settings.
Deborah Oliveira
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Deborah Oliveira has a background in nursing and has a Master’s degree in Nursing Science from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. She was awarded her PhD by the University of Nottingham (UoN), United Kingdom, in 2017. Deborah has clinical and research experience with family carers and older people living with dementia. She has previously worked as a research fellow for several UK and European projects based in the UK. Her interests are related to mixed-methods research and scale development in health-promoting self-care in older adults, dementia risk reduction, quality of life and long-term care.
Elaine Mateus
FEBRAZ, Brazil
Elaine is Chair of Febraz – Brazilian Federation of Alzheimer’s Associations. She is the STRiDE NGO lead on behalf of Febraz and member of STRiDE’s International Advisory Group. After her Mum’s diagnosis with dementia in 2012, Elaine commits much of her time as a volunteer for the cause. She is a Professor at the State University of Londrina, Brazil, with a PhD in Applied Linguistics and 30-years of working in education, critical language studies, and socio-cultural and humanities research.
Fabiana Da Mata
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Fabiana Da Mata is a post-doctor researcher at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo and has joined STRiDE as an early career researcher. She pursues a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil, and a Master’s degree in Gerontology from the King’s College London, UK. She is a physiotherapist with clinical expertise in older people. Her research interest and experience are older people, people living with dementia, carers, healthcare, long-term-care services, and models of care.