Dr Chiara Naseri is an Early Career Research Fellow at The University of Western Australia School of Allied Health, and WA Centre for Health and Ageing. She brings outstanding capability in ageing research, as an experienced physiotherapist and community service developer in older adults areas working both in clinical physiotherapy and research for over 20 years and recently completed a PhD (2020) focused on older adults recovery after hospital discharge at Curtin University. She has published 15 articles, 8 as first author and over 20 presentations regarding fall prevention and rehabilitation. She is an active AAG member and secretary of the WA AAG Committee. Dr Naseri has been awarded the 2022 Hal Kendig Research Development Program Award. With her research team she will conduct a project to understand what influences older people to join a community hub to engage in healthy ageing programs, particularly vulnerable older people at risk of isolation due to chronic disease or other limitations.