Dr Disalvo is a postdoctoral research fellow at IMPACCT where she focuses on palliative, aged and chronic care research. She has a track record of creating partnerships with stakeholders and engaging consumers, to align research to their care and treatment needs.

Dr Disalvo has a strong interest in optimising quality use of medicines (QUM) and medication management for people with dementia, bolstering interdisciplinary collaboration, shared communication and decision-making.

She has extensive experience with working in multidisciplinary teams, and industry partners to improve care provision for people with chronic life-limiting illnesses e.g. dementia, cancer, chronic breathlessness management, and people approaching end of life.

Dr Disalvo has forged strong relationships and collaborations with specialist palliative care researchers and clinicians with interest in geriatric and supportive care, aged and dementia care providers.