My research focuses on a particular type of wellbeing in older people known as eudaimonic wellbeing which has yet to be explored thoroughly. It means flourishing, living with a sense that one’s life has meaning and purpose and living in accordance with your values.

I hope my research leads to the eudaimonic wellbeing of older people being valued in making government policy decisions, as the current lack of consideration of eudaimonic impacts of policy decisions could be construed as indirectly discriminatory against older people.

As a former government economist, I understand what needs to happen to bring that about. By better understanding the drivers of eudaimonic wellbeing, we can predict the impacts of different policies on it.