Her area of interest and experience is working with people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities for a range of issues, in particular, providing support to trans* and gender diverse individuals and liaison with other health professionals to facilitate access to medical care. Tushara’s other area of interest is the psychological wellbeing of older adults. She has extensive experience working with older people and their families in the community and in residential aged care facilities, for mild to severe presentations. Tushara is a 2016 Churchill Fellow and has travelled to Canada, the USA, the Netherlands and Denmark to research models of psychological care for older trans* and gender diverse people.