Dr. Prasada Rao Podugu (Prasad) has completed his PhD (Clinical Psychology), MPhil (Med. & Soc.  Psych.) and Master of Arts (Psychology). Prior to joining the Charles Sturt team, Prasad has worked as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at RMIT University (Melbourne) and Charles Darwin University (Darwin); he also served as a Psychology Clinic Director. Prasad has vast experience as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Mental Health Services of Older Persons, Waikato District Health Board (Hamilton), New Zealand. As an active clinician, academician and researcher, Prasad has contributed to teaching and training of Clinical Psychologists.

Prasad has been working in the area of Clinical geropsychology and he has been part of the “Pathways to Healthy Ageing” (PHA) group at RMIT University contributing to interdisciplinary collaborative research and training in the area of Positive/Healthy Ageing. Prasad is also a registered clinical supervisor with AHPRA and has special interest in cultural consultation.