Lab members

Associate Professor Yen Ying Lim
Lab head

Email: yenying.lim@monash.edu

Genetic, biological, and lifestyle risk factors of Alzheimer's disease; remote and telehealth cognitive assessments.

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Dr Lisa Bransby
Research and strategy manager

Email: Lisa.bransby@monash.edu

Modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease dementia; digital technologies to measure cognition.

 

Dr Karen Little
Centre Manager for ITTC of Optimal Ageing

Email: Karen.little@monash.edu

Project management, Finance management, Operations, Strategic planning, Compliance, Communication, Industry engagement.

 

Dr Emily Rosenich
Research fellow

Email: Emily.rosenich@monash.edu

Genetic and vascular contributions to cognitive decline; disclosure of genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease.

 

Dr Catherine Robb
Postdoctoral research fellow

Ageing epidemiology focusing on brain and cognitive health, dementia prevention, and healthspan.

 

Hannah Cummins
Research data analyst

Email: Hannah.cummins@monash.edu

Genetic and lifestyle contributors to cognitive decline; technological processes to effectively communicate health and lifestyle information.

 

Maya Norfolk
Research officer

Email: Maya.norfolk@monash.edu

Gerontology; modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; role of neuropsychology in early-detection of dementia and differential diagnosis.

 

Peter Beirouty
Research officer

Email: Peter.beirouty@monash.edu

Biomarkers in diagnosis for cognitive decline; leveraging technology to improve detection and intervention in cognitive decline.

 

Holly Peacock
Research officer

Email: Holly.peacock@monash.edu

Modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline, remote methods of cognitive assessment.

 

Ruby Haeusler
Research officer

Email: Ruby.haeusler@monash.edu

Healthy aging across the lifespan, medical physiology.

 

Sunny Huang
Research officer

Email: Sunny.huang@monash.edu

Healthy ageing, CALD communities, translational research, telehealth intervention development for sleep and psychological wellbeing.

 

Michael Thermos
Research officer

Email: Michael.thermos@monash.edu

Investigating attitudes, beliefs, and motivations in clinical research to better understand human behavior and cognition.

 

Luana Rigazzi
Research officer

Email: Luana.rigazzi@monash.edu

My interests include wellbeing and using my Italian language to increase accessibility to cognitive testing.

 

Diny Thomson
PhD (Clinical Neuropsychology) Candidate

Email: Diny.thomson@monash.edu

Genetic (e.g., BDNF Val66Met), biological and lifestyle moderators of Alzheimer's disease progresson.

 

Michael Williamson
PhD (Clinical Neuropsychology) Candidate

Email: Michael.williamson2@monash.edu

Internet-based cognitive assessment methods, such as telehealth and computerised testing, and their potential role in the diagnosing of early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease.

 

Ivana Chan
PhD (Clinical Psychology) Candidate

Email: Ivana.chan@monash.edu

Role of anxiety and stress in progression of Alzheimer's disease.

 

Gabriel Abdelmessih
PhD (Clinical Neuropsychology) Candidate

Email: gabriel.abdelmessih1@monash.edu

Interaction between sleep-related and genetic factors in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.