I completed my Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) at the University of Adelaide, during which I investigated the relationships between cognitive reserve, cognitive ability and neuroplasticity in older adults. I also have a background in both physical and mental healthcare, through employment as an Orderly at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and volunteering experience as a Case Worker with Drug ARM.

The projects that I am currently involved with at CAIN are concerned with identifying predictors of delirium and cognitive decline in older adults following cardiovascular surgery, in addition to interventions which may reduce the incidence of cognitive impairment following these procedures.

I am a third-year cognitive neuroscience student currently undertaking a placement at the CAIN lab. For future honours and post-graduate studies, I am interested in designing and implementing neurorehabilitative interventions for cognitively impaired individuals.

I completed my BSc in Physics at the University of Baja California and MSc in Cognitive Neurosciences at Kyushu University, where I did research related to working memory, neurofeedback and the influence of environment in our health. My research interests include the use of data to design technology and interventions that promote behavior change and enhance health. Recently I joined the CAIN lab as a research assistant.

Having completed a vacation research scholarship with CAIN at the end of the third year of my BPsych (Hons) degree, I have continued to work as a Research Assistant. The study I am currently assisting in investigates reducing apathy in aged care through reminiscence therapy and virtual reality. Being new to CAIN, I look forward to broadening my research experiences.

I completed my Honours in Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience) last year within the CAIN lab, under the supervision of A/Prof Hannah Keage and Dr Louise Lavrencic. I also previously completed a Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Nuclear Medicine). This year I am working as a Research Assistant for CAIN. The two projects I am involved in are looking at cognitive outcomes in older adults following cardiovascular surgery.

I completed my Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) with the CAIN Lab in 2018. I now work as a research assistant across various projects. Most of my work is focused on two clinical trials at CAIN which investigate cognition in older adults who undergo cardiovascular procedures. These trials focus on predictors of as well as interventions to reduce incidence of adverse cognitive outcomes (namely cognitive decline and delirium). My other time at CAIN is usually spent on systematic reviews and meta-analyses which span several topics. Current meta-analyses focus on mood outcomes in ICD patients and predictors of delirium motor subtypes. I have a general interest in research and a passion for data analysis (love all things R, check out my GitHub for examples of previous analyses: https://github.com/ericaghezzi). Outside of CAIN I also work as a Research Officer at the National Disability and Insurance Agency, where I work on evidence syntheses (essentially more reviews and meta-analyses) within the disability sector. See https://linktr.ee/ericaghezzi for more info.

I am currently a third year Psychology (Honours) student at UniSA. I have chosen to partake in an elective course this semester called Psychology Research Experience, this has allowed me the exciting opportunity to complete a placement within the CAIN group with Dr Keage as supervisor. I will likely be involved in a follow-up study of social cognition in older adults.

I am undertaking my third year in the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) program and volunteer as a research intern in the CAIN laboratory. I am currently involved as a second reviewer on an Honours project about the relationship between dopaminergic medication and cognition in Parkinson's disease.

I am a research assistant and I have the privilege of working across a range of projects. Such projects have included investigating cognitive outcomes in older adults following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedures, exploring the effect of virtual reality table tennis practice on real world table tennis performance, and also looking into changes in social cognition and awareness in older adults. I spend much of my time at CAIN working on systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding a range of topics, such as risk factors associated with cognitive decline and delirium following CABG. I have also been involved in undertaking reviews for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety at Flinders University, investigating innovative models of aged care implemented in Australia and internationally for a range of subgroups (e.g. homeless, LGBTI, CALD, ATSI).

My research interests are broad, spanning the areas of sustainable behaviour, environmental psychology, youth mental health and public health. I am also currently undertaking study to become an Occupational Therapist and I hope to work with both young people with a disability and older adults in the future.

I recently completed a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and I am currently undertaking a Vacation Research Scholarship under the supervision of Dr Keage. My project is concerned with exploring the relationship between cognitive reserve and performance on an old-new memory task, as assessed using both behavioural (accuracy) and electrophysiological (EEG) measures. This project makes use of data previously collected by CAIN Lab alumna Louise Lavrencic.

I am a fourth year Psychology (Honours) student and in the midst of completing a Summer Vacation Research Scholarship with CAIN. I am highly passionate about reducing stigma and raising awareness of psychological and neurological conditions through education. This summer, I was involved in the development of South Australia’s first dementia friendly school program, ‘Forget Me Not’.  I anticipate to evaluate the effectiveness of this program as part of my Honours project in 2018.

I am about to begin my Honours year of Cognitive Neuroscience and am currently completing a Vacation Research Scholarship. I am involved in the planning of an intergenerational dementia project, titled ‘Forget Me Not’. I will continue working on this project throughout 2018 for my Honours project.

I’m an exchange student from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and I am doing an Internship with CAIN. I’m studying Health Science with a major in Human Movement Science. I am involved in a range of different projects, including investigations on the effects of physical fatigue on spatial attention and the effects of virtual reality exercise on memory.

I am a third year Psychology and Neuroscience student at the University of Adelaide, and an intern for CAIN. I am currently working on a project that investigates the relationship between cerebral blood flow and cognitive function, in Parkinson’s disease patients.

I am a third year Psychology (Honours) (Cognitive Neuroscience) student at UniSA currently tutoring neuroanatomy and interning for CAIN. My passions are neuroanatomy, neurological disease and improving quality of life for those with impairments in these areas such as Parkinson's disease and Motor neurone disease. I will be the second reviewer in the systematic review for PhD student Danielle's project on reducing future dementia risk in older adults undergoing elective cardiovascular surgery

After finishing Honours in Psychology at the University of Melbourne, and I completed a vacation research scholarship with CAIN. I was working on a project investigating cerebral blood flow in Parkinson’s disease patients and its effects on cognition. Here's the link to my vacation report: EliseHart_Report

I have taken on a voluntary role within the lab to assist in CAIN laboratory projects, where I specifically use psychophysiological and cognitive measures to assess ageing processes and neurological impairment. I have a passion for clinical research and using science to help improve quality of life; volunteering within the CAIN lab allows me to be an active participant in this process.

In addition to this role I also work as a sleep scientist, both research and clinical, and I am currently studying a Masters in Public Health. 

I have just graduated from a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) at UniSA and am working as an intern with CAIN. I am currently investigating the dementia friendly environmental strategies of communities around the world. 

I have just completed my Bachelor degree in Psychological Science (Cognitive Neuroscience) and are doing a vacation research scholarship with CAIN, in order to gain some research experience before starting Honours. The Project we are working on is examining the relationship between blood flow and memory function in people with Parkinson’s disease. 

I am about to commence Honours in Psychology at UniSA and I am completing a Vacation Scholarship in order to improve my research skills. I am currently working on a project that is looking at Dementia-Friendly communities on behalf of the City of Unley Council. The aim of this project is to assist the City of Unley Council to develop and improve on strategies in order to meet the needs their ageing residents, particularly those with dementia.