A/PROF Kathryn Ellis
Positions
Ageing cognition neuroscience Cognitive health Psychological and mental health
Overview
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Kathryn Ellis is Deputy Director of the Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age at the University of Melbourne. She graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology and Psychophysiology) with first class honours in 2000. Kathryn was awarded a Swinburne University Vice Chancellor’s PhD Scholarships in 2001, and completed her PhD in behavioural neuroscience at the Swinburne Brain Sciences Institute and Imperial College London. Her current research interests include cognitive decline and dementia, mental health and wellbeing of older adults, and strategies to optimise cognitive health across the lifespan.
Has subject area
For 2008 6 Digit Code
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Affiliation
Member of
Clinical Research Panel, Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study.
Deputy Chair 2013 -
International subjective cognitive decline initiative (SCD-I).
Invited Member 2013 -
National Ageing Research Institute.
Honorary Senior Research Fellow 2012 -
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
Honorary Senior Research Fellow 2011 -
Publications
Selected publications
2018
Journal Articles Refereed
Reports and Working Papers
2017
Journal Articles Refereed
2016
Journal Articles Refereed
Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
2015
Journal Articles Refereed
2014
Journal Articles Refereed
Journal Articles Unrefereed Letters or Notes
Other Refereed Contribution to Refereed Journals
Conference Proceedings
2013
Journal Articles Refereed
Aβ amyloid, cognition, and APOE genotype in healthy older adults .
Alzheimer's & Dementia .
9.
2013
Amyloid β deposition, neurodegeneration, and cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease: a prospective cohort study .
Lancet Neurology .
12.
2013
BDNF Val66Met, Aβ amyloid, and cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease .
Neurobiology of Aging .
34.
2013
Clinical utility of the cogstate brief battery in identifying cognitive impairment in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease .
BMC Psychology .
1.
2013
Cognitive consequences of high Aβ amyloid in mild cognitive impairment and healthy older adults: Implications for early detection of Alzheimer's disease .
Neuropsychology .
27.
2013
Cognitive decline in adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and high amyloid-beta: prodromal Alzheimer's disease .
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease .
33.
2013
Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationship Between Aβ Deposition, Cortical Thickness, and Memory in Cognitively Unimpaired Individuals and in Alzheimer Disease .
JAMA Neurology .
70.
2013
Decline in cognitive function over 18 months in healthy older adults with high amyloid-β .
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease .
34.
2013
Enabling a multidisciplinary approach to the study of ageing and Alzheimer's disease: An update from the Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study .
International Review of Psychiatry .
25.
2013
Factors affecting subjective memory complaints in the AIBL aging study: biomarkers, memory, affect, and age .
International Psychogeriatrics .
25.
2013
Health professionals' and students' perceptions of elder abuse .
Australasian Journal on Ageing .
32.
2013
Increased Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Diabetes Is Associated With Metformin .
Diabetes Care .
36.
2013
Lack of reliable evidence for a distinctive {varepsilon}4-related cognitive phenotype that is independent from clinical diagnostic status: findings from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study .
Brain .
136.
2013
Longitudinal Analysis of Serum Copper and Ceruloplasmin in Alzheimer's Disease .
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease .
34.
2013
Physical activity and amyloid-β plasma and brain levels: results from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of Ageing .
Molecular Psychiatry .
18.
2013
Physical activity and amyloid-β plasma and brain levels: results from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of Ageing .
Molecular Psychiatry .
18.
2013
Predicting Alzheimer disease with β-amyloid imaging: Results from the Australian imaging, biomarkers, and lifestyle study of ageing .
Annals of Neurology .
74.
2013
Pupil response biomarkers for early detection and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease .
Current Alzheimer Research .
10.
2013
Rapid Decline in Episodic Memory in Healthy Older Adults with High Amyloid-β .
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease .
33.
2013
Rapid cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease: a literature review .
International Review of Psychiatry .
25.
2013
Research and standardization in Alzheimer's trials: Reaching international consensus .
Alzheimer's & Dementia .
9.
2013
Retinal vascular biomarkers for early detection and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease .
Translational Psychiatry .
3.
2013
The association of A beta amyloid and composite cognitive measures in healthy older adults and MCI .
International Psychogeriatrics .
25.
2013
Three-Month Stability of the CogState Brief Battery in Healthy Older Adults, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer's Disease: Results from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers, and Lifestyle-Rate of Change Substudy (AIBL-ROCS). .
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology .
28.
2013
2012
Journal Articles
Journal Articles Refereed
Conference Papers Refereed
2011
Journal Articles Refereed
2010
Journal Articles
Journal Articles Refereed
Conference Proceedings
2009
Journal Articles Refereed
2008
Journal Articles Refereed
2007
Journal Articles Refereed
2006
Journal Articles Refereed
2005
Journal Articles Refereed
2004
Journal Articles Refereed
2001
Research
Investigator on
Awards
Education and training
GradDipPsychAdv,
University of Melbourne 2017
PhD,
Swinburne University of Technology 2006
BAppSc (Hons),
Swinburne University of Technology 2001
BAppSc,
Swinburne University of Technology 2000
Awards and honors
Medical Research Council Research Grant,
2003
Brain Travel Grant,
2003
Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Travel Grant,
2002
Chancellor’s Research Scholarship, Swinburne University,
2001
Linkages
Geographic focus
Supervision
Available for supervision
Contact Details
kellis@unimelb.edu.au
03 8387 2326
fax: 03 8387 2667
Location
Level: GR Room:,
No Building,
Royal Melbourne Hospital
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