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Kathryn Ellis

Deputy Director, Acad Unit For Psych Of Old Age
Psychiatry
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
male
aged
female
neurosciences & neurology
alzheimer disease
aged, 80 and over
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Kathryn Ellis

 
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Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Psychological and mental health
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Projects

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DEFERIPRONE TO DELAY DEMENTIA (THE 3D STUDY)

There are currently no drugs available to prevent or slow deterioration in Alzheimer’s disease – which is a major incurable dementia. Our re..

2017 - 2021
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TAKING A BREAK FOR BRAIN HEALTH: INTERACTING EFFECTS OF EXERCISE BOUTS WITH BREAKS IN SITTING TIME ON COGNITIVE AND CEREBROVASCULAR FUNCTION IN OVERWEIGHT ADULTS.

Whether people do or do not exercise or not, there are serious health consequences – including adult-onset diabetes and heart disease – aris..

2014 - 2017
Completed
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Physical activity guidelines for older adults with subjective cognitive decline or mild cognitive impairment

2016 - 2017
Completed
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Early detection of brain changes associated with increased risk of late-life dementia: A 7.0 T MRI study in "at risk" middle aged Australians

2016 - 2016
Completed
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A randomised controlled trial of physical activity with individual goal-setting and volunteer mentors to overcome sedentary lifestyle in older adults at risk of cognitive decline

Thirteen percent of all cases with Alzheimer’s Disease are potentially due to a lack of physical activity. This study investigates whether a..

2013 - 2016
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A randomised controlled trial of physical activity with individual goal-setting and volunteer mentors to overcome sedentary lifestyle in older adults at risk of cognitive decline

Thirteen percent of all cases with Alzheimer’s Disease are potentially due to a lack of physical activity. This study investigates whether a..

2013 - 2016
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PROTECTING BRAIN HEALTH VIA DEMENTIA RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITIES: KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES

2015 - 2016
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Personality factors and attitudes to ageing: Examining similarities and differences between sedentary older adults at risk for cognitive decline and peer mentors

2013 - 2015
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Sitting time reduction to enhance the cognitive benefits of physical activity in older adults at increased risk of diabetes or with type 2 diabetes: a feasibility pilot study

2013 - 2015
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The long-term effects of a physical activity intervention on cognition, mental health, physical activity and quality of life: follow up of The Fitness for the Ageing Brain Study

2014 - 2015
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Projects

Project Types

8

Research Contracts

5

Research Grant

2

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Dementia knowledge and associated factors among older Chinese adults: a cross-national comparison between Melbourne and Beijing.

Mei Zhao, Xiaozhen Lv, Xiaoping Lin, Emily You, Haifeng Zhang, Kathryn A Ellis, Xin Yu, Huali Wang, Nicola T Lautenschlager

Journal article  |  2021  |  Int Psychogeriatr

OBJECTIVES: This study compared dementia knowledge between older Chinese adults in Melbourne, Australia, and Beijing, China, and e..

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Combined physical and cognitive training for older adults with and without cognitive impairment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Hanna Malmberg Gavelin, Christopher Dong, Ruth Minkov, Alex Bahar-Fuchs, Kathryn A Ellis, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Maddison L Mellow, Alexandra T Wade, Ashleigh E Smith, Carsten Finke, Stephan Krohn, Amit Lampit

Journal article  |  2021  |  AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS

Combining physical exercise with cognitive training is a popular intervention in dementia prevention trials and guidelines. Howeve..

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Assessment of the DTI-ALPS Parameter Along the Perivascular Space in Older Adults at Risk of Dementia

Christopher E Steward, Vijay K Venkatraman, Elaine Lui, Charles B Malpas, Kathryn A Ellis, Elizabeth V Cyarto, Lucy Vivash, Terence J O'Brien, Dennis Velakoulis, David Ames, Colin L Masters, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Roland Bammer, Patricia M Desmond

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF NEUROIMAGING

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recently, there has been growing interest in the glymphatic system (the functional waste clearance pathway..

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Aggregation of Abnormal Memory Scores and Risk of Incident Alzheimer's Disease Dementia: A Measure of Objective Memory Impairment in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Nicholas Bradfield, Kathryn A Ellis, Greg Savage, Paul Maruff, Samantha Burnham, David Darby, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Ralph N Martins, Colin L Masters, Stephanie R Rainey-Smith, Joanne Robertson, Christopher Rowe, Michael Woodward, David Ames

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OBJECTIVES: The criteria for objective memory impairment in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are vaguely defined. Aggregating the n..

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Online Personalised Training in Memory Strategies for Everyday (OPTIMiSE) Program for Older Adults with Cognitive Concerns: Pilot Study Protocol

Kerryn E Pike, Carl Moller, Christina Bryant, Maree Farrow, Duy P Dao, Kathryn A Ellis

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE REPORTS

Memory interventions for older adults with cognitive concerns result in improved memory performance and maintenance of cognitive h..

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Fifteen Years of the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) Study: Progress and Observations from 2,359 Older Adults Spanning the Spectrum from Cognitive Normality to Alzheimer's Disease

Christopher Fowler, Stephanie R Rainey-Smith, Sabine Bird, Julia Bomke, Pierrick Bourgeat, Belinda M Brown, Samantha C Burnham, Ashley Bush, Carolyn Chadunow, Steven Collins, James Doecke, Vincent Dore, Kathryn A Ellis, Lis Evered, Amir Fazlollahi, Jurgen Fripp, Samantha L Gardener, Simon Gibson, Robert Grenfell, Elise Harrison, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE REPORTS

Background: The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) Study commenced in 2006 as a prospective study of 1,112 indivi..

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Combined effects of continuous exercise and intermittent active interruptions to prolonged sitting on postprandial glucose, insulin, and triglycerides in adults with obesity: a randomized crossover trial

Michael J Wheeler, Daniel J Green, Ester Cerin, Kathryn A Ellis, Ilkka Heinonen, Jaye Lewis, Louise H Naylor, Neale Cohen, Robyn Larsen, Paddy C Dempsey, Bronwyn A Kingwell, Neville Owen, David W Dunstan

Journal article  |  2020  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

BACKGROUND: Postprandial glucose, insulin, and triglyceride metabolism is impaired by prolonged sitting, but enhanced by exercise...

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Dementia knowledge among older Chinese adults: A cross‐national comparison between Melbourne and Beijing

Mei Zhao, Xiaozhen Lv, Xiaoping Lin, Emily You, Haifeng Zhang, Kathryn A Ellis, Xin Yu, Huali Wang, Nicola T Lautenschlager

Journal article  |  2020  |  Alzheimer's & Dementia

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Deferiprone to delay dementia (the 3D trial)

Scott Ayton, Michael Woodward, Kathryn A Ellis, Yen Ying Lim, Paul T Maruff, Patricia M Desmond, Olivier Salvado, Amir Fazlollahi, Christopher C Rowe, Leonid Churilov, Ashley I Bush

Journal article  |  2020  |  Alzheimer's & Dementia

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Protocol of a clinical trial to implement physical activity for cognitive health in two aged persons' mental health services in Melbourne: The EXCEL study

Kathryn A Ellis, Eleanor Curran, Kay L Cox, Terence WH Chong, Victoria J Palmer, Kaarin J Anstey, Jennifer Southam, Brett Coulson, Francine Moss, Nicola T Lautenschlager

Journal article  |  2020  |  Alzheimer's & Dementia

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Keyword Analysis

Clinical Sciences
Clinical Health
Neurosciences
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Health Services and Systems
Cognitive and Computational Psychology
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Biological Psychology
Applied and Developmental Psychology

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2003

Medical Research Council Research Grant
2003

Brain Travel Grant
2002

Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Travel Grant
2001

Chancellor’s Research Scholarship

Swinburne University

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Deputy Director, Acad Unit For Psych Of Old Age

Psychiatry

Honorary

Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Deputy Chair

Clinical Research Panel, Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study

Invited Member

International subjective cognitive decline initiative (SCD-I)

Education

Clinical Psychology

University of Melbourne

Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced)

University of Melbourne

Doctor of Philosophy

Swinburne University of Technology

Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Honours) Psychophysiology

Swinburne University of Technology

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