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Email

kellis@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Deputy Director, Acad Unit for Psych of Old Age
Department of Psychiatry
Education
Masters
University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma
University of Melbourne
PhD
Swinburne University of Technology
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Swinburne University of Technology
ORCID

0000-0001-9097-9037

A/Prof Kathryn Ellis

Deputy Director, Acad Unit for Psych of Old Age
Department of Psychiatry

396 Scholarly works
15 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Development of a Pilot Specialist Dementia Nurse at a Tertiary Victorian Hospital
    DOI: 10.1177/14713012251364329
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Balance on the Brain: Facilitators and Barriers of Intervention Implementation
    DOI: 10.1159/000549641
  • 2024

    Journal article

    3T sodium-MRI as predictor of neurocognition in nondemented older adults: A cross sectional study
    DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae307
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Assessment of the DTI-ALPS Parameter Along the Perivascular Space in Older Adults at Risk of Dementia
    DOI: 10.1111/jon.12837
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Deferiprone to Delay Dementia (The 3d Study)
  • 2016

    Journal article

    Subjective memory decline predicts greater rates of clinical progression in preclinical Alzheimer's disease
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.12.013
  • 2015

    Journal article

    Phenomenological characterization of memory complaints in preclinical and prodromal alzheimer's disease
    DOI: 10.1037/neu0000156
Kathryn Ellis

Latest 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

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Recruiting people living with mild cognitive impairment into a fall prevention trial
    DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09533-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Tailored Online Physical Activity Coaching for Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Cognitive and Mental Health Concerns: Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Study
    DOI: 10.2196/80040
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Deferiprone in Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial
    DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.3733
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and cognitive domain performance of people living with mild cognitive impairment in the community
    DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12944
  • 2023

    Journal article

    The potential of physical activity and technology interventions to reduce anxiety in older adults
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100633
  • 2023

    Journal article

    EXCEL ‐ EXercise for Cognitive hEaLth: A pilot 12‐week online home‐based physical activity program for middle‐aged and older adults with cognitive and mental health concerns.
    DOI: 10.1002/alz.075854
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Later life Body composition and Alzheimer’s disease
    DOI: 10.1002/alz.079467

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2014

    Research Grant

    Taking a Break for Brain Health: Interacting Effects of Exercise Bouts With Breaks in Sitting Time on Cognitive and Cerebrovascular Function in Overweight Adults.

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