Career Overview

• An experienced clinical and research neuropsychologist with a focus on maximising cognitive function, mental health and well-being and quality of life for people with cognitive impairments

• Over twenty years of clinical experience as a neuropsychologist including medicolegal private practice, cognitive, dementia and memory services, aged mental health, head injury rehabilitation and neurology

• A strong background in public health, prevention and treatment research, including successful research grants

• Teaching experience includes providing seminars for psychology registrars, delivering university lectures and workshops for postgraduate students, and providing lectures and seminars for psychologists, clients, carers and other professionals such as lawyers

Academic Qualifications

• PhD- by publication

  • La Trobe University (2019)

• D.Psych (Clinical Neuropsychology)

  • University of Melbourne (2000)

• Bachelor of Arts with 1st class honours

  • University of Melbourne (1996)

Memberships

• Member of the Australian Clinical Neuropsychologists Association (ACNpA)

• Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists

• Member of the Australian Association of Gerontology

Key Achievements

• Director of Neuroinsight Neuropsychology since 2011 including the provision of comprehensive medicolegal assessments for personal injury and medical negligence cases

• The development of written resources for patients and caregivers. The MAXCOG information resource (available here), offers practical strategies for managing memory and cognitive challenges

• Lead researcher in a Dementia Australia funded project called: Improving the communication of dementia diagnoses - a pilot project (Go here for further information)

• The publication of multiple research papers and presentation of findings at national and international conferences (go here for further information)