Associate ProfessorHelen Macpherson
Associate Professor
Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Associate ProfessorFaculty of Health/School of Psychology/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
- +61 3 924 45317 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Knowledge Areas
Cognitive ageing and dementia; Cognitive neuroscience; Lifestyle interventions
to combat cognitive decline; The impact of diet and exercise on brain health;
Risk factors for dementia; Neuroimaging; Cognitive assement; Early detection
of dementia
Projects
MRFF Dementia Ageing and Aged Care Mission. Implementing innovative technology
promoting self-awareness of brain health and self-determination in obtaining a
timely dementia diagnosis
Dementia Australian Research Foundation. Feasibility and pilot randomised
controlled trial of a co-designed home-based personalised rehabilitative
strategy program delivered via Voice-Controlled Intelligent Personal
Assistants in older adults aged 60 years and older with mild cognitive
impairment and/or dementia
NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Grant. Mediterranean diet and exercise to
reduce cognitive decline and dementia risks in independently living older
Australians: the MedWalk randomised controlled trial
Deakin University Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition project seed
funding. Investigating the impact of social isolation on mood, cognition and
physical activity
GRANTS
- COMPETITIVE GRANTDementia Australia2 Mar 2026 - 2 Mar 2028People funded by this grant:
- Wheeler M,
- Macpherson H,
- Caeyenberghs K,
- Traini D
- GRANTFood for thought: How does diet influence dementia risk?1 Mar 2024 - 1 Mar 2025People funded by this grant:
- Helen Macpherson
- GRANTImplementing innovative technology promoting self-awareness of brain health and self-determination in obtaining a timely dementia diagnosis1 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Hutchinson A,
- Macpherson H,
- Bucknall T,
- Vasa R,
- Redley B
- GRANTFeasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial of a co-designed home-based personalised rehabilitative strategy program delivered via Voice-Controlled Intelligent Personal Assistants in older adult1 Mar 2022 - 1 Nov 2024
- GRANTPhD Scholarship - The association between dairy consumption and mood and cognition1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2022People funded by this grant:
- Jacka F,
- Hockey M,
- Ruusunen A,
- Macpherson H,
- Rocks T
- GRANTExploration of the associations between cognitive performance, and dual-tasking, gait, and physical performance in community-dwelling older adults and individuals with Alzheimer's1 Mar 2017 - 1 Sep 2018People funded by this grant:
- Macpherson H,
- Rantalainen T,
- Teo W-P
- GRANTEating patterns: How do they interact with activity, sleep and mood?1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- McNaughton S,
- Dunstan D,
- Sargent C,
- Worsley T,
- Macpherson H
- FELLOWSHIPA multi-faceted intervention to enhance cognition in older people at risk of cognitive decline1 Jan 2016 - 30 Sep 2022People funded by this grant:
- Macpherson H,
- Daly R
