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Dr

Kerryn Pike

Adjunct Associate Professor

Public Health

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  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    Public Health
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BIO

Dr Pike is a Senior Research Fellow and registered Clinical Neuropsychologist based in the School of Psychology and Public Health. She was awarded a Tracey Banivanua Mar Research Fellowship in 2019. Dr Pike's research program encompasses two broad areas: 1) Neuropsychological and biomarker characterisation of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (preAD) and 2) Interventions to improve cognition, and hence the lives of those with memory concerns or difficulties. Much of her work focuses on intervention with older adults, including people with subjective memory complaints, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, as well as those who are ageing normally. More recently, she has been working on evaluating cognitive interventions to improve the lives of cancer survivors. She has been exploring future developments of neuropsychological interventions, including using online formats. Dr Pike is also interested in the development of sensitive neuropsychological assessment tasks that can detect the subtle, early cognitive changes associated with prodromal Alzheimer's disease, as well as assessments that have everyday relevance (such as those set in a naturalistic setting).

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    La Trobe University, School of Psychology & Public Health, Melbourne, Australia23 Jan 2018 - 17 Dec 2018
  • Research Fellow
    La Trobe University, School of Psychology & Public Health, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 2016 - 23 Jan 2018
  • NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Clinical Research Fellowship
    La Trobe University, School of Psychological Science, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 2010 - 1 Mar 2016
  • Research Coordinator
    La Trobe University, School of Psychological Science, Melbourne, Australia1 Sep 2008 - 1 Mar 2010
  • Senior Neuropsychology Research Officer
    Austin Health & Mental Health Research Institute, Heidelberg, Australia1 Mar 2006 - 1 Mar 2010

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Clinical Neuropsychologist (Associate)
    Yarra City Psychology, Richmond, Australia1 Dec 2017 - present
  • Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist
    The Melbourne Clinic, Richmond, Australia16 Jul 2018 - 20 May 2019

DEGREES

  • BA
    University of Melbourne, Australia
  • BSc(Hons)
    University of Melbourne, Australia
  • DPsych (Clin Neuro)
    Monash University, Australia

EXPERTISE