Research Project
Moyra Mortby
Current Appointments
Research FellowKey Research Areas
Dr Moyra Mortby is a Psychologist specialised in neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia and pre-clinical stages of dementia and is an NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow. She was awarded her PhD with Laudatio Magna Cum Laude from the University of Zurich, Switzerland for her research on apathy and depression in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, and completed her MSc in Research Methods in Psychology and BSc in Criminology and Psychology both at Keele University, UK.
Her research program focuses on neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia and pre-clinical stages of dementia, neuroimaging and epidemiology. 2015 International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) and the Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (NPS) in Neurodegenerative diseases Professional Interest Area (PIA) New Investigator Award.
Her research program is structured around 4 key areas which aim to: 1) improve our understanding of dementia, its risk factors and trajectories; 2) better understand the impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms on dementia trajectories, quality of life and the provision of formal and informal care; 3) validate the concept of Mild Behavioural Impairment as a pre-clinical stage of dementia; and 4) develop and evaluate interventions to reduce neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with dementia, improve quality of life for people living with dementia and those providing care and develop useful support mechanisms.
Publications
2023 Dec
Apathy, depression and risk of incident dementia in community‐dwelling older adults
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1167333214
2023 Dec
Mapping of validated apathy scales onto the apathy diagnostic criteria for neurocognitive disorders
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1167329714
2023 Dec
Risk of Mild Behavioral Impairment: the role of gender and APOE allele carrier status
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1167330870
2023 Dec
Sex‐specific neuropsychiatric burden distinguished by APOE4 status and cortical thickness
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1167334079
2023 Dec
The effect of baseline and longitudinal cognitive reserve on memory ageing in middle and older age adults over a 12‐year period
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1167335525
2023, 01 Oct
Apathy as a determinant of health behaviors in older adults: Implications for dementia risk reduction
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1166298885
2023, 01 Aug
Parental history of dementia and the risk of dementia: A cross-sectional analysis of a global collaborative study
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1157944356
2023, 03 Jul
The impact of mild cognitive impairment on decision-making under explicit risk conditions: Evidence from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life longitudinal study
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1152411934
2023, 03 Jun
Who displays dementia-related stigma and what does the general public know about dementia? Findings from a nationally representative survey
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2040428
2023 Jun
The link between apathy and depressive symptoms and healthy lifestyles in older community‐dwelling adults
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1159874102