Senior Lecturer
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Stephanie Wong is a NHMRC Research Fellow and Clinical Neuropsychologist with over 10 years' experience in clinical dementia research. Her research combines neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging to investigate the neurobiological basis of cognitive decline in aging and dementia. Through her research and clinical work, she aims to translate research findings into advances in clinical practice and interventions, thereby improving quality of life in individuals living with dementia and their families.
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PhD (Psychology), Master of Clinical Neuropsychology, BPsych(Hons)
Recent Grants
2023–2026 Medical Research Future Fund Dementia Ageing and Aged Care Mission, Spatial navigation assessment: pathway to clinical translation and early diagnosis of dementia
2021–2025 National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant (EL1), Challenging behaviours in dementia: mechanisms, assessment and interventions
2021 Ecstra Foundation Financial Wellbeing and Ageing Well Grants, Financial skills in older adults
2019–2021 Dementia Australia Research Foundation Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care, Financial vulnerabilities in younger onset dementia: insights for targeted interventions
Clinical neuropsychology
Ageing and dementia
Member, Australian Psychological Society
Co-Chair, Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT) EMCR Accelerator Group
Committee Member, Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience (AS4SAN)