What keeps you sharp? People's views about preserving thinking skills in old age
Niechcial, M.A.; Vaportzis, Ria; Gow, A.J. (2019)
I hold an Honours in Psychology from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD in Psychology
from Monash University. My PhD thesis investigated dual-tasking in healthy
ageing and Huntington's disease.
While doing my PhD, I worked as a teaching associate
at Monash. Upon completion of my studies, I stayed at Monash and was involved
in three multinational clinical studies in Huntington’s disease.
I got
my first job as a postdoctoral researcher at Heriot-Watt University. My
project, Tablet for Healthy Ageing, investigated the potential of tablet
computers to improve the health and wellbeing in older adults.
Following the Tablet for Healthy Ageing project,
I was a Research Co-Investigator on a Velux Stiftung funded project, The Intervention
Factory (also at Heriot-Watt). The Intervention Factory, considered
community-based activities (e.g., computers, physical activity, handicraft,
languages) as potential interventions for cognitive ageing.
I then joined the Psychology
team at the University of Bradford. I led the Back Onside project that aimed to improve health outcomes in vulnerable people through physical activity (funded by UKRI HEIF). I am currently involved in two projects - one as principal investigator - that investigate perspectives of services users and clinicians on electronic mental health records (funded by UKRI Brad-ATTAIN and NIHR).
In addition to my
psychology qualifications, I hold qualifications in languages, sports
journalism, personal training, and dancing.
My main research interests lie within the broad field of cognitive psychology. I am particularly interested in interventions that may improve cognition, mental health, quality of life and wellbeing of older adults to help them live independently for longer.
I am the module leader for Conceptual Issues in Psychology and Mental Health (PSY4012), Cognitive Psychology and Psychobiology (PSY5018), Cognitive Psychology (PSY5008/PSY7010) and Sandwich Year - Study Abroad Experience (PSY5000-Z)
PhD students
2024. Rosemary Awele Ebigwei Omeda. Rumination, worry and self-esteem as factors in depression and anxiety among hypertensive patients in Nigeria. Principal supervisor.
2023. Ammarah Ikram. Perspectives of minority ethnic groups on OpenNotes
for mental health. Principal supervisor.
Niechcial, M.A.; Vaportzis, Ria; Gow, A.J. (2019)
Niechcial, MA; Vaportzis, E; Gow, AJ (2019)
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Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC (2012)
Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC (2012)
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Vaportzis, Ria; Niechcial, M.A.; Gow, A.J. (2019)
Niechcial M.;Vaportzis E.;Gow A. (2019) Educational Gerontology. 45, 341-352.
Vaportzis, E; Niechcial, MA; Gow, AJ (2019) Ageing Research Reviews. 29
Vaportzis, E; Giatsi Clausen, M; Gow, AJ (2018) Frontiers in Psychology. 9
Vaportzis, E; Gow, AJ (2018) American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 26
Vaportzis, Ria; Gow, A.J. (2018)
Vaportzis, Ria; Clausen, M.G.; Gow, A.J. (2018)
Faff, R.; Shao, X.; Alqahtani, F.; Atif, M.; Bialek-Jaworska, A.; Chen, A.; Duppati, G.; Escobar, M.; Finta, M.; Jeny, A.; Li, Y.; Machado, M.; Nishi, T.; Nguyen, B.; Noh, J-E.; Reichenecker, J-A.; Sakawa, H.; Vaportzis, Ria; Widyawati, L.; Wijayana, S.; Wijesooriya, C.; Ye, G.; Zhou, C. (2018)
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Vaportzis, E; Giatsi Clausen, M; Gow, AJ (2017) Frontiers in Psychology. 8
Vaportzis, Ria; Martin, M.; Gow, A.J. (2017)
Vaportzis, Ria; Clausen, M.G.; Gow, A.J. (2017)
Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Churchyard, A.; Stout, J.C. (2015)
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Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC (2015) Journal of Neurology. 262
Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Churchyard, A.; Stout, J.C. (2015)
Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Churchyard, A.; Stout, J.C. (2015)
Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC (2015) Journal of Neuropsychology. 29
Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Stout, JC (2014) Aging - Clinical and Experimental Research. 26
Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Stout, J.C. (2014)
Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Stout, JC (2013) PLoS ONE. 8
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