CEPAR PhD Candidate Jess Amos has been recognised with the 2021 Helen & Emanuel Poteris Award for Alzheimer’s, Dementia, or Parkinson’s Research.
In 2021, Jess Amos began her PhD on ‘Exploring the Factors that Promote or Hinder Behaviour Change in the Context of Cognitive Ageing and Dementia Risk Reduction Intervention’ at the University of New South Wales, CEPAR and NeuRA.
“I feel very honoured to be awarded the Helen & Emanuel Poteris Award for Alzheimer’s, Dementia, or Parkinson’s Research, and would like to thank my supervisors,” says Jess Amos.
Jess’ research project, supervised by Scientia Professor Kaarin Anstey, Dr Lidan Zheng and Dr Sophie Andrews, aims to explore mechanisms that could promote or hinder behaviour change in the context of cognitive ageing and dementia risk reduction interventions. Her project will focus on the influence of motivational processes and self-perceptions for knowledge acquisition, goal setting and the effectiveness of a novel risk reduction intervention.
Jess completed a BSc in Applied Psychology (Hons 1) at the University of Kent (UK) in 2016. Prior to coming to Australia, Jess worked clinically with individuals and family carers affected by dementia.
She joined NeuRA in March 2019, working as Trial Manager for a large international research trial (SHAPE) aiming to support people with dementia and their caring network to manage and adapt to the diagnosis.