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Francesca Farina

Research Assistant Professor

The University of Chicago

Illinois, Estados Unidos

Líneas de Investigación


Investigación en salud cerebral, prevención de demencia, factores de riesgo modificables, desigualdades estructurales y participación juvenil en salud mental y cognitiva.

Educación

  •  Psychology, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND. Irlanda, 2016
  •  Psychology, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND. Chile, 2011

Experiencia Académica

  •   Research Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

    Estados Unidos

    2024 - A la fecha

  •   Research Assistant Professor Full Time

    NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

    Chicago, Estados Unidos

    2022 - 2024

  •   Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Other

    UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN, TRINITY COLLEGE

    Irlanda

    2021 - A la fecha

  •   Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Other

    UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN, TRINITY COLLEGE

    Chile

    2020 - 2021

  •   Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN, TRINITY COLLEGE

    Chile

    2017 - 2020

  •   Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time

    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

    Irlanda

    2016 - 2017

Formación de Capital Humano


TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Teaching Assistant - Weekly didactic sessions (2018-2019, postgraduate)
School of Psychology, Dublin City University, Lecturer - Abnormal Psychology (2016-2017, undergraduate Year 3) & Perception (2016-2017, undergraduate Year 1)
Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Lecturer - Perception & Memory (2012-2015, undergraduate Year 2), Experimental Research Design (2012-2015, undergraduate Year 2) & Personality and Intelligence (2012-2015, undergraduate Year 2)

STUDENT SUPERVISION
Masters in International Development, University of Sheffield: Sahitya Gunduboyina (2023-present) & Noe Ignatowicz (2023-present)
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Northwestern University Chicago: Claire Weaver (2022-present)
Masters in Clinical Psychology, Northwestern University Chicago: Eloisa Serrano (2022-present)
Masters in Applied Clinical Psychology, Trinity College Dublin: Patricia O’Loughlin (2020-2021, Distinction), John Regan (2020-2021, Distinction) & Christopher O’Dowd (2018-2019, Merit)
Master’s in Psychology, The National University of Ireland, Maynooth: Louise O’Regan (2015-2016, Distinction)


Difusión y Transferencia


MEDIA

Print
World Alzheimer’s Report 2023, Chapter 5: Preventive risk reduction (September, 2023)
Dementia Connections Magazine, Winter 2022 Issue, ‘A Lifetime of Dementia Prevention:Research duo envisions young adults being proactive in dementia prevention’ (December,2022)
Dementia Connections Magazine Spring/Summer 2022 Issue, 'Fear of Dementia' feature story (May, 2022)

Radio
Phoenix FM, ‘D15 Today’ (March 2, 2021)
Near FM, ‘What is Brain Health?’ (November 2, 2020)
Near FM, ‘Voyage Around My Brain’ (September 14, 2020)

Online
The Dr Rodcast, Brain Health: Never too Early, Never too Late (September, 2024)
Dementia Researcher, AAIC Neuroscience Next Preview Podcast (April, 2024)
RTÉ, ‘Why young people need to join the conversation about brain health’ (July, 2023)
RTÉ, ‘Poemathon with Older People - the voices of a nation’ (March 29, 2021)
Neuroscience News, ‘Fear of Memory Loss Impacts Well-Being and Quality of Life’ (February 23, 2021)
World Young Leaders in Dementia, ‘Fear of dementia: how it affects our wellbeing and what we can do about it’ (May 28, 2020)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
UChicago Women in STEM, University of Chicago, 2024-
Women Faculty Organization, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 2022-2024
Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment, 2019-
Neuroscience Ireland Society, 2011-
Psychology Society of Ireland, 2008-2012


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Moyra Sonley Early Career Prize

    UK Synesthesia Association

    Reino Unido, 2016

    Moyra Sonley Early Career Prize

  •   International Conference Travel Award

    Neuroscience Ireland

    Irlanda, 2013

    International Conference Travel Award

  •   Whittaker Award for Science Communication

    NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND

    Irlanda, 2012

    Whittaker Award for Science Communication

  •   Postgraduate Presentation Award

    Psychology Society of Ireland

    Irlanda, 2011

    Postgraduate Presentation Award

  •   WJ Smyth Award for Highest Academic Standing in Psychology

    NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND

    Irlanda, 2010

    WJ Smyth Award for Highest Academic Standing in Psychology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth


 

Article (26)

Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the fear and avoidance of memory loss scale in a Chinese context
Exploring brain health awareness and dementia risk in young adults: A focus group study
Structural inequality linked to brain volume and network dynamics in aging and dementia across the Americas
Brain clocks capture diversity and disparities in aging and dementia across geographically diverse populations
Next generation brain health: transforming global research and public health to promote prevention of dementia and reduce its risk in young adult populations
Protocol for the next generation brain health survey on attitudes, understanding, and exposure to brain health risk factors in young adults globally
COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Mediates the Relationship between Health Literacy and Vaccination in a Diverse Sample of Urban Adults
Life-Course Brain Health as a Determinant of Late-Life Mental Health: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Expert Panel Recommendations
Reducing fear and avoidance of memory loss improves mood and social engagement in community-based older adults: a randomized trial
Validation of the Fear and Avoidance of Memory Loss scale in community-based older adults
Are there consistent abnormalities in event-related EEG oscillations in patients with Alzheimer's disease compared to other diseases belonging to dementia?
Brain health in young adults We should promote brain health as an aspirational goal, like fitness
Fear of memory loss predicts increased memory failures and lower quality of life in older adults: preliminary findings from a fear-avoidance of memory loss (FAM) scale
Inconsistencies between Subjective Reports of Cognitive Difficulties and Performance on Cognitive Tests are Associated with Elevated Internalising and Externalising Symptoms in Children with Learning-related Problems
Neuroscience from the comfort of your home: Repeated, self-administered wireless dry EEG measures brain function with high fidelity
Treatment effects on event-related EEG potentials and oscillations in Alzheimer's disease
A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Feasibility of a Low-Intensity Psychological Intervention for Fear of Memory Loss and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Protocol for the Reducing Fear and Avoidance of Memory Loss (REFRAME) Study
Brain event-related potentials predict individual differences in inhibitory control
Contralateral delay activity is not a robust marker of cognitive function in older adults at risk of mild cognitive impairment
EEG spectral power, but not theta/beta ratio, is a neuromarker for adult ADHD
Examining the effects of memory specificity and perceptual load on susceptibility to misleading information
Hippocampal and prefrontal contributions to memory retrieval: Examination of immediate early gene, NMDA receptor and environmental interactions
Depression diagnoses, but not individual differences in depression symptoms, are associated with reduced autobiographical memory specificity
Synaesthesia lost and found: two cases of person- and music-colour synaesthesia
Differential expression of immediate early genes Zif268 and c-Fos in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex following spatial learning and glutamate receptor antagonism
Learning efficiency: The influence of cue salience during spatial navigation

Review (4)

Parallel electrophysiological abnormalities due to COVID-19 infection and to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
Umbrella review and Delphi study on modifiable factors for dementia risk reduction
Young Adult Brain Capital: A New Opportunity for Dementia Prevention
Measures of resting state EEG rhythms for clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations of an expert panel
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Agustin Ibanez

Profesor Titular

Psicologia

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Behrens

Profesor Titular

Neurología y Neurocirugía, y de Neurociencia

Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Claudia Duran-Aniotz

Profesor Asociado

Escuela de Psicología

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

2
Josefina Cruzat

Profesor Asistente

Psicología

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

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Francesca Farina

Research Assistant Professor

Pritzker School of Medicine

The University of Chicago

Illinois, Estados Unidos