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Biography
I initially trained at Monash in the '80s with a PhD in experimental psycholinguistics, and I developed an interest in neuropsychology while on an MRC postdoctoral fellowship at Birkbeck College, University of London. I subsequently studied for my MSc in clinical neuropsychology at The University of Melbourne and I have since combined clinical practice in psychiatric and neuroscience settings with neuropsychological research, mainly on memory and language.
I took up a CORE position at the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science (MACCS) in 2007, with responsibility for developing a clinical neuropsychology service at Macquarie University Hospital (see http://www.muh.org.au/). From 2012-2016 I was Director of Clinical Neuropsychology in the Department of Psychology, responsible for the postgraduate training courses in neuropsychology. I am also a Chief Investigator with the Memory Program of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD).
Research interests
My research interests are broad in scope, but many projects have a unifying theme in terms of developing theoretically-informed tests of memory. Another theme focuses on early detection of Alzheimer's disease (mainly through my role as Co-Leader of the Clinical and Cognitive Stream in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers & Lifestyle [AIBL] Study of Ageing). Recently I have focused on understanding the impact of hearing loss on cognition, and particularly, how hearing loss relates to risk of developing dementia. I am also engaged in studies with neurosurgical colleagues which seek to characterise cognition following surgical treatments.
Teaching
I teach mainly on the Master of Clinical Neuropsychology program, convening the Advanced Neuropsychological Assessment, Research Proposal, and Dissertation units. I contribute to individual-level teaching as a clinical supervisor for the Supervised Practical Placement units. I also convene a third year undergraduate unit: Neuropsychology in Clinical Practice.
Research student supervision
I supervise combined degree (MClinNeuro/PhD), Masters (MClinNeuro), and Honours students, with a focus on memory processing and dementia. Other current projects encompass epilepsy, cerebrovascular disease, cerebral lateralisation, mindfulness, and mental flexibility.
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Neuropsychology, MSc, The University of Melbourne
Psychology, PhD, Monash University
Psychology, BSc(Hons), Monash University
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Projects
Connected couples, connected minds: Do cochlear implants improve collaboration, cognition, and emotional health in older adult couples?
Strutt, P., Harris, C., Savage, G., Dawes, P. & Psarros, C.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Other
GLPreAD: Genetic and lifestyle susceptibility and resilience factors affecting rates of change in preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
Laws, S., Villemagne, V., Hardy, J., Savage, G., Burnham, S. & Rainey-Smith, S.
1/10/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Other
Capturing and Measuring Cognition in the Wild
Harris, C., Baird, A., Barnier, A., Bicknell, K., Crane, M., Savage, G., Sutton, J., Strutt, P. & Thompson, B.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Other
Prefrontal contributions to learning and memory in bvFTD (Stephanie Wong)
Savage, G., Wong, S. & Hornberger, M.
22/02/14 → 21/02/16
Project: Research
What Kinds of Support Systems Help People to Remember in Daily Life, Especially as Their Memories Start to Fail?
Harris, C., Barnier, A., Savage, G. & Sutton, J.
1/07/13 → 30/06/14
Project: Research
Research Outputs
Long-married couples recall their wedding day: the influence of collaboration and gender on autobiographical memory recall
Grysman, A., Harris, C. B., Barnier, A. J. & Savage, G., 2 Jan 2020, In : Memory. 28, 1, p. 18-33 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
COMT val158met is not associated with Aβ-amyloid and APOE ε4 related cognitive decline in cognitively normal older adults
Porter, T., Burnham, S. C., Milicic, L., Savage, G., Maruff, P., Sohrabi, H. R., Peretti, M., Lim, Y. Y., Weinborn, M., Ames, D., Masters, C. L., Martins, R. N., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C. C., Salvado, O., Groth, D., Verdile, G., Villemagne, V. L. & Laws, S. M., 1 Jun 2019, In : IBRO Reports. 6, p. 147-152 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Features of successful and unsuccessful collaborative memory conversations in long-married couples
Harris, C. B., Barnier, A. J., Sutton, J. & Savage, G., Oct 2019, In : Topics in Cognitive Science. 11, 4, p. 668-686 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Hearing loss, cognition, and incident dementia in Australia: findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study
Strutt, P., Barnier, A., Savage, G., Wuthrich, V., Draper, B. & Brodaty, H., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Hearing loss and Dementia Incidence in Australia: findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study
Strutt, P., Barnier, A., Savage, G., Wuthrich, V., Draper, B. & Brodaty, H., 2019, p. 48. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Activities
A ‘Whole Person, Whole System’ approach to the assessment of hearing, communication, and cognition: development of a new interdisciplinary clinical battery
Paul Strutt (Speaker), Amanda Barnier (Speaker), Gregory Savage (Speaker), Viviana Wuthrich (Speaker), Celia Harris (Speaker), Timothy Beechey (Speaker), Phillip Nakad (Speaker)2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
A ‘Whole Person, Whole System’ approach to the assessment of hearing, communication, and cognition: development of a new interdisciplinary clinical battery
Paul Strutt (Speaker), Amanda Barnier (Speaker), Gregory Savage (Speaker), Viviana Wuthrich (Speaker), Celia Harris (Speaker), Timothy Beechey (Speaker), Phillip Nakad (Speaker)2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Organization for Human Brain Mapping 2009 Annual Meeting
G. Savage (Participant), B. Johnson (Participant), M. Willis (Participant), S. Lee (Participant), G. McArthur (Participant)2009
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...