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Research Biography
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.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Macquarie University
Award Date: 23 Sept 2017
Master, Master of Clinical Neuropsychology, Macquarie University
Award Date: 23 Sept 2017
Bachelor (Honours), Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), University of Sydney
Award Date: 10 Dec 2010
External positions
Visiting Research Fellow, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Adjunct Industry Fellow, University of South Australia
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Clinical psychology
- Psychology
Supervisory Interests
- Dementia
- Neuropsychology
- Cognition
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Brain and cognitive function
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Facial recognition in late-life insomnia: Preserved positivity bias and associations with negative emotions
Zhang, Z., Wong, S., Windsor, T. & Lei, X., Mar 2026, In: Sleep Medicine. 139, 10 p., 108731.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cross-Sectional Associations Between Personal and General Views on Aging and Future Care Preparation in Individuals Aged 50 and Over and Living in the United Kingdom
Sabatini, S., Rupprecht, F. S., Mroz, E., Turner, S., Capithorne Crainey, R., Tang, E. Y. H., Burley, C. V., Dunne, J., Burton, E., Wong, S., Wilton-Harding, B., Windsor, T., Ambagtsheer, R. C., Numbers, K. & Stephan, B., 20 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cross-Sectional Trajectories of Social Cognition in Later Life: Exploring Emotion Perception, Theory of Mind, and Emotional Empathy
Jarvis, A. L., Wong, S., Weightman, M., Simmonds, B., Keage, H. A. D. & Robinson, G., Sept 2025, In: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 40, 6, p. 1091-1100 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating Traditional, Deep Learning and Subfield Methods for Automatically Segmenting the Hippocampus From MRI
Sghirripa, S., Bhalerao, G., Griffanti, L., Gillis, G., Mackay, C., Voets, N., Wong, S., Jenkinson, M. & For the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, 1 Apr 2025, In: Human Brain Mapping. 46, 5, 20 p., e70200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risky decision-making in dementia: exploring neural correlates and related clinical symptoms
Day, M.-E., Foxe, D., Wei, G., Burrell, J., Piguet, O., Kumfor, F. & Wong, S., Oct 2025, In: Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience. 25, 5, p. 1575-1595 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DP24: Understanding ageism in Australia
Windsor, T. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)) & Wong, S. (Chief Investigator)
8/01/24 → 7/01/27
Project: Research
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New Tools for Tackling Ageism
Windsor, T. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Wong, S. (Chief Investigator) & Hardy, T. (Chief Investigator)
3/06/24 → 2/12/25
Project: Research
Prizes
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Flinders University Vice Chancellor's Award for Early Career Researchers
Wong, S. (Recipient), 2022
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