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The MaxCCEL Lab

The MaxCCEL lab is a group of neuropsychologists, researchers, and student researchers who are passionate about making a positive difference for the lives of our research participants and individuals in society more broadly. We have extensive experience in designing studies to characterise cognitive functioning, developing interventions to improve cognitive difficulties in daily life, and using implementation science to maximise the translation of research into clinical practice.

The MaxCCEL lab is led by Associate Professor Kerryn Pike, a clinical neuropsychologist whose research focuses on characterisation of mild cognitive impairment and designing interventions to improve cognitive outcomes and minimise the effect of cognitive impairment on everyday function and quality of life.

Latest Publications

Examination of the Feasibility, Acceptability and Efficacy of the Online Personalised Training in Memory Strategies for Everyday (OPTIMISE) program for Older Adults

Memory strategy training can help older adults maintain and improve cognitive health. However, older adults can experience multiple barriers to participation in such training programs. The OPTIMISE program, delivered online, reduced many of those barriers and was demonstrated to be feasible, acceptable (97.4% of older adults saying they would recommend it), and effective in improving memory ability, satisfaction and memory strategy knowledge and use.

Subjective Cognitive Decline: Level of Risk for Future Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment, a Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies

Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) in older adults has been identified as a risk factor for developing dementia. However, the research literature is inconsistent and it is unclear which factors impact progression for SCD to dementia. In conducting this meta-analysis, the MaxCCEL team were able to synthesise the data from 46 studies (recruiting more than 74,000 participants) to demonstrated that SCD represents an at-risk phase, which would be ideal for early intervention