Biografisk notat

Professor Boyle has spent over three decades undertaking quantitative research in the field of psychometrics, as related to the measurement of individual differences in personality, intelligence, and motivation, as well as undertaking studies within the fields of neuropsychology, clinical psychology, and educational psychology. In more recent years, he has applied his extensive research skills to studies within the broad fields of medical/health psychology, and has undertaken many studies within the area of women′s health. Lately, he has focused his attention more on research topics pertaining to men′s health. Yaakov Stern is the Florence Irving Professor of Neuropsychology in the departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, as well as the Taub Institute for the Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.  He is chief of the Cognitive Neuroscience Division of the Department of Neurology.  His research work focuses on cognition in normal aging and diseases of aging, including exploring the neural implementation of cognitive reserve, structural and functional imaging of cognitive aging, and modeling the natural history of Alzheimer’s disease. Dan J.  Stein is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cape Town, and Director of the South African Medical Research Council’s Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders.  He is a clinician-scientist whose work has long focused on anxiety and related disorders, including obsessive-compulsive spectrum conditions and posttraumatic stress disorder.  He has influenced the field by extensive collaboration, mentorship, and publication. Barbara J Sahakian is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute. She is also an Honorary Clinical Psychologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. She holds a PhD and a DSc from the University of Cambridge. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and was President of the International Neuroethics Society (2014-2016) and the British Association for Psychopharmacology (2012-2014). In 2016, she was recipient of the Robert Sommer Award and the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP) Ethics Prize. Sahakian is also a Member of the International Expert Jury for the 2017 Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung Prize dedicated to the biological basis of psychiatric disorders. She is co-author of ‘Bad Moves: How decision making goes wrong and the ethics of smart drugs’ (Oxford University Press, 2013) and of ‘Sex, Lies and Brain Scans. How fMRI reveals what really goes on in our minds’ (OUP, 2017). She is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics (OUP, 2011) and Translational Neuropsychopharmacology (Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences) (Springer International Publishing, 2016). Sahakian has an international reputation in the fields of psychopharmacology, neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry, neuroimaging and neuroethics. She is perhaps best known for her work on ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ cognitive deficits in depression and early detection and early treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer’s disease. She has over 400 publications in high impact scientific journals. Sahakian co-invented the neuropsychological CANTAB tests. Sahakian has contributed to Neuroscience and Mental Health Government Policy and has spoken on resilience, brain health, neuroscience and mental health at the World Economic Forum, Davos, 2014. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Brain Research. Charles J. Golden is nationally and internationally known for his clinical research in neuropsychological assessment.  He has given over 1000 presentations, posters, and workshops, and published over 500 articles, book chapters, and books.  He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and holds a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, and Psychological Assessment.  He received the Distinguished Neuropsychologist Award from the National Association of Neuropsychologists in 2003.  He is the editor of Archives of Assessment Psychology and a past president of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists.  He is a Professor of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University.  Tatia Mei-Chun Lee is the Chair Professor of Psychological Science and Clinical Psychology and May Endowed Professor of Neuropsychology at The University of Hong Kong. She is also the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Human Neuroscience at the university. Her research focuses on the neuroplastic and neuropsychological underpinnings of brain and psychological health. She is an elected Fellow of learned societies, including the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom, the American Psychological Association (Society of Clinical Psychology and Society of Clinical Neuropsychology), and the Association for Psychological Science (Clinical Psychology). Annabel Chen Shen-Hsing is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She is a clinical neuropsychologist educated in the United States (Purdue University, West Virginia University, Medical College of Wisconsin) and conducted post-doctoral research in neuroimaging at the Lucas Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine. Her research seeks to understand disturbance in brain and behaviour using neuropsychological and neuroimaging techniques focusing on cerebellar contributions to higher cognition, optimizing cognition in aging neuroscience (active aging), and the science of learning to translate neuroscience for education.