Katya Numbers

Experience

• 2018–present
  Postdoctoral research fellow, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA)
• 2024–present
  Deputy Academic Program Director, Discipline of Psychiatry & Mental Health; UNSW

Education

• 2017 
  Macquarie University, PhD
• 2011 
  Montana State University, MS
• 2006 
  Montana State University, BS

Publications

• 2024
  Poor Mobility and Lower Limb Weakness are associated with Three Distinct Depressive Symptom Trajectories over 6 years in Older People. , 1
• 2024
  The contribution of cumulative blood pressure load to dementia, cognitive function and mortality in older adults. , 1
• 2024
  The usefulness of the regression-based normed SKT Short Cognitive Performance Test in detecting cognitive impairment in a community sample, 1
• 2024
  Differential social cognitive performance in older adults with subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia., 1
• 2024
  A genome-wide association meta-analysis of all-cause and vascular dementia., 1
• 2024
  Does Mild Functional Impairment Predict Dementia in Older Adults with Normal Cognition?, 1
• 2024
  Patterns in health care use and intensity for diagnosed and undiagnosed cognitive impairment in the older Australian community: Implications for primary care management. , 1
• 2023
  Sachdev, H Brodaty, […] & ON Medvedev (2023). Application of generalizability theory to evaluate the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale and distinguish between enduring and dynamic distress. , 1
• 2023
  Social connections and risk of incident mild cognitive impairment, dementia and mortality in 13 longitudinal cohort studies of ageing, 1
• 2023
  Using Network Analysis to Validate Domains of the Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status. , 1
• 2023
  Network of Mental Activities, Cognitive Function and Depression in Older Men and Women., 1
• 2023
  Enhancing precision of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status–Modified (TICS-M) using the Rasch model, 1
• 2023
  The combination of olfactory dysfunction and depression increases the risk of incident dementia in older adults. , 1
• 2023
  Measuring distress in older population: Rasch analysis of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, 1
• 2023
  Sex differences in dementia risk and risk factors: individual-participant data analysis using 21 cohorts from the COSMIC consortium. , 1
• 2023
  Longitudinal changes in participant and informant reports of subjective cognitive complaints are associated with dementia risk., 1
• 2023
  The heritability of subjective cognitive complaints in older Australian twins. , 1
• 2023
  Correlates of Gait Speed Among Older Adults From 6 Countries: Findings from the COSMIC Collaboration. , 1
• 2023
  Critical periods for cognitive reserve building activities for late life global cognition and cognitive decline: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Cohort Study, 1
• 2023
  Examining the validity of the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) and its domains using network analysis. , 1
• 2022
  Applying generalizability theory to examine assessments of subjective cognitive complaints: whose reports should we rely on–participant versus informant? , 1
• 2022
  Emerging neuropsychiatric symptoms may represent an early manifestation of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. , 1
• 2022
  Instrumental Activities of Daily Living by Subjective and Objective Measures: The Impact of Depression and Personality. , 1
• 2022
  Performance-based versus informant-reported instrumental activities of daily living in predicting dementia, 1
• 2022
  Networks of inflammation, depression, and cognition in ageing males and females., 1
• 2022
  Comparison of computerised and pencil-and-paper neuropsychological assessments in older culturally and linguistically diverse Australians. , 1
• 2021
  ). Increased reporting of subjective cognitive complaints over time predicts cognitive decline and incident dementia. , 1
• 2021
  A novel approach to investigate depression symptoms in the ageing population using generalizability theory. , 1
• 2021
  Clinical investigation of dynamic and enduring aspects of global cognition in aged population, 1
• 2021
  The influence of rs53576 polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene on empathy in healthy adults by subtype and ethnicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. , 1
• 2021
  The role of dyadic cognitive report and subjective cognitive decline in early ADRD clinical research and trials: current knowledge, gaps, and recommendations. , 1
• 2021
  Enhancing precision of the 16-item Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE-16) using Rasch methodology. , 1
• 2020
  The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with dementia, 1
• 2020
  Are lonely older adults more vulnerable to mental health issues during pandemics? Commentary on “Loneliness, physical activity and mental health during Covid-19: a longitudinal analysis of depression and anxiety in adults over 50 between 2015 and 2020”, 1
• 2020
  Does Antihypertensive Use Moderate the Effect of Blood Pressure on Cognitive Decline in Older People, 1
• 2020
  Participant and informant memory-specific cognitive complaints predict future decline and incident dementia: Findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study, 1
• 2019
  Determinants of cognitive performance and decline in twenty diverse ethno-regional groups: The COSMIC collaboration, 1
• 2019
  Development of a short‐form version of the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test for assessing theory of mind in older adults, 1
• 2019
  Ageing Stereotypes influence the transmission of false memories in the social contagion paradigm, 1
• 2019
  The TICS-M telephone cognitive screen: Comprehensive validation and normative data from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study., 1
• 2014
  The influences of partner accuracy and partner memory ability on social false memories, 1

Grants and Contracts

• 2024
  MOCHA: Motor and Cognitive Holistic Assessments

  Role:

  CIP

  Funding Source:

  UNSW's Research Infrastructure Scheme

• 2024
  Lost in Translation: Does ageist and gendered language drive low male participation in health promotion research?

  Role:

  CIA

  Funding Source:

  UNSW's Ageing Futures Institue

• 2023
  Functional cognition screening to detect subtle functional difficulties in everyday activities in older adults.

  Role:

  CIB

  Funding Source:

  Dementia Australia Research Foundation

• 2023
  Listen to Your Heart and Mind

  Role:

  AI

  Funding Source:

  UNSW's CVMM Theme collaborative Grant Scheme

• 2023
  Your Brain. Your Life. Event

  Role:

  AI

  Funding Source:

  Neuroscience, Mental Health and AddictUNSW's NMHA Theme – Collaborative Seed Grant Scheme

• 2022
  Vision & Hearing in the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study 2 (MAS2),

  Role:

  CIF

  Funding Source:

  UNSW's Research Infrastructure Scheme

• 2022
  EMBED: A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of a tailored, integrated model of care to reduce symptoms of depression in home aged care

  Role:

  CIF

  Funding Source:

  National Health and Medical Research Council

• 2022
  DECODE: Daily-lifE COntexts anD perceived agEd-based judgements in a Lab without walls

  Role:

  CIB

  Funding Source:

  UNSW's Ageing Futures Institue

• 2021
  Understanding intergenerational change in the health and well-being of older adults and its effects: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study 2

  Role:

  CIJ/Study Coordinator

  Funding Source:

  National Health and Medical Research Council

• 2021
  Development, validation, and implementation of a computerised tool to assess instrumental activities of daily living

  Role:

  CIC/Study Coordinator

  Funding Source:

  National Health and Medical Research Council

• 2020
  Examining the differences in the experience of loneliness and mental health across the UK, USA and Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Role:

  CID

  Funding Source:

  PLuS Alliance

• 2020
  The Shifting Expectations, Attitudes, and Stereotypes towards Older Persons Study (SEASONS)

  Role:

  CIC

  Funding Source:

  UNSW's Ageing Futures Institue

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Australian Human Rights Institute
• Member of the Global Dementia Carers’ Views on Ageing Expertise Network
• Member of the ISTAART Subjective Cognitive Decline PIA
• Member of the ISTAART Dyadic Patterns of Subjective Cognitive Complaints PIA
• Associate Investigator at the Ageing Futures Institute
• Member of the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART)
• ·Member of the ISTAART Alliance of Women Alzheimer’s Researchers PIA

Research Areas

• Neurosciences (1109)
• Cognitive Sciences (1702)
• Mental Health (111714)
• Psychological Methodology, Design And Analysis (170110)
• Developmental Psychology And Ageing (170102)
• Peripheral Nervous System (110905)
• Rehabilitation And Therapy (Excl. Physiotherapy) (110321)