Sophie Andrews

Sophie Andrews (DPsych, Clinical Neuropsychology) is a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a focus on healthy ageing and dementia risk reduction.

Sophie’s research is focused on how lifestyle can improve brain and cognitive health and reduce risk for dementia, and how best to support people to change their lifestyle habits.

In 2024 Sophie was awarded a QLD Young Tall Poppy Award from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science, and in 2023-2024 she was a selected for the national Superstar of STEM program, run by Science and Technology Australia.

The Healthy Brain Ageing research program uses cutting-edge neuroscience techniques, including MRI, EEG and TMS, to investigate the effectiveness of multi-modal lifestyle interventions for dementia risk reduction and brain health in older people.

Sophie also investigates the cognitive neuroscience of habit formation and change in ageing, and investigates how to better support healthy ageing in rural and regional communities, using co-design approaches.