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Personal profile
Biography
A/Prof Michele Callisaya is an NHMRC Boosting Dementia Leadership fellow and physiotherapist at Monash University and Peninsula Health. She is also a Senior Lecturer at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania. She completed her PhD at the University of Tasmanian and held an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship at Monash University (2012-2015) investigating the role of the brain in mobility impairments and falls in older people.
Research interests
Michele is passionate about promoting the role of physiotherapy for people living with cognitive impairment, dementia and stroke. Her work has led to a better understanding of the role of cognition on physical functioning and adverse events such as falls. Her current projects include using technology to improve the physical and cognitive function of older people and investigating ways to improve activity after stroke.
Education/Academic qualification
Medical Sci, PhD, Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Physiotherapy, Bach app sci (physio), La Trobe University
External positions
Senior Research Fellow, Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Feb 2015 → …University of Tasmania
Research area keywords
- Dementia
- Stroke
- falls prevention
- cognitive impairment
- exercise
- Technology
- Rehabilitation
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Projects 2014 2021
A Cognitive-Mobility Stress Test To Detect MCI and Risk of Conversion to Dementia
Dementia Australia Research Foundation Ltd
1/05/19 → 1/05/21
Project: Research
Pilot of a Randomised controlled Trial (RCT) of exercise to preserve brain health in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Callisaya, M., Greenaway, T., Sharman, J. & Srikanth, V.
17/02/14 → 17/02/15
Project: Research
Research Output 2007 2019
Activity Monitors for Increasing Physical Activity in Adult Stroke Survivors
Lynch, E. A., Jones, T. M., Simpson, D. B., Fini, N. A., Kuys, S., Borschmann, K. N., Kramer, S. F., Johnson, L. G., Callisaya, M. L., Mahendran, N., Janssen, H., English, C. & on behalf of the ACTIOnS Collaboration, Jan 2019, In : Stroke. 50, 1, p. e4-e5 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other
Open Access
Identifying factors associated with sedentary time after stroke. Secondary analysis of pooled data from nine primary studies.
Hendrickx, W., Riveros, C., Askim, T., Bussmann, J. B. J., Callisaya, M. L., Chastin, S. F. M., Dean, C. M., Ezeugwu, V. E., Jones, T. M., Kuys, S. S., Mahendran, N., Manns, T. J., Mead, G., Moore, S. A., Paul, L., Pisters, M. F., Saunders, D. H., Simpson, D. B., Tieges, Z., Verschuren, O. & 1 others, , 4 Jul 2019, In : Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 26, 5, p. 327-334 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Observational study of brain atrophy and cognitive decline comparing a sample of community-dwelling people taking angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers over time
Moran, C., Xie, K., Poh, S., Chew, S., Beare, R., Wang, W., Callisaya, M. & Srikanth, V., 1 Jan 2019, In : Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 68, 4, p. 1479-1488 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prospective associations of low muscle mass and strength with health-related quality of life over 10-year in community-dwelling older adults
Balogun, S., Winzenberg, T., Wills, K., Scott, D., Jones, G., Callisaya, M. L. & Aitken, D., 1 Apr 2019, In : Experimental Gerontology. 118, p. 65-71 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prospective associations of osteosarcopenia and osteodynapenia with incident fracture and mortality over 10 years in community-dwelling older adults
Balogun, S., Winzenberg, T., Wills, K., Scott, D., Callisaya, M., Cicuttini, F., Jones, G. & Aitken, D., 1 May 2019, In : Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 82, p. 67-73 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review