Dr. Ria Vaportzis
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Biography
I hold an Honours in Psychology from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD in Psychology from Monash University. My PhD thesis investigated dual-tasking in healthy ageing and Huntington's disease. While doing my PhD, I worked as a teaching associate at Monash. Upon completion of my studies, I stayed at Monash and was involved in three multinational clinical studies in Huntington’s disease. In 2014, I got my first job as a postdoctoral researcher at Heriot-Watt University. My project, Tablet for Healthy Ageing, investigated the potential of tablet computers to improve the health and wellbeing in older adults. Following the Tablet for Healthy Ageing project, I was a Research Co-Investigator on a Velux Stiftung funded project, The Intervention Factory (also at Heriot-Watt). The Intervention Factory, considered community-based activities (e.g., computers, physical activity, handicraft, languages) as potential interventions for cognitive ageing. I joined the Psychology team at the University of Bradford in 2018. I led the Back Onside project that aimed to improve health outcomes in vulnerable people through physical activity (funded by UKRI HEIF). I am currently involved in two projects - one as principal investigator - that investigate perspectives of services users and clinicians on electronic mental health records (funded by UKRI Brad-ATTAIN and NIHR).In addition to my psychology qualifications, I hold qualifications in languages, sports journalism, personal training, and dancing.
Research
My main research interests lie within the broad field of cognitive psychology. I am particularly interested in interventions that may improve cognition, mental health, quality of life and wellbeing of older adults to help them live independently for longer.
Teaching
Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Ria Vaportzis as follows:
Teaching interests
I am the module leader for Conceptual Issues in Psychology and Mental Health (PSY4012), Cognitive Psychology and Psychobiology (PSY5018), Forensic Psychology (PSY6001) and Sandwich Year - Study Abroad Experience (PSY5000-Z)PhD students2024. Rosemary Awele Ebigwei Omeda. Rumination, worry and self-esteem as factors in depression and anxiety among hypertensive patients in Nigeria. Principal supervisor.2023. Ammarah Ikram. Perspectives of minority ethnic groups on OpenNotes for mental health. Principal supervisor.2023. Danielle Wood. A psychometric measure for eating behaviour. Associate supervisor.2022. Andrew Smith. Mental health and running. Principal supervisor.
Teaching modules
| Title | Subject | Module code | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich Year - Study Abroad Experience | |||
| Forensic Psychology | |||
| Conceptual Issues in Psychology and Mental Health |
Professional activities
Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Ria Vaportzis is as follows:
Employment
- Heriot Watt University - Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the year 2014 (specified as 24/11/2014)
- University of Bradford - Assistant Professor in the year 2018 (specified as 10/12/2018)
- Monash University - Research Assistant in the year 2013 (specified as 25/11/2013)
Education
- Monash University - PhD (Psychology)
- University of Melbourne - BA(Hons in Psychology - 1st Class)
Publications
There are 30 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Ria Vaportzis. They are listed as:
- abstract (7)
- electronic publication (1)
- peer reviewed journal (21)
- reviews (1)
Abstract
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What keeps you sharp? People's views about preserving thinking skills in old age | 2019 | Niechcial, M.A.; Vaportzis, Ria; Gow, A.J. | |||||||||
| The type of concurrent task affects dual-task performance in Huntington's disease | 2014 | Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Churchyard, A.; Stout, J.C. | |||||||||
| What keeps you sharp? People’s views about preserving thinking skills in old age | 2019 | Niechcial, MA; Vaportzis, E; Gow, AJ | |||||||||
| The effects of Huntington’s disease and task difficulty on dual-task performance | 2011 | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC | |||||||||
| Dual task performance in Huntington's disease: Comparing choice reaction time tasks | 2012 | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC | |||||||||
| Dual task performance in Huntington's disease using cancellation and auditory tasks | 2012 | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC | |||||||||
| The type of concurrent task affects dual-task performance in Huntington’s disease | 2014 | 85(Suppl 1) | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC |
Electronic Publication
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increasing the discoverability on non-English language research papers: a reverse-engineering application of the pitching research template | 2017 | Faff, R.W.; Shao, X.; Alqahtani, F.; Atif, M.; Bialek-Jaworska, A.; Chen, A.; Duppati, G.; Escobar, M.; Finta, M.A.; Jeny, A.; Li, Y.; Machado, M.A.V.; Nishi, T.; Nguyen, B.; Noh, J-E.; Reichenecker, J-A.; Sakawa, H.; Vaportzis, Ria; Widyawati, L.; Wijayana, S.; Wijesooriya, C.; Ye, Q.; Zhou, Q. | SSRN/Elsevier | https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2948707 |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of real-world interventions for cognitive ageing in healthy older adults | 2019 | Ageing Research Reviews | 29 | Vaportzis, E; Niechcial, MA; Gow, AJ | 10.1016/j.arr.2019.01.006 | ||||||
| People’s views on preserving thinking skills in old age | 2019 | Educational Gerontology | 45 | 341 - 352 | Niechcial M.;Vaportzis E.;Gow A. | 0360-1277 | 10.1080/03601277.2019.1627054 | ||||
| Age and task difficulty differences in dual tasking using circle tracing and serial subtraction tasks | 2014 | Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Stout, J.C. | |||||||||
| Older adults experiences of learning to use tablet computers: a mixed methods study | 2018 | Vaportzis, Ria; Clausen, M.G.; Gow, A.J. | |||||||||
| A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of real-world interventions for cognitive ageing in healthy older adults | 2019 | Vaportzis, Ria; Niechcial, M.A.; Gow, A.J. | |||||||||
| Effects of task difficulty during dual-task circle tracing in Huntington's disease | 2015 | Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Churchyard, A.; Stout, J.C. | |||||||||
| Dual task performance may be a better measure of cognitive processing in Huntington's disease than traditional attention tests | 2015 | Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Churchyard, A.; Stout, J.C. | |||||||||
| Dual task performance in Huntington's disease: a comparison of choice reaction time tasks | 2015 | Vaportzis, Ria; Georgiou-Karistianis, N.; Churchyard, A.; Stout, J.C. | |||||||||
| A tablet for healthy ageing: the effect of a tablet computer training intervention on cognitive abilities in older adults | 2017 | Vaportzis, Ria; Martin, M.; Gow, A.J. | |||||||||
| Older adults perceptions of technology and barriers to interacting with tablet computers: a focus group study | 2017 | Vaportzis, Ria; Clausen, M.G.; Gow, A.J. | |||||||||
| Pitching non-English language research: a dual-language application of the Pitching Research Framework | 2018 | Faff, R.; Shao, X.; Alqahtani, F.; Atif, M.; Bialek-Jaworska, A.; Chen, A.; Duppati, G.; Escobar, M.; Finta, M.; Jeny, A.; Li, Y.; Machado, M.; Nishi, T.; Nguyen, B.; Noh, J-E.; Reichenecker, J-A.; Sakawa, H.; Vaportzis, Ria; Widyawati, L.; Wijayana, S.; Wijesooriya, C.; Ye, G.; Zhou, C. | |||||||||
| People's beliefs and expectations about how cognitive skills change with age: evidence from a U.K.-wide aging survey | 2018 | Vaportzis, Ria; Gow, A.J. | |||||||||
| Dual task performance in normal aging: A comparison of choice reaction time tasks | 2013 | PLoS ONE | 8 | e60265 | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Stout, JC | ||||||
| Age and task difficulty differences on dual tasking using circle tracing and serial subtraction tasks | 2014 | Aging - Clinical and Experimental Research | 26 | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Stout, JC | |||||||
| Effects of task difficulty during dual-task circle tracing in Huntington’s disease | 2015 | Journal of Neurology | 262 | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC | |||||||
| Dual task performance may be a better measure of cognitive processing in Huntington’s disease than traditional attention tests | 2015 | Journal Of Huntington'S Disease | 4 | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC | |||||||
| Dual task performance in Huntington’s disease: A comparison of choice reaction time tasks | 2015 | Journal of Neuropsychology | 29 | Vaportzis, E; Georgiou-Karistianis, N; Churchyard, A; Stout, JC | |||||||
| A Tablet for Healthy Ageing: The effect of a tablet computer training intervention on cognitive abilities in older adults | 2017 | The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry | 25 | Vaportzis, E; Martin, M; Gow, AJ | |||||||
| Older adults perceptions of technology and barriers to interacting with tablet computers: A focus group study | 2017 | Frontiers in Psychology | 8 | Vaportzis, E; Giatsi Clausen, M; Gow, AJ | |||||||
| People’s beliefs and expectations about how cognitive skills change with age: Evidence from a UK-wide aging survey | 2018 | American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | 26 | Vaportzis, E; Gow, AJ | |||||||
| Older adults’ attitudes about learning tablet computers: Post-intervention focus groups | 2018 | Frontiers in Psychology | 9 | Vaportzis, E; Giatsi Clausen, M; Gow, AJ |
Reviews
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigating associations between personality and the efficacy of interventions for cognitive ageing: A systematic review | 2020 | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | 87 | Marr C.;Vaportzis E.;Dewar M.;Gow A. | 0167-4943 | 10.1016/j.archger.2019.103992 |