Olivia Maurice

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University
• Project Manager, Acquired Brain Injury Communication Lab, University of Sydney

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Cognitive Neuroscientist 🧠 | Memory, Brain Ageing & Multilingualism 🌱 | STEM Diversity Advocate 🇲🇺 |

Olivia completed her PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at the MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University, researching how lifelong multilingual experience influences brain ageing and cognitive resilience.

With dementia projected to impact more people than ever before, she believes there's untapped neuroprotective potential in social-cognitive activities such as multilingual experience.

More broadly, Olivia researches social cognition across the lifespan and in different populations such as brain injury and dementia.

Passionate about culturally inclusive and interdisciplinary science, Olivia aims to translate cutting-edge research into actionable insights and meaningful outcomes for health and wellbeing.

Experience

• 2025–present Project Officer, University of Sydney
• 2023–2026 PhD Candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University

Education

• 2026 MARCS Institute for Brain Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Doctor of Philosophy
• 2021 Macquarie University, Bachelor of Psychology

Publications

• 2026 Selective cognitive effects of multilingualism emerge in visuospatial working memory in later life, Scientific Reports

Grants and Contracts

• 2026 MARCS Writing Fellowship Role: Funding Source: Western Sydney University
• 2025 SARMAC Student Caucus Grant Role: Funding Source: Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Professional Memberships

• iSTAART Alzheimer's Association
• Australian Association of Gerontology
• Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society
• Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Research Areas

• Cognitive Sciences (1702)
• Neurosciences (1109)
• Developmental Psychology And Ageing (170102)

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