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Dr Shaun Markovic

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 3143
Email: s.markovic@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO4.219  

Shaun is a Lecturer in Psychology within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Current teaching

  • PSY1115 - Psychology of Motivation and Emotion

Background

Shaun completed his PhD at Murdoch University in 2022, investigating how concussion impacts the ageing brain. He has previously worked on studies investigating the role of exercise in preserving cognitive health, as well as detecting cognitive decline in the earliest stages of dementia.

In addition to teaching undergraduate psychology, Shaun is pursuing research focused on both understanding and encouraging healthy ageing strategies across the lifespan, in a variety of different populations.

Research areas and interests

  • Healthy ageing
  • Lifestyle and cognitive health
  • Concussion and TBI

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University, 2023.
  • Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Psychology, The University of Western Australia, 2013.
  • Bachelor of Science (Psychology), The University of Western Australia, 2012.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Prince, J., Davis, H., Tan, J., Muller-Townsend, K., Markovic, S., Lewis, D., Hastie, B., Thompson, M., Drummond, P., Fujiyama, H., Sohrabi, H. (2024). Cognitive and neuroscientific perspectives of healthy ageing. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 161(Article in press), Article number 105649. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105649.

Journal Articles

  • Markovic, S., Hellewell, S., DorĂ©, V., Xia, Y., Scott, B., Peiffer, J., Fitzgerald, M., Brown, B. (2023). Investigating the Link between Later-Life Brain Volume and Cardiorespiratory Fitness after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Exposure. Gerontology, 69(2), 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1159/000526297.
  • De Frutos Lucas, J., Sewell, KR., Garcia-Colomo, A., Markovic, S., Erickson, KI., Brown, B. (2023). How Does Apolipoprotein E Genotype Influence The Relationship Between Physical Activity And Alzheimer'S Disease Risk? A Novel Integrative Model. Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, 15(1), article number 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-023-01170-4.

Journal Articles

  • Thorne, J., Markovic, S., Chih, H., Thomas, E., Jefferson, A., Aoun, S., Fitzgerald, M., Hellewell, S. (2022). Healthcare choices following mild traumatic brain injury in Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), Article number 858. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08244-3.
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