Dryden Badenoch
Improving Cognitive Assessment Post-Stroke
PhD Student
School of Psychology
Profile
Dryden is a UK-trained Consultant Clinical Psychologist working in NZ since 2009. He currently specialises in dementia assessment and stroke rehabilitation at Te Whatu Ora—Health NZ's Whanganui Hospital.
Dementia screening tools are widely used in research and in clinical practice to identify post-stroke cognitive impairment. His research will explore the appropriateness of such use, with the aim of developing an equitable, sustainable approach to identification and management of cognitive impairment post-stroke.
Qualifications
MPhil in Clinical Psychology, Edinburgh
BSc(Hons) in Psychology & Mathematics, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Research Interests
Stroke and dementia epidemiology, cognitive assessment and remediation, psychological impact of physical rehabilitation.
Badenoch L.D. (2021) Schrödinger’s Tsunami: determining the true demographics of dementia in New Zealand. Psychology Aotearoa 13(2): 85-88
Badenoch L.D. (2015) Icebergs and Tsunamis: assumptions and limitations of New Zealand’s dementia demographic Data. J NZ Coll Clin Psychol 25(2), 56-62
PhD topic
Improving Cognitive Assessment Post-Stroke
Supervisor/s
Dr Carolyn Wilshire, School of Psychology
Dr Josh Faulkner, School of Psychology