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Dr. Sarah Coundouris is a Research Fellow at the School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland. She was awarded her PhD in May 2022 and is currently employed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on an ARC Discovery Project led by Professor Julie Henry, focusing on prospective memory function across the adult lifespan.
Her primary research interests include Social Cognition (capacity to perceive and interpret social information), Prospection (envisioning and preparing for the future), and Lifespan Ageing. Her early work centered on cognitive changes in Parkinson's disease, while her recent research examines cognition in normal adult ageing. She has published in top-tier journals including Psychological Bulletin, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, and British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on cognitive aging, social frailty, and emotion processing across the lifespan. Her work frequently employs meta-analytic methods and examines real-world applications of cognitive research, particularly in healthcare and aging contexts. Key trends include the investigation of stereotype threat, self-compassion interventions, and the neural underpinnings of age-related cognitive changes.
Dr. Coundouris is actively supervising multiple postgraduate students across diverse projects including virtual reality applications for cognitive assessment, social frailty in aging populations, and healthcare framing effects on ageism. She serves as an associate advisor on four doctoral projects and one master's thesis, collaborating with researchers including Professor Julie Henry and Dr. Sarah Grainger.
She is currently involved in the ARC Discovery Project 'Mapping children's foresight capacities' (2025-2028) and contributes to research examining cognitive decision-making in older adults, particularly regarding financial choices and social wellbeing.
