Professor Lynette Tippett

Professor Lynette Tippett is a leader in neuropsychology and dementia research, whose work has had important implications for New Zealanders affected by dementia and Huntington’s disease.

During almost 30 years in the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland, she has provided training in neuropsychology to thousands of undergraduates, supervised more than 80 postgraduate students and played a major leadership role in the promotion of women and Māori at the University.

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Her innovative research has carefully mapped psychological, emotional and cognitive changes in Huntington’s disease to cellular changes in specific brain regions.

 

Since 2014, she has been National Director of a network of Dementia Prevention Research Clinics. Since 2019, Professor Tippett has volunteered as a member of the Alzheimer’s New Zealand Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board, providing expert opinion and advice to Alzheimers New Zealand.