Rate My Professor Sharon Savage

Her professional career spans multiple prestigious institutions. From 2007 to 2014, she served as a Research Neuropsychologist in the Frontotemporal Dementia Research Group at Neuroscience Research Australia. She then moved to the University of Exeter, holding positions as Associate Research Fellow (2014-2015), Research Fellow (2015-2016), and Lecturer in Ageing and Dementia (2016-2022). Since joining the University of Newcastle, she has contributed to teaching courses such as Psychological Assessment and supervises PhD and Masters students. Savage's research focuses on clinical neuropsychology (30%), memory and attention (30%), and psychology of ageing (40%), with key areas including frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia, primary progressive aphasia, transient epileptic amnesia, adult-onset epilepsy, naming therapy, and young-onset dementia. She has attracted grants totaling $1,306,610 across 13 projects and is a lead creator of the Sydney Language Battery (SYDBAT). Notable publications include 'Successful word retraining, maintenance and transference of practice to everyday activities: A single case experimental design in early onset alcohol-induced brain damage' (Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2023), 'Clinical outcomes in transient epileptic amnesia: A 10-year follow-up cohort study of 47 cases' (Epilepsia, 2022), 'Cognitive Intervention in Semantic Dementia: Maintaining Words Over Time' (Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 2015), 'Giving Words New Life: Generalization of Word Retraining Outcomes in Semantic Dementia' (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2014), and 'Knowing What You Don't Know: Language Insight in Semantic Dementia' (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2015). Her work enhances differential diagnosis, treatment, and caregiver support in cognitive disorders.