Jamie Knight
Supervisor
Research Interests
My research interests lie in the neuropsychology of olfactory cognition. Under the supervision of Dr. Piccinin, I examine neuropsychological and chemosensory functioning across the lifespan in the context of age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases.
Representative Publications
Knight, J. E., Yoneda, T., Lewis, N., Bennett, D., & Piccinin, A. M. (Under review, 2021). Olfactory ability predicts transitions across cognitive states in middle and older adulthood. Annals of Neurology.
Lewis, N.A., & Knight, J.E. (Under review, 2021). Coupled Bivariate Changes in C-reactive Protein (CRP) and Cognition in Late Life. Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
Knight, J.E., Bennett, D.A., Piccinin, A.M. (2018). Variability and Coupling of Olfactory Identification and Episodic Memory. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Piccinin, A.M., & Knight, J.E. (2015). History of Longitudinal Studies of Psychological Aging. Encyclopedia of Geropsychology, 1103-1109.
Representative Presentations
Knight, J. E., Yoneda, T., Lewis, N., & Piccinin, A. M. (2020, November). Odour identification test scores predict transitions across cognitive states in older adulthood. Poster at AAIC Neuroscience Next, online.
Knight, J. E., Yoneda, T., & Piccinin, A. M. (2018, November). Systematic Review of NIRS Studies in Human Orthonasal Olfaction. Poster presented at Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Scientific Meeting, Boston, USA.
Knight J.E., & Piccinin, A.M. (July 2017). Foreshadowing Alzheimer’s: Variability and Coupling of Olfaction and Cognition. Poster presented at 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), San Francisco, USA.
Knight J.E., & Piccinin, A.M. (November 2016). Olfaction as a Predictor of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology in Old Age: A Growth Curve Analysis. Poster presented at Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, USA
Knight J.E., & Piccinin, A.M. (July 2016). Olfaction as a Risk Factor for Dementia, Mortality and Stroke. Poster presented at Alzheimer’s International Conference (AAIC), Toronto, CA.
Recent Awards
- Ferguson Graduate Research Award in Digital Health, 2020-2021
- Alice Lou-Poy Graduate Scholarship, 2019-2020
- The Robert, David and Douglas Vickery Graduate Award , 2019-2020
- Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS-D), 2019-2022
- AGE-WELL Award in Technology and Aging, 2018-2020
- University of Victoria Departmental Award, 2017-2018
- University of Victoria Fellowship Award, 2016-2017
- University of Victoria Fellowship Award, 2015-2016