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Mrs

Samantha Bramich

Project Officer, Parkinsons MOOC

Wicking Dementia Research Education Centre

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  • Project Officer, Parkinsons MOOC
    Wicking Dementia Research Education Centre

BIO

Samantha Bramich is a PhD candidate at the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre and a sleep scientist at the Launceston General Hospital. Her doctoral research is investigating isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder (iRBD); a rare sleep disorder which has been linked to the development of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. She has received several successful grants to fund her research into the prevalence and profiles of iRBD in Tasmania, and was awarded the Emeritus Professor Lloyd and Ann Smythe Prize in Dementia Studies in 2024.

DEGREES

  • Master of Science (Sleep Medicine)
    University of Sydney, Australia
  • Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
    Australian College of Applied Psychology, Australia

SCHOOL AND PORTFOLIO

  • Wicking Dementia Research Education Centre

FIELD OF RESEARCH