Publications & Newsletters
OnTRACK Newsletters
The OnTRACK Centre of Research Excellence publishes newsletters to update our community with news from the research team, community members, research findings and feedback on how our projects are progressing.
OnTRACK Research Outputs
Theme 1
Publications
Nguyen, H. X., Bradley, K., McNamara, B. J., Watson, R., Malay, R., & LoGiudice, D. (2024). Risk, protective, and biomarkers of dementia in Indigenous peoples: a systematic review. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20(1), 563-592. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13458
Nguyen, H. X., Hyde, Z., McNamara, B. J., Hughson, J. A., Radford, K., Russell, S., ... & LoGiudice, D. (2024). Strength together: examining risk and protective factors associated with dementia and cognitive impairment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through harmonisation of landmark studies. BMC neurology, 24(1), 185. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03688-y
Pra, R. D., O’Brien, P., Nguyen, H. X., Luke, J., Smith, R. A., Withall, A., ... & Logiudice, D. (2024). Culturally safe and ethical biomarker and genomic research with Indigenous peoples—a scoping review. BMC global and public health, 2(1), 72. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-024-00102-0
Nguyen, H. X., Hyde, Z., Smith, K., Malay, R., Flicker, L., Watson, R., ... & LoGiudice, D. (2025). A prototype rapid tool to enhance detection of dementia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in primary care. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 40(7), e70126. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70126
Conference Presentations
Zanker, J., Hyde, Z., Bessarab, D., Bradley, K., Douglas, H., Hughson, J.-A., Nguyen, H., Malay, R., Quigley, R., Radford, K., Russell, S. G., Smith, K., Strivens, E., Flicker, L., & LoGiudice, D. (2024) Is a clock enough? The Clock Drawing Test versus the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment tool for detecting cognitive impairment in older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. International Indigenous Dementia Research Network Conference, Hawaii, October 2024.
Nguyen, H. X., Hyde, Z., Smith, K., Malay, R., Flicker, L., Watson, R., ... & LoGiudice, D. A prototype rapid tool to enhance detection of dementia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in primary care. International Indigenous Dementia Research Network Conference, Hawaii, October 2024.
Nguyen, H. X., Hyde, Z., Smith, K., Malay, R., Flicker, L., Watson, R., ... & LoGiudice, D. A prototype rapid tool to enhance detection of dementia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in primary care. Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Meeting Annual Conference, Sydney, June 2025.
O’Brien P, Nguyen XT H, LukeJ, SmithR, RadfordK, LavrencicL, WatsonR, FlickerL, WithallA and LoGiudiceL. Developing a framework for culturally safe dementia biomarker and genetic research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. International Indigenous Dementia Research Network Conference, 2025.
Nguyen XT H, Douglas H, Luke J, Bradley K, O’Brien P, LoGiudice D. Yarning BRAIN (Biomarkers Research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for Insights into Neurodegenerative disorders). Australian Association of Gerontology Conference, Alice Springs, November 2025.
Other
Dal Pra. A Scoping Review – Components of culturally safe and ethical research with Indigenous peoples. A pathway to research autonomy. University of Melbourne Master of Public Health Thesis. 2023.
Guidelines for Culturally Safe Dementia and Biomarker Genetic Research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities. Policy/Whitepaper OnTRACK. 2025.
Cognitive Assets and Risk Evaluation (CARE) Tools to Support the Detection of Dementia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Primary Care. PhD Thesis. 2025.
Theme 2a
Publications
Wilson, T., Temple, J., Burchill, L., Luke, J., & Logiudice, D. (2024). Evaluation of alternative methods for forecasting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of Australia. Genus, 80(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41118-024-00223-2
Luke, J., Temple, J., Wilson, T., Williams, R., Taylor, S., & LoGiudice, D. (2025). Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations living with dementia: State and territory scenario‐based projections into the future. Australasian journal on ageing, 44(3), e70068. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70068
Theme 2b
Publications
O’Brien, P., Sinclair, C., Zanker, J., Juhrmann, M., Smith, R., Thompson, S., ... & Giudice, D. L. (2025). Developing patient journey maps with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with dementia or cognitive impairment and their carers: protocol. BMJ open, 15(5), e090672. https://doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090672
Conference Presentations
Kinsley I, O’Brien P, Zanker J, Smith R, Thompson S, Juhrmann M, Lewis E, Sinclair C, Logiudice D. Advance Care Planning with First Nations Peoples: A Scoping review. Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) Speaker selected from Abstract, 2024.
Kinsley I, O’Brien P, Zanker J, Smith R, Thompson S, Juhrmann M, Lewis E, Sinclair C, Logiudice D. Advance Care Planning with Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Australians and New Zealand Māori: A Scoping review. Speaker selected from Abstract. Australian Association of Gerontology Conference, 2024.
Other
Kinsey I. Advance Care Planning with Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Australians and New Zealand Māori: A Scoping review. University of New South Wales Master of Public Health Thesis. 2023.