Angus McNamara
Health and Medical Sciences Faculty Office
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
I am a grant-funded post-doctoral researcher in the Cognition, Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory at the University of Adelaide. Completing my PhD in 2024, my research focuses on the incorporation of biological assessments to forecast disease course and trajectory of motor and non-motor outcomes in Parkinson's Disease, as well their potential role to streamline early diagnosis. To this end, I am involved in projects assessing neurodegeneration and disease risk in at-risk groups, such as individuals with a history of traumatic brain injury and pesticide exposure.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing Post-Doctoral Researcher University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 - 2024 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2020 - 2020 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours), Major in Anatomical Sciences 2017 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced), Major in Neuroscience -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 McNamara, A., Baetu, I., & Collins-Praino, L. (2025). History of Traumatic Brain Injury Does Not Influence Rate of Progression of Clinical or Pathological Outcomes in Two Early Parkinson's Disease Cohorts. European Journal of Neurology, 32(3), 16 pages.
2022 Guglietti, B., Hobbs, D. A., Wesson, B., Ellul, B., McNamara, A., Drum, S., & Collins-Praino, L. E. (2022). Development and Co-design of NeuroOrb: A Novel "Serious Gaming" System Targeting Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease.. Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 14, 1-18.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Collins-Praino, L., McNamara, A., Ellul, B., Baetu, I., Lau, S., & Jenkinson, M. (2024). Beyond Clinical Presentation: Incorporating Neuroimaging and Biofluid Markers to Predict Progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). In MOVEMENT DISORDERS Vol. 39 (pp. S63-S64). PA, Philadelphia: WILEY. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2023 McNamara, A., Ellul, B., Baetu, I. -I., Lau, S., Jenkinson, M., & Collins-Praino, L. (2023). Utility of Baseline Pathological, Neuroimaging and Clinical Markers for Progression Prognosis and Subtype Classification in Early Parkinson's Disease: Implications for Cognitive Impairment. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2023), as published in Alzheimer's & Dementia Journal. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Wiley.
DOI2023 McNamara, A., Ellul, B., Baetu, I. -I., Lau, S., Jenkinson, M., & Collins-Praino, L. (2023). Predicting progression of Parkinson’s disease motor outcomes using a multimodal combination of baseline clinical measures, neuroimaging and biofluid markers. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 6th World Parkinson Congress, as published in Journal of Parkinson's Disease. Barcelona, Spain: IOS Press.
DOI2023 Ellul, B., McNamara, A., Baetu, I., Lau, S., Jenkinson, M., & Collins-Praino, L. (2023). Predicting longitudinal cognition and mood changes in newly diagnosed Parkinson's Disease from substantia nigra imaging (Oral Presentation). Poster session presented at the meeting of ACNS Conference Sydney 2023. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ixovo4O6LZNfSrf4S0Ds6vkbmyayHHEt. 2022 McNamara, A., Ellul, B., Baetu, I., Lau, S., Jenkinson, M., & Collins-Praino, L. (2022). Predicting Progression of Parkinson’s Disease Motor Outcomes Using a Multimodal Combination of Baseline Clinical Measures, Neuroimaging and Biofluid Markers in Early PD. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian Neuroscience Conference 2022. Melbourne. 2022 Ellul, B., McNamara, A., Baetu, I., Lau, S., Jenkinson, M., & Collins-Praino, L. (2022). The role of the substantia nigra in predicting longitudinal cognitive and mood changes in newly diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian Neuroscience Conferences 2022. Melbourne, Australia.
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Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2025 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Investigating White Matter Microstructural Alterations Associated with Mood Dysfunction Following Traumatic Brain Injury University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Yaroslava Leonova 2024 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Characterising the Burden of Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms after Traumatic Brain Injury and its Association with Substantia Nigra Volume University of Adelaide - Honours Part Time Silas Hansch-Maher
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