Publications

Exploring information access in aging populations and those with dementia and mild cognitive impairment in the United Kingdom : survey and focus group study

Rogers Claire, McGeown William J, Moshfeghi Yashar

JMIR Aging Vol 9 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.2196/85626

A biomechanical analysis of the effectiveness of the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) for chronic stroke rehabilitation

Grealy Madeleine A, Meneilly Luke, Rollins Lesley-Anne, McGeown William J

Disability and Rehabilitation Vol 48, pp. 1270-1282 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2530158

MICA : a multimodal intelligent cognitive assessment framework integrating generative AI and social robot for early cognitive intervention

Ait Ameur Mohamed Adlan, Yang Erfu, McGeown William J, Zhang Yin-Ping

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare 2025 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Lecture Notes in Computer Science Vol 16038, pp. 96-109 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00652-3_8

Alpha rhythm and Alzheimer's disease : has Hans Berger's dream come true?

Babiloni Claudio, Arakaki Xianghong, Baez Sandra, Barry Robert J, Benussi Alberto, Blinowska Katarzyna, Bonanni Laura, Borroni Barbara, Bayard Jorge Bosch, Bruno Giuseppe, Cacciotti Alessia, Carducci Filippo, Carino John, Carpi Matteo, Conte Antonella, Cruzat Josephine, D'Antonio Fabrizia, Della Penna Stefania, Percio Claudio Del, De Sanctis Pierfilippo, Escudero Javier, Fabbrini Giovanni, Farina Francesca R, Fraga Francisco J, Fuhr Peter, Gschwandtner Ute, Güntekin Bahar, Guo Yi, Hajos Mihaly, Hallett Mark, Hampel Harald, Hanoğlu Lutfu, Haraldsen Ira, Hassan Mahmoud, Hatlestad-Hall Christoffer, Horváth András Attila, Ibanez Agustin, Infarinato Francesco, Jaramillo-Jimenez Alberto, Jeong Jaeseung, Jiang Yang, Kamiński Maciej, Koch Giacomo, Kumar Sanjeev, Leodori Giorgio, Li Gang, Lizio Roberta, Lopez Susanna, Ferri Raffaele, Maestú Fernando, Marra Camillo, Marzetti Laura, McGeown William, Miraglia Francesca, Moguilner Sebastian, Moretti Davide V, Mushtaq Faisal, Noce Giuseppe, Nucci Lorenzo, Ochoa John, Onorati Paolo, Padovani Alessandro, Pappalettera Chiara, Parra Mario Alfredo, Pardini Matteo, Pascual-Marqui Roberto, Paulus Walter, Pizzella Vittorio, Prado Pavel, Rauchs Géraldine, Ritter Petra, Salvatore Marco, Santamaria-García Hernando, Schirner Michael, Soricelli Andrea, Taylor John-Paul, Tankisi Hatice, Tecchio Franca, Teipel Stefan, Kodamullil Alpha Tom, Triggiani Antonio Ivano, Valdes-Sosa Mitchell, Valdes-Sosa Pedro, Vecchio Fabrizio, Vossel Keith, Yao Dezhong, Yener Görsev, Ziemann Ulf, Kamondi Anita

Clinical Neurophysiology Vol 172, pp. 33-50 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2025.02.256

Public engagement with science : a novel researcher-led collaboration with a major UK science centre

Robertson David J, McGeown William J, Wodehouse Andrew, Lang Gillian, Woodside William, Capaldi Janine

International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement Vol 15, pp. 340-352 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2024.2398825

Random Forest Classifiers to predict psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease

Scarfo Sara, Moshfeghi Yashar, McGeown William

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association Vol 20 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.092242

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Teaching

I previously co-developed the MSc in Clinical Health Psychology course and was Director of this programme for 3 years.  I now contribute as class leader and lecturer on the postgraduate class: “Neuropsychology relating medical conditions”, and the undergraduate class: "Neuropsychology of Ageing and Dementia".

I have previously taught on neuropsychology, neuroscience methods, statistics, research methods, cognitive psychology and health psychology.

I am an HEA fellow.

Research Interests

I run the Neuroanalytics Laboratory within the Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, and lead the Dementia Research Network at the University of Strathclyde.  Key research themes include:

Ageing and Dementia

My research is focused on the early detection, diagnosis, management and treatment of different types of dementia (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular dementia, Fronto-temporal dementia). I adopt methods that include the use and analysis of cognitive, neuroimaging, neurophysiological, and blood-based biomarker data.  I am also interested in the breakdown of cognition (episodic and semantic memory, language and attention) that occurs during the course of neurodegenerative disease, and in understanding the neural correlates of neuropsychiatric/behavioural symptoms (such as hallucinations and delusions).  Within my research projects, I tend to use cortical thickness and voxel-based morphometry,  functional connectivity assessment, event-related potential analysis, spectral analysis, and machine learning techniques.

I am actively investigating sensory stimulation as a treatment/management technique for Alzheimer’s disease, and have applied pharmacoimaging in the past to assess the efficacy of drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.  I am interested in predicting response to treatment and in tailoring various treatments to the individual (personalised medication).

Further interests include the effects of normal ageing (e.g., on cognitive function and on the brain).

Hypnosis and suggestibility
In recent years, as Principal Investigator, I have led two funded research projects to investigate hypnosis and suggestibility (funding from The Leverhulme Trust and the BIAL Foundation).  I am interested in the effects of hypnosis on the brain, and in the cognitive, neural and genetic associations that may underpin suggestibility.

Professional Activities

Strategic Themes - Bioimaging Workshop

Participant

17/9/2024

Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2024

Participant

28/7/2024

Scottish Dementia Research Consortium Annual Conference 2024

Participant

14/6/2024

SINAPSE Annual Scientific Meeting 2024

Participant

12/6/2024

Royal Society of Medicine, London (External organisation)

Advisor

14/4/2024

A New Approach to Blood-based biomarkers

Speaker

23/2/2024

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Projects

EPSRC-IAA GSC Citizen Science Project Phase 1-B [£29k]

Robertson, David (Principal Investigator) McGeown, William (Co-investigator) Wodehouse, Andrew (Co-investigator) Lang, Gillian (Co-investigator)

This project will professionalise and update the Phase 1 content, leading to an exhibit relaunch in later 2023/early 2024.

01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2025

EPSRC-IAA GSC Citizen Science Project Phase 1-B [£29k]

Robertson, David (Principal Investigator) McGeown, William (Co-investigator) Wodehouse, Andrew (Co-investigator)

This project will professionalise and update the Phase 1 content, leading to an exhibit relaunch in later 2023/early 2024.

01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2025

Biosemi electroencephalography (EEG) amplifier

McGeown, William (Principal Investigator) Parra Rodriguez, Mario (Co-investigator) Sakata, Shuzo (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024

£12,262.72 HaSS Bridging Disciplines: "Predicting healthy ageing and age-related disorders using the UK Biobank Database" Successfully funded

McGeown, William (Principal Investigator) Mavroeidi, Alexandra (Principal Investigator) Parra Rodriguez, Mario (Co-investigator) Brown Nicholls, Louise (Co-investigator) Rasmussen, Susan (Co-investigator) Robertson, David (Co-investigator) Tse, Dwight (Co-investigator) Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Hafford-Letchfield, Trish (Co-investigator) Rattray, Nicholas (Co-investigator) Bushell, Trevor (Co-investigator) Gould, Gwyn (Co-investigator) GANGANNAGARIPALLI, Jaheedabegum (Co-investigator) Carswell, Hilary (Co-investigator) Tate, Rothwelle (Co-investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Lennon, Marilyn (Co-investigator) Moshfeghi, Yashar (Co-investigator) Roper, Marc (Co-investigator) McConnell, Gail (Co-investigator) Kerr, Andy (Co-investigator) Li, David (Co-investigator) Thomson, Avril (Co-investigator) Campbell, Gerard (Co-investigator) Vourganas, Ioannis (Co-investigator) Clark, Ruaridh (Co-investigator) Macdonald, Malcolm (Co-investigator)

HaSS Bridging Disciplines.

Successfully funded for access to UK Biobank:

The overarching aim of the application is to investigate the predictors (e.g., lifestyle, neuroimaging metabolic and genetic) of healthy ageing (e.g., cognitive, physical and mental health in older age).

Our objectives are to identify the contribution of predictors (lifestyle, medication-related, neuroimaging, metabolic, and genetic) of the following outcomes, that occur at greater frequency in older age:
1) Cognitive impairment (e.g., due to normal ageing or neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke)
2) Poor physical health (e.g., osteoporosis, diabetes, falls and fractures)
3) Poor mental health (e.g., anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation)

08-Jan-2023 - 09-Jan-2025

EPSRC-IAA GSC Citizen Science Project Phase 1 [£9k]

Robertson, David (Principal Investigator) McGeown, William (Academic) Wodehouse, Andrew (Academic) Lang, Gillian (Research Co-investigator)

This project installed 4 digital touchscreen kiosks, with research and K.E. content, at the Glasgow Science Centre. During the initial 6-month proof-of-concept phase, the exhibit has recorded more than 10,000 user interactions.

05-Jan-2022 - 05-Jan-2024

EPSRC-IAA GSC Citizen Science Project Phase 1 [£9k]

Robertson, David (Principal Investigator) McGeown, William (Co-investigator) Wodehouse, Andrew (Co-investigator) Lang, Gillian (Co-investigator)

This project installed 4 digital touchscreen kiosks, with research and K.E. content, at the Glasgow Science Centre. During the initial 6-month proof-of-concept phase, the exhibit has recorded more than 10,000 user interactions.

05-Jan-2021 - 05-Jan-2024

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