Professor Lynette Tippett, of Auckland, ONZM for services to neuropsychology and people with dementia
Professor Lynette Tippett is a leader in neuropsychology and dementia research. During almost 30 years in the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland, she has provided training to thousands of undergraduates, supervised more than 80 postgraduate students and played a major leadership role in the promotion of women and Māori at the University. Her research has mapped psychological, emotional and cognitive changes in Huntington’s disease to cellular changes in specific brain regions. She has published more than 90 articles and chapters, and regularly gives public lectures and public panel discussions about brain health and dementia. She is National Director of a network of Dementia Prevention Research Clinics located in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. Professor Tippett is a member of the Alzheimer’s New Zealand Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board.