Dr Melissa Formica
Melissa completed an Honours degree in Psychology followed by a PhD
with an Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship at Deakin
University. She also holds a Master's degree in Professional
Psychology and is training to become qualified as a
Psychologist.
Melissa's main research interest is the prevention of cognitive
decline in older age, particularly after surgery. She has several
published articles relating to the effects of lifestyle factors
including diet and exercise on cognitive function and has also
co-published a chapter on the 'Mediterranean Diet and Cognition' as
part of the 2nd edition Mediterranean text book from Kings College
Cambridge in 2020. Melissa currently works as a Research Fellow in
a large regional hospital and is heavily involved in university
teaching. This book is the second in a series educating children in
brain health. Please see her first book titled 'My Brain is my Best
Friend'.
Dr Roy Hardman
Dr Roy Hardman has a PhD from the Faculty of Health, Arts & Design
at Swinburne University of Technology within the Centre for Human
Psychopharmacology Melbourne Australia.
"A very good book for children and even parents to gain the knowledge of diet and foods working together...well thought out and enjoyable..." Craig, Indiebook reviewer
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