Jenny Waymont is an honorary research fellow at the University of Aberdeen, continuing research following from her PhD in medical imaging, where she studied life course factors associated with white matter hyperintensities in healthy ageing and in neurodegenerative disorders. Jenny is currently employed as a research officer for Brain Health Scotland, where she researches current clinical services for people with cognitive complaints in Scotland and looks at how cutting-edge research in Scotland (and beyond) can be meaningfully translated into clinical practice. 

Jenny’s background is in psychology, having gained a BSc (hons) in Psychology with Clinical and Health Psychology, an MSc in Psychological Research, and an MSc in Neuroimaging, all within the School of Psychology at Bangor University in North Wales. Jenny’s research interests lie within the intersection of the brain and the mind, with a particular interest in psychosocial influences on brain health.