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Professor Iracema Leroi

Prof In / Assoc Prof Consultant (Psychiatry)
Prof In / Assoc Prof Consultant (Trinity Inst. of Neurosciences (TCIN))
LLOYD INSTITUTE
      
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Professor Iracema Leroi

Prof In / Assoc Prof Consultant (Psychiatry)
LLOYD INSTITUTE

 Iracema.Leroi@tcd.ie

 3531896 1313

Prof In / Assoc Prof Consultant (Trinity Inst. of Neurosciences (TCIN))


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Invited advisory boards on international health strategies: 2020: Pakistan Mental Health Strategy 2020: Pakistan National Dementia Strategy 2018: Expert contributor: All Parliamentary Party Group on Mental Health in Parkinson Group (led by Baroness Gale) 2016: Advisor to the Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs)"s Dementia Research Strategy (2016) 2015: Advisor to National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Dementia Clinical Guidelines (revision for 2015) 2014: Scoping panel member, National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Parkinson"s Disease Guidelines 2005: Mental Health in Parkinson Disease Information document - National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence NICE Parkinson Disease Clinical Guidelines 2005: Advisory panel member (deputy mental health representative) National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence Parkinson Disease Guidelines 2005 to current
Grant funding board membership 2016-current: Alzheimer Society Research Grants" Awards Committee 2016-2024: Alzheimer Society UK 2016- current: Parkinson"s UK, College of Experts 2025- current: Lewy Body Society UK 2016
Clinical Trials Steering Committee & Scientific Advisory Boards: I provided independent scientific, governance and safety oversight for clinical trials. I chaired the NIHR-HTA-funded ELAD study of a novel GLP-1 intervention for Alzheimer disease (2017-2019) and the NIHR-RfPB-funded FACTOID trial of ACT for anxiety in older adults (2017-2020). I served on the CAN-Dip Trial Steering Committee for Parkinson"s disease psychosis, funded by Parkinson UK (2020-2023) and PD Psychosis Trial. I was also a Scientific Advisory Board member for CLEVER, a Wellcome Trust-funded trial of vision rehabilitation for dementia in India (2021-2024). 2017 to current
Editorial Board Membership: Journal sub-editorship: 2018- 2025 - International J of Geriatric Psychiatry (Chief-editor: Sube Banerjee) Journal associate editorships (2017-2025: Ageing and Mental Health (Editor, Martin Orrell) International Psychogeriatrics (Editor, Dilip Jeste) Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research 2017- 2018
UK dementia clinical-research leadership (2013"2019): Previously, as NIHR DeNDRoN Dementia Lead and Greater Manchester CRN Dementia Lead, I also served on the national NIHR Dementia Portfolio Management Group and the Dementia and Parkinson"s Disease Clinical Studies Groups. I fostered research engagement across six memory-assessment services, increasing patient participation from <1% in 2007 to >15% by 2018. Greater Manchester became the first region to meet the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia recruitment target, demonstrating sustained impact on research culture, access and delivery. 2014 to 2018
Journal Peer Reviewer In addition to my Editorial duties for 3 journals, I contribute about 6-8 detailed peer reviews per year; I have reviewed for the following journals, all high impact within my field. British Journal of Psychiatry American Journal of Psychiatry Journal of the American Geriatrics Society " American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry British Medical Journal Lancet Neurology Journal of Neurology Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences BMC Neurology, BMC Geriatrics BMC Health Services Research PlosONE CME Journal of Geriatrics Alzheimer"s and Dementia Movement Disorders Neuropsychopharmacology International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Journal of Psychopharmacology " Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences Journal of Geriatric Neurology & Psychiatry Journal of Alzheimer"s Disease Drugs and Ageing European Journal of Neurology International Psychogeriatics 2011 to current
Grant reviewer (national and international): I am an invited reviewer for funding bodies across the UK, Ireland, EU, Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, Singapore, Canada and New Zealand. These include Wellcome, UK MRC, NIHR programmes, Horizon 2020, JPND, the Swiss National Science Foundation, Israel Science Foundation, Research Foundation"Flanders, ZonMw, HRC New Zealand, Parkinson"s UK, RNID, Alzheimer"s Research UK and Alzheimer"s Society. These invitations demonstrate international recognition of my expertise in dementia, neurodegeneration and clinical research 2017 to current
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ISTAART, Alzheimer Association (USA), Professional Interest Area (PIA) for 'Partnering with Research Participants (PPI): Steering Group Member 2022
Neurology Academy, Course founder and director for 'Lewy Body Academy (LBA) Masterclass' 2021
Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK 2002 2019
American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA) 2002 2015
American Psychiatric Association 1993 2010
Iracema Leroi, Dementia Care and Provision in the Majority World, 1, 2026, Book, PUBLISHED
J. P. Connelly, Erin Boland, Brenda Buckley, Niall Curley, Amr El Refaie, Miriam Galvin, Matthew Gibb, Liz Graham, Brendan Lennon, Alejandro Lopez Valdes, Ann-Michelle Mullally, Nicole Müller, Janice Nolan-Palmer, Gerald O" Nolan, Cíara O"Reilly, Valeria Raaft Rezk, Helen Rochford-Brennan, Katy Tobin, Helen Tormey, Dominic Trépel & Iracema Leroi, SENSE-Cog Residential Care: hearing and vision support for residents with dementia in long-term care in Ireland"protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial, Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Wormald A, McGlinchey E, D'Eath M, Leroi I, Lawlor B, McCallion P, McCarron M, O'Sullivan R. & Chen Y., Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Caregivers of People with an Intellectual Disability, in Comparison to Carers of Those with Other Disabilities and with Mental Health Issues: A Multicountry Study., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. , 20, (4), 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
O'Brien JT, Chouliaras L, Sultana J, Taylor JP, Ballard C, RENEWAL Study Group., RENEWAL: REpurposing study to find NEW compounds with Activity for Lewy body dementia-an international Delphi consensus., Alzheimer's research & therapy, 14, (1), 2022, p169 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Toledo JB, Abdelnour C, Weil RS, Ferreira D, Rodriguez-Porcel F, Pilotto A, Wyman-Chick KA, Grothe MJ, Kane JPM, Taylor A, Rongve A, Scholz S, Leverenz JB, Boeve BF, Aarsland D, McKeith IG, Lewis S, Leroi I, Taylor JP, ISTAART Lewy body dementias Trial Methods Working Group., Dementia with Lewy bodies: Impact of co-pathologies and implications for clinical trial design., Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Hooper E, Brown LJE, Cross H, Dawes P, Leroi I, Armitage CJ., Systematic Review of Factors Associated With Hearing Aid Use in People Living in the Community With Dementia and Age-Related Hearing Loss., Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23, (10), 2022, p1669-1675.e16 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Henderson C, Knapp M, Stirling S, Shepstone L, High J, Ballard C, Bentham P, Burns A, Farina N, Fox C, Fountain J, Francis P, Howard R, Leroi I, Livingston G, Nilforooshan R, Nurock S, O'Brien JT, Price A, Swart AM, Tabet N, Telling T, Thomas AJ, Banerjee S., Cost-effectiveness of mirtazapine for agitated behaviors in dementia: findings from a randomized controlled trial., International psychogeriatrics, 34, (10), 2022, p905-917 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Leroi I, Karanja W, Adrion ER, Alladi S, Custodio N, Goswami SP, Guerchet M, Gubner J, Ibanez A, Ilinica S, Jafri H, Lawlor B, Mohamed AA, Ogunniyi A, Robertson I, Robinson L, Spector A, Varghese M, Weidner W, Caramelli P, Dementia Charter of Conduct Global Expert Reference Group., Equity and balance in applied dementia research: A charter of conduct and checklist for global collaborations., International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 37, (7), 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Maharani A, Zaidi SNZ, Jury F, Vatter S, Hill D, Leroi I., The long-term impact of loneliness and social isolation on depression and anxiety in memory clinic attendees and their care partners: A longitudinal actor-partner interdependence model., Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 8, (1), 2022, pe12235 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Legaz A, Abrevaya S, Dottori M, González Campo C, Birba A, Martorell Caro M, Aguirre J, Slachevsky A, Aranguiz R, Serrano C, Gillan CM, Leroi I, Ibañez A, Multimodal mechanisms of human socially reinforced learning across neurodegenerative diseases., Brain : a journal of neurology, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Connelly JP, Boland Erin, Buckley Brenda, Curley Niall, Refaie Amr El, Galvin Miriam, Gibb Matthew, Graham Liz, Lennon Brendan, Valdes Alejandro Lopez, Mullally Anne-Michelle, Muller Nicole, Nolan-Palmer Janice, O'Nolan Gerald, O'Reilly Ciara, Rezk Valeria Raaft, Rochford-Brennan Helen, Tobin Katy, Tormey Helen, Trepel Dominic, Leroi Iracema, 'SENSE-Cog Residential Care: Hearing and vision support for residents with dementia in long-term care in Ireland: Protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial', Research Square, 2023, -, Notes: [Pre-Registered Study], Protocol or guideline, PUBLISHED
JP Connelly, Erin Boland, Brenda Buckley, Niall Curley, Amr El Refaie, Miriam Galvin, Matthew Gibb, Liz Graham, Brendan Lennon, Alejandro Lopez Valdes, Anne-Michelle Mullally, Nicole Muller, Janice Nolan-Palmer, Gerald O'Nolan, Ciara O'Reilly, Valeria Raaft Rezk, Helen Rochford-Brennan, Katy Tobin, Helen Tormey, Dominic Trepel, Iracema Leroi, Preprint: SENSE-Cog Residential Care: Hearing and vision support for residents with dementia in long-term care in Ireland: Protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial, Research Article, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
M. Hann, K. Tobin & H. Tormey, Sense-Cog RC_SAP_V.1.0_01.06.22, 2022, -, Notes: [Statistical Analysis Plan], Miscellaneous, SUBMITTED

  


Award Date
Grant: Lead applicant: HRB APRO Scheme. 2.6million euro. EMERALD Lewy - Improving Diagnosis and Care for People with LB in Ireland 2025
Lead applicant: Groups PHD Award - TRDA Group Based Projects scheme; 150,000 euro; x 48 month;Entanglement to Clarity: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Lived Experience in Lewy Body Dementias. Entanglement to Clarity: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Lived Experience in Lewy Body Dementias. 2025-2029
Grant: Co-applicant - HEA NORTH SOUTH. 3.9million 1/2026 x 48 months; PD Life - Enhancing wellbeing and quality of life in Parkinson disease, through an all-Ireland PD research hub.; N Ireland and ROI collaboration scheme 2025 to 2030
Grant: Co-applicant - PEACEPLUS (IPHPP) 1/2026 x 36 month - All Island Public Health Knowledge Hub. X 36 months; N Ireland and ROI collaboration scheme 2026-2030
Grant: Lead applicant: HRB CRN Scheme. 1million euro. 'Dementia Trials Ireland' 2021-2025
Grant: Lead applicant - Interdisciplinarity for Brain Health in a Complex World: Creating a Framework for Research and Practice; Research Ireland, New Foundations 2026
Grant: Lead applicant: HRB KTA Scheme. 60000 euro. Arts in Health dissemination for Lewy Body 2026-2027
Grant: Lead applicant: HRB DIFA Scheme. 431,000 euro. 'SENSE-Cog Care: Hearing and Vision in Care Homes in Ireland' 2021-2023
Grant: Lead applicant: EU Horizon2020: 6.7 million euro. 'SENSE-Cog: Hearing and vision in dementia' 2017-2022
Grant: Lead applicant: Irish Research Board: 12,000 euro. 'COVID-related loneliness and social isolation in carers of people with brain health challenges' 2021-2022
Grant: Lead applicant: GBHI Funding. $125,000: 'Developing a PPI Program for GBHI' 2020-2024
Grant: Lead applicant: ESTHER Ireland. 8000 euro. 'Bengali-Irish Partnership for Brain Health' 2020
Grant: Lead applicant: Trinity Covid Response Fund: 6400 euro. 'Exploring Coping in Care Partners during COVID-19' 2020-2021
Grant: Lead applicant: MRC Global Clinical Research Fund (GCRF)GCRF (UK). £20,000. 'PakAGE: Developing the infrastructure for a longitudinal study of aging in Pakistan' 2019-2020
Travel Grant: UK-Pakistan Global Development Workshop for Affordable Healthcare (UPSIGN-COMSATS), Islamabad 2020
Grant: Lead applicant: MRC Global Clinical Research Fund (GCRF)GCRF (UK). £38,000. 'SENSE-Cog Asia: Feasibility study of hearing augmentation in dementia in South Asia'' 2019-2021
Grant: Lead applicant: NIHR RfPB scheme. £342,000; 'INVEST: Cognitive Stimulation for Dementia in Parkinson's Disease' 2014-2018
Grant: Lead applicant: Data Science Institute Pump Prime. £10,000. Novel methods for analysing gait patterns in cognitive impairment. 2017
Grant: Lead applicant: INNOVATE UK. £150,000. CYGNUS: Digital Platform for Memory Clinic Data Collection 2015-2018
Grant: Lead applicant: MICRA (U Manch). £6000. 'Lost Memory Lost Way: Technology to address wandering in dementia' 2016
Grant: Lead applicant: MICRA SeedCorn funds. £6,000. 'Is the retina truly a window to the brain?' 2014
Grant: Lead applicant: ISSF-Wellcome Trust. £26,000. Manchester High Schools' Dementia Ambassadors' Program 2014-2015
Grant: Lead applicant: Parkinson's UK Senior Fellowship: £239,000. Clinical and neural correlates of ICD in Parkinson's Disease. 2007-2011
Grant: Lead applicant: Lundbeck Unrestricted. £48,000: 'RCT of Memantine in Parkinson's Dementia' 2003-2006
Grant: Lead applicant: Pfizer Unrestricted. $121,000. RCT of donepezil in Parkinson's Dementia 2000-2002
Grant: Lead applicant: Johns Hopkins NBRU. $35,000. Donepezil in PDD 2000
Grant: Co-applicant (PPI Lead): UK NIHR (HTA): COBALT - RCT of memantine in PDD/DLB 2020-2024
Grant: Co-applicant: ERASMUS Plus: 437,000 euro: oMERO: Developing a Professional Profile for a Visual Disabilities Rehabilitator 2020-2025
Grant: Co-applicant : MRC RCUK: £1.6 million; SASHI/SAHAR - Self Harm in South Asia 2017-2022
Grant: Co-applicant (Site PI): UK NIHR (HTA): £1.8 million; SYMBAD - RCT of mirtazepine/CBZ in Alzheimer 2015-2019
Grant: Co-applicant (Clinical Lead): EPSRC: £1 million 'MODEM: Sensing in dementia' 2015-2019
Grant: Co-applicant (Clinical Lead): EPSRC: £610,000: 'SAM: Self-management of mental health and dementia' 2014-2018
Grant: Co-applicant (Site PI): NIHR (HTA): £1 million; 'MADE: Minocycline in Dementia' 2014-2018
Grant: Co-applicant (Clinical Lead): ESRC (UK); £5million. 'Neighbourhoods and Dementia' 2014-2019
Grant: Co-applicant (Site PI): NIHR (HTA):£180,000: 'ATILLA: RCT of Assisted Technology in Dementia' 2012-2017
Grant: Co-applicant (Site PI): NIHR (HTA): £2.4 million. 'GREAT: RCT of Cognitive Rehabilitation in Dementia' 2012-2017
Grant: Co-applicant (PPI Lead): UK NIHR (HTA): £1.1 million; 'iCST: individualised CST in dementia' 2012-2017
Grant: Co-applicant: NARSAD (USA): $50,000. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Spinocerebellar Ataxia 2001-2003