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Professor Eef Hogervorst is a Professor of Psychology in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, where she leads the Dementia Research Group. She obtained her undergraduate and MSc degrees from the University of Limburg and her PhD in 1993 from Maastricht University’s Medical Faculty on modelling age-related cognitive decline and cognition enhancers in neuropsychology and psychiatry. After a postdoctoral position at Maastricht, she was awarded the Blaschko Fellowship in 1998 and the Somerville Junior Research Fellowship from 1999 to 2003 at Oxford University, serving as Research Scientist in the Oxford Project Investigating Memory and Ageing until 2005. She also held positions at Arkansas Medical Sciences USA and the University of Cambridge as a neuropsychologist and epidemiologist, focusing on risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline. Additional appointments include Adjunct Professor at the Center for Aging Studies Depok, Universitas Indonesia; Honorary Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge Department of Public Health and Primary Care; and Honorary Visiting Professor at University of Respati, Indonesia. Her honors include the Curt Richter Award from the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (1998), Junior Faculty Poster Award at the Women’s Cognitive Health conference (1999), and Leicester Best Conference Poster Award (2005).

Hogervorst's research interests center on early dementia diagnostics, modifiable risk and protective factors such as hormones, exercise, nutrition, lifestyle, menopause, and environmental influences, alongside the development and validation of cognitive tests and computerized diagnostic systems. She has published over 200 international peer-reviewed papers and co-edited books including Design for Dementia: Living Well at Home (2023) and Creating Empowering Environments for People with Dementia. Notable publications comprise 'Sex steroids to maintain cognitive function in women after the menopause: A meta-analyses of treatment trials' (Maturitas, 2010), 'Testosterone levels and cognition in elderly men: a review' (Maturitas, 2011), 'Borobudur revisited' (Brain Research, 2011), and 'Exercise to Prevent Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s disease' (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Parkinsonism, 2012). Her work has influenced policy as a dementia expert for NICE guidelines on menopausal hormone therapy (2021) and European guidelines for premature menopause. Key projects include a long-term study in Indonesia since 2005 on dementia causes, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK and others; the Super Movers exercise program for children; 'Couch potatoes for cognition' for older adults with dementia; and the Dementia-Friendly Demonstration Home opened in 2018, all aimed at prevention, treatment, and supporting independence.