Introduction 

I began my career as a biomedical scientist with interests in ageing and chronic disease, disease of the human nervous system and genetics of complex diseases. I went on to develop my interest in epidemiology working on cognitive impairment and dementia in population based cohort studies. During my PhD studies I investigated mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the UK population, developing my skills in complex statistical modelling of population prevalence, incidence and risk factor analysis. I have experience with state of the art statistical techniques and working with missing data within population studies. I have experience working with a number of old age populations including the Newcastle 85    study and have worked extensively with the cognitive function and ageing studies (CFAS). 

Roles and Responsibilities 

• The feasibility and practicality of dementia risk reduction in the older population: A pilot trial of multi-domain internet counselling.  

• Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) - Neuropathology Epidemiology 

• Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) - Mild Cognitive Impairment 

Qualifications

• BSc - Biomedical Sciences - Newcastle University (2013)

• MSc - Public Health and Health Service Research - Newcastle University (2015)

• PhD - Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in the Population: New Criteria and Cohort Effects (2015 -2019) 

Applied Epidemiology

• Neurodegenerative diseases and ageing
• Population prevalence, incidence and risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases
• Role of biomarkers in predicting risk of neurodegeneration
• Neuropathology of neurodegenerative disease in the population
• Pathways of progression from mild cognitive impairment to severe neurodegenerative disease.

Quantitative Methodology

• Analysis of complex cognitive outcomes
• Missing data models for epidemiological investigations
• Longitudinal models of epidemiological data
• Incorporating biomedical and neuropathological data into population based risk modelling

Lecturing

• MSc Public health and health services research: Chronic Disease Epidemiology
• MSc Public health and health services research: Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods 
• MPharm: Introduction to Statistics 
• BSc Biomedical Sciences: Public Health & Ageing 

Student Supervision

I have supervised a number of undergraduate and masters dissertation projects.

• Richardson C, Stephan BCM, Robinson L, Brayne C, Matthews FE. Two-decade change in prevalence of cognitive impairment in the UK. European Journal of Epidemiology 2019, 34, 1085-1092.
• Lavrencic L, Richardson C, Harrison SL, Muniz-Terrera G, Keage H, Brittain K, Kirkwood T, Jagger C, Robinson L, Stephan B. Is there a link between cognitive reserve and cognitive function in the oldest-old?. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 2018, 73(4), 499-505.
• Richardson C, Stephan BCM, Robinson L, Matthews F, The Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. Risk of Two-Year Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia: Results from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. In: Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2018). 2018, Chicago, Illinois: Elsevier.
• Richardson C, Stephan B, Robinson L, Brayne C, Matthews F. The Changing Face of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Mild Dementia. In: Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2017. 2017, London, UK: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.
• Richardson C, Harrison S, Brittain K, Muniz-Terrera G, Robinson L, Stephan B. Associations between cognitive reserve and cognitive function in the very old: Newcastle 85+ Study. In: 2016 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting. 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana: Oxford University Press.
• Wang XN, McGovern N, Gunawan M, Richardson C, Windebank M, Siah TW, Lim HW, Fink K, Li J, Ng LG, Ginhoux F, Angeli V, Collin M, Haniffa M. A Three Dimensional Atlas of Human Dermal Leukocytes, Lymphatics and Blood Vessels. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2014, 134, 965-974.