Research output per year
Research output per year
Current Roles
Professor of Dementia in Aging and Psychiatry, Div of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychiatry Honorary
Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust
Dementia Lead, Greater Manchester NIHR Clinical Research Network (GM NIHR CRN)
Associate Director, Manchester NHR Clinical Research Facility
Dementia Clinical Director, DeNDRoN North West
Clinical Lead, Mental Health Domain, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre
Faculty member, Parkinson’s Disease Academy (British Geriatric Association)
Previous Roles
Academic:
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health, Univ of Manchester
Honorary Lecturer and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Dept of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Faculty Assistant (Fellow), Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Clinical:
Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist, Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Psychiatrist, Dalhousie University and Queen Elizabeth II HSC, Halifax, Canada
Resident in Psychiatry (PGY 2 to 5), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Intern in Psychiatry (PGY1), University of Ottawa, Canada
Journal sub-editorship:
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Journal associate editorships:
Ageing and Mental Health (Editor, Martin Orrell)
International Psychogeriatrics (Editor, N Lautenschlager)
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Journal of Geriatrics (Sage Hindawi)
Invitations as external referee for research
Reviewer (journals)
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry, CME Journal of Geriatrics, Drugs and Ageing, European Journal of Neurology, 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, Journal of Neurology Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, J Geriatrics
Reviewer (grant applications)
Alzheimer Society, UK
Alzheimer Research UK
Israel Medical Research Council
National Institute of Health Research, Research for Patient Benefit
Parkinson’s Disease Society Research Division
UK Medical Research Council
German Clinical Trials program
Research interests
Research awards
01/2017: Novel methodology for analysing gait patterns for the early detection of cognitive decline. Data Science Institute, UMan, £10,000; 3 months pump prime funding.
01/2015: SENSE-Cog: Ears, Eyes and Mind – Improving mental health outcomes in people with dementia in the EU; Horizon2020; 6.5million euro
01/2017: SASHI: South Asia self-harm research capability building. MRC, RCUK, Global Clinical Research Fund (with Pakistan and India). £1.6 million; 48 months (C. Robinson, PI)
06/2015: InMIND: RCT of an anti-inflammatory agent in MCI. (C Holmes, WP 9 lead) EU funded; 30 million euro
06/2015: SYMBAD: RCT of mirtazapine v CBZ for BPSD (S Banerjee, PI) NIHR HTA; £1,806,846.20;
04/2015 MODEM: Eye tracking to detect Alzheimer disease (P. Sawyer, PI: Lancaster U) EPSRC ‘Sensing in Dementia’; £ 960656.65; 42 months.
07/2014: A Psychosocial Intervention to Benefit People with Parkinsons-related Dementia, NIHR Research for Patient Benefit, £342,000
06/2014: Software Architecture for Self-Management of Mental Health and Dementia (SAMS). EPSRC Working Together Grant; reference: EP/K015826/1, £610,900
05/2014: Is the retina truly a window to the brain? A study of a potential biomarker for dementia, Manchester Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Ageing, Seed Corn Funds, £6000
05/2014: Randomised Controlled Trial of Donepezil in Mild Dementia in Parkinson's Disease (the MUSTARDD-PD Trial) NIHR HTA reference: 08-14-13
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme, £2500167
05/2014: Randomised Controlled Trial of Minocycline in Alzheimer Disease: the MADE Trial, NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme, £100000
04/2014: The Manchester High Schools' Dementia Ambassador, Strategic Clinical Network, NHS North (Dementia, Neurology and Mental Health Domain), £20000
01/2014: A Pilot Project to Develop a Dementia Ambassadors' Programme in Local Secondary Schools in Manchester, International Strategic Support Fund - Wellcome Trust, £6000
01/2014: Neighbourhoods and Dementia, ESRC, £5000000
06/2012: Randomised Controlled Trial of Assisted Technology in Dementia: The ATILLA Trial, NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme, £1800000
01/2012: Goal Oriented Cognitive Rehabilitation in Dementia: the GREAT Trial, NIHR HTA reference: 11/15/04, NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme, £22430568
01/2012: Randomised Controlled Trial of Individualised Cognitive Stimulation in Dementia: The iCST Trial, NIHR HTA reference: 08/116/06, NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme, £110000
02/2011: Investigating comorbid cerebrovascular disease in PD, University of Manchester Neuroscience Research Institute: Pump Prime Funding, £50000
01/2009: Randomised Controlled Trial of Lithium Carbonate in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The LICALS study, MND Society, £100000
07/2007: Clinical and neural correlates of motivation and reward in PD, Parkinson’s UK Senior Research Fellowship, Parkinson's UK, £238768
01/2003: RCT of memantine vs placebo in Parkinson’s disease dementia, Lundbeck Ltd, £53000
01/2001: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of the Spinocerebellar Ataxias, National Association for Research in Schizophrenia & Affective D/O (NARSAD), £50000
01/2000: Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Donepezil for Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson Disease, Eisai/Pfizer, £121000
01/2000: Treatment of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease, Johns Hopkins Neurobehavioral Research Unit Grant, £3500
Postgraduate teaching
2013-pres MSC Cognitive Neuroscience program, Univ Manchester
2013-pres MSC Dementia Studies, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Univ Manchester
2009-pres MSC Psychiatry, Univ Manchester (Cluster lead x2)
2006-pres Parkinson’s Disease Academy Master-class, BGS’s Mov’t D/O subsection
2002-pres MRCPsych lecturer, Part I and II courses, NW Deanery for Psychiatry
Undergraduate teaching
2012-pres University of Manchester: Project Options Supervisor
2012-pres University of Manchester: Medical Student Advisor
2012-pres University of Manchester: Clinical teaching, psychiatry rotation
Examination duties
2006-pres Royal College of Physician’s Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
(OSCE type examinations, question setting and validating)
Supervision
Currently supervises 8 MSc/PhD/DClinPsych students
Professor Alistair Burns
Dr Rebecca Elliott
Dr Shane McKie
Dr Ellen Poliakoff
Professor John Keady
Professor Daniela Montaldi
Dr Dawn Edge
Dr Piers Dawes
Professor Karl Herholz
Dr Tobias Langheinrich
Dr Laura Parkes
Dr Hedley Emsley
Professor Charles McCollum
Professor Paul Bishop
DeNDRoN National Portfolio Management Group
DeNDRoN National Parkinson’s Disease Study Group
British Geriatric Society, Mental Health Rep, exec committee for the Movement Disorder Section
British Geriatric Society, Diploma for Geriatric Medicine examination committee
Clinical guidelines committees:
American Medical Directors Association Parkinson’s disease: Clinical Practice Guidelines (2010)
American Medical Directors Association Parkinson’s disease: Clinical Practice Guidelines (2002)
Consensus Conference: Treatment of Psychiatric Aspects of Huntington’s disease (2001)
Advisory panel member (deputy mental health representative) National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Guidelines (2005)
Bachelor of Science (BSc; Zoology), University of British Columbia, Canada
Doctor of Medicine (MD, Canada), University of British Columbia, Canada
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Canada (FRCPC)
Board Certified American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych)
Doctor of Medicine (MD, UK), University of Manchester
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in research certification, updated 2012
Mental Health Act Section 12 approved
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Dawes, P., Leroi, I. & Millman, R.
1/09/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Leroi, I., Arden Armitage, C., Aslam, T., Becares, L., Dawes, P., Gannon, B., Garsden, J., Hann, M., Lovell, K., Meyer, K., Nazroo, J., Pendleton, N., Reeves, D., Swarbrick, C., Symonds, C. & Tampubolon, G.
1/01/16 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Keady, J., Burns, A., Challis, D., Davies, L., Leroi, I., Nazroo, J., Pendleton, N., Reeves, D., Swarbrick, C., Tampubolon, G., Taylor, C. & Young, A.
1/01/14 → 31/10/19
Project: Research
Leroi, Iracema (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Leroi, Iracema (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Leroi, Iracema (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Leroi, Iracema (Recipient), 1 Dec 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Iracema Leroi (Academic expert member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
Iracema Leroi (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Iracema Leroi (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Iracema Leroi (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Iracema Leroi (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Yang, F. (Contributor), Dawes, P. (Contributor), Leroi, I. (Contributor) & Gannon, B. (Contributor), figshare , 26 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3675766.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Measurement_tools_of_resource_use_and_quality_of_life_in_clinical_trials_for_dementia_or_cognitive_impairment_interventions_protocol_for_a_scoping_review/3675766/1
Dataset
Harding, A. J. E. (Contributor), Morbey, H. (Contributor), Ahmed, F. (Contributor), Opdebeeck, C. (Contributor), Wang, Y. Y. (Contributor), Williamson, P. (Contributor), Swarbrick, C. (Contributor), Leroi, I. (Contributor), Challis, D. (Contributor), Davies, L. (Contributor), Reeves, D. (Contributor), Holland, F. (Contributor), Hann, M. (Contributor), Ingrid, H. (Contributor), Lars-Christer, H. (Contributor), Burns, A. (Contributor), Keady, J. (Contributor) & Reilly, S. (Contributor), figshare , 24 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4080119.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Developing_a_core_outcome_set_for_people_living_with_dementia_at_home_in_their_neighbourhoods_and_communities_study_protocol_for_use_in_the_evaluation_of_non-pharmacological_community-based_health_and_social_care_interventions/4080119/1
Dataset
12/05/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research