Contact Details
| Organization: | Centre for Youth Mental Health |
| Position: | CHAIR IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH |
| Email: |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| youth mental health | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery | University of Sydney | 31-Dec-1977 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Monash University | 31-Dec-1991 | |
| Doctor of Medicine | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-2002 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre | Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre Scientific Advisory Committee | 01-Jan-2009 | |
| Member | Australian Academy of Science | Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Brain and Mind | 01-Oct-2007 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) | 10-Aug-1986 |
| Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP) | 31-Dec-2002 |
| Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) | 31-Dec-2006 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) | Organon Junior Research Award | 19-May-1991 |
| Prize | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) | Ian Simpson Award | 08-May-1995 |
| Prize | Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Service | Individual award for an outstanding contribution to theory/education/practice: Gold | 05-Sep-1995 |
| Prize | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) | Organon Senior Research Award | 28-May-1998 |
| Medal | Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR) | Founders Medal of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research | 07-Dec-2001 |
| Medal | Australian Federal Government | Centenary Medal - awarded by the Australian Federal Government in recognition of the development of the EPPIC program | 31-Dec-2001 |
| Other (Award) | International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) | Richard J Wyatt Award - in recognition of a significant contribution to the field of early psychosis and its ongoing development | 31-Dec-2004 |
| Other (Award) | Castilla del Pino Award | Awarded by Castilla del Pino Foundation (Spain) in recognition of a significant contribution to the field of Psychiatry in Spanish-speaking countries | 11-May-2009 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320503)
- Central Nervous System (NEUROSCIENCES) (320702)
- Medical Genetics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321011)
- Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321013)
- Psychiatry (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321021)
- Radiology and Organ Imaging (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321022)
- Rehabilitation and Therapy: Occupational and Physical (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321024)
- Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321099)
- Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321201)
- Mental Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321204)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Health Promotion (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321216)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Complementary/Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified (COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE) (321399)
- Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language (PSYCHOLOGY) (380102)
- Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology) (PSYCHOLOGY) (380103)
- Social and Community Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY) (380105)
- Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY) (380107)
- Psychology not elsewhere classified (PSYCHOLOGY) (380199)
- Other Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (OTHER BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES) (389999)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670403)
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Organs, diseases & abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730118)
- Substance abuse (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730205)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730206)
- Rural health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730209)
- Environmental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730210)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Behaviour and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730219)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Health policy evaluation (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730307)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
- Studies in human society (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780107)
- Behavioural and cognitive sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780108)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIS-AUS-9 PRODROME STUDY | Chief Investigator | JANSSEN-CILAG PTY LTD | Research Grant | 01/01/1999 |
| Longitudinal brain changes in first-episode psychosis: A 10 year follow-up MRI study | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2004 |
| EMERGING SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS IN YOUNG PEOPLE | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Program Grants | 01/01/2005 |
| PREVENTIVE AND EARLY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES IN EMERGING MENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG PEOPLE | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Centres of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) | 01/01/2005 |
| Genotype, emotional recognition and amygdala activation in adolescent depression: an fMRI study | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Medical & Dental Postgraduate Scholarships | 01/01/2006 |
| RCT OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AS TREATMENT OF SUBTHRESHOLD SYMPTOMS IN YOUNG PEOPLE AT ULTRA-HIGH RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Complementary and Alternative Medicine Special Call for Research Applications | 01/01/2008 |
| FIRST EPISODE DEPRESSION IN YOUNG PEOPLE: AN FMRI STUDY OF RESPONSES TO IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED, SOCIAL AND NON-SOCIAL REWARDS. | Chief Investigator | PFIZER AUST PTY LTD | Neuro Science Research Grants | 01/01/2008 |
| EMERGING MENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG PEOPLE: USING CLINICAL STAGING FOR PREDICTION, PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Program Grants | 01/01/2009 |
| Suicide prevention amongst help-seeking adolescents: an intervention study. | Chief Investigator | AUST ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND | Mental Illness Research Grant |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
Fellowships and Memberships
- RANZCP Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Australian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR)
- International Society for Psychological Treatments in Schizophrenia & Related Psychosis (ISPS) (Including Executive Board Member from 1998-2006)
- Committee for Section on Schizophrenia, World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
- Founding Board of Directors, The Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS)
- International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) (Including Founding Member and Current Treasurer)
- Jury for the selection of the World Psychiatric Association’s Jean Delay Prize, to be awarded at the XIV World Congress of Psychiatry (Prague, September 2008).
Organizational Awards
1994 - Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Services Achievement Award: Gold Awarded to EPPIC, Western Region Psychiatric Services
Presented Sept 1994 at the The Mental Health Services Conference (TheMHS), Melbourne, Australia
1995 - SAPMEA (South Australian Postgraduate Medical Education Association) Award: Best Program awarded to the PACE Clinic
1997 - Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Service Achievement Award. Child and Adolescent Services: Silver. Awarded to the PACE Clinic
1997 - Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Service Achievement Award. Prevention, health promotion or health education services or projects: Silver
Awarded to the PACE Clinic
2008 - Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Service Achievement Award. Mental heath promotion or mental illness prevention program or project: Gold Awarded to ORYGEN Research Centre
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.