Our people
The Centre for Mental Health here at Swinburne is made up of a team of passionate and pioneering people that strive to revolutionise the treatment of severe mental health issues. Meet our people and PhD students.
Our staff
| Name |
Position | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Ben Bullock |
Senior Lecturer / Course Director Undergraduate Programs |
ATC937 |
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| Dr Simone Buzwell | Senior Lecturer in Psychology |
ATC930 | |
| Dr Sean Carruthers | Postdoctoral Reseach Fellow | ADMC907 | |
| Associate Professor Joseph Ciorciari | Associate Professor | ATC1035 | |
| Professor Brian Dean | bdean@swinburne.edu.au |
ATC914 | |
| Dr Robert Eres | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | GS204 | |
| Ms Fiona Foley |
Digital Mental Health Program Manager |
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| Ms Sally Grace |
Research Assistant |
sgrace@swin.edu.au |
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| Associate Professor Jordy Kaufman |
Associate Professor |
ATC933 |
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| Dr Michelle H Lim | Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology | EN204 | |
| Dr Stephanie Louise |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Clinical Psychologist (Registrar) |
AMDC907 | |
| Amy Malcolm | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | ||
| Professor Denny Meyer | Professor | ATC1037 | |
| Mr Sam Muir |
Evaluation Officer |
100B 400 Burwood Rd | |
| Professor Greg Murray |
Director, Centre for Mental Health |
ATC917 |
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| Associate Professor Maja Nedeljkovic | Associate Professor of Psychology | ATC1011 | |
| Dr Andrea Phillipou |
Senior Research Fellow |
AMDC907 |
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| Professor Susan Rossell | Professorial Research Fellow | ATC916 | |
| Dr Liz Seabrook |
Digital Mental Health Fellow |
eseabrook@swinburne.edu.au |
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| Dr Suku Sukunesan | Senior Lecturer | BA1013 | |
| Philip Sumner |
psumner@swinburne.edu.au |
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| Dr Eric Tan |
NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow |
AS334 | |
| Associate Professor Neil Thomas | Deputy Director, Centre for Mental Health | ATC921 | |
| Dr Wei Lin Toh |
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | AMDC907 |
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| Ms Caitlin Yolland |
Research Associate |
AMDC907 |
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Dr Chelsea Arnold |
Research Fellow |
100B 400 Burwood Road |
Our PhD students
| Name |
Thesis / project title |
|---|---|
| Joshua Gold |
The Psychophysiology of Flow States |
| Yan Yang | Targeting vulnerability of self-concept in bipolar disorder: An investigation of self-compassion and nonattachment to self as therapeutic mechanisms |
| Chelsee Garrett | Long-term learning from touchscreen technology |
| Molly Fitzpatrick | Hoarding Disorder: Current Treatment and Future Directions |
| Stephanie Louise |
An investigation of mindfulness as a therapeutic tool for the distress and disruption associated with hearing persistent voices. |
| Zalie Merrett |
The role genes play in language and affective function in psychosis |
| Sarah Brennan |
Traumatic Childhood Experiences and Auditory Voice Hallucinations (AVH) |
| Monique Scott |
Responses to negative voice content in persons with auditory verbal hallucinations |
| Siobahn Marie James |
Investigating touch screen technology as a medium for delivering interventions for children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Brittany Huber |
Touch screen media use and cognition in young children |
| Jamie Byrne |
The Circadian Mechanisms of Mood |
| Bronte Macleod |
Processes of internalised stigma associated with perceptions of severe mental illness |
| Emma Morton |
The Construct and Measurement of Quality of Life in Bipolar disorder |
| Selma Music |
The trajectory of trauma: an integrative approach |
| Maree Reser |
Investigating factors that influence the efficacy of cognitive remediation therapy in a chronic schizophrenia sample |
| Kate FitzGerald |
Attachment and Reassurance Seeking in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| Sean Carruthers |
The Muscarinic Cholinergic System and Cognition in Schizophrenia |
| Phillip Sumner |
An investigation of Neurogenetic Factors in Formal thought Disorder |
| Imogen Bell |
Advancing Psychological Interventions for Treatment of Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia |
| Annabel Avrahami |
Homework Compliance in Online Psychotherapy for OCD |
| Sally Grace |
A multi-sensory investigation of body dysmorphic disorder |
| Sarah Fraser |
Does insecure attachment mediate the relationship between Cyclothymic temperament and relationship satisfaction? |
| Jessica Guy |
Evaluation of the effectiveness of educational apps for children with and without an Autism Spectrum |
| Ariel Roxburgh |
The Interplay of Anxiety, Behavioural Inhibition, and Impulsivity on Addiction and its Underlying Neural Correlates |
| Celeste Tipple |
Exploring a Source Theta-based Neurofeedback Protocol in Mood, Dorsal Dentate Gyrus Functioning and Neurogenesis |
| Claire Peck |
Using Mobile Device Based tools to Enhance Self-Management in Psychosis |
| Chelsea Elizabeth Arnold |
Online peer modelling as an intervention for persisting auditory hallucinations |
| Dororthea Martin |
Altruism of Infants and Children |
| Benjamin Shields |
The effectiveness of neurofeedback as a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) populations |
| Rachel Brand |
Trauma-focused interventions for auditory verbal hallucinations: feasibility, efficacy and mechanisms of change |
| Francesca Beilharz |
A Novel Eye tracking Intervention for Body Image Disorders: A Comparison of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa |
| Caitlin Yolland |
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) in schizophrenia resistant to Clozapine: A Double Blind Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial Targeting Negative Symptoms |
| Toni Pikoos |
Uncovering the Neural Correlates of Response Inhibition in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder using high-resolution magnetoencephalography |
| James Karantonis |
Mapping Cognition to Brain Structure in Psychosis |
| Eleanor Bailey |
Development of self-harm response guidelines for secondary schools: A Delphi study |
| Hailey Tremain |
Centre stage: An investigation of the role of stage of illness in psychosocial interventions for Bipolar Disorders |
| Ali Kodsi |
Sleep Problems in Young People: Assessing Impact on Mental Health, Behaviour and Educational Outcomes |
| Paola Araiza Alba |
Reasons why children diagnosed with ADHD can pay attention to video games and what type of videogames can help them to increase their attention levels |
| Jacqueline Tassone |
The neural basis of auditory verbal hallucinations in psychotic disorders |
| Alexandra Gaillard |
The neural basis of stop-signal inhibition in schizophrenia |
| Urszula Bobrowski |
Does Carrying FoxP2 risk gene (result in) predict poorer neuro cognition/language symptoms in patients with schizophrenia |
| Sampathawaduge Sandun Malpriya Silva |
Innovative Statistical Methods to Evaluate and Model Corporate Physical Activity Programs: The Global Corporate Challenge 100 Day Journey |
| Benjamin Slade |
Investigating neural processing and neuroplastic changes in mild cognitive impairment using music therapy: A magneto-encephalography study |
| Reneta Slikboer |
The relationship between trichotillomania phenomena and quality of life, client treatment experiences and assessment of a support program |
| Carla McEnery |
Comic Relief: Targeting Social Anxiety in First-Episode Psychosis |
| Neil Lucas |
Exploring the Predictors of Social Anxiety Disorder among HIV+ Gay Men |
| Julia Cheah | One size does not fit all: How to better meet the needs of young people in early psychosis |
| Amanda Daluwatta |
Understanding depression and barriers to treatment-seeking in Sri-Lankan Australians |
| Zhao Hui Koh | Towards adaptive, holistic and evidence-based digital mental health assessments for the general public |
Executive committee
| Name |
Position | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Greg Murray |
Director |
+61 3 9214 8300 |
ATC917 |
| Associate Professor Joseph Ciorciari |
Associate Professor |
+61 3 9214 8363 |
ATC1035 |
| Associate Professor Jordy Kaufman | Associate Professor | +61 3 9214 5757 |
ATC933 |
| Professor Susan Rossell |
Professorial Research Fellow |
+61 3 9214 8173 |
ATC916 |
| Associate Professor Neil Thomas | Deputy Director | +61 3 9214 8742 |
ATC921 |
| Professor Brian Dean |
+61 3 39214 509 |
ATC914 | |
| Professor Denny Meyer | Professor | +61 3 9214 4824 |
ATC1037 |
| Associate Professor Maja Nedeljkovic |
Associate Professor |
+61 3 9214 4428 |
ATC1011 |
| Dr Chelsea Arnold | Early Career Researcher Representative | carnold@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Amanda Daluwatta |
Higher Degree Research Student Representative |
adaluwatta@swinburne.edu.au |
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Contact the Centre for Mental Health
There are many ways to engage with us. Whether you’re a PhD student, media, or an organisation looking to form a partnership, contact the Centre on +61 3 9214 5356 or via cmh@swinburne.edu.au.