Our people
We’re known for our high-calibre researchers and postgraduate students. Find out more about the Centre for Human Psychopharmacology team and get in touch to discuss how we can work together.
Our research centre has merged
The Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences was established in 2023 – merging together the Centre for Mental Health, the Centre for Human Psychopharmacology and the Swinburne Neuroimaging Facility – to lead Swinburne's psychological and neurobiological mental health research.
Leadership
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Professor Andrew Pipingas
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Operations
| Name |
Position |
Contact |
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| Fatma Mohammed |
Research Centre Coordinator |
fatmamohammed@swinburne.edu.au |
Staff
| Name |
Position |
Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Michael Keane |
Adjunct |
mkeane@swinburne.edu.au |
| Rebecca King |
Laboratory Manager |
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| Justine Lomas |
Programs Coordinator, Emotional Intelligence Research Unit |
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| Dr Matthew Pase |
Senior Research Fellow |
mpase@swinburne.edu.au |
| Dr Ruchong Ou |
Research Fellow |
rou@swinburne.edu.au |
| Professor Frank Rosenfeldt |
Adjunct |
frosenfeldt@swinburne.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Jerome Sarris |
Adjunct |
J.Sarris@westernsydney.edu.au |
NHMRC fellows
| Name |
Contact |
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| Dr Amie Hayley |
Postdoctoral fellows
| Name |
Contact |
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| Dr Tom Arkell | |
| Dr Sarah Benson |
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| Dr Sarah Catchlove | |
| Dr Amie Hayley | |
| Dr Greg Kennedy | |
| Dr Kaylass Poorun | kpoorun@swinburne.edu.au |
| Dr David White |
Research assistants
| Name |
Contact |
|---|---|
| Lauren Di Natale |
+61 3 9214 5782 |
| Nicole Echeverria | +61 3 9214 5213 |
| Patrick MacDonagh-Gonda | pmacdonaghgonda@swinburne.edu.au |
| Laura Martin | lauramartin@swinburne.edu.au |
| Chelsea Nguyen | +61 3 9214 3604 |
| Karen Nolidin | +61 3 9214 5472 |
| Jeff Reddan | +61 3 9214 8259 |
| Serah Rose | srose@swinburne.edu.au |
| Karen Savage |
+61 3 9214 8267 |
PhD students
| Name |
Research topic |
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| Blair Aitken | Driving under the influence of psychoactive prescription benzodiazepine and alcohol |
| Elizabeth Ayre |
Functional aspects of alcohol hangover |
| Emily Bunnett |
The redevelopment of the Swinburne University Emotional Intelligence Test for Early Years (Revised SUEIT-EY) and structural equation modelling of the redeveloped SUEIT-EY for scale revision, validation and standardisation, and of the effect of emotional intelligence on bullying and victimisation |
| Harriet Garrison |
The effects of alcohol intoxication on driving performance |
| Sarah Gauci |
Food for thought: The relationship between dietary patterns, cardio-metabolic risk and cognitive performance in older adults |
| Greg Kennedy |
Fitness and aortic stiffness: Modifiable predictors of cognitive ageing |
| Mrudhula Komanduri |
Understanding the role of gut microbiota in brain and cognitive health in the aged |
| Justine Lomas |
Emotional intelligence development of Australian school students: Outcomes from targeted interventions |
| Grace McPhee |
The effects of cognitive training and Bacopa monnieri supplementation on markers of synaptogenesis in healthy older adults |
| Eveline Mu |
Mechanisms underlying emotion processing in the broader autistic phenotype |
| Madeleine Nankivell |
The effects of Ubiquinol on arterial stiffness and cognitive function in the healthy elderly |
| Karen Nolidin |
The relationship between genetics and cognition in an older population |
| Chantal Terpstra | Psychological, behavioural and biological factors that contribute to alcohol hangover occurrence and severity |
| Lauren Young |
Modern diets and the maintenance of optimal mood and cognitive functioning through nutraceutical supplementation |
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Contact the Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences
We work with academia, industry and government to form meaningful and impactful partnerships. For more information, please email cmhbs@swinburne.edu.au.