Dr Andrea Phillipou

Biography

Dr Andrea Phillipou is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Mental Health at Swinburne University, and holds honorary Research Fellow positions at The University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital and the Austin Hospital. She leads the Eating Disorders research agenda at Swinburne University and the Body Image & Eating Disorders research portfolio at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. She completed her PhD entitled 'Investigating the neurobiological and cognitive features of anorexia nervosa' at The University of Melbourne from Feb 2012-Feb 2015. She has since published >40 peer-reviewed publications and 2 book chapters, and has received >$1 million in competitive research funding including a recent NHMRC Project Grant (CIA).

Dr Phillipou's primary research interests are in uncovering the neurobiological underpinnings of anorexia nervosa to improve treatment for this condition. Her research is also particularly interested in identifying biomarkers that can be used as objective tools for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and other psychiatric conditions.

Dr Phillipou is experienced in the use of various methodologies including the use of neurocognitive assessements, structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). She holds particular expertise in eye movement assessments and eyetracking, as well as visual perception and neuroscience.

Find out more about Dr Phillipou's research using the links below:
https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/mental-health/our-research/disorders/
https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/mental-health/our-research/disorders/biomarker-anorexia-nervosa/
https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/mental-health/participate-in-research/neurobiological-anorexia-nervosa/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Phillipou
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=q8hQjxIAAAAJ&hl=en