Dr Rachel MenziesSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney Title: Death anxiety: The worm at the core of mental health Abstract: Our awareness of mortality is a universal part of the human experience, and fears of death have been recorded throughout our species’ history. More recently, death anxiety has been proposed to be a transdiagnostic construct, underpinning […]
TODAY’S COLLOQUIUM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DR BEGG’S TALK WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN SEMESTER 2.Dr Denovan Begg School of Psychology, University of New South Wales Title: The neural basis of ingestive behaviours Abstract: Homeostatic regulation of ingestive behaviour is generally considered to be essential for survival. Despite eating often being thought of as a homeostatic behaviour, there […]
Prof Katherine BoydellBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales Title: Using art to promote pockets of research brilliance in health Abstract: Arts-informed dissemination is an approach to enhancing knowledge translation in health sciences. Discourse on mental health(care) is plagued with references to issues/gaps. Media reports, empirical studies, and literature reviews focus on what is wrong, much […]
Dr Julie JiSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia Title: Can mental imagery-based episodic simulation influence behaviour? Abstract: Mental imagery-based episodic simulation (MI-ES) allows us to pre-experience hypothetical future experiences, which has been shown to evoke emotions in the present (anticipatory emotion) and impact judgments about future outcomes (what might happen and how likely) and […]
Please join us for a special two-part colloquium, with Laureate talks by two grant winners in our School: A/Prof Haryana Dhillon (MRFF Brain Cancer Survivorship Grant, co-CI A/Prof Joanne Shaw) Title: “The BRAINS behind the money: funding a program of work in Brain cancer Rehabilitation, Assessment, Interventions for survivorship NeedS”. Project Summary: Brain cancers are […]
Dr Gail AlvaresSenior Research Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute, WA Title: From biobank to clinic: translating autism research into clinical practice Abstract: Nearly 80 years on from the first descriptions of what we now refer to as autism spectrum disorder, we are now at a crossroads in balancing essential research seeking to understand the mechanisms contributing to […]
Dr Kylie RadfordSenior Research Scientist and Group Leader, NeuRa & Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW Title: Ageing, dementia, and longevity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Abstract: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of Australia is ageing rapidly and is projected to exceed half a million older people in the next […]
Prof Robert KruegerUniversity of Minnesota Title: Empirical classification of psychopathology: The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) consortium Abstract: Traditionally psychopathology has been classified based on the publications of authoritative bodies, such as the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (APA’s DSM). Recently, researchers have expressed an interest in basing classification more […]
Dr Steph KershawMatilda Centre, University of Sydney Title: A digital health initiative about crystal methamphetamine (‘ice’) Abstract: Crystal methamphetamine (‘ice’) presents not only a ‘substance use problem’ but also a mental health problem in Australia. Cracks in the Ice (CITI) is a digital public health initiative that was developed as part of a national response to concerns […]
Dr Adam Bulley Adam Bulley is an NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow at the School of Psychology and Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, and the Department of Psychology at Harvard University Title: Making decisions about the future: lessons from research in prospection Abstract: Aside from its role in remembering the past, human memory also […]