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 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 […]

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 […]