Clinical, Health and Neuropsychology Members

Areas of interest/supervision

• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Menopause
• Psychological treatments

Selected Publications

Perich, T., & Andriessen, K. (2024). The impact of family history of mental illness on mental health help seeking in university students. Journal of Mental Health, 1-7.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%
SDG: 3

Perich, T., & Andriessen, K. (2024). Factors associated with perceived helpfulness and use of mental health websites by Australian young adults with a family history of mental illness. International Journal of Psychology, 59(1), 208-213.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%
SDG: 3

Meyer, T. D., Perich, T., Jones, S. H., & Lee, T. M. C. (2024). Bipolar and related disorders. In G. M. Reed, P. L. -J. Ritchie, A. Maercker, & T. J. Rebello (Eds.), A psychological approach to diagnosis: Using the ICD-11 as a framework (pp. 117–136). American Psychological
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%
SDG: 3

Rowe, A. L., Perich, T., & Meade, T. (2024). Childhood cumulative trauma, social support and stress as predictors of illness outcomes and quality of life in bipolar disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58(4), 334-344.  https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674231209225
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%
SDG: 3

Meade, T., Joyce, C., Perich, T., Manolios, N., Conaghan, P. G., & Katz, P. (2024). Prevalence, Severity, and Measures of Anxiety in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review. Arthritis Care & Research, 76(2), 171-180.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520304; 100%
SDG: 3

Rowe, A. L., Perich, T., & Meade, T. (2024). Bipolar disorder and cumulative trauma: A systematic review of prevalence and illness outcomes. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%
SDG: 3

Areas of interest/supervision

• intellectual disability and autistic adults,
• psychometrics and assessment tool development.

Selected Publications

Arnold, S. R. C., Huang, Y., Srasuebkul, P., Cvejic, R. C., Michalski, S. C. & Trollor, J. N. (in press). Prevalence of psychiatric conditions in people with intellectual disability: a record linkage study in New South Wales, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674251324824

Arnold, S. R. C., Desai, A., McVilly, K., Hind, T., Mason, B., Walsh, J., Foster, G., & Trollor, J. N. (in press). Towards a Contribution Paradigm: Photovoice uncovering the contribution of people with intellectual disability. Disability & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2024.2411529

Arnold, S. R. C., Huang, Y., Lawson, L., Higgins, J. M., Hwang, Y. I., Richdale, A., & Trollor, J. N. (2023). Development of the Impact of Diagnosis Scale – Revised. Assessment, 31(4), 908-919. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911231196486

Arnold, S. R. C., Higgins, J. M., Weise, J., Desai, A., Pellicano, E., & Trollor, J. N. (2023). Towards the measurement of autistic burnout. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27(7), 1933–1948. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221147401

Project

With funding from the Endeavour Foundation, The Valued Contribution Project seeks to recongise, measure and promote the value of living contributing lives for people with and without disability. Some of the early work of the project including the Contribution gallery and a feature on channel 9 news is linked below.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i4a4Evz2fM
and
https://tinyurl.com/ValuedContribution

Areas of interest/supervision

• Qualitative research
• Eating disorders
• Psychological treatments

Selected Publications

Smith, C. Barr, K, Alhassani, G., Taylor, E. & Conti, J. (2024). Experiences and challenges faced by higher degree research candidates prior to and during the covid pandemic. Higher Education Research & Development, 43, 2, 421-436. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2246411
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 70%; 390303; 30%;
SDG: 3

Kiely, L. Conti, J., & Hay, P. (2024). Anorexia Nervosa through the Lens of a Severe and Enduring Experience.  ‘Lost in a big world.’ Journal of Eating Disorders, 12, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00953-2
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 50%; 320221: 50%
SDG: 3

Clague, C. Conti, J. & Hay, P. (2024) Outcomes and Associated Clinical Features of People with Eating Disorders Participating in Residential Treatment Facilities: A Scoping Review. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 32, 3, 297-324.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 50%; 320221: 50%
SDG: 3

Heywood, L., Conti, J., Touyz, S, Madden, S. …  Hay, P. (2024) Key-in-Session Identity Negotiations in a First Line Treatment for Adult Anorexia Nervosa. Journal of Eating Disorders, 12, 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00979-0
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%
SDG: 3

Newton, E.D., Liu, L., Conti, J., Touyz, S., Arcelus, J., Madden, S., Pike, K. & Hay, P. (2024) Early Change in Quality of Life in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. Submitted for review in MDPI: Psych, 6, 288-304.  https://doi.org/0.3390/ psych6010018
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%
SDG: 3

Yang, Y., Conti, J., Piya, M., McMaster, C. & Hay. P. (2024). One sheet does not fit all: Dietetic treatment experiences of individuals with high eating disorder symptomology attending a metabolic and bariatric clinic, an exploratory mixed methods study. Dietetics, 3, 98-113. https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics3020009
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 30%; 321001: 40%; 320221: 30%
SDG: 3

Lam, A. Piya, M. Foroughi, N., Mohsin, M., Chimoriya, R., Kormas, N., Conti, J. & Hay, P. (2024) Predictors of Mental Health Outcomes in a Multidisciplinary Weight Management Program for Class 3 Obesity. Nutrients, 16, 1068. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071068
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 50%; 320221: 50%
SDG: 3

Berry, S., Hay, P. & Conti, J. (2024) “Once again it becomes a friend in times of adversity": Interrelationships between Anorexia Nervosa and Trauma over Ten Years. Psychiatry International, 5, 188-204. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint5020013
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 50%; 320221: 50%
SDG: 3

Perak, K. McDonald, F., Conti, J., Yeo, Y.S. & Skrabal-Ross, X. (2024). Family Adjustment and Resilience after a Parental Cancer Diagnosis. Submitted into Supportive Care in Cancer. (accepted May 2024)
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 50%; 520304; 50%
SDG: 3

Good, P., Kaplun, C., Conti, J., Grace, R. (2024) A community-embedded approach to increasing the health literacy of Aboriginal children in a regional area: Processes of co-design and local implementation. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1355603.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520501; 30%; 450419: 40%; 390404:30%
SDG: 3

Areas of interest/supervision

• neurobiology
• eating disorders

Selected Publications

Donnelly, B. & Hay, P. (2024). Mapping treatment advances in binge eating disorder. Nutrients Nutrients 2024, 16(7), 1081; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071081
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%

Moraes, C., Donnelly, B., Appolinario, J. C. & Hay, P. (2023). Obtaining long-term recovery: advances in optimizing treatment outcomes in patients who binge eat. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 23(12).  https://doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2023.2273392

Donnelly, B., Foroughi, N., Williams, M., Touyz, S., Madden, S. Hay, P. et al. (2022). Neural Response to Low Energy and High Energy Foods in Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder: A Functional MRI Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13: Neuroimaging in Eating

Foroughi, N., Donnelly, B., Williams, M., Madden, S., Kohn, M., Clarke, S., Sachdev, P., Touyz, S. & Hay, P. (2021). Neural Response to High and Low Energy Food Images in Anorexia Nervosa. OBM Neurobiology.

Research Collaboration

Ongoing research collaboration with Professor Phillipa Hay, Foundation Chair of Mental Health, School of Medicine WSU / THRI

Dr Michael Gascoigne (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology Dr Michael Gascoigne is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, whose area of research investigates cognitive deficits in clinical populations.

Areas of interest/supervision:

• Neuropsychology
• Memory
• Epilepsy

Selected Publications

Jeitani, A., Fahey, P. P., Gascoigne, M., Darnal, A., & Lim, D. (2024). Effectiveness of stepped care for mental health disorders: An umbrella review of meta-analyses. Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, 47-48, 100140. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmip.2024.100140

Joplin, S., Gascoigne, M., Barton, B., Webster, R., Gill, D., Lawson, J., Mandalis, A., Sabaz, M., McLean, S., Gonzalez, L., Smith, M.-L., & Lah, S. (2024). Repeat testing enhances long-term verbal memory in children with epilepsy. Child Neuropsychology, 30(3), 425-443. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2023.2205633

Kersivien, C., Doumit, A., Gascoigne, M., & and Wearne, T. A. (2024). The protective role of resilience in the reporting of post-concussive symptoms within a non-clinical sample. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 38(3), 668-682. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2023.2256949

Lah, S., Karapetsas, G., Winsor, A., Gonzalez, L., Mandalis, A., Pertini, M., & Gascoigne, M. (2024). Sleep and functional outcomes in children and adolescents with epilepsy: A scoping review. Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, 120, 89-103. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2024.06.006

Research Collaboration

Member of epilepsy node of Australian Paediatric Neuropsychology Research Network

Areas of interest/supervision:

• Competency-based training and assessment
• Clinical supervision
• Clinical psychophysiology

Selected Publications

Gonsalvez, C.J., Riebel, T., Nolan, L., Pohlmann, S., Bartik, W. (2023). Supervisor versus self-assessment of trainee competence: Differences across developmental stages and competency domains. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79, 2959-2973.  https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23590

Gonsalvez C.J., & Calvert, F. (2023). The Affect-Graph as a supervisory technique: Theoretical foundations, procedures and applications. The Clinical Supervisor, 42, 329-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/07325223.2023.2240780.

Gonsalvez, C. J., Deane, F.P., Terry, J., Nasstasia, Y., and Shires, A. (2021). Innovations in competence assessment: Design and initial validation of the Vignette Matching Assessment Tool (VMAT). Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 15, 106-116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tep0000302.

Areas of interest/supervision:

• Dementia
• Sleep-wake disturbances
• Depression and functional brain network integrity

Selected Publications

Espinosa, N., Menczel-Schrire, Z., McKinnon, A.C., Almgren H., Mowszowski L.*, Naismith, S.L.* (2025). Neurobiological effects of music-making interventions for older adults: a systematic review. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 37:113 *joint senior authors.
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-025-03006-7.

Branch S.*, Espinosa N.*, McKinnon A.C., Bennett J. (2025). The relationship between brain structure and function and driving performance in older adults with and without cognitive impairment: a systematic review. Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour. 109:1523-1541. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.01.036.

Espinosa, N., Hoyos, C.M., McKinnon, A.C., Almgren, H., Duffy, S.L., Naismith, S.L. (2025). Rest activity rhythm fragmentation and synchronisation are linked with reduced cortical thickness in older adults ‘at risk’ for dementia. Sleep,zsaf017.
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf017.

Lam A, D’Rozario AL, Palmer JR, McKinnon AC, Dalton MA, Espinosa N, Mowszowski L, Phillips CL, Grunstein RR, Naismith SL (2024). Hypoxemia during rapid eye movement sleep mediates memory impairment in older adults at risk for dementia via CA1 hippocampal volume loss. European Journal of Neurology, 00:e16491. DOI: 10.1111/ene.16491.

Exploring the relationships between sleep-wake disturbances, brain changes, dementia risk factors and the accumulation of dementia pathology https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-023-02335-1

Dementia Australia video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4triaroHJ3M

Research Collaboration

Race against Dementia- Dementia Australia fellowship

Areas of interest/supervision

• Anxiety and related disorders
• Obsessive compulsive and related disorders
• Exposure therapy
• Evidence based assessment

Selected Publications

Plunkett, S., Wootton, B. M., & Moses, K. (2024). Psychometric properties of the DSM-5 Panic Disorder Dimensional Scale in an Australian community sample. Australian Psychologist, 1-10.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%

Waks, S., Moses, K., & Wootton, B. M. (2024). Acceptability of internet‐delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with symptoms of obsessive‐compulsive disorder: A meta‐analysis. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%

Hall, M., Luo, A., Bhullar, N., Moses, K., & Wootton, B. (accepted). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating different treatment formats. Australian Psychologist.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%

Areas of interest/supervision:

• acquired and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation
• neurology and neurosurgery
• geriatrics, including assisting in the differential diagnosis of dementia

Selected Publications

Article: 'The Conversation': https://theconversation.com/we-created-a-vr-tool-to-test-brain-function-it-could-one-day-help-diagnose-dementia-220946 2) Project Website: https://brainhealthhub.com.au/projects/leaf-cafe-virtual-reality/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38504250/

Projects:

LEAF Café - Virtual Reality Memory Assessment
LEAF Café is a new cognitive screening tool, gamified and delivered in a virtual reality environment. It is hoped that further validation studies will demonstrate the utility of LEAF Café, and of virtual reality environments more broadly, for the early detection of cognitive impairment across a range of clinical conditions.

Areas of interest/supervision:

• social anxiety
• cognitive processes
• psychometrics
• suicide prevention

Selected Publications

Torok, M., Burnett, A. C. R., McGillivray, L., Qian, J., Baffsky, R., & Wong, Q. J. J. (2023). Self-harm in 5-to-24 year olds: Retrospective examination of hospital presentations to emergency departments in New South Wales, Australia, 2012 to 2020. PLoS ONE, 18, e0289877. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289877

Kade, S.A., du Toit, S. A. Danielson, C. T., Schweizer, S., Morrison, A. S., Ong, D. C., Prasad, A., Holder, L. J., Han, J., Torok, M., & Wong, Q. J. J. (2024). Aberrant cognitive empathy in individuals with elevated social anxiety and regulation with emotional working memory training. Cognition and Emotion, 38, 605–623. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2314981

Josifovski, N., Torok, M., Batterham, P., Wong, Q. J. J., Beames, J., Theobald, A., Holland, S., Huckvale, K., Riley, J., Cockayne, N., Christensen, H., & Larsen, M. (2024). Efficacy of BrighterSide, a Self-Guided App for Suicidal Ideation: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mental Health, 11, e55528. https://doi.org/10.2196/55528

Torok, M., McGillivray, L., Gan, D. Z. Q, Han, J., Hetrick, S., & Wong, Q. J. J. (2025). Adherence and efficacy outcomes in young Australians with suicidal ideation using a self-management app and digital engagement strategy compared with a sham app: A three-arm randomised controlled trial. eClinicalMedicine, 79, 102963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102963

Projects:

• TIPS (The Trans-Tasman Internet-delivered Prevention of (youth) Suicide): A four-arm superiority randomised controlled trial of three New Zealand and Australian developed apps to determine their effectiveness in reducing suicidal ideation in young people
• Virtual reality intervention for speech anxiety
• Role of neuroticism in social anxiety

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