№ 012025 — now
our futures: vaping
lead RA for queensland
running every survey across 13 queensland schools for the matilda centre's school-based vaping-prevention project.
uq school of psychology · national centre for youth substance use research · prof leanne hides' team
prefrontal cortex
the brain's brakes, still under construction in teens
№ 022023
treatment-resistant depression
winter research scholar, QBI
looking for new treatments when depression won't budge. behavioural testing in rats, then brain dissection, histology, immunohistochemistry & imaging.
queensland brain institute · w/ dr susannah tye & dr james kesby
hippocampus
memory & mood hub; shrinks under chronic stress
№ 032023
schizophrenia & psychosis
volunteer researcher, QBI
analysing data for a project on schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
queensland brain institute · w/ dr james kesby
midbrain dopamine
where dopamine starts; a prime suspect in psychosis
№ 042022 — 23
the iAx assessment tool
global change youth research scholar
using data and no-code tools to improve substance use treatment: designing upgrades to the iAx computerised assessment, plus a proof-of-concept prototype.
national centre for youth substance use research · w/ a/prof matthew gullo
reward circuit
where cravings get their pull
№ 052022 — 23
social neuroscience lab
volunteer RA, UQ psychology
pitching study ideas, running experiments, combing the literature and analysing data.
uq school of psychology
temporoparietal junction
helps us guess what others are thinking
