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Epilepsy Research Centre |
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Level 2, Melbourne Brain Centre
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245 Burgundy Street
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Austin Health
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Heidelberg 3084
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VIC AUSTRALIA
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| Telephone: |
+613 8344 7391 |
| Email: |
sarahw@unimelb.edu.au |
Research Interests:
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Psychosocial aspects of chronic epilepsy and its treatment |
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Predicting outcome of epilepsy surgery |
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Adjusting to newly diagnosed epilepsy |
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Outcome following treatment of narcolepsy, cardiac disease,
cerebral aneurysm |
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Structural/functional neuroimaging of auditory cognition,
musical ability, the regulation of mood, sexual behaviour |
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Neuropsychology of music perception and cognition, amusia |
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Genetic and environmental determinants of brain plasticity
and cognitive skill development, musical expertise, perfect
pitch |
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Williams Syndrome |
Current Academic Appointments:
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Senior Lecturer, School of Behavioural Science, Dept of
Psychology, University of Melbourne |
Clinical Appointments:
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Senior Clinical
Neuropsychologist and Co-ordinator, Seizure Surgery Follow-up and
Rehabilitation Program, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program |
Fellowships, Honours and Awards:
| 2003 |
Epilepsy Association Research Scholarship. |
| 2002 |
Early Career Researcher Awards (The Australian Research Council and The University of Melbourne). |
| 1999 |
IBE-SPACE Prize. This
inaugural prize was sponsored by the International Bureau of Epilepsy
and Sanofi-Synthelabo for Assessing Costs in Epilepsy. |
| 1997-1999 |
Post-doctoral Epilepsy Fellow,
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program (Awarded by GlaxoSmithKline, Australia). |
| 1992-1995 |
Australian Post-graduate Research Award. |
Academic Qualifications:
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CCN Specialist Registration, The APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists |
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Ph.D in Psychology, The
University of Melbourne |
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B.Sc(Hons), The University of Melbourne |
Publications:
Details of publications can be found on A/Prof Sarah Wilson's University of Melbourne Profile.
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