|
|
Address: | Epilepsy Research Centre |
| Austin Health |
| Level 1, Neuosciences Building |
| Repatriation Campus |
| Banksia St |
| Heidelberg West 3081 |
| VIC AUSTRALIA |
| Telephone: | +61 (0)3 8344 7391
Fax: +61(0)3 9496 2291 |
| Email: | sarahw@unimelb.edu.au |
Research Interests:
| |
Psychosocial aspects of chronic epilepsy and its treatment |
| |
Predicting outcome of epilepsy surgery |
| |
Adjusting to newly diagnosed epilepsy |
| |
Outcome following treatment of narcolepsy, cardiac disease,
cerebral aneurysm |
| |
Structural/functional neuroimaging of auditory cognition,
musical ability, the regulation of mood, sexual behaviour |
| |
Neuropsychology of music perception and cognition, amusia |
| |
Genetic and environmental determinants of brain plasticity
and cognitive skill development, musical expertise, perfect
pitch |
| |
Williams Syndrome |
Current Academic Appointments:
| |
Senior Lecturer, School of Behavioural Science, Dept of
Psychology, University of Melbourne |
Clinical Appointments:
| | 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:
| | CCN Specialist Registration, The APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists |
| | Ph.D in Psychology, The
University of Melbourne |
| | B.Sc(Hons), The University of Melbourne |
|
