Our team

22 Academic staff
38 Research and professional staff
12 Research students

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Our people

The Matilda Centre's academic and professional team

Our talented team of researchers and professional staff undertake world-leading research in the areas of mental health and substance use disorders.

Executive leadership team

Professor Maree Teesson, Centre Director
Associate Professor Cath Chapman, Director of research development and strategy
Honorary Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin, Director of technology, innovation and translation
Professor Katherine Mills, Director of early intervention and treatment
Associate Professor Nicola Newton, Director of prevention
Associate Professor Tim Slade, Director of epidemiology and biostatistics
Mr Paul Newman, Operations Manager

Senior leadership team

Dr Emma Barrett, Program lead in trauma and crime research
Dr Katrina Champion, Program lead in healthy lifestyles research
Dr Christina Marel, Program lead in treatment and translation among complex populations
Dr Lexine Stapinski, Program lead in intervention and implementation
Dr Matthew Sunderland, Program lead in measurement and methodology

Academic leadership team

Research and professional staff

Ms Mina Askovic
Ms Jasmin Bartlett
Ms Louise Bezzina
Ms Julia Boyle
Mr Zachary Bryant
Ms Jo Cassar
Ms Chloe Conroy
Ms Katie Dean
Ms Jennifer Debenham
Ms Hannah Deen
Ms Katherine Dobinson
Ms Felicity Duong
Ms Lyra Egan
Ms Ainsley Furneax-Bate
Ms Sophia Garlick Bock
Ms Anna Grager
Ms Melissa Gray
Ms Olivia Green
Ms Lucinda Grummitt
Ms Tara Guckel
Ms Katherine Haasnoot
Mr Logan Harvey
Ms Ashling Isik
Ms Phoebe Johnson
Ms Madeleine Keaveny
Ms Ivana Kihas
Ms Siobhan Lawler
Ms Briana Lees
Ms Samantha Lynch
Ms Erin Madden
Ms Karrah McCann
Ms Bridie Osman
Ms Julia Riches
Ms Kate Ross
Mr Jayden Sercombe
Ms Anna Smout
Ms Scarlett Smout
Mr Joel Tibbetts
Mr Corey Tutt
Ms Rachel Visontay
Ms Caitlin Ward
Mr Jack Wilson

Students

Mr Peter Clay
Ms Jennifer Debenham
Ms Clara Fritchley
Ms Lucinda Grummitt
Mr Logan Harvey
Ms Ivana Kihas
Ms Siobhan Lawler
Ms Briana Lees
Ms Samantha Lynch
Mr Daniel McFadden
Ms Rachel Visontay
Mr Jack Wilson

Members

Professor Andrew Baillie, the University of Sydney
Professor Helen Christensen, Black Dog Institute, the University of New South Wales Sydney
Professor Paul Haber, Drug Health Services, Sydney Local Health, District Discipline of Addiction Medicine, Central Clinical School, the University of Sydney
Dr Louise Mewton, Centre for Health Brain Ageing, the University of New South Wales

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Our research

Our research aims to increase the knowledge base around the effective prevention, early intervention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders.