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MonashEpworthRehabilitationResearchCentreSelfReviewDocument20132014
185187HoddleStreet
Richmond,VIC,3121
Ph(03)94268923
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/research/centres/merrc/
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TableofContents
AbouttheMonashEpworthRehabilitationResearchCentre. 4KeyStaff
GovernancestructureandManagementOrganisationChart........... 5CurrentStaffintheMERRCCentre 6AffiliatedStaff 8CurrentResearchStudies
LongitudinalheadInjurystudy. 9 Sexualityfollowingtraumaticbraininjury 9 Investigationofsubstanceusefollowingtraumaticbraininjury. 9 Psychiatricdisordersfollowingtraumaticbraininjury... 10 Theinfluenceofgeneticfactors,specificallytheApolipoproteingene,andageatinjury
onoutcomefollowingheadinjury. 10 Theinfluenceofculturalbackgroundonrehabilitationandoutcomefollowingtraumaticbraininjury.10 Efficacyofmotivationalinterviewingandcognitivebehaviourtherapyforanxietyand
depressionfollowingtraumaticbraininjury.. 11 Lighttherapyforsleepinessandfatiguefollowingtraumaticbraininjury.. 11 Efficacyofmelatoninforsleepdisturbancefollowingtraumaticbraininjury.11 SaferRoadstoRecovery:Assessingreadinessfordrivingaftertraumaticbraininjury..12 Thereturnofmemoryfollowingtraumaticbraininjury:Thecriticalroleofthemedial
temporallobe,prefrontalcortex,andassociatedbrainareas.12 ReducingBehavioursofConcernfollowingTraumaticBrainInjuryProgramPhase1:BoCCaseFileAuditandQualitativeStudy..13 CognitiveRehabilitationAnexplorationofCurrentPractice.13
CurrentPostgraduateStudents 14DoctoralThesisCompletions..19HonoursThesisCompletions..20JournalPublications:20132014 22ConferencePresentations:20132014... 27
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ConferenceOrganisation:20132104.31GrantsReceived..32GrantsReceivedin20132014 33ResearchCollaborations 3537
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AbouttheMonashEpworthRehabilitationResearchCentre
MissionStatementThe aim of the MonashEpworth Rehabilitation Research Centre is to conduct ethical, innovative andinternationallycompetitiveresearchinvestigatingoutcomesandtheeffectivenessofinterventionprogramsforindividualswithbrain injuryororthopaedic injury sustainedasa resultof trauma,with theultimateaimofmaximisingtheirfunctional,psychologicalandsocialoutcomes.
Aims&ObjectivesTheCentreaimsto:
developitstraumaresearchprogrammesinaclinicalcontext; translateoutcomesfromtheresearchintomoreeffectiverehabilitationofindividualswithtraumatic
injuries,withtheultimateaimofmaximisingtheirqualityoflife; provideasupportiveenvironmentinwhichdoctoralstudentscanreceiveresearchtraining; developcollaborationswithintheuniversity,Epworthhospitalandthewiderresearchandclinical
community,locally,nationallyandinternationally; supportitsresearchactivitiesthroughcompetitivegrantfunding publishfindingsininternationallyreputablejournals; disseminatefindingswidelythroughconferencepresentations.
CoreBusinessActivitiesTheCentrewasestablishedin2000,followingtheappointmentofProfessorJenniePonsfordtotheSchoolofPsychologyandPsychiatry(nowSchoolofPsychologicalSciences)atMonashUniversity,bringingtogethertheresources and expertise of Monash University with that of Epworth Hospital, which runs rehabilitationprogramsforvictimsoftrauma.Ithasbeenselffundingsinceitsinception.TheTransportAccidentCommission(TAC) isthe largestfinancialsupporteroftheCentre,havingprovidedsubstantialfundingforthe longitudinalheadinjuryoutcomestudyandassociatedprojectsforover19years,beginningin1995.Specificprojectshavealso been supported by the NHMRC, Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative, Monash University, ISCRR, JackBrockhoffFoundation,WilliamBucklandFoundation,AustralianRotaryHealthResearchFund,theWenckhartFoundation,RACVandtheDepartmentofHumanServices.
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KeyStaff
GovernancestructureandManagementOrganisationChart
TheMonashEpworthRehabilitationResearchCentre isdirectedbyProfessorJenniePonsford.ShereportstotheHeadof the SchoolofPsychological SciencesatMonashUniversityand theChiefExecutiveofEpworthHospital.ProfessorJohnOlverandDrsMichaelPonsford,AdamMcKay,DanaWong,ReneStolwyk,,CatherineWillmottandPamelaRossfromEpworthHospitalandMonashUniversityareClinicalAssociatesandallotherstaffreportdirectlytoProfessorPonsford.
HeadofSchoolofPsychological
SciencesMonashUniversity
ChiefExecutive
EpworthHospital
NationalTraumaResearchInstitute(NTRI)
CentreofExcellenceinTBIResearch(CETBIR)
FellowsDrCallyRichardsonDrKellySinclair
MembersofStaff
HDRStudents
CLINICALASSOCIATESProfJohnOlver
DrMichaelPonsfordDrAdamMcKay
DrCatherineWillmottDrDanaWongMsPamelaRossDrReneStolwyk
ResearchProjects
DIRECTORProfessorJennie
Ponsford
MERRC
NHMRCCentreofExcellenceinTBIPsychosocialRehabilitation
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CurrentstaffintheMonashEpworthRehabilitationResearchCentre
Professor JenniePonsford,BA (Hons),MA (ClinNeuropsych),PhD,MAPsS isDirectorof theCentre.She isalsoProfessorofNeuropsychology intheSchoolofPsychologyandPsychiatry intheFacultyofMedicine,NursingandHealthSciencesatMonashUniversity.Thisappointment,madein2005isajointappointmentwithEpworthHospital,whocontributes20%ofhersalary,therestofwhichisfundedbyMonashUniversity. ShedevotestwodaysofherworkingweektotheCentresactivitiesandclinicalwork,with1.5daysdevotedtoadministrativeworkintheSchooland1.5daystoteaching.SheisthefoundingDirectoroftheDoctorofPsychologyinClinicalNeuropsychologyprogramme,intowhichsheteaches. She isalsoamemberofEpworthsResearch andEthicsCommitteeand teachingHospitalsSteering Committee. She is a Chief Investigator on the Centre of Excellence in TBI ResearchadministeredbytheNationalTraumaResearch InstituteattheAlfredHospitaland fundedby ISCRR,andalsoachiefinvestigatoronanNHMRCCentreofExcellenceinTraumaticBrainInjuryPsychosocialRehabilitation. As the former manager of the Psychology Department at Bethesda RehabilitationHospital (now Epworth Hospital), where she was employed between 1982 and 1999, ProfessorPonsfordhashadbroad clinicalexperience in the fieldof traumaticbrain injury andhas conductedextensive research investigatingoutcomesand the impactof rehabilitation followingmild,moderateandsevereheadinjury.Shehasbeentherecipientofnumerouslargegrantsaschiefinvestigator,haspublished over 180 journal articles, book chapters and two books on the subject, and is regularlyinvited to speak at international conferences,havingmadeover150 conferencepresentations. SheservesontheEditorialBoardsofseven international journalsandservedonanNHMRCprojectgrantreviewpanel in2013.ProfessorPonsford iscurrentlyamemberoftheExecutiveofthe InternationalBrainInjuryAssociation,isacommitteememberandHonoraryFellowoftheAustralianSocietyfortheStudyofBrainImpairment,ofwhichshehasalsobeenPresident,isamemberoftheGoverningBoardof the World Federation of Neurorehabilitation, and is the Immediate PastPresident of theInternationalNeuropsychologicalSociety.ProfessorPonsfordoverseesalltheactivitiesoftheCentre,including grant applications, projectmanagement, staff supervision and preparation of reports andpublications.
DrMarinaDowning:PhDisemployed0.6FTEasaResearchFellowwhoseprimaryroleistoanalyse
dataandwritepapersfortheLongitudinalHeadInjuryOutcomesStudy. DrLisaJohnston:PhDisemployed0.4FTEasaResearchFellowwhoassistswithgrantsubmissions
andmanagestheprospectivestudyofPsychiatricDisordersbeingconductedwithintheLongitudinalHeadInjuryOutcomesStudy.
MsMeaganCarty:BSc(Hons),isemployed0.5FTEtomanagetheLongitudinalHeadinjuryOutcomeStudyandoverseerecruitmentforallotherstudies.
MsMaryRyan:R.N.atrainednurse,isemployed0.4FTEasaresearchassistantworkingontheLongitudinalheadInjuryOutcomeStudy,locatingcontactdetailsandorganisingappointmentsforpatientsandcollectingsalivasamplesandquestionnaires.
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DrKateGould:BBNSc(Hons),DPsych(ClinicalNeuropsychology)isemployed0.4FTEasaResearchFellowtoconductaquantitativeandqualitativestudyinvestigatingbehavioursofconcerninTACclientswithtraumaticbraininjuries.
DrKellySinclair:BSc(Hons),DPsych(ClinicalNeuropsychology)isemployed0.6FTEasaResearchFellowtogetherwithDrCallyRichardsontoconductasystematicreviewofcognitiverehabilitationinAustralia.ThisresearchisfundedbyCETBIRaspartoftheNationalTraumaResearchInstitute.
DrGershonSpitz:BA(Hons)PhDisemployed1.0FTEasaResearchFellowtoanalysedataandproducepapersstemmingfromtheLongitudinalHeadInjuryOutcomeStudy.InadditiontothishecoordinatestheprojectexaminingtherecoveryofmemoryfollowingPostTraumaticAmnesia.
MsLinganiMbakile:BA(Hons),MSc,DPsych(ClinicalNeuropsychology)candidateisemployed0.2FTEtoconductfollowupandpsychiatrictelephoneinterviewsfortheLongitudinalheadInjuryOutcomeStudy.
DrCallyRichardson:BPsych(Hons)DPsych(ClinicalNeuropsychology)isemployed0.6FTEasaResearchFellowtoconductasystematicreviewofcurrentpracticeofcognitiverehabilitationinAustralia.ThisresearchisfundedbyCETBIRaspartoftheNationalTraumaResearchInstitute.
MsYvetteAlway:BPysch(Hons)DPsych(ClinicalPsychology)candidateisemployed0.4FTEto
manageacurrentNHMRCgranttoevaluatetheefficacyofMotivationalInterviewingandCognitiveBehaviourTherapy(MICBT)foranxietyanddepressionfollowingtraumaticbraininjury,herpositionbeingfundedbytheNHMRCgrant.
MsJaneDahm:BSc(Hons)DPsych(ClinicalNeuropsychology)candidateisemployed0.2FTEtoconducttelephoneinterviewsandhomevisitswithpatientsfromnonEnglishbackgroundsfortheLongitudinalHeadInjuryOutcomesStudy.
MsAliciaDymowski:BBNSc(Hons),DPsych(ClinicalNeuropsychology)candidateisemployed0.2FTEtoassistwithgrantsubmissions.
MsJacquiOwens:BPsych(Hons),DPSych(ClinicalNeuropsychology)candidateisemployed0.2FTEtoassistwiththeVNIfundedLightTherapyandMelatoninStudies.
MsSylviaNguyen:BHealthSci(Hons)andMPsych(Clin),DPsych(ClinicalNeuropsychology)candidateisemployedtoconductpsychiatrictelephoneinterviewsandhomevisitsforclientsparticipatingintheMICBTstudy.
MsCocoBernand:BSc(Hons),DPSych(Clini
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