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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