General enquiries
Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience – Thompson Institute Reception
Tel: +61 7 5430 1191
Email: thompsoninstitute@usc.edu.au
Street address
Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience – Thompson Institute
USC
Ground Floor, 12 Innovation Parkway
Birtinya, QLD, 4575
Postal address
Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience – Thompson Institute (ML59)
USC
Locked Bag 4
MAROOCHYDORE DC QLD 4558
Key contacts
PEER Centre
Ground Floor, 12 Innovation Parkway, Britinya
Open hours: By appointment only
Contact: thompsoninstitute@usc.edu.au
Our people
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Thu Andersen
Study Coordinator, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Hannah Anderson
Healthy Brain Ageing research assistant, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Dr Denise Beaudequin
Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Amanda Boyes
Research Assistant (Youth Mental Health), Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Dr Kathryn Broadhouse
Senior Research Fellow, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Dr Amanda Clacy
Research Fellow, Suicide Prevention, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Megan Dutton
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Grace Forsyth
Research Assistant, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Cyrana Gallay
Research Assistant (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Professor Daniel Hermens
Professor of Youth Mental Health and Neurobiology, Chief Investigator, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Benjamin Isbel
Research Program Coordinator, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Annelise Jefferies
Dietitian, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Emma Jensen
Research Assistant (Suicide Prevention), Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Elise Jione
Operations Manager, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Monique Jones
Mental Health Nurse Research Officer, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Cara Koenen
Thompson Institute Ambassador, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Professor Jim Lagopoulos
Director, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience Thompson Institute
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Sam Manger
Clinical Research Fellow and General Practitioner, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Dr Larisa McLoughlin
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Youth Mental Health, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Amanda Nuske
Personal Assistant to Director, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Marcella Parker
Research Assistant (Youth Mental Health), Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Louise Pemble
Engagement Officer, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Harry Pitt
Indigenous Liaison Officer, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Tegan Schefe
Project Officer, Indigenous Engagement and Suicide Prevention
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Jennifer Scherman
Research Assistant (Youth Mental Health), Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Dr Paul Schwenn
Data Scientist, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Dr. Gabrielle Simcock
Research Fellow, Cognitive Psychology, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Kayla Stefanidis
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Healthy Brain Ageing (HBA) Clinic, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Natalie Winks
Radiographer, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
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Cian Young
Research Assistant, Sunshine Coast Mind & Neuroscience - Thompson Institute
Higher Degree Researchers
| Name | Project title | Program | Year | Research area |
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| Michelle Kennedy | Combating Anxiousness for Learning Minds: the CALM study. | PhD | Commenced 2018 | Youth Mental Health |
| Dash Sacks | The longitudinal implications of structural connectivity in adolescence: Determining how white matter changes relate to the onset of mental disorder. | PhD | Commenced 2019 | Youth Mental Health |
| Daniel Jamieson | Looking at how decreased sleep in adolescents changes the brain. | PhD | Commenced 2019 | Youth Mental Health |
| Glenn Holmes |
Gatekeeper Training, Engagement, and Retention: Optimisation of a Community Suicide Prevention Intervention for the Health and Wellbeing of Gatekeepers and Beneficiaries. |
PhD | Commenced 2018 | Suicide Prevention |
| Helen Hall | Intergenerational Transmission: Examining the relationship between parental mental health and corresponding child development | PhD | Commenced 2019 | Youth Mental Health |
| Bryan Peck | An evaluation of a Surf Therapy Intervention on Neurobiology and Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Australian Veterans. | PhD | Commenced 2018 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| Cyrana Gallay | Transcranial magnetic stimulation and oral ketamine combination for post-traumatic stress disorder (TMS-OK for PTSD). | PhD | Commenced 2018 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| Daisy Atwell |
The role of diffusion weighted imaging in radiation therapy treatment planning and dose escalation of mucosal primary head and neck cancer. |
PhD |
Commenced 2019 |
Radiation Oncology |
| Charlotte Jones |
Real-time fMRI neurofeedback; a feasibility study in police officers with post-traumatic stress disorder |
PhD | Commenced 2019 | Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
| Katelyn Cahill |
Feasibility of using Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging to guide salivary gland sparing Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer patients. |
PhD | Commenced 2019 | Radiation Therapy |