Our laboratory investigates the biological, psychological, social and cognitive mechanisms and processes involved in the development of affective and anxiety disorders. Our research involves the investigation of these processes in both healthy adults and a range of clinical and medically ill groups. We also examine transdiagnostic cognitive factors across mood and anxiety disorders longitudinally in community, clinical and medically ill populations. We apply this knowledge to develop and evaluate novel and innovative psychological interventions for mood and anxiety disorders and related issues in randomised controlled trials (including targeting various populations such as the medically ill, different cultural groups).
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The majority of our research falls into six themes:
Funding
- MS Research Australia project grant funding
- Neuroscience and Behavioural Research Domain project grant funding
Collaborators
- Royal Melbourne Hospital/Melbourne Health
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- Western Health
- St Vincent’s Hospital
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
- Melbourne Dental School
- Melbourne Neuroscience Institute
- Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
- MS Research Australia
- MS Society
Director
Associate Professor Litza Kiropoulos
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PhD students
Anastasia Pourliakas- Linh Dang
- Jade Portingale
- Charlie Strathdee
Combined Master of Clinical Psychology/PhD students
Rebekah Davenport
An Dang
Master of Clinical Psychology students
- Angela Thiel
- Thenuka Kanagasabesan
- Minh Dung Hoang Le
- Kayla Matisi
- Carla Den Ouden
Master of Clinical Neuropsychology students
- Bethany Campbell
- Noah Duldig
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Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Dr Vanja Rozenblat
Master of Clinical Psychology students
- Sophie Yeung
Marc Cilia- Ellentika Chayadi
- Charmaine Lim
- Charlotte Song
- Ruby Shirrefs
- Summer Guo
Master of Clinical Research students
- Nick Rickerby
Honours in Psychology students
Leo Mares- Phuong Linh Dang
- Tamrin Barta
- Iswa Chaudhry
- Erica Clarke
- Marilyn Tan
- Rebekah Davenport
- Janese Wong
Research Assistants
- Naomi Baes
- Elizabeth Forte
Exciting PhD opportunities are currently available
Interested candidates with an undergraduate background in psychology, biomedicine or science who are interested in undertaking a PhD related to mood and anxiety disorders are encouraged to contact Associate Professor Litza Kiropoulos directly via email (litzak@unimelb.edu.au).
Volunteering and internship opportunities
If you would like to undertake an internship or volunteer on a project being conducted through the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Lab you are encouraged to contact Associate Professor Litza Kiropoulos directly via email (litzak@unimelb.edu.au).