Australian Rotary Health funds up to four Postdoctoral Fellowships. These fellowships are named after some of ARH's past chairmen, being Royce Abbey, Geoffrey Betts, Colin Dodds and Bruce Edwards. These fellowships are for three years and are currently valued at $75,000 per annum, with progress reports ensuring continual funding.
Dr Shurong Lu is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Mental Health within The University of Melbourne. Shurong has strong research interests in the development, evaluation and dissemination of evidence-based early intervention approaches, such as Mental Health First Aid training programs.
She is passionate about creating a world where everyone, particularly children, adolescents, and those with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, can receive timely and appreciate support when facing with any mental health challenges.
Read more >I am a clinical postdoctoral researcher in the field of child mental health at the Black Dog Institute, having received my Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) from the University of Sydney, graduating in May 2021 for my thesis titled ‘The design, implementation and evaluation of a mobile application for insomnia’. I am currently a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Child Mental Health Research Team at the Black Dog Institute, The University of New South Wales.
Read more >Dr Gemma Sicouri is an early career researcher and clinical psychologist at the Black Dog Institute at the University of New South Wales. Her research focuses on understanding the parental and cognitive factors that contribute to children’s anxiety and related disorders to inform the development and evaluation of new and improved psychological treatments. Increasingly her research uses technology to increase the accessibility and cost-effectiveness of treatments for children with anxiety and related disorders.
Read more >Dr Hobden’s PhD research included some of the first comprehensive Australian based studies to examine comorbid alcohol misuse and depression within general practice and alcohol or other drug services. Dr Hobden has demonstrated high productivity in her research field.
She has published 16 papers (7 as lead author), 1 commissioned report and 3 academic conference abstracts. In addition her work has been presented 13 times at academic conferences. Dr Hobden has established both national and international collaborations during her academic career, including the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in America.
Read more >
