UPDATE- PhD AWARDED
24 September 2018
Dear colleagues,
On Friday we received the good news that Kiri's and Jason's PhDs were officially conferred. Please join me in congratulating Dr Patton and Dr Coates!
Dr Patton's thesis, entitled Smells like teen spirits: Investigating impulsivity and alcohol-related cognition as modifiable risk factors for adolescent alcohol use intervention, encompassed 4 studies. Three of these have already been published in Addictive Behaviors (x2) and Drug and Alcohol Review. Her final study, a school-based RCT, has just received a second Revise and Resubmit [under embargo]. Dr Patton's advisory team included Dr Matthew Gullo (primary), Professor Jason Connor, Dr Jeanie Sheffield, and Dr Andrew Wood.
Dr Coates' thesis, entitled Personalised treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder: Identification and intervention of target mechanisms, encompassed 4 studies. Three of these have already been published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Addictive Behaviors, and Frontiers in Psychiatry. His fourth study, exploring linkages between impulsivity and craving, will be submitted in the coming weeks. Dr Coates also published a book chapter based on his literature review of craving measurement. Dr Coates' advisory team included Professor Jason Connor (primary), Dr Matthew Gullo, and Dr Genevieve Dingle.
In addition to receiving impressive examiner reports, both Kiri and Jason concurrently completed the Clinical Psychology Masters training during their PhDs. No small feat!
Congratulations Dr Patton and Dr Coates!
Kind regards,
Matt
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Matthew J. Gullo PhD(Clin Psych) MAPS FCCLP
Acting Director
Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research
The University of Queensland
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Kiri Patton is undertaking a concurrent Masters of Clinical Psychology and PhD program at the University of Queensland. She began her PhD at CYSAR in September 2014 under the supervision of Dr. Matthew Gullo and Professor Jason Connor. Her PhD furthers previous work by the centre on the impact of impulsivity and alcohol-related cognitions in youth on their current and future alcohol use. As a component of her PhD, Kiri will develop and implement a school-based intervention targeting these factors and evaluate potential effects on adolescent alcohol misuse. Kiri hopes that the combination of her clinical and research skills will help her PhD project to facilitate positive real-world outcomes for teenagers by reducing possible alcohol-related harm.
CYSAR Advisors: Dr Matthew Gullo, Professor Jason Connor
