Graduate Research Degree Awarded - Phoebe Charlotte Thomson

Congratulations to Phoebe Charlotte Thomson - Graduate Research Degree Awarded 6 June 2022.

Degree: PhD
Supervisors: Tim Silk, Charles Malpas
Advisory Committee: Harriet Hiscock (Chair), Deanne Thompson, Leona Pascoe

Thesis Title: Development of functional and structural brain connectivity supporting sustained attention in ADHD

Thesis Summary: Phoebe Thomson used advanced neuroimaging techniques to examine brain changes across development, and how it affects attention in ADHD. Her studies uncovered the role of brain structural and functional connectivity in sustained attention, with different trajectories of development in ADHD. Her study has important implications for optimising health outcomes in ADHD.

Date awarded: 6 June 2022