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Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon is the Deputy Director of Research at the Monarch Research Institute within the Monarch Mental Health Group, and an Honorary/Adjunct Associate Professor at ANU and Monash University. Her research program is dedicated to advancing next-step treatment services for people living with a mental illness and/or chronic pain, including through the application and optimization of brain stimulation and psychedelic therapies.
Bernadette has published >70 journal articles, 2 book chapters, and she has been awarded >2.5 million in research funding. Her work has been recognised through a number of awards including being invited to give the 2021 Tess Cramond Lecture at the Australasian Pain Society Meeting, the 2018 Australasian Brain Stimulation Society Early Career Award, the national 2014 Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation Young Investigator of the Year award, a 2014 Young Tall Poppy Science Award through the Australian Institute of Policy and Science and in 2018 was selected for the Veski inspiring women STEM sidebyside program.
Bernadette is also passionate about the advancement of brain sciences within Australia, as reflected in role as chair of the Australian Brain Alliance EMCR Network (2017-2021) and an Executive Member of the Australian Brain Alliance (2017-2021), an initiative of the Australian Academy of Science to bring together strategic brain research across Australia. She holds several other current professional roles including being an executive member of the Australasian Brain Stimulation Society (2019-).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Research Affiliate , Epworth Foundation (trading as Epworth HealthCare)
2019 → …
Honorary (Senior Fellow), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne
2019 → …
Honorary Researcher, Alfred Hospital
2016 → …
Research area keywords
- Neurobiology
- Pain Medicine
- Pain Management
- Neuroimaging
- Neurophysiology
- Brain Stimulation
- Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Depression
- Autism
- Social Cognition
- Social Neuroscience
- Empathy
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Electroencephalography
- Anxiety
- Aging
- PTSD
- Psychedelics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Theta Burst Stimulation Melbourne Protocol for Alzheimer's Disease (The TRAM Protocol).
Hoy, K., Murphy, O., Fitzgerald, P., Lemke, R., Jamadar, S., Thomas, N., Gurvich, C. & Fitzgibbon, B.
Bionics Institute of Australia
7/03/23 → 7/03/28
Project: Research
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A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Prefrontal Theta Burst Stimulation in Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)
Fitzgibbon, B., Hoy, K. & Fitzgerald, P.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of prefrontal theta burst stimulation in fibromyalgia
Fitzgibbon, B. & Fitzgerald, P.
1/04/17 → 5/01/18
Project: Research
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Analgesic efficacy of theta-burst stimulation for postoperative pain
Cheng, M., Che, X., Ye, Y., He, C., Yu, L., Lv, Y., Fitzgerald, P. B., Cash, R. F. H. & Fitzgibbon, B. M., May 2023, In: Clinical Neurophysiology. 149, p. 81-87 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Associations of body size with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in healthy older adults
Carr, P. R., Webb, K. L., Neumann, J. T., Thao, L. T. P., Beilin, L. J., Ernst, M. E., Fitzgibbon, B., Gasevic, D., Nelson, M. R., Newman, A. B., Orchard, S. G., Owen, A., Reid, C. M., Stocks, N. P., Tonkin, A. M., Woods, R. L. & McNeil, J. J., Dec 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 9 p., 3799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The burden and trend of diseases and their risk factors in Australia, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Australia Collaborators, Aug 2023, In: The Lancet Public Health. 8, 8, p. e585-e599 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
The Interaction Between Psychosocial Factors and Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia in Pain-Free Nurses
Johnsen, K., Owen, P. J., Tagliaferri, S. D., Van Oosterwijck, J., Fitzgibbon, B. M., Ford, J. J., Belavy, D. L. & Miller, C. T., 2023, In: Journal of Pain Research. 16, p. 529-541 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A single- and paired-pulse TMS-EEG investigation of the N100 and long interval cortical inhibition in autism spectrum disorder
Kirkovski, M., Hill, A. T., Rogasch, N. C., Saeki, T., Fitzgibbon, B. M., Yang, J., Do, M., Donaldson, P. H., Albein-Urios, N., Fitzgerald, P. B. & Enticott, P. G., 1 Jan 2022, In: Brain Stimulation. 15, 1, p. 229-232 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2012 Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
Fitzgibbon, Bernadette (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2014 Young Researcher of the Year
Fitzgibbon, Bernadette (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2014 Young Tall Poppy
Fitzgibbon, Bernadette (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australasian Brain Stimulation Society Early Career Researcher Award
Fitzgibbon, Bernadette (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Postgraduate Award
Fitzgibbon, Bernadette (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Australasian Brain Stimulation Society
Bernadette Fitzgibbon (Fellow)
2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Neuroscience (Journal)
Bernadette Fitzgibbon (Editorial board member)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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VESKI Inspiring Women in STEM Program, Leading the Way: Mid-career emerging leaders
Bernadette Fitzgibbon (Organiser)
2018 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Australian Brain Alliance (External organisation)
Bernadette Fitzgibbon (Executive Member)
2017 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Australian Brain Alliance EMCR Brain Science Network (External organisation)
Bernadette Fitzgibbon (Chair/Co-Chair)
2017 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board