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Personal profile
Biography
Caroline is an Associate Professor and a clinical neuropsychologist.
She is the Deputy Director of the HER Centre Australia, Monash University, and Head of the “Cognition and Hormones Group". Caroline has a research interest in the neuropsychology of women's mental health, particularly in understanding how hormones influence cognitive functioning. Caroline's research combines neuropsychological assessments with eye movement research to clearly characterise cognition.
Caroline has over 120 publications that have ultimately contributed to a better understanding of how biological factors influence symptoms and cognition in mental health and mental illness. She is the recipient of several awards, prizes and competitive grant funding, including NHMRC project grants, an NHMRC early career fellowship, Rebecca Cooper Foundation project grant as well as institutional and philanthropic funding. She is a dedicated supervisor to PhD candidates, honours students, neuropsychology registrars and medical student placements. Caroline has established ongoing biodatabanks to better understand biological mechanisms underpinning symptoms across a range of neuropsychiatric disorders.
Supervision interests
Using cognitive training for women's mental health
Description
Compensatory cognitive strategy training offers much promise to help women with cognitive difficulties, either brain fog during menopause, cognitive difficulties associated with mood disorders or symptoms of ADHD. This research looks at adapting cognitive strategy training for women, developing an evidence base and developing accessible forms of cognitive interventions - for example, online or App-based cognitive interventions.
Research interests
Current projects and key areas of interest
Sex hormones and cognition
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"Hormones and the Mind" - tracking hormones and cognition across the menstrual cycle in healthy women and women with premenstrual mood disorders
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Cognitive changes ('brain fog') during menopause transition - early surgical menopause and natural menopause
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The role of sex hormones in healthy cognitive aging as well as cognitive decline
Eye movements in psychiatry
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Establishing eye movement profiles across a range of neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia spectrum, complex trauma disorders, depression and hormone related conditions.
Stress hormones, early life adversity and cognition
- Understanding the impact of early life adversity and stress on adult cognition
If you would like to find out more about Caroline’s research, please contact: caroline.gurvich@monash.edu
Student Supervision and Research Team members
For available PhD projects: For Project Details Click Here
- Sex hormones, cognition and aging
- Cognitive functioning and emotion processing during the menopause transition
- Impact of type and timing of childhood adversity on adult cognition and psychopathology
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):
Research area keywords
- cognition
- hormones
- mental illness
- neuropsychology
- genetics
- eye tracking
- Stress
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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The Damian Project
Kulkarni, J., Gurvich, C., De Castella, A. & Thomas, N.
1/07/19 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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MMI: MothersMatter Intervention, a new support service for pregnant women with mental illness
Gilbert, H., Kulkarni, J., Gurvich, C. & Cross, W.
1/02/18 → …
Project: Research
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Adverse events in older adults and the risk of dementia and cognitive decline
Nilaweera, D., Gurvich, C., Freak-Poli, R., Woods, R., Owen, A., Murray, A., Orchard, S. G., Britt, C., Wu, Z., McNeil, J. & Ryan, J., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 13, 8 p., 100592.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dimensional personality pathology and disordered eating in young adults: measuring the DSM-5 alternative model using the PID-5
Gilmartin, T. L., Gurvich, C. T., Dipnall, J. F. & Sharp, G., 26 Jun 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 15 p., 1113142.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog? Here’s what we know about phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms
Gurvich, C. T., Varney, J. & Kulkarni, J., 5 Jun 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Investigating the cause and maintenance of Anorexia Nervosa – The I-CAN study: Protocol and open call for study sites and collaboration
Phillipou, A., Croce, S., Abel, L. A., Castle, D. J., Dean, B., Eikelis, N., Elwyn, R., Gurvich, C., Jenkins, Z., Meyer, D., Miles, S., Neill, E., Ralph-Nearman, C., Rocks, T., Rossell, S. L., Ruusunen, A., Simpson, T. N., Urbini, G., West, M. & Malcolm, A., Oct 2023, In: Psychiatry Research. 328, 2 p., 115468.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Lifetime posttraumatic stress disorder as a predictor of mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nilaweera, D., Phyo, A. Z. Z., Teshale, A. B., Htun, H. L., Wrigglesworth, J., Gurvich, C., Freak-Poli, R. & Ryan, J., 10 Apr 2023, In: BMC Psychiatry. 23, 1, 14 p., 229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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$60,000 AUD. 01/2020. Phillipou A, Rossell S, Gurvich C, Castle D, Eikelis N, Rocks T, Ruusunen A, West M, Dean B, Abel L, Malcolm A. Swinburne Neuroimaging Institute Early Career Research Grant Scheme. ‘Investing that Cause & maintenance of Anorexia Nevosa (the I-CAN study)’.
Phillipou, Andrea (Recipient), Rossell, Susan (Recipient), Gurvich, Caroline (Recipient), Castle, David Jonathan (Recipient), Eikelis, Nina (Recipient), Rocks, T (Recipient), Ruusunen, A (Recipient), West, M (Recipient), Dean, Brian (Recipient), Abel, Larry Allen (Recipient) & Malcolm, A (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research finalist
Gurvich, Caroline (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Sex and Gender in mental wellbeing
Caroline Gurvich (Contributor)
27 Apr 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Menopause and brain Fog - Orca Programs
Caroline Gurvich (Contributor)
10 May 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Scientific review board
Caroline Gurvich (Fellow)
25 Nov 2021 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
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WELLx State-wide Collaborative Project
Caroline Gurvich (Contributor)
5 Feb 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Stress and coping during COVID-19 and beyond.
Caroline Gurvich (Contributor)
11 Aug 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Press/Media
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Podcast - ABC All in the mind. Demystifying menopause
26/07/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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The Conversation. Hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog, Here's what we know about phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms.
5/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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ABC Digital: Menopause brain fog and depression
5/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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