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Personal profile
Biography
Hannah Kirk is an NHMRC Early Career Fellow at the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, and a Doctor in Developmental Neurosceince in the the School of Psychological Sciences, at Monash University. Her research focuses on understanding the development of cognitive, behavioural and academic skills in children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, Down syndrome and Williams syndrome. Dr Kirk is the inventor of a novel attention training program, TALI Train and was awarded the APS Thesis Award for Studies in the Psychology of Intellectual Disability and Autism (2017).
Dr Kirk is the Chief Research Officer at TALI Health (a subsidiary of public listed medical technology company Novita Healthcare), where she leads the research, development and commercialisation of the TALI Train Program, and associated early assessment and intervention technology. Her strong connections with industry allow Dr Kirk to translate her research in to tangible outcomes for children and families impacted by neurodevelopmental disorders.
External positions
Chief Research Officer, Novita Healthcare Ltd
1 Feb 2015 → …Keywords
- attention
- childhood
- developmental psychology
- developmental disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- intellectual disability
- williams syndrome
- down syndrome
- cognitive training
- learning
Network
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Projects 2018 2021
- 4 Active
Interactive attention training technology to enhance cognitive skills in early life
Cornish, K., Anderson, V., Harcourt, J., Catroppa, C., Kirk, H., McIntosh, B. & Reynolds, J.
1/04/18 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
A scalable detection tool for childhood inattention: TALI Detect™
Kirk, H., Cornish, K., McIntosh, K. & Simari, M.
5/01/18 → 30/04/20
Project: Research
Research Output 2013 2017
- 9 Article
Impact of attention training on academic achievement, executive functioning and behaviour in children with developmental disabilities: A randomised controlled trial
Kirk, H., Gray, K., Ellis, K., Taffe, J. & Cornish, K., Mar 2017, In : American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 122, 2, p. 97-117 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Visual attention and academic performance in children with developmental disabilities and behavioural attention deficits
Kirk, H. E., Gray, K., Riby, D. M., Taffe, J. & Cornish, K. M., Nov 2017, In : Developmental Science. 20, 6, 12 p., e12468.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Computerised attention training for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a randomised controlled trial
Kirk, H. E., Gray, K. M., Ellis, K., Taffe, J. & Cornish, K. M., Dec 2016, In : Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 57, 12, p. 1380-1389 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Cognitive training as a resolution for early executive function difficulties in children with intellectual disabilities
Kirk, H. E., Gray, K. M., Riby, D. M. & Cornish, K. M., 2015, In : Research in Developmental Disabilities. 38, p. 145 - 160 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Violations of personal space in young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Williams Syndrome: insights from the Social Responsiveness Scale
Lough, E., Hanley, M., Rodgers, J., South, M., Kirk, H. E., Kennedy, D. P. & Riby, D. M., 2015, In : Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 45, 12, p. 4101 - 4108 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society (ACNS) Conference Award: Best Postdoc Presentation
Hannah Kirk (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Business and Higher Education Round Table Award
Hannah Kirk (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Deans Award for Research Excellence – Research Enterprise
Hannah Kirk (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
NHMRC Peter Doherty Early Career Fellowship
Hannah Kirk (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Thesis Award for Studies in the Psychology of Intellectual Disability and Autism
Hannah Kirk (Recipient), 1 May 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)