Dr Jai Carmichael (BPsych Hons, PhD Clin Neuropsych) is an Early Career Researcher in the School of Psychological Sciences and Research Fellow at the Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre. A clinician-researcher with expertise in clinical neuropsychology, acquired brain injury (ABI), psychopathology, and suicidality, his work seeks to bridge research with real-world clinical practice through his concurrent role as a Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar in the public mental health system.

Dr Carmichael leads a program of research focused on the neuropsychiatric consequences of ABI. His flagship project, funded by an Epworth HealthCare Innovation Grant, applies transdiagnostic, data-driven methods to better classify and understand neuropsychiatric problems post-injury. This work has led to a novel ABI-specific framework for neuropsychiatric assessment, with ongoing phases developing clinical tools, identifying cognitive and neurobiological correlates, and evaluating predictive validity.

A second project, supported by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Monash School of Psychological Sciences, addresses suicidality and non-suicidal self-injury after ABI. Using mixed methods and co-design, this study aims to create practical resources to support clinicians, families, and individuals with lived experience.

His research asks:

• How are neuropsychiatric problems structured following ABI?

• What mechanisms underlie these problems—and which might serve as transdiagnostic treatment targets?

• How can we improve support for distress, self-harm, and suicidality in ABI?

Dr Carmichael has published over 10 peer-reviewed articles, delivered more than 10 national and international presentations, and reviews for 15 journals across neuropsychology, psychiatry, and rehabilitation. He has supervised multiple Honours students and currently co-supervises a Clinical Neuropsychology PhD student. He is an active member of several international workgroups focused on mental health assessment for people with cognitive and physical disabilities.

Dr Carmichael's full list of publications, presentations, and collaborations (periodically updated) can be found here.