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Biography
Professor Kim Cornish is a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor and the Founding Director of the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health.
https://www.monash.edu/turner-institute/home
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/psych/home
Professor Cornish is Professor of Developmental Cognitive neuroscience, recognised internationally for her pioneering research in tracing early cognitive trajectories in young children with vulnerable brain development e.g. fragile X syndrome, autism and ADHD. Professor Cornish’s work has been the catalyst for the development of novel digital interactive programs that target poor cognition early in life to help strengthen and promote learning across the childhood years. She has led interdisciplinary teams across three continents – United Kingdom, Canada and Australia and is the recipient of over $17 million in competitive grants, research fellowships and philanthropic funding.
Professor Cornish champions the need to connect research with real world applications. “We want our communities to thrive at all levels so it is vitally important that scientific discoveries are presented with a focus on their impact,” Professor Cornish reminds us.
Professor Cornish is co-lead of the THRIVE initiative, working to ensure all Monash staff and students have access to state-of-the-art, evidence-based resources to promote and sustain their mental health and wellbeing, and make them feel part of a thriving and inclusive Monash community.
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/thrive
Having gained her PhD in 1991 from the University of London, Professor Cornish has held senior academic positions at the University of Nottingham in the UK; and McGill University in Montreal (Canada), where she awarded the prestigious Canada Research Chair in developmental neuroscience. After joining Monash in 2009, she was the recipient of the SACS Leadership Award (Executive Category within the State Government) for her innovations in creating transformational change in the workplace. In 2017, Professor Cornish was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and in 2019, she was conferred a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, the most prestigious title conferred on serving professors of the University. Award of the title is made only to professors of exceptional distinction who have made high-level and sustained contributions to their discipline, Monash University and the community. In 2021, Professor Cornish received the Vice Chancellors Excellence Award (team) for the development of the Monash Health & Wellbeing Strategy (2021-2025), a living, agile workplace strategy to develop and sustain resilience and mental health within the Monash community across its multiple campuses.
Community service
- 2019 – current: Board Member (Deputy Chair), Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI)
- 2018 – current: Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences Australia (FASSA)
- 2017 – current: Board Member, Hudson Institute of Medical Research (HIMR)
- 2014 – 2018: President, Heads of Departments and Schools of Psychology, Australia (HODSPA)
Research interests
- Tracing early cognitive development
- Attention training in vulnerable young brains
- Building digital resources for resilient child and adolescent brains
Monash teaching commitment
PSY1011 Psychology 1A
PSY2031 Developmental and biological psychology
PSY3180 Human neuropsychology: Developmental and neurodegenerative disorders
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of London
… → 1991
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Lancaster University
… → 1988
Research area keywords
- development
- atypical
- typical
- attention
- trajectory
- CADLAB
- Williams
- ADHD
- children
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ARC Training Centre for Optimal Ageing
Lim, Y. Y., Kulic, D., Grundy, J., Batstone, J., Olivier, P., Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Cornish, K., Anderson, C., Klein, B., Browning, C., Pase, M., Abdi, E., Robinson, N., McNaney, R., Srikanth, V., Hill, K., Flynn, D., Callisaya, M., Brusco, N., Carreno-Medrano, P., Cronin, J., Fripp, J., Kothari, N., Toms, M., Browne, E., Neilson, P., Orelowitz, J., Udagedara, I. B., De Chaumont Rambert, C., Haddock, R., Pitt, A., Pearman, A., Lethlean, G., Skye, S., Ong, A. & Cai, J.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Readiness Pty Ltd
25/05/23 → 25/05/28
Project: Research
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Data-driven diagnoses and treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bellgrove, M., Johnson, B., Cornish, K., Kirk, H., Williams, K. & Hawi, Z.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
20/01/20 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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How does childhood inattention impact on the emerging cognitive landscape?
Cornish, K. & Johnson, K.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, University of Melbourne
1/01/17 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Monash Thrive Project
Cornish, K., Dawson, A., McCabe, M., Erfanian Saeedi, N. & Cyrzon, C.
AWP Australia Pty Ltd (trading as Allianz Global Assistance)
1/09/20 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Understanding ADHD in Indigenous Australian children using the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC).
Bellgrove, M., Stefanac, N., Tiego, J., Jobson, L., Kirk, H., Spencer-Smith, M., Adams, K., Cornish, K., Coghill, D. R., Middeldorp, C. M. & Sciberras, E.
Australian ADHD Professionals Association
7/02/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Prevalence and correlates of subjective cognitive concerns in Australian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bird, L. J., McCabe, M., Lim, Y. Y. & Cornish, K., 11 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 14 p., 1094497.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Social difficulties in adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Social motivation, social anxiety and symptom severity as contributing factors
McKay, E., Kirk, H., Martin, R. & Cornish, K., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Psychology. 79, 4, p. 1113-1129 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Digital cognitive training in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Richmond, S., Kirk, H., Gaunson, T., Bennett, M., Bellgrove, M. A. & Cornish, K., 16 Jun 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 6, 12 p., e055385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Food insecurity during COVID-19: An Australian university experience
Bennett, C. J., Christian, M., Phan, S., McCabe, M., Cornish, K. & Kleve, S., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Higher Tablet Use Is Associated With Better Sustained Attention Performance but Poorer Sleep Quality in School-Aged Children
Chiu, K., Lewis, F. C., Ashton, R., Cornish, K. M. & Johnson, K. A., 3 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 15 p., 742468.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education (Teaching Innovation; School of Psychology Team)
Cornish, Kim (Recipient), McKenzie, Wendy (Recipient), Heinrich, Liesl (Recipient), Rickard, Nikki (Recipient), Anderson, Clare (Recipient), Cain, Sean (Recipient) & Wilson Rajaratnam, Shanthakumar (Recipient), 3 Jul 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Patents
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Grey Innovation Pty Ltd (External organisation)
Andrew Somers (Inventor), Grace Lethlean (Inventor), Hannah Kirk (Inventor) & Kim Cornish (Inventor)
6 Oct 2016Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Patents › Patent
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Psychology (Organisational unit)
Hannah Kirk (Member), Kim Cornish (Member), Grace Lethlean (Member) & Andrew Somers (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Patents › Patent