Prof Vicki Anderson

Director, Clinical Sciences Research · Murdoch Children’s Research Institute · company speakers →

Professor Anderson is a paediatric neuropsychologist, working across clinical, research and academic sectors. She was Director of Psychology at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, from 2002 to 2023. She holds executive roles at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, including Director, Clinical Sciences Research and Lead of the Clinician Scientists Fellowship program. She is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne (Psychology & Paediatrics). Her research and clinical interests focus on outcomes from early brain insults. Her research team, Brain and Mind Research, has contributed to establishing the vulnerability of the young brain to injury and to a better understanding of factors contributing to resilience and vulnerability in children. Her recent work emphasises the importance of the family in maximising recovery from childhood injury and illness, and e-health interventions as a means of maximising child outcomes and improving family function.

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