Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD
Gail's research has primarily involved coordination of Australia’s first national biobank for autism (the Australian Autism Biobank), currently the largest detailed biological and clinical repository of information about autism in Australia. She has also developed and tested an attention training game for children with autism.
In 2016, Gail was named a “Top 5 Under 40” scientist by ABC's Radio National.
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Publications
August 2018
Reduced heart rate variability in a treatment-seeking early psychosis sample
Findings provide preliminary evidence that early psychosis is associated with reduced heart rate variability
Published research Autism ResearchAugust 2018Social impairments in autism spectrum disorder are related to maternal immune history profile
this study is the first to show an association between immune activation history in the mother and increased ASD symptom severity in children with ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorders Published research Autism ResearchApril 2018A prospective study of fetal head growth, autistic traits and autism spectrum disorder
This large population-based study identified no consistent association across two cohorts between prenatal head growth and postnatal autistic traits
Autism Spectrum Disorders Published research Autism ResearchNovember 2017Prenatal maternal stress events and phenotypic outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASD, in the context of prenatal maternal stress exposure, may be associated with a more severe phenotype, particularly when there are multiple prenatal exposures
Autism Spectrum Disorders Published research Autism ResearchSeptember 2017A randomised controlled trial of an iPad-based application to complement early behavioural intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Technology-based interventions may provide a relatively low-cost addition to existing therapist-delivered interventions for children with ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorders Published research Autism ResearchAugust 2017Investigating facial phenotype in autism spectrum conditions: The importance of a hypothesis driven approach
The identification of differences in the facial phenotype of individuals with ASC may contribute to efforts to promote early identification of the condition and help elucidate etiological pathways.
Autism Spectrum Disorders Published research Child Disability Autism ResearchJuly 2017The correlation between central and peripheral oxytocin concentrations: A systematic review and meta-analysis
These results indicate a coordination of central and peripheral oxytocin release after stress and after intranasal administration
Published research Autism ResearchJune 2017Relationship between early motor milestones and severity of restricted and repetitive behaviors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
This study provides the first evidence for the association between restricted and repetitive behaviors and age of attainment of early motor milestones.
Autism Spectrum Disorders Published research Autism Research -
Education and Qualifications