PhD Student
Bsc (Hons), GradDipPsych(Adv)
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Keerthi is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr Amy Finlay-Jones, Associate Professor Jenny Downs and Professor Andrew Whitehouse at the Telethon Kids Institute, and Dr Donna Bayliss at the University of Western Australia. Her research interests centre around optimising neurodevelopment early in life to improve outcomes for children and families. Keerthi’s PhD is focusing on the vulnerabilities of sleep problems and emotional dysregulation in infancy. She is also working as a research assistant for Mums Minds Matter.
Keerthi is currently a student in the Masters of Clinical Neuropsychology and Doctor of Philosophy program at The University of Western Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Anatomy and Developmental Biology and a Graduate Diploma with First Class Honours in Psychology.
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Publications
February 2023
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Early Irritability as a Transdiagnostic Neurodevelopmental Vulnerability to Later Mental Health Problems
Irritability is a transdiagnostic indicator of child and adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems that is measurable from early life. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the strength of the association between irritability measured from 0 to 5 years and later internalizing and externalizing problems, to identify mediators and moderators of these relationships, and to explore whether the strength of the association varied according to irritability operationalization.
Published research Early Childhood Development Human Development and Community Wellbeing Child Disability Early Neurodevelopment and Mental Health Kids Rehab Research WA Mental health -
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