ProfessorDelyse Hutchinson

Dr Hutchinson is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor in the Strategic Research Centre for Lifespan Research, in the School of Psychology, at Deakin University, Melbourne. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and the Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, at the Melbourne Royal Childrens Hospital. Dr Hutchinson is also a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

Dr Hutchinson's major research interest is in understanding the developmental origins of mental and behavioural disorders. She has worked as a Clinical Psychologist specialising in pregnancy, postnatal adjustment, child development, and the treatment of mental health and behavioural disorders. She has a particular interest in understanding the causes and consequences of mental health and substance use exposure on development.

Dr Hutchinson has held leadership roles on the Scientific Program Committee of the Australasian Professional Society for Alcohol and Drugs (APSAD) Annual Scientific Drug and Alcohol Conference; the reference committee of the Australian Centre for Perinatal Science (ACPS) at UNSW; and the Reference Group for an Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) review of national policies and practices on the outcomes of identifying alcohol use during pregnancy. She gives invited presentations to schools, hospitals, clinicians; and disseminates her research widely to the community via public media (i-Sentia audience reach 12 million people worldwide).

She has published 130 articles, reviews and reports. She has led and co-led grants to the value of over $12 million in support of her research ideas, including funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Australian Research Council (ARC). Dr Hutchinson has supervised over 40 research students.