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DrSylvia Lin

Associate Research Fellow

Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute

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  • Associate Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
  • +61 3 522 73649 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Sylvia is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a joint appointment across Deakin University and Murdoch Children's Research Institute. She is interested in understanding how social environments shape the developing brain and how neurodevelopment contributes to mental health risk and resilience. She hopes to translate this knowledge into neuroscience-informed interventions to promote healthy development.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Research Fellow
    Deakin University, School of Psychology

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Social and affective neuroscience
  • Child and adolescent development
  • Biological psychology

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Psychology

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Deakin Lifespan Institute