DrAmanda Boyes

Dr Amanda Boyes is a Research Fellow working with Prof Tim Silk, Dr Nandi Vijayakumar and Sylvia Lin on the ENIGMA-Puberty Working Group within the broader ENIGMA-Neuroendocrinology initiative https://enigma.ini.usc.edu/ongoing/enigma-neuroendocrinology/

Amanda's research to date has looked at associations between brain structure, wellbeing, and subclinical mental ill-health in adolescence using data collected as part of the Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study (LABS). Her PhD project investigated neurobiological markers of resilience in early adolescence, with a particular focus on the brain's subcortical grey matter volume. Watch a 3-minute video summary. Amanda's psychology honours project looked at the relationship between the brain's cortical thickness, cognition and psychological distress in early adolescence.

Amanda holds a Doctor of Philosophy in neuroscience, a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Criminal Justice Major) (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (First Class Honours).