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Julia Lappin is an Associate Professor at the UNSW Discipline of Psychiatry and National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC). She is a Clinical Academic Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatrist at Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH), Sydney where she runs clinical trials into treatments that improve outcomes in people with neuropsychiatric difficulties. Her focus is to conduct clinically relevant research and she has successfully completed a number of clinical trials in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) as part of multi-site projects, with several ongoing. She led the development of the NSW Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis, a state-wide service for NSW and served as its inaugural Clinical Director for five years (2020-2025). Her current research focus is optimizing tailored strategies that support cognitive health from midlife, including in women across the menopause spectrum. At UNSW, she holds teaching leadership positions including Phase 3 Psychiatry Teaching Co-ordinator at POWH. She has a strong research output alongside her significant commitments as a clinician (0.4 FTE) and educator (0.2 FTE).

 

University role: 
Associate Professor
Qualifications: 

MB ChB, MSc(CogSci), MRCPsych, PhD, FRANZCP

Keywords: 
mental health
neuropsychiatry
cognition
patterns and predictors of substance use and mental health problems
Research
Socio-economic Objective (SEO) tags: 
Mental Health
Health Related to Ageing
Related Links: 
NDARC
Teaching & Supervision
I am available to supervise: 
Yes
Areas of supervision: 

ILP. Masters, PhD

Currently supervising: 

ILP. Masters, PhD

Supervision keywords: 
psychiatric disorders
health outcomes
psychotic disorders
bipolar disorder
epidemiology
clinical medicine
drug and substance abuse