Dr Gabrielle King MAPS
University of New South Wales
Thesis title – Individual differences in rate of extinction and relapse
Gabrielle completed her PhD thesis concurrent with a Master of Clinical Psychology and is a clinical psychologist. Her thesis provides insight into the processes underpinning relapse, which might further improve treatment of anxiety disorders. She found that individuals who learn to inhibit their fear more slowly are more susceptible to relapse (published in Behaviour Research & Therapy), have a different neural signature (in prep), and are less responsive to pharmacological adjuncts (published in Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry). Gabrielle has received numerous accolades for her work, including the 2019 Paxinos PhD Prize, the Australian Clinical Psychology Association Prize at the 2017 Sydney Postgraduate Psychology Conference, the 2017 UNSW Postgraduate Research Competition, receiving a $2500 Travel Award for the 3rd International Symposium on Resilience Research, and the UNSW Research Excellence Award.
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