VALSAMMA EAPEN

Valsa is Professor and Chair of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney and a clinical academic heading the Academic Unit of Child Psychiatry South-West Sydney (AUCS). She is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Leadership Fellow and the Director of the NHMRC funded Centre of Research Excellence in supporting child and family health for priority populations. Valsa is also Chair, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry (RANZCP); Co-Chair, Section on Developing countries and Zonal representative for Oceania, World Psychiatric Association (WPA); and Treasurer and President Elect, International Neuropsychiatric Association (INA). Valsa has published >450 peer reviewed articles and is currently part of research programs with funding >A$40 Million. Having trained in Medicine, Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry, she focussed her research on understanding the determinants and early identification of neurodevelopmental disorders including Autism and Tourette Syndrome. She is the Medical Publicity and Liaison Officer for Tourette Syndrome Association Australia. Valsa served as the Director of Early Years program, Australian Autism Co-operative Research Centre and was involved in the development of the National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism. No disclosures to make other than competitive grant funding.

 

Tuesday, May 21, 2024