University of Otago

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Michael HawkenVisual system John I. Hubbard (grad student)
Alexander J. Seymour2013 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Mahsa Moaddab2010 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Rachael A. Augustine2010 Colin H. Brown (post-doc)
Victoria Scott20062013 Colin H. Brown (post-doc)
Natalie Joe20112013 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Jennifer Do20082009 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Yousif Alyousif20092010 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Su Young Han20102013 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Robert G K MunnHippocampus, Entorhinal Cortex, Place Cells, Grid Cells, Episodic Memory, Anxiety David K. Bilkey (grad student)
Kana Imuta Damian Scarf (grad student), Harlene Hayne (grad student)
Rachel BarrMemory, Infant & Child Media Harlene Hayne (grad student)
Joanna M. Williamssynaptic plasticity Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student), Warren P. Tate (grad student)
Damian ScarfComparative cognition Harlene Hayne (post-doc)
Ana M. Claasensynaptic plasticity, alzheimer\'s disease, local protein synthesis, translation regulation, proteomics2008 Joanna M. Williams (grad student), Warren P. Tate (grad student)
Jeremy T. KennardSynaptic plasticity20022008 Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student), Joanna M. Williams (grad student)
Steve Gallagherdecision making, signal detection theory, behavoural detection, learning design Andrew Davison (grad student)
Jason D. ShepherdAMPA receptor trafficking, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, experience-dependent plasticity, Arc, Autism20022003 Wickliffe C. Abraham (research assistant)
Wickliffe C. Abraham Graham V. Goddard (post-doc), Joanna M. Williams (collaborator)
Donovan Garth GovanVisual perception Psychology20042007 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student), Liana Machado (grad student), Susan J. Galvin (grad student), Robert P. O'Shea (grad student)
Chris J. Heathmedical education Edward G. Jones (grad student)
Emily S. Crossaction perception, action execution, motor imagery, dance Elizabeth A. Franz (grad student)
Jason N D KerrCellular physiology, sensory systems, population imaging19941998 Jeff R. Wickens (grad student)
Todd GraciaVisual illusions, size perception in dentistry20032006 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student), Nick Chandler (grad student)
Rajneesh RoyVisual illusions, Endodontics20062007 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student), Nick Chandler (grad student)
Abigail SquireVision research, Visual perception, Blur preception19961997 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student)
Clarke Raymondmemory Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student)
Takashi NakanoBasal ganglia, Synaptic plasticity, Reinforcement learning Jeff R. Wickens (post-doc)
Raghavendra Y. NagarajaBasal Ganglia
Colin H. Brown
Ryan D. WardBehavioral neuroscience, psychology
Jeff R. WickensBasal Ganglia19801980 Robert Miller (grad student)
Paul SzyszkaNeuroscience, Neuroethology, Olfaction, Learning and Memory, Insects, Honey bees, Drosophila
Joseph T. AltobelliZoology, Biology, Behavior Ecology
John D. LangleyPublic health, Injury prevention
David Rey Ireland Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student)
Helen Shuk Tsui Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student)
David Henry Bergin Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student)
Jared B Bowden Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student)
Sophie Cawood2020 Joanna M. Williams (grad student)
Michael Charles Davison1968 Barry John Kirkwood (grad student)
Michael Dragunowneuropharmacology Richard Laverty (grad student)
Diana Florence Hill
Thomas J CawoodPsychiatric Disorders, Psychosis, Neuroimaging, Biomarkers Psychology Pharmacy Psychology2021 Olivia Harrison (grad student), Bruce R. Russell (grad student), Richard J Linscott (grad student)
Ruth Empson
Jonathan ShemmellMotor system, Stroke rehabilitation, Corticospinal excitability
Nick ChandlerVisual illusions, Endodontics
Robert MillerSchizophrenia, dopamine, basal ganglia
Elizabeth A. Franzneural mechanisms of complex action
John I. HubbardSynaptic Transmission
Thomas W. ElstonElectrophysiology, Cognitive neuroscience, Primate, Reinforcement Learning, Task Model20142018 David K. Bilkey (grad student), David K. Bilkey (grad student)
Liana MachadoEye movements, motor control, cognitive psychology, attention
Susan J. GalvinVisual perception, Blur preception
Linda MurdochVision, Women’s and Children’s Health
Cyril Dejeanbasal ganglia
Blake S PorterNeural mechanisms of quitting and self control, network interactions, learning and memory, in vivo electrophysiology Psychology Psyschology20172020 David K. Bilkey (grad student), Kristin L Hillman (post-doc), Michael Colombo (research assistant)
Laura J BoddingtonSystems Neuroscience, Motor and Sensory, Stroke Anatomy20132017 John N. Reynolds (grad student)
Rhys W. Livingstone Anatomy Megan Kate Elder (grad student)
Megan Kate ElderAlzheimer's disease, protein synthesis, mitochondria, synaptic modulation Anatomy Biochemistry20142017 Joanna M. Williams (grad student), Warren P. Tate (grad student)
Andrew Clarksonstroke, neural plasticity, GABA
Matteo Paolo FerlaBiochemistry, Bioinformatics, synthetic biology Biochemistry20102015 Wayne Michael Patrick (grad student)
John F Cutfield
Wayne Michael Patrick Biochemistry John F Cutfield (research assistant)
Warren P. Tatesynaptic plasticity, memory, protein synthesis
Bradley Jamieson
Mauro S.B. SilvaNeuroendocrinology Department of Physiology20152018 Rebecca E. Campbell (grad student)
Calvin Young Department of Psychology2016 Neil McNaughton (post-doc)
Charmayne M. Hughes Department of Psychology20062006 Elizabeth A. Franz (research assistant)
Richard Pietneuroscience, neuroendocrinology, GnRH, kisspeptin, synaptic transmission Physiology2016 Rebecca E. Campbell (collaborator)
Rebecca E. Campbell Allan Herbison (post-doc)
Aleisha M Moore Physiology20122015 Rebecca E. Campbell (grad student)
Rob O. McGeePublic health
Malcolm HandleyVision, binocular vision Psychology19981999 Robert P. O'Shea (research assistant)
Richard J Linscott
Shane Gregory BlackburnVisual perception, Kinetic depth effect Psychology19902011 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student)
Graham V. Goddard
James R. E. DignanVisual perception, size preception, perception of visual angle Psychology19951997 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student)
Rishi BhardwajVision, binocular vision, optometry Psychology20062009 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student), Jeff O. Miller (grad student)
Michael ColomboNeural Basis of Learning and Memory
Benjamin D. Fletcher Psychology20192022 Tamlin Conner (grad student)
Tamlin Conner
Tugce Bakir-Demir
Robert P. O'SheaVision, vision research, binocular vision, visual consciousness, cognitive neuroscience
Kate GodfreyDepression, TMS Psychology Psychology Blake S Porter (grad student), David K. Bilkey (grad student)
Louis Leland Jr.
Marthinus Bekker Psychology Psychology20112011 Louis Leland Jr. (grad student), Robert P. O'Shea (research assistant)
E. Gail TrippADHD Psychology19841987 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Colleen Coop Psychology19871990 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Harlene HayneMemory, Developmental psychology
Xiao-Ou Zhu Psychology19891993 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Ian James Kirkmemory systems EEG fMRI Diffusion imaging Psychology19891993 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Hrishikesh Pattabhiraman Psychology Ryan D. Ward (grad student)
Jack Brooks School of Physiotherapy2019 Daniel Cury Ribeiro (research scientist)
Kypros KypriPublic health Social and Preventive Medicine Injury Prevention Unit2003 Rob O. McGee (grad student), John D. Langley (grad student)
Feng-Chun Lin
Neil McNaughtonPsychology, Neuroscience, Emotion, Memory