University of Otago

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Rhys W. Livingstone Anatomy Megan Kate Elder (grad student)
Alexander J. Seymour2013 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Ruth Empson
Bradley Jamieson
John F Cutfield
Wayne Michael Patrick Biochemistry John F Cutfield (research assistant)
Louis Leland Jr.
Marthinus Bekker Psychology Psychology20112011 Louis Leland Jr. (grad student), Robert P. O'Shea (research assistant)
Colleen Coop Psychology19871990 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Kiran S. Panickar Psychology18991992 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Xiao-Ou Zhu Psychology19891993 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Jack Brooks School of Physiotherapy2019 Daniel Cury Ribeiro (research scientist)
Charmayne M. Hughes Department of Psychology20062006 Elizabeth A. Franz (research assistant)
Rebecca E. Campbell Allan Herbison (post-doc)
Calvin Young Department of Psychology2016 Neil McNaughton (post-doc)
Hrishikesh Pattabhiraman Psychology Ryan D. Ward (grad student)
Colin H. Brown
Aleisha M Moore Physiology20122015 Rebecca E. Campbell (grad student)
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)
Feng-Chun Lin
Tugce Bakir-Demir
Tamlin Conner
Benjamin D. Fletcher Psychology20192022 Tamlin Conner (grad student)
Sophie Cawood2020 Joanna M. Williams (grad student)
Diana Florence Hill
Graham V. Goddard
Richard J Linscott
Michael Charles Davison1968 Barry John Kirkwood (grad student)
Mahsa Moaddab2010 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Jennifer Do20082009 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Natalie Joe20112013 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Victoria Scott20062013 Colin H. Brown (post-doc)
Yousif Alyousif20092010 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Su Young Han20102013 Colin H. Brown (grad student)
Rachael A. Augustine2010 Colin H. Brown (post-doc)
Wickliffe C. Abraham Graham V. Goddard (post-doc), Joanna M. Williams (collaborator)
Kana Imuta Damian Scarf (grad student), Harlene Hayne (grad student)
Emily S. Crossaction perception, action execution, motor imagery, dance Elizabeth A. Franz (grad student)
E. Gail TrippADHD Psychology19841987 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Megan Kate ElderAlzheimer's disease, protein synthesis, mitochondria, synaptic modulation Anatomy Biochemistry20142017 Joanna M. Williams (grad student), Warren P. Tate (grad student)
Jason D. ShepherdAMPA receptor trafficking, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, experience-dependent plasticity, Arc, Autism20022003 Wickliffe C. Abraham (research assistant)
Cyril Dejeanbasal ganglia
Raghavendra Y. NagarajaBasal Ganglia
Jeff R. WickensBasal Ganglia19801980 Robert Miller (grad student)
Takashi NakanoBasal ganglia, Synaptic plasticity, Reinforcement learning Jeff R. Wickens (post-doc)
Ryan D. WardBehavioral neuroscience, psychology
Matteo Paolo FerlaBiochemistry, Bioinformatics, synthetic biology Biochemistry20102015 Wayne Michael Patrick (grad student)
Jason N D KerrCellular physiology, sensory systems, population imaging19941998 Jeff R. Wickens (grad student)
Damian ScarfComparative cognition Harlene Hayne (post-doc)
Steve Gallagherdecision making, signal detection theory, behavoural detection, learning design Andrew Davison (grad student)
Kate GodfreyDepression, TMS Psychology Psychology Blake S Porter (grad student), David K. Bilkey (grad student)
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
Robert G K MunnHippocampus, Entorhinal Cortex, Place Cells, Grid Cells, Episodic Memory, Anxiety David K. Bilkey (grad student)
Chris J. Heathmedical education Edward G. Jones (grad student)
Clarke Raymondmemory Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student)
Ian James Kirkmemory systems EEG fMRI Diffusion imaging Psychology19891993 Neil McNaughton (grad student)
Rachel BarrMemory, Infant & Child Media Harlene Hayne (grad student)
Harlene HayneMemory, Developmental psychology
Jonathan ShemmellMotor system, Stroke rehabilitation, Corticospinal excitability
Michael ColomboNeural Basis of Learning and Memory
Elizabeth A. Franzneural mechanisms of complex action
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)
Mauro S.B. SilvaNeuroendocrinology Department of Physiology20152018 Rebecca E. Campbell (grad student)
Michael Dragunowneuropharmacology Richard Laverty (grad student)
Richard Pietneuroscience, neuroendocrinology, GnRH, kisspeptin, synaptic transmission Physiology2016 Rebecca E. Campbell (collaborator)
Paul SzyszkaNeuroscience, Neuroethology, Olfaction, Learning and Memory, Insects, Honey bees, Drosophila
Thomas J CawoodPsychiatric Disorders, Psychosis, Neuroimaging, Biomarkers Psychology Pharmacy Psychology2021 Olivia Harrison (grad student), Bruce R. Russell (grad student), Richard J Linscott (grad student)
Neil McNaughtonPsychology, Neuroscience, Emotion, Memory
Rob O. McGeePublic health
Kypros KypriPublic health Social and Preventive Medicine Injury Prevention Unit2003 Rob O. McGee (grad student), John D. Langley (grad student)
John D. LangleyPublic health, Injury prevention
Robert MillerSchizophrenia, dopamine, basal ganglia
Andrew Clarksonstroke, neural plasticity, GABA
Joanna M. Williamssynaptic plasticity Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student), Warren P. Tate (grad student)
Jeremy T. KennardSynaptic plasticity20022008 Wickliffe C. Abraham (grad student), Joanna M. Williams (grad student)
Ana M. Claasensynaptic plasticity, alzheimer\'s disease, local protein synthesis, translation regulation, proteomics2008 Joanna M. Williams (grad student), Warren P. Tate (grad student)
Warren P. Tatesynaptic plasticity, memory, protein synthesis
John I. HubbardSynaptic Transmission
Laura J BoddingtonSystems Neuroscience, Motor and Sensory, Stroke Anatomy20132017 John N. Reynolds (grad student)
Abigail SquireVision research, Visual perception, Blur preception19961997 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student)
Malcolm HandleyVision, binocular vision Psychology19981999 Robert P. O'Shea (research assistant)
Rishi BhardwajVision, binocular vision, optometry Psychology20062009 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student), Jeff O. Miller (grad student)
Robert P. O'SheaVision, vision research, binocular vision, visual consciousness, cognitive neuroscience
Linda MurdochVision, Women’s and Children’s Health
Rajneesh RoyVisual illusions, Endodontics20062007 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student), Nick Chandler (grad student)
Nick ChandlerVisual illusions, Endodontics
Todd GraciaVisual illusions, size perception in dentistry20032006 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student), Nick Chandler (grad student)
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)
Susan J. GalvinVisual perception, Blur preception
Shane Gregory BlackburnVisual perception, Kinetic depth effect Psychology19902011 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student)
James R. E. DignanVisual perception, size preception, perception of visual angle Psychology19951997 Robert P. O'Shea (grad student)
Michael HawkenVisual system John I. Hubbard (grad student)
Joseph T. AltobelliZoology, Biology, Behavior Ecology