Research leaders

Research leaders

Emeritus Professor Helen Herrman AO

Helen is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne and Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health in Melbourne. She is a psychiatrist and public health physician with national and international experience in mental health research and its translation, and service provision. She is appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) and included in the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.

Dr. Zac Seidler

Dr. Zac Seidler is a Clinical Psychologist, an Associate Professor with Orygen at The University of Melbourne and the Global Director of Men's Health Research at Movember.

Associate Professor Kate Filia

A/Prof Kate Filia is a Principal Research Fellow and co-Head of Social and Functional Recovery Research at Orygen. Her work focuses on understanding and addressing social exclusion - a key social determinant of mental health - across prevention, treatment and ongoing care.

Vanessa Cropley

Vanessa Cropley is a Principal Research Fellow at Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne and Head of the Neurobiology and Neurodevelopment group at Orygen.

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