Our Leaders

Professor Stephen Wood is Deputy Chief of Research and also leads the Clinical Neuroscience research area at Orygen. He holds honorary positions at the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne and the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham (UK).

Associate Professor Kelly Allott is a Principal Research Fellow and clinical neuropsychologist. Kelly leads a cognition research team at Orygen that focuses on understanding and supporting cognitive functioning and functional recovery in youth with mental ill-health. 

Associate Professor Gillinder Bedi is a Senior Research Fellow at Orygen and the University of Melbourne, and a clinical psychologist. She joined Orygen in 2017 to lead the development of a substance use research program.

Associate Professor Sarah Bendall is a Senior Research Fellow at Orygen. She delivers, supervises and researches new psychological interventions for young people with complex mental health problems.

Associate Professor Andrea Phillipou is a Principal Research Fellow in Eating Disorders at Orygen and The Centre for Youth Mental Health at The University of Melbourne. She is the Head of Eating Disorders Research and leads the Scientific Work in Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders (SWAN) Research Group.

Associate Professor Simon Rice is a Principal Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist. He leads Orygen’s research programs into Elite Athlete Mental Health and Forensic Youth Mental Health. Prior to this he founded the Young Men’s Mental Health Research Program at Orygen, in which he remains active.

Dr Cali Bartholomeusz is a Senior Research Fellow and provisional clinical psychologist, and a leader in cognitive and neurobiological research within the Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Research program at Orygen.

Dr Aswin Ratheesh is a consultant psychiatrist with clinical, research and academic roles at Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.

Dr Magenta Simmons is a Senior Research Fellow. She leads Orygen’s Youth Involvement Research, which includes research into shared decision making, peer support and the involvement of young people with lived and living experience.