Associate Professor David Andrewes

BA (1 st Class Hons) cant NZ, MA (clin psych) PhD (neuropsychology)(Lond)

Associate Professor

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As an academic clinical neuropsychologist, I have been mostly associated with the Royal Melbourne Hospital over some twenty years. During this time I have supplied a part-time clinical assessment service to a variety of departments but my longest association has been with the Epilepsy Program for this Hospital. Recently I have been attached to the Royal Park campus of the Hospital, so that I am able to pursue my research and clinical interests in Rehabilitation. Although much of my past research has focused on memory rehabilitation and problem-solving, my most recent academic interests are within the area of emotional dysfunction and affective neuroscience.

Research Interests:

• Emotional and Social Dysfunction following brain damage
• Modeling emotional systems through the observation of Psychophysiological response to emotionally evocative films in brain damaged patients
• Clinical issues associated with the Rehabilitation of brain damaged patients
• Problem-solving and Frontal lobe Dysfunction

Recent Topics of research interest

• The Development and use of the Emotional and Social Dysfunction scale. Work has been completed on a wide variety of patients e.g MS, Epilepsy, Brain Tumour, Stroke.
• The investigation into Depression in Stroke and how this may be ameliorated by psychological intervention.
• The analysis and treatment of poor compliance to treatment in stroke outpatients.
• An investigation into the correlates of poor social and emotional competence in stroke and brain surgery patients.

Professional Associations, Memberships & Awards:

• Memberships

• Association with the Royal Park campus of the Royal Melbourne Hospital
• College of Clinical Neuropsychology of the Australian Psychological Society.
• Fellow of the British Psychological Society
• Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment
• International Neuropsychological Society
• Cognitive Neuroscience Society
  

• Awards

• University Awards Grants Scholarship
  

Recent Funded Research:

Books:

Andrewes, D.G. (2001). Neuropsychology: From Theory to Function. Psychology Press. Hove ,UK.

Andrewes, D.G. (1996) Memory Techniques and Strategies. Epilepsy Foundation Press.

Refereed Journal Articles:

Coetzee, N. Andrewes, D.G, Khan,F,. Hale,T.,Jenkinsl., Lincoln, N.& Disler,P.(2008) "Predicting Compliance with Treatment following Stroke: A New Model of Adherence following Rehabilitation." Brain Impairment. 9, 122-139.

Kettle,J.W.L., Andrewes,D.G., Allen, N.B.(2006) "Lateralization of the startle reflex circuit in humans: An examination with monaural probes following unilateral temporal lobe resection", Behavioural Neuroscience.

Ernest C.E., Andrewes, D.G., Allen, N. B., (submitted) Effects of Temporal Lobe Lesions on Emotional Reactivity in Response to Emotionally Salient Stimuli.

Andrewes,DG Tan, J.H.Y., Coetzee,N. Jenkins, L. Disler, P.,& Davis , S.(submitted) "Organic versus Reactive components of Everyday Emotional and Cognitive functioning of Stroke and Cardiac patients"

Chiang, C.Y. Andrewes, D.G. Anderson,D., Devere,D. Schweitzer,I. Zajac,J.D. (2005) "A controlled, prospective study of neuropsychological outcomes post parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroid patients", Clinical Endocrinology, 62 : pp 99-104.

Andrewes, D.G. (2005) " Duncan 's Sperman G-Does it have a clinical application?" Cortex 41 , pp 218-219.

Andrewes, D. Aitken, S., Parr, C., Bates, L. Kaye,A., Morris P. (2003) "The Development Of The Emotional And Social Dysfunction Questionnaire (Esdq) Using Patients Following Brain Surgery", Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Neuropsychology,25: pp 173-189.

Andrewes, D.G., Kaye, A., Murphy, M. & Harris, B. (2003) "Emotional And Social Dysfunction In Patients Following Surgical Treatment For Brain Tumour", Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience, 10: pp 428-433.

Andrewes, D.G.(2003) "Double Dissociation And The Benefit Of Experience", Cortex, 39: pp 158-160.

Andrewes, D.G. (2002) " Duncan 's Spearman's G - A New Measure Of Executive Function ?", Brain Impairment, 4: pp 23-46.

Byrne, B. & Andrewes, D.G. (2001) "Working Memory And Problem-Solving: A Comparison of Frontal And Posterior Postoperative Aneurysm Patients Using A Problem-Solving Paradigm", Brain And Cognition, 47: pp 320-323.

Andrewes, D.G., Camp,K., Cook, M. & Kilpatrick, C.(2000) "Validation Of The Concerns About Epilepsy Monitoring Questionnaire(Caemq) - A Measure Of The Concerns Of Epilepsy Patients Presenting For Surgery", Journal Of Mental Health, 9: pp 25-35.

Kaye A.H. & Andrewes D. (2000) " Glasgow Outcome Scale: Research Scale Or Blunt Instrument ?" Lancet, 356 (9241):1540-1541.

Andrewes & Kaye, A. (2000) "Cerebral Concussion In Athletes: Evaluation And Neuropsychological Testing-Comment", Neurosurgery, 47: pp 670-671.

Andrewes D, Camp K , Kilpatrick C, Cook M (1999) "The Assessment And Treatment Of Concerns And Anxiety In Patients Undergoing Presurgical Monitoring For Epilepsy", Epilepsia, 40: pp 1535-42.

PhD Students under Supervision:

Ben Harris, Margaret Turner, Nicolene Coetzee, Krystine Pniewski, Bruce Byrne, Lisanne Jenkins, Dominic Dwyer. Clare Kentman