Associate Professor Elisabeth Northam
Ph.D. (University of Melbourne - thesis nominated for the Chancellor’s Prize), M.A. (University of Melbourne), B.A. (University of Tasmania)
Associate Professor
Contact details:
Department of Psychology
Mental Health Service
Royal Children’s Hospital
Flemington Rd
Parkville, Vic., 3052
| email: lis.northam@rch.org.au | |
| telephone: +61 3 9345 5522 |
Current appointments include Associate Professor and Convener of the doctoral programme in clinical psychology (Child specialization), Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne; Co-ordinator, Academic & Research Programme, Psychology Department, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne; and Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychological Studies, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. Paediatric type 1 diabetes has been a major research interest for the past 15 years and has generated research grants totally $1,500,000, including a current grant from the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation International 2003-2006 and numerous peer-refereed journal articles. Associate Professor Northam is also a co-author of a textbook on paediatric neuropsychology, commissioned by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Professional Associations, Memberships & Awards:
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- Member, Australian Psychological Society
- Member, College of Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Member, Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment
- Member, Royal Children’s Hospital Research Association
- Member, International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
- Invited member of the American Diabetes Association, Professional section
- Reviewer, research grants, including NHMRC and journal articles (Diabetes Care, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Child Neuropsychology)
- Senior Associate, Psychological Sciencess, Faculty of Health Science, LaTrobe University –clinical placement supervisor and occasional lecturer to doctoral students in the clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology programmes.
- Senior Associate, Department of Psychology, Monash University - clinical placement supervisor and occasional lecturer to doctoral students in the clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology programmes.
- Specialist registration in Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology, Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria
Recent Funded Research:
| Project: | Mood, cognition and behaviour in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus starting insulin Pump Therapy |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Funded by: | ADS Servier National Action Plan Grant |
| Project: | Insights into the cerebral effects of diabetic ketoacidosis |
| Year: | 2005-2007 |
| Funded by: | National Health & Medical Research Council |
| Project: | The impact on parents of infant surgery for congenital heart disease & predictors of subsequent adjustment |
| Year: | 2004-2005 |
| Funded by: | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
| Project: | Diabetes and ketoacidosis in the young : long-term complications and neuropsychological effects |
| Year: | 2004-2005 |
| Funded by: | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Innovative Grant |
| Project: | Central Nervous System outcomes in young people with type 1 diabetes followed prospectively from diagnosis - a twelve year follow-up |
| Year: | 2003-2005 |
| Funded by: | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International |
| Project: | Neuropathological and neuropsychological correlates of hydrocephalus in children |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Funded by: | The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
| Project: | Neuropathological and neuropsychological correlates of hydrocephalus in children |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Funded by: | The Royal Children’s Hospital Research Institute |
Selected Publications:
Northam, E., Rankins, D., & Cameron, F. (2006) Therapy Insight: the impact of type 1 diabetes on brain development and function. Nature Clinical Practice - Neurology, 2, 78.86.
Northam EA, Todd S and Cameron FJ. Interventions to promote optimal health outcomes in children with Type 1 diabetes - are they effective? Diabetic Medicine 23: 113-121 (2006)
Cordy, N., Anderson, P., Maller, J., & Northam, E. Attention and executive functioning in school-aged children with obstructive and communicating hydrocephalus. Submitted to Child Neuropsychology.
Julka, S., Bhatia, U., Northam E., Dabadghao, P., Wakhlu, A. & Warne, G. Quality of life, gender role and timing of surgery in disorders of sexual differentiation in India In press
Rankins, D., Wellard, M., Cameron, F., McDonnell,C., & Northam, E. (2005). The Impact of acute hypoglycaemia on neuropsychological and neurometabolite profiles in children with type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Care, 28, 2771-2773
Cameron, F.J. & Northam E.A. (2005). Childhood precursors of adolescent outcomes in Type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 18, 223-234.
Warne G., Grover, S., Hutson, J., Sinclair, A., Northam, E., & Freeman J. Long-term outcome study of intersex conditions. (2005). Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 18, 555-567.
Northam, E.A., Matthews, L.K., Anderson, P.J., Cameron, F.J., & Werther, G.A. (2005) Psychiatric morbidity and health outcome in type 1 diabetes – Perspectives from a prospective longitudinal study. Diabetic Medicine, 22, 152-157
Rankins D, Wellard M, Werther G, Northam E (2004) Neuropsychological and brain metabolite profiles of children with Type 1 diabetes 12 years after disease onset. Diabetologia 47: A362.
Northam, E.A. (2004) Neuropsychological and psychosocial correlates of endocrine and metabolic disorders – A review. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 17, 5-15
Cameron, F.J, Smidts, D., Hesketh, K., Wake, M., & Northam, E.A. (2003)Early detection of emotional and behavioural problems in children with diabetes: The validity of the Child Health Questionnaire as a screening instrument. Diabetic Medicine, 20, 646-650.
Anderson, V.A., Anderson, P., Northam, E., Jacobs, R., & Mikiewicz, O. (2002).Relationships between cognitive and behavioral measures of executive function in children with brain disease. Child Neuropsychology, 8, 231-240
Northam, E. (2002) Diabetes and learning. Medicine Today, 3, 8
Northam, E., Anderson, P., Werther, G., Adler, R., & Warne, G. (2002). Psychosocial and family functioning in children with insulin dependent diabetes. In Understanding Children and Families. Brisbane: Australian Academic Press
Anderson, P., Anderson, V., Northam, E., & Taylor, H.G. Standardisation of the Contingency Naming Test (CNT) for school-aged children: a measure of reactive flexibility. Clinical Neurological Assessment 4, 247-272.
Anderson, V.A., Anderson, P., Northam, E., Jacobs, R., & Catroppa, C. Development of executive functions through late childhood and adolescence: An Australian sample. Developmental Neuropsychology, 20, 3865-406
Anderson, V., Northam, E., Hendy, J., & Wrennal, J. (2001) Developmental Neuropsychology: A Clinical Approach. London: Psychology Press.
Jacobs, R., Northam, E., & Anderson, V. (2001) Cognitive outcome in children with myelomeningocele and perinatal hydrocephalus: A longitudinal perspective. Journal of Physical and Developmental Disabilities, 13, 389-405
Northam, E, Anderson, P., Jacobs, R., Hughes, M., Warne, G. & Werther, G. Neuropsychological profiles in children with type 1 diabetes 6 years after disease onset. (2001) Diabetes Care, 24