Dr. Shameran Slewa-Younan

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Name    : Dr. Shameran Slewa-Younan
Division : College of Health and Science
School   : School of Medicine

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Biography

Dr Slewa-Younan completed her PhD in 2003 on sex differences in the brain function of patients with first episode psychosis and schizophrenia.

In 2003 she was awarded an NHMRC Post-doctoral Training Fellowship to investigate the role of sex hormones in the recovery from acute traumatic brain injury. In addition to this fellowship she secured a project grant in 2004 from the NSW Motor Accidents Authority for investigating sex differences and the mechanisms of recovery following acute traumatic brain injury. She has been invited to present her research at a number of seminars, including an invited seminar at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. She has been asked to provide scientific reviews for two project grants submitted to NHMRC.

Dr Slewa-Younan has been working as consultant psychologist to Transcultural Mental Health Service (at Cumberland Hospital) since 2001. During this role she has gained significant experience in the mental health of refugee populations. Since 2007, she has being working in private practice, primarily servicing the needs of Iraqi refugees. She is currently conducting research into refugee mental health, with a focus on psychophysiological measures of arousal associated with trauma.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

  • Refugee Mental Health
  • Psychophysiology
  • Trauma-Related Disoders
  • Sex Differences in Trauma
  • Psychotherapies in Refugee Mental Health
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Schizophrenia

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Grants / Current Projects

2008 UWS Seed Grants for Early Career Researchers: "Psychological distress and psychophysiological arousal in Iraqi refugees in Australia"

2008 School of Medicine, UWS: "Trauma and Gender"

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Awards and Recognition

2008 UWS Seed Grants for Early Career Researchers: "Psychological distress and psychophysiological arousal in Iraqi refugees in Australia"

2008 School of Medicine, UWS: "Trauma and Gender"

2004-2008 Motor Accidents Authority Major Grant: "Investigating the Mechanisms of Recovery following Acute Traumatic Brain Injury: The Role of Sex Hormones"

2004-2008 National Health & Medical Research Council: "Australian Clinical Research Fellowship"

2004-2007 Motor Accidents Authority Major Grant: "Evaluating Markers of Dysautonomia and Noradrenaline Related Cardiac Damage Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury"

2001 Westmead Charitable Trust Travel Grant

1999 New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry Training Scholarship


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Selected Publications

Invited Journal Articles

Slewa-Younan S, Baguley IJ, Heriseanu R, Cameron I. Traumatic Brain Injury: Is there a difference between Men and Women? Salud(i)Ciencia (Journal of Latin American Society of Scientific Information) 2007; http://www.siicsalud.com/dato/dat053/07807000.htm

Slewa-Younan S, Gordon E, Williams LM. Gender Differences, Gamma Phase Synchrony and Schizophrenia. Psychiatric Times, 2001; 17 (3): 46-48

Refereed Journal Articles

Baguley IJ, Nott MT, Slewa-Younan S. Long-term mortality trends in functionally-dependent adults following severe traumatic-brain injury. Brain Injury, 2008 Nov;22(12):919-25.

Slewa-Younan S, van den Berg S, Baguley IJ, Cameron I. Towards an Understanding of Sex Differences in Functional Outcome Following Moderate to Severe TBI: A Systematic Review. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2008 Nov;79(11):1197-201. Review.

Slewa-Younan S, Baguley IJ, Heriseanu RE, Cameron ID, Pitsiavas V, Mudaliar Y, Nayyar V. Do Men and Women Differ in their Course Following Traumatic Brain Injury? A Preliminary Prospective Investigation of Early Outcome. Brain Injury, 2008; 22 (2): 183-191.

Baguley IJ, Heriseanu RE, Cameron ID, Nott MT, Slewa-Younan S. A critical review of the pathophysiology of Dysautonomia following traumatic brain injury. Neurocritical Care, 2008;8 (2)293-300.

Baguley IJ Slewa-Younan S, Heriseanu RE, Nott MT, Mudaliar Y, Nayyar V. The Incidence of Dysautonomia and its Relationship with Autonomic Arousal Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Injury, 2007; 21 (11):1175-1183.

Baguley IJ, Bailey KM, Green AM, Slewa-Younan S. Quantitative Spasticity Assessment in a Trial of Intrathecal Baclofen: A Single Case Study. Brain Injury, 2005; 19(7): 545-548.

Heriseanu R, Baguley IJ, Slewa-Younan S. Two Point Discrimination Testing Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2005, 12(2): 156-60.

Slewa-Younan S, Green AM, Baguley IJ, Gurka JA, Marosszeky JE. Sex Differences in Injury Severity and Outcome Measures in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2004, 85(3): 376-9.

Baguley IJ, Green AM, Slewa-Younan S, Cameron I, Gurka JA. Pharmacological Management of Dysautonomia Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Injury, 2004, 18(5): 409-17.

Slewa-Younan S, Gordon E, Harris AW, Haig AR, Brown KJ, Flor-henry P, Williams LM. Sex Differences in Functional Connectivity in First Episode and Chronic Schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2004, 161(9): 1595-602.

Slewa-Younan S, Green A, Baguley IJ, Felmingham KL, Haig AR, Gordon E. Is Gamma (40Hz) Synchronous Activity Disturbed in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury? Clinical Neurophysiology, 2002; 113: 1640-46.

Slewa-Younan S, Gordon E, Williams LM, Haig AR, Goldberg, E. Sex Differences, Gamma Activity and Schizophrenia. International Journal of Neuroscience, 2001; 107(1-2): 131-144.

Green AM, Felmingham KL, Baguley IJ, Slewa-Younan S, Simpson S. The Clinical Utility of the Beck Depression Inventory after Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Injury, 2001; 15(12): 1021-1028.

Harris AW, Bahramali H, Slewa-Younan S, Gordon E, Williams LM, Li W. The Topography of qEEG in the Three Syndromes of Schizophrenia. International Journal of Neuroscience, 2000; 107(3-4): 265-278.

Baguley IJ, Slewa-Younan S, Lazarus R, Green AM. Long-term Mortality Trends in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Injury, 2000; 14(6): 505-512

Harris AW, Williams LM, Gordon E, Bahramali H, Slewa-Younan S. Different Psychopathological Models and quantified EEG in Schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine, 1999; 29(5): 1175-1181.

Other Articles, Reviews, Book Chapters

2003 Mental Health Research Strategic Plan, Western Sydney Mental Health Area Heath Service.

1999 Forensic Research Development Unit Annual Report, Greater Parramatta Mental Health, Western Sydney Area Health Service.

1996 Quality Assurance in the Fairfield/ Liverpool Mental Health Service- report to South Western Sydney Area Health and NSW Department of Health, Centre for Mental Health.
1996 A Retrospect

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