Record number of Fulbrights for UNSW
Adolescents with substance abuse problems could benefit from a new treatment approach developed by a UNSW researcher awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship.
Adolescents with substance abuse problems could benefit from a new treatment approach developed by a UNSW researcher awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship.
Adolescents with substance abuse problems and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could benefit from a new approach to mental health treatment being developed by a UNSW researcher awarded a Postdoctoral Fulbright scholarship.
Dr Emma Barrett, from UNSW’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, is one of five university staff and graduates to receive a Fulbright to the United States. UNSW has the highest number of 2015 Fulbright Scholar affiliations, along with Monash University.
Dr Barrett will use the prestigious scholarship to develop and test an integrated psychological treatment for co-occurring traumatic stress and substance use among adolescents. She will collaborate with Professor Sudie Back at the Medical University of South Carolina.
“This holistic approach to treatment is absolutely crucial if we are to see an improvement ,” said Dr Barrett, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use.
Other UNSW recipients are:
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