Research Interests   
I am a neuroscientist and my main research interest is in the organisation of the brain network that controls hyperarousal and the associated autonomic and behavioural responses to emotional stress (anxiety, fear). I am primarily interested in cardiovascular and thermogenic responses to stress. My work is in rats and mice.

Broad Research Areas

• Neuroscience
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Pharmacology

Specific Research Keywords   

• Central Control of Cardiovascular Function
• Anxiety Disorders
• Autonomic Nervous System
• Limbic system
• Brain Anatomy

Society Memberships & Professional Activities   

• International Society of Autonomic Neuroscience (ISAN)
• Australasian Society of Autonomic Neuroscience (ASAN)

Funding Sources   

• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Grant (co-CI, 2023-2025)

Teaching Interests   
I teach Neuroanatomy and Neurosciences to third year science students and to medical students.

Thesis topics for current UNSW Medicine postgraduate research students

• Role of orexin receptors in central cardiovascular control during emotional stress

ILP Research Interests (will supervise ILP students)

• Central Nervous System Agents
• Neural Pathways
• Stress