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Personal profile
Biography
I am a Macquarie University Research Fellow and registered Clinical Psychologist. I completed my PhD and Doctor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sydney in 2018 before beginning my Macquarie University Research Fellowship in 2019.
My research is focused on understanding and treating anxiety and related disorders in children and adolescents. Specifically, I investigate the cognitive and familial risk factors that underpin youth emotional health disorders and use this understanding to improve and develop transdiagnostic (i.e., common across both disorders) treatments for young people with emotional health difficulties.
Research interests
- Anxiety and comorbid disorders in childhood and adolescents
- Cognitive mechanisms underpinning youth anxiety and related disorders
- Development and environmental and familial risk factors (e.g., parenting) in youth anxiety and related disorders
- Treatment of anxiety and comorbid disorders in youth
Research student supervision
I supervise research students on topics related to youth mental health, the role of cognitive bias in youth anxiety and comorbid disorders, familial and environmental risk factors in the development of anxiety disorders in youth, improving and developing novel treatments for anxious youth with comorbid disorders.
Teaching
I have taught a number of undergraduate Psychology units, including Statistical and Research Methods, Abnormal Psychology and Development Psychology.
Community engagement
I present to schools, parents and community groups about my research. I also run training workshops for clinicians and health workers to educate them about youth mental health and improve treatment engagement. I provide information about youth emotional health to the media in all forms (e.g., A Current Affair, SBS News).
Research engagement
- Reviewer Panel Member for the Education and Developmental Psychologist
- Reviewer for a number of journals, including the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Child Adolescent Mental Health and Journal of Family and Child Studies
- Invited Speaker and contributor to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network on psychosocial difficulties in youth.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
Doctor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sydney
Bachelor of Science, Psychology (Honours Class I), University of Sydney
Graduate Diploma in Psychology
Master of Arts, Economics (Honours Class I), University of Cambridge
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Projects
- 1 Active
Understanding and modifying transdiagnostic cognitive factors underlying anxiety and depression risk in girls
4/03/19 → 3/03/22
Project: Other
Research Outputs
Keeping parents involved: predicting attrition in a self-directed, online program for childhood conduct problems
Dadds, M. R., Sicouri, G., Piotrowska, P. J., Collins, D. A. J., Hawes, D. J., Moul, C., Lenroot, R. K., Frick, P. J., Anderson, V., Kimonis, E. R. & Tully, L. A., 2 Nov 2019, In : Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 48, 6, p. 881-893 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Toward father-friendly parenting interventions: a qualitative study
Sicouri, G., Tully, L., Collins, D., Burn, M., Sargeant, K., Frick, P., Anderson, V., Hawes, D., Kimonis, E., Moul, C., Lenroot, R. & Dadds, M., Jun 2018, In : Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy. 39, 2, p. 218-231 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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A case series evaluation of a pilot group cognitive behavioural treatment for children with asthma and anxiety
Sicouri, G., Sharpe, L., Hudson, J. L., Dudeney, J., Jaffe, A. & Hunt, C., Apr 2017, In : Behaviour Change. 34, 1, p. 35-47 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Attentional bias in children with Asthma with and without anxiety disorders
Dudeney, J., Sharpe, L., Sicouri, G., Lorimer, S., Dear, B. F., Jaffe, A., Selvadurai, H. & Hunt, C., Nov 2017, In : Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 45, 8, p. 1635–1646 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
3
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Parent-child interactions in children with asthma and anxiety
Sicouri, G., Sharpe, L., Hudson, J. L., Dudeney, J., Jaffe, A., Selvadurai, H. & Hunt, C., Oct 2017, In : Behaviour Research and Therapy. 97, p. 242-251 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Prizes
Australian Postgraduate Award, The University of Sydney
Gemma Sicouri (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Other distinction
Best Presentation for a Research Plan, The Sydney Postgraduate Psychology Conference
Gemma Sicouri (Recipient), Nov 2013
Prize
Best Student in Developmental Psychology, The University of Sydney
Gemma Sicouri (Recipient), 2009
Prize
Activities
- 5 Oral presentation
Early adolescent predictors of later anxiety disorders.
Jennifer Hudson (Speaker), Gemma Sicouri (Speaker), Helen Dodd (Speaker)Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Cognitive predictors of anxiety and depression in adolescent girls
Gemma Sicouri (Speaker)Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Maternal anxiety as a predictor of child and adolescent anxiety
Jennifer Hudson (Speaker), Gemma Sicouri (Speaker), Helen Dodd (Speaker)Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Parent-child interactions in children with asthma and anxiety
Gemma Sicouri (Speaker)2016
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
The role of parenting and interpretation bias in children with asthma and anxiety
Gemma Sicouri (Speaker)2013
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation