Emma Barkus
BSc (Hons) Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
PhD Psychology and Neuroscience from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Position:
- Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
- Cannabis, Ecstasy (MDMA), risk factors for psychosis in the general population, experiences people have after using recreational drugs, effects of psychosis proneness and recreational cannabis use on cognitive function, schizophrenia and other psychoses, early psychosis, use of technology in research, health and well being of adolescents and children, neuropsychology, neuroscience, functional brain imaging.
Research Groups:
Affiliations:
- Schizophrenia Research Institute Affiliated Scientist
- Member of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR)
Recent Publications:
Searchable RIS publications 2000 to date.
E. Barkus, R. Smallman, N. Royle, C. Barkus, S. Lewis, T. Rushe. (in press) Auditory false perceptions are mediated by psychosis risk factors. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry.
E. Barkus, PD. Morrison, J.C. Dickson, P.J. Ell, LS. Pilowsky, J. Powell, S. Kapur, RM. Murray. (2010) Does IV ∆9-tetrahydrocannibinol increase dopamine release? A SPET study. Journal of Psychopharmacology.
Jasper Palmier-Claus, I. Myin-Germeys, E. Barkus, L. Bentley, A.Udachina, P.A.E.G. Delespaul, S.W. Lewis & G. Dunn. (2010) Experience sampling research in individuals with mental illness: reflections and guidance. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.
L. Woods and E. Barkus. (2010) Ecstasty (MDMA) and its relationship with self report Depression, Anxiety and Schizotypy. Clínica y Salud.
E. Barkus, J. Stirling, J Cavill. (2010) Suggestibility, dissociation and positive schizotypy. Clínica y Salud.
F. Varese, E. Barkus, & R.P. Bentall. (2010) Dissociative and metacognitive factors in hallucination-proneness when controlling for comorbid symptoms. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry.
E. Barkus, R. Murray. (2010) Substance Use in Adolescence and Psychosis: Clarifying the Relationship. The Annual Reviews of Clinical Psychology, 6, 365-89.
Email: emma_barkus@uow.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 4221 8134
Office: 41.143
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