Patricia Therese Michie (''née'' O'Hara) is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, and co-director of the Schizophrenia Program of the Priority Research Centre in Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health at the University of Newcastle.

Career

Michie's significant research in mismatch negativity (MMN) provided the first evidence for MMN as a potential early marker for

schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...

. Her collaboration in this area with Dr Rebbekah Atkinson and Professor Ulrich Schall (also from the University of Newcastle), found two potential markers, which could allow early intervention, and potentially increase the chance of successful long-term treatments. Their resulting paper, published in ''

Biological Psychiatry Biological psychiatry or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several uni ...

'' in 2012, was one of the most highly cited papers that year, as reported by the Schizophrenic Research Institute. Since her retirement, in May 2009, she has focussed on animal models of schizophrenia using MMN as an

endophenotype In genetic epidemiology, endophenotype (or intermediate phenotype) is a term used to separate behavioral symptoms into more stable phenotypes with a clear genetic connection. The concept was coined by Bernard John and Kenneth R. Lewis in a 1966 pap ...

. She has also published extensively on auditory and visual selection attention, stop-signal inhibition and task-switching. She now works full-time in research with no administrative or teaching responsibilities. She has on-going research collaborators with numerous colleagues at the University of Newcastle, and with other Australian researchers based in Perth, Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne and Brisbane as well international researchers in Finland and Japan.

Qualifications

* PhD,

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* Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of New England – graduated 1963

Current positions

* Emeritus Professor of Psychology * Co-director of the Schizophrenia Program of the Priority Research Centre in Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health at the University of Newcastle * Elected Fellow of the

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* Chair of the National Committee of Brain and Mind of the Australian Academy of Science

Prior positions

Prior to retirement, Michie held the positions of: * Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) * Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), and * Professor of Psychology at the University of Newcastle. Michie also previously held professorial positions at the University of Western Australia and Macquarie University.

Publications

Michie has a large number of published journal articles and conference papers, dating back to 1970. for a complete list refer to her staff profile at the University of Newcastle.

Media references

* All in the mind: Fragmented Minds Part 2 – ABC Radio National Podcast. Lynne Malcolm: Saturday 8 April 2006 1:00PM * Newcastle Herald Article: University in schizophrenia DNA breakthrough By BELINDA-JANE DAVIS 23 July 2014, 10 p.m * The Maitland Mercury: Insight into schizophrenia By Emma Swain 24 July 2014, midnight

References

External links

Profile at University of Newcastle
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