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Valsamma Eapen
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Professor Valsamma Eapen
Dr Eapen is Professor and Chair of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney; Head, Academic Unit of Child Psychiatry South-West Sydney; and Director, Centre of Research Excellence in supporting child and family health for priority populations. Eapen is also Chair, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry (RANZCP); Co-Chair, Section on Developing countries, and Zonal representative for Oceania, World Psychiatric Association; and Treasurer and President Elect, International Neuropsychiatric Association. Eapen has published 400 journal articles, 6 books, 50 book chapters and is currently part of research programs with funding $40 Million.
Known internationally for expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and Tourette Syndrome, Eapen is the Medical Publicity and Liaison Officer for Tourette Syndrome Association Australia. Eapen served as the Director of Early Years program, Australian Autism Co-operative Research Centre and served on the 4-member Executive Group that led the development of the National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism. Current areas of work include digital innovations in early identification and interventions for developmental disorders and equitable access to services.
Eapen is a member of several international consortiums including the Autism Homozygosity mapping collaborative; International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation Genetics Collaborative; Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Executive Committee of the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) and Editors-In-Chief IACAPAP Textbook 2.0 - Sentinel Reader, McMaster Online Rating of Evidence; Member, Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems group; Editorial Board, BMC Psychiatry; and Academic Editor, PLOS One.
Dr Eapen is Professor and Chair of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney; Head, Academic Unit of Child Psychiatry South-West Sydney; and Director, Centre of Research Excellence in supporting child and family health for priority populations. Eapen is also Chair, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry (RANZCP); Co-Chair, Section on Developing countries, and Zonal representative for Oceania, World Psychiatric Association; and Treasurer and President Elect, International Neuropsychiatric Association. Eapen has published 400 journal articles, 6 books, 50 book chapters and is currently part of research programs with funding $40 Million.
Known internationally for expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and Tourette Syndrome, Eapen is the Medical Publicity and Liaison Officer for Tourette Syndrome Association Australia. Eapen served as the Director of Early Years program, Australian Autism Co-operative Research Centre and served on the 4-member Executive Group that led the development of the National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism. Current areas of work include digital innovations in early identification and interventions for developmental disorders and equitable access to services.
Eapen is a member of several international consortiums including the Autism Homozygosity mapping collaborative; International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation Genetics Collaborative; Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Executive Committee of the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) and Editors-In-Chief IACAPAP Textbook 2.0 - Sentinel Reader, McMaster Online Rating of Evidence; Member, Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems group; Editorial Board, BMC Psychiatry; and Academic Editor, PLOS One.
