Dr Adam McKay - Researcher Profile

Biography

Adam works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Lecturer.

Qualifications

PSYCHOLOGY

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2005

SCIENCE (HON)

Institution: Australian National University

Year awarded: 1998

Publications

Journal Articles

Hsieh, M., Ponsford, J.L., Wong, D.K., Schonberger, M., McKay, A.J.D., Haines, K.E., 2012, A cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) programme for anxiety following moderatesevere traumatic brain injury (TBI): two case studies, Brain Injury [P], vol 26, issue 2, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 126-138.

McKay, A.J.D., Lee, S., Stolwyk, R., Ponsford, J.L., 2012, Comparing performance of young adults on a computer-based version of the austin maze and the conventional form of the test, Brain Impairment [P], vol 13, issue 3, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 339-346.

Hsieh, M., Ponsford, J.L., Wong, D.K., Schonberger, M., McKay, A.J.D., Haines, K.E., 2012, Development of a motivational interviewing programme as a prelude to CBT for anxiety following traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 22, issue 4, Psychology Press, United Kingdom, pp. 563-584.

Alway, Y., McKay, A.J.D., Ponsford, J.L., Schonberger, M., 2012, Expressed emotion and its relationship to anxiety and depression after traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 22, issue 3, Psychology Press, United Kingdom, pp. 374-390.

Hsieh, M., Ponsford, J.L., Wong, D.K., Schonberger, M., Taffe, J.R., McKay, A.J.D., 2012, Motivational interviewing and cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety following traumatic brain injury: a pilot randomised controlled trial, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 22, issue 4, Psychology Press, United Kingdom, pp. 585-608.

Hsieh, M., Ponsford, J., Wong, D., McKay, A., 2011, Exploring variables associated with change in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for anxiety following traumatic brain injury, Disability and Rehabilitation [P], vol E, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 1-8.

McKay, A.J.D., Davis, C.W., Savage, G.R., Castles, A., 2008, Semantic Involvement in Reading Aloud: Evidence From a Nonword Training Study, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition [P], vol 34, issue 6, American Psychological Association, USA, pp. 1495-1517.

McKay, A.J.D., Castles, A., Davis, C.W., Savage, G.R., 2007, The impact of progressive semantic loss on reading aloud, Cognitive Neuropsychology [P], vol 24, issue 2, Taylor & Francis, USA, pp. 162-186.

Stuart, G.W., McAnally, K.I., McKay, A.J.D., Johnston, M., Castles, A., 2006, A test of the magnocellular deficity theory of dyslexia in an adult sample, Cognitive Neuropsychology [P], vol 23, issue 8, Taylor and Francis, USA, pp. 1215-1229.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Self-awareness following TBI.

Supervisors:

Ponsford, J (Main), Mckay, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Subjective memory complaints and cognitive, behavioural and brain imaging profiles in older adults..

Supervisors:

Mckay, A (Joint), Ponsford, J (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The prospective examination of the frequency, course and predictors of psychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury.

Supervisors:

Ponsford, J (Main), Mckay, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychiatric Disorder.

Supervisors:

Ponsford, J (Main), Mckay, A (Associate), Rajaratnam, S (Associate).