Grants

TITLE (CHIEF INVESTIGATORS)
Source
Years
Total funding
Establishing the most effective parameters for delivering The Carers Way Ahead as a service for families and carers of adults with TBI (McDonald, Newby & Simpson, in partnership with icare) NHMRC Partnership Grant 1169938 2019-2021 $443,000
The-Way-Ahead: On-line support for families managing challenging behaviours after TBI (McDonald, Newby, Grant, Gertler, Simpson) icare 2017-2018 $146,043
Cognitive fatigue in multiple sclerosis: An examination of the construct, its relationship with everyday functioning and serum nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide levels (Honan, McDonald, and Lim) MS Australia Incubator Grant 2016 $22,000
Are problems with social skills related to poor quality of life for people with a diagnosis of dementia?”(Kelly and McDonald) Hunter Medical Research Institute Project Grant (Alzheimer's Disease) 2016 $20,000
PEERS: Developing an Ipad delivered social assessment for children and adolescents. (Anderson, Beauchamp, Darby, McDonald) NHMRC Development Grant 1093528 2015-2016 $876,000
Maximising psychosocial recovery after TBI: Who and when to treat (McDonald) UNSW Goldstar 2015 $40,000
The sociopath amongst us: the neural basis of empathy disorders (McDonald & Rushby) ARC Discovery Project 150100226 2015-2018 $397,900
Emotion regulation after brain injury: New approaches to remediation (McDonald, Tate, Rushby, Loo & Francis) NH&MRC Project Grant 1081923 2015-2018 $887,000
I feel how you feel: How does empathy breakdown in clinical disorders? UNSW Goldstar 2014 $40,000
Developing a social cognition measure for people with dementia (Kelly & McDonald) Alzheimers Australia dementia Research Foundation 2014 $50,000
Cool heads: Improving emotion regulation in people with severe traumatic brain injury: III (McDonald & Tate) UNSW Goldstar 2013 $40,000
CRE in Traumatic Brain Injury Psychosocial Rehabilitation (McDonald, Anderson, Ponsford, Tate, Togher, Morgan, Fleming, Ownsworth, Douglas, Murdoch) NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence; 1023043 2012-2016 $2.5 million
Cool heads: Improving emotion regulation in people with severe traumatic brain injury: II (McDonald & Tate) UNSW Silverstar 2012 $35,000
A multi-centre RCT of cognitive behavioural therapy for managing social anxiety in adolescents with traumatic brain injury (Soo, Tate, Anderson, Catroppa, Lee, McDonald, Rapee, Benson) NH&MRC Project Grant 1008690 2011-2013 $581,722
Predicting outcomes in methadone maintenance (Darke & McDonald) UNSW Goldstar 2011 $40,000
Cool heads: Improving emotion regulation in people with severe traumatic brain injury (McDonald & Tate) UNSW Goldstar 2011 $40,000
Longitudinal communication recovery following traumatic brain injury (Togher, Tate, McDonald, Turkstra, Holland) NH&MRC Project Grant 632681 2010-2015 $755,875
Emotion in voice matters: Advancing a neural model of auditory emotion perception (Dimoska, McDonald & Piguet) ARC Discovery Project 1094183 2010-2013 $245,000
The role of emotion and social cognition in communication disorders (McDonald) ARC Discovery Project DP0988689 2009-2011 $200,000
A comprehensive manual for treating emotion processing deficits after TBI (Bornhofen, C., McDonald, S) Lifetime Care and Support Authority, NSW 2008-2009 $57,437
Consolidation of PsycBITE (Tate, R., Perdices, M., McDonald, S., Togher, L., Moseley, A.) Motor Accident Authority NSW 2008-2010 $336,000
fMRI "in scan" visual display and eye tracker for brain imaging research in psychology (McDonald, Lovibond, Spehar, Westbrook, Dadds, Bryant, Weideman & Denson) UNSW Major Research and Equipment Infrastructure scheme 2008 $200,000
Reinstating emotion perception after brain damage: An experimental approach (McDonald, S. & Tate, R.) NH&MRC Project Grant: ID 510222 2008-2010 $324,875
Which treatment works? New approaches to treating emotion perception deficits after brain injury (McDonald, S. Tate, R. and Togher, L.) NH&MRC Project Grant: ID 510326 2008-2010 $481,000
Organic brain damage after nonfatal opiod overdose (Darke, S. & McDonald, S.) NH&MRC Project Grant ID 510314 2008-2010 $235,500
Treating emotion recognition disorders: maximising treatment effects: Part II (McDonald, S. & Tate, R.) UNSW: Goldstar 2007 $40,000
Knowing in advance: Effective strategies for preparing young children for novel experiences (Salmon, K. Pipe, M & McDonald, S) ARC: Discovery Grant: DP0663422 2006-2008 $170,000
Pragmatic language and social cognition in Alzheimers Disease and Frontotemporal dementia (McDonald, S.) UNSW: Faculty Research Grant 2006 $5,000
Treating emotion recognition disorders: maximising treatment effects (McDonald, S. & Tate, R.) UNSW: Goldstar 2006 $40,000
Towards a model of emotional control: Assessment of patients with focal cortical injuries (Henry & McDonald) ARC: Discovery Grant: DP0663182 2006-2008 $195,000
Communication and severe brain injury (Togher, L. McDonald, S. & Tate, R.) NH&MRC: Project Grant 402687 2006-2008 $440,000
Emotion regulatory deficits in relation to Alzheimer's disease. (Henry, J., McDonald, S., Martin, I.) Aust Alzheimer Research Dementia Grant 2006 $14,845
The Study of Emotion-Processing. (Bryant, R., Dadds, M., McDonald, S., Lovibond, P. & Guastella, A) NH&MRC: Equipment grant 2005 $35,000
Improving retrospective memory after brain injury
(McDonald, S. Salmon, K.)
UNSW: Gold Star 2005 $30,000
Emotional and cognitive control in Multiple Sclerosis
(Henry, McDonald, Phillips, Beatty, Longley)
UNSW: Faculty Research Grants Program 2005 $18,000
A clinical trial of the effect of neuropsychological treatments in increasing community participation after brain injury. (Tate, R., McDonald, S.) NH&MRC: Project Grant: ID 302175 2004-2006 $360,000
Improving psychologists' use of evidence-based practice principles: training in the use of a database of psychological treatments for people with acquired brain injury. (Tate,R., Perdices, M. & McDonald, S) NSW Psychologists Registration Board 2004-2005 $47,000
Training clinicians to use PsycBITE (Tate, R, Perdices M, McDonald, S, Togher L, Moseley A) Motor Accidents Authority NSW 2004 $90,000
PsycBITE™ III: Establishing a Website, (Tate, R. Perdices, M., McDonald, S., Togher, L., Moseley, A.) Motor Accidents Authority NSW 2004 $36,000
Enhancing treatment effectiveness for psychosocial disorders after severe traumatic brain injury" (McDonald, S., Tate, R., & Togher, L.) NH&MRC: Project Grant: ID 222754 2003-2005 $240,00
The effectiveness of reminders for improving memory recall deficits after severe traumatic brain injury: (McDonald, S. & Salmon, K.) UNSW: University Research Support Grant 2002-2003 $10,000
Empathy, Attention and Reasoning: The role of automatic and controlled processing in emotion recognition following traumatic brain injury(McDonald) ARC: Discovery Grant 2002-2004 $125,000
The reliability of the psychological database for Brain Injury Treatment Efficacy (PsycBITETM), (Tate, R., Perdices, M., McDonald, S., Togher, L., Moseley, A.) Motor Accident Authority NSW 2002 $19,000
"The evidence base of psychological therapies for traumatic brain injury." (Tate, R., Perdices, M., McDonald, S., Moseley, A., & Togher, L.) Motor Accident Authority NSW 2002 $81,000
Crying or laughing? Recognition of emotional expression following traumatic brain injury (McDonald) UNSW: Research Support Scheme 2001 $10,000
Role of cognitive, behavioural and movement disorders in causing age-related disability with MRI, genetics and neuropathological correlates" (Broe, G.& McDonald,S.) Ramaciotti Foundation 2001 $10,000

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