Dr Alix Woolard
@AlixWoolard
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Postdoc at @Telethonkids and UWA researching childhood trauma. Loves beaches, hiking, and my cats. She/her
Perth, Western Australia
Joined May 2012
This was quite possibly one of the best weeks ever at @RadioNational for the #ABCTop5Science Learnt so much and made some great friends who I hope to work with for a long time! See you all online next week! @BlueRehn @nzjakemartin @robert_p_streit @FloraHui ❤️
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So excited to work in this space with some amazing @CDCTelethonKids researchers and clinicians on our Wellbeing medical trauma program!! #AcademicTwitter
The $150,000 Embrace Big Idea Grant will see the establishment of a tailored mental health program designed to enhance the well-being of children following a diagnosis of #Type1Diabetes. Read more: https://t.co/vXnnGRDHc4
@uwanews @PerthChildrens @RioTinto #T1D
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Interested in joining the @telethonkids team? Hit the link to find out more, or apply today: #AboriginalHealth #PerthJobs #Jobs
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Join Dr @AlixWoolard on Saturday July 29 at she chats all things #trauma research and coping strategies at @tedxkp Youth. To get your tickets, visit: https://t.co/OWjvAwfFOq
#PerthEvents #OnInPerth
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Goodbye Dublin! It’s been a blast (except the weather), learnt so many new things at #WAIMH2023
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Had such fun presenting my findings at #WAIMH2023
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#WAIMH2023 so far is not disappointing 🤓 some really amazing talks this morning on early deprivation, children in care, and trauma-informed practice #AcademicTwitter
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And by patently I mean parental** clearly brain dead after so much information today!!
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Co-authors reunited at #WAIMH2023 Check out @JvrElmie poster on child maltreatment, patently reflective function, and attachment #AcademicTwitter
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In Dublin for #waimh2023, the program looks epic this year! Huge thank you to Embrace @telethonkids for funding my trip ☺️
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Check out my new article in @ConversationEDU about ‘fawning’ in response to trauma #mentalhealth #research
You have probably heard of ‘fight or flight’ responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the tendency to ‘freeze’. But there is another response a person can have: ‘fawn’. @AlixWoolard from @telethonkids explains: https://t.co/RB5mXrvMWw
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If you love podcasts and mental health, then please give our new podcast a try! 🎙️
‘Embracing the Mind’ is a brand-new weekly mental health podcast from the Embrace team at @telethonkids, launching today! Join your host, Dr @AlixWoolard, as she talks to leading experts and those with #LivedExperience to learn more about the complexities of #MentalHealth.
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Congratulations to Dr Jacinta Saldaris, Dr @AlixWoolard, Dr @Emma_Glasson and Dr @GailAlvares who have been awarded 2023 Embrace Seeding Grants to continue projects seeking to improve support for siblings of children with developmental disabilities, develop a digital resource for
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I am so excited to announce that I’ll be doing a TEDx talk at TEDxKings Park Youth held at the Heath Ledger Theatre on July 29 There are 8 other amazing speakers plus performances and short films 🎥 it’s going to be awesome so please come along! #TEDx #AcademicTwitter
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So excited to be a TEDx speaker at TEDxKings Park Youth event on 29th July. There will be 9 amazing talks, 2 short films and 2 thrilling performances. Access a hidden discounted ticket using the code: 776MEHWISH https://t.co/0bbFzcdJAs
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This was so much fun, check out the podcast 🎙️
Dr @AlixWoolard – from Embrace at @telethonkids – recently appeared on @RadioNational's Ockham’s Razor #Podcast, discussing #Trauma and what we can do to help children affected by it: https://t.co/KrspIsq3hS
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A little early for #NAW2023 but here's the video I made for @RadioNational @ABCscience during the #TOP5Science program about archaeological shell mounds 🐚 (and crochet 🧶) My 2021 @archaeologyweek Make It entry lives on! https://t.co/z6QyMXkg1E
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🐚🧶 Have you ever seen a shell mound? There’s so much more to them than meets the eye. #ABCTop5 science resident Dr Emma Rehn gives us a quick tour on shell mounds, while crocheting one to add to...
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Are you thinking about applying for the ABC Top 5? Then you definitely should ☺️ It was one of the best experiences I’ve had in my career! #scicomm
Are you an early-career #researcher looking to share your research with the wider public? Apply now for the #ABCTOP5 residency program! This is your chance to work with the ABC and gain valuable skills in #storytelling and #communication. 👉 https://t.co/yA6jajRKuC
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Our new paper evaluating the effectiveness of a mentalization-based therapy programme for teens with borderline personality symptoms- the program reduced symptoms, ED presentations and self harm @JvrElmie @_meganansell @zoe_waters98 @irene_mateo_
https://t.co/0PT84i73r6
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Background Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are at a substantial risk of harm to themselves and others, experience high levels of functional impairment and typically are high...
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Our paper looking at the impact of child maltreatment on adult survivors’ parental reflective functioning and attachment of their children
Very excited to share that our systematic review has finally been published! @AlixWoolard @NicoleTMHill @jeneva_ohan @DrCChamberlain (and Prof Helen Milroy and Carol Reid) https://t.co/t4YQHXvpbk
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