Ms Isabella Goodwin

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Healthy brain and mind research centre

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Areas of expertise: neuroimaging; computational modelling; psychosis; predictive coding; addiction neuroscience; cannabis metrics

Email: isabella.goodwin@acu.edu.au

Location: ACU Melbourne Campus

HDR Supervisor accreditation status: Not accredited/Not applicable

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9838-6682

ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9838-6682

I am a Brain Australia Research Fellow and conduct postdoctoral research at the Neuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program, HBMRC. My work aims to longitudinally examine the neurobiological interplay between cannabis use and psychosis, currently with a focus on youth and diffusion MRI. My work also supports a global standardisation of cannabis metrics and consensus on the reporting of THC content in cannabis products, using mixed methods such as Delphi methodology and surveys, integrating multidisciplinary and international perspectives from expert researchers, industry and clinicians, and communities with lived experience. I am concurrently completing my PhD at the University of Melbourne which aims to unpack the behavioural and neurobiological correlates of psychotic experiences using computational modelling and neuroimaging techniques to understand how alterations in perceptual expectations go awry in psychosis.

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Goodwin, I., Hester, R., Garrido, M. I. (2023) Temporal stability of Bayesian belief updating in perceptual decision-making. Behavior Research Methods. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02306-y

Goodwin, I., Kugel, J., Hester, R., Garrido, M. I. (2023) Bayesian accounts of perceptual decisions in the nonclinical continuum of psychosis: Greater imprecision in both top-down and bottom-up processes. Plos Computational Biology, 19(1), e1011670. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011670

Goodwin, I., Davis, E., Winkler, D., Douglas, J., Wellecke, C., D'Cruz, K., Mulherin, P., Liddicoat, S. (2022) Making homes more accessible for people with mobility impairment: A lived experience perspective. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 57(4), 956-969. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.214

Wellecke, C., D'Cruz, K., Winkler, D., Douglas, J., Goodwin, I., Davis, E., Mulherin, P. (2022) Accessible design features and home modifications to improve physical housing accessibility: A mixed-methods survey of occupational therapists. Disability and Health Journal, 15(3), 101281. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101281

Brown, M., Condi, A., Davis, E., Goodwin, I., Winkler, D., Douglas, J. (2021) Young people in residential aged age: Is Australia on track to meet its targets? Australian Journal of Social Issues, 57(2), 329-343. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.184

Projects

  • A Multi-Site Neuroimaging Approach to Investigate the Mechanisms of Early Onset Psychosis and Cannabis Use, funded by Brain Australia ($20,000) (HREC: 2024-3780X)
  • Reporting THC Content in Cannabis Products: An International Multidisciplinary Delphi Expert Consensus Study (HREC: 2023-2904E)
  • Reporting THC Content in Cannabis Products in Legal Markets: Consumer and Industry Perspectives (HREC: 2024-3695E)
  • Cannabis Potency in Context: Analysis of Recreational Cannabis from Community Samples in Northern Rivers Regions NSW, Australia (NHMRC project ID: 13390)
  • Sex Differences in Addiction: An International Consensus Workshop

Awards

  • RHD Career Development Support of $4000, awarded by the University of Melbourne (September 2024)
  • Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship of $109,200, funded by Australian Commonwealth Government and the University of Melbourne (Aug 2021- Aug 2024)
  • Student Conference Funding Travel Award of $1500, awarded by the University of Melbourne (November 2023)
  • The Jeffrey Rowe Faulkner Best Abstract Award of $1000, awarded by The Jeffrey Rowe Faulkner Bequest at Melbourne Mental Health Symposium (October 2022)

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne (Dec 2022 - Aug 2023)
  • Academic Tutor, The University of Melbourne (Jan 2021 - Aug 2023)
  • Research Assistant, Summer Foundation (Dec 2020 - Jul 2021)

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