Jodie Feil
Jodie Feil BA, PGDIP(Psych), currently completing PhD in Cognitive Neuropsychology.
Jodie Feil graduated from MelbourneUniversity in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts (Major in Psychology). Following this, she completed her Post graduate diploma in Psychology at MonashUniversity and is currently completing her PhD in Cognitive Neuropsychology through Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre. Her main PhD supervisors are Professor Paul B Fitzgerald, Emeritus Professor John L Bradshaw and Dr Dianne Sheppard. Jodie’s PhD also involves close collaboration with Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre in Melbourne and Dr Abraham Zangen at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
In 2009, Jodie lectured and tutored 3rd year Psychology Addiction Studies course at MonashUniversity. Prior to this Jodie also worked at Clinical Trials Research Group (CTRG) in 2006 as a study co-ordinator. Prior to joining CTRG Jodie spent two years working closely with a psychologist at a mental health clinic, and as a research assistant on a developmental brain lesion study at the Royal Children’s hospital in Victoria. Throughout the PhD, Jodie has also tutored cognitive, developmental and biological psychology at MonashUniversity.
Jodie’s research interests are in the field of brain stimulation (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Direct Current Stimulation), neurobiology and the neuro-circuitry underlying cognitive inhibition, substance abuse, depression and schizophrenia. Jodie’s doctoral thesis consists of a collaborative study between the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, MonashUniversity and the Weizmann Institute, aimed to explore the presence of inhibitory deficits within both substance dependence and major depression populations. The study involves the administration of computerized cognitive tasks to assess inhibitory dysfunction. Furthermore, in assessing the implicated brain regions, this study uses newly developed technology, such as, deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and the use of Electroencephalography to monitor brain activity stimulated via Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
Jodie has had papers peer-reviewed and accepted for publication, and presentation at International conferences. In addition, Jodie received funding from the Australia-Israel Scientific Exchange Fund (AISEF) which helped support the close collaboration with the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Feil, J and Hasking, P, (2008), The relationship between personality, coping strategies and alcohol use, Addiction Research & Theory, Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages 526 – 537
Feil, J and Zangen, A, (2010), Brain stimulation in the study and treatment of addiction, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Volume 34 , Issue 4, Pages 559 - 574
Feil et al (In Press), Addiction, compulsive drug seeking, and the role of frontostriatal mechanisms in regulating inhibitory control, Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
