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ProfessorAdam Guastella

Level3 Supervisor, Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Level3 Supervisor, Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Digital Health, Implementation Science, Clinical Trials, Neurodevelopmental Conditions and Child Development, Autism, ADHD, Social Anxiety, Social Neurobiology, Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy; Public Health Services, Employment, Mental Health

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Digital personalised assessment and support tools in child neurodevelopment
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2026
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    BMC collaboration with UC San Diego on child neurodevelopment and mental health
    Office of Global and Research Engagement1 Jan 2024
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    BMC compact with UofT - Child Youth Mental Health, early child development and related use of digital technologies
    Office of Global and Research Engagement1 Jan 2024
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    Observation lab equipment (EQS00123)
    Cerebral Palsy Alliance1 Aug 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A
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    Assessing needs in families with neurodiversity
    Akin Australia Pty Ltd1 Feb 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A
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    A Randomised Controlled Trial of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Social Anxiety in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
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    Child Development and Mental Health Clinical Academic Group
    Sydney Health Partners (Sydney Local Health District)1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A,
    • Silove N
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    Tracking functioning in neurodevelopmental disorders using artificial intelligence
    Brain and Mind Centre1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A
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    A large-scale clinical effectiveness (health services research) trial of personalised health care packages and digitally-supported measurement-based care, to improve functional outcomes in young people with mood disorders
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2026
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    Exploring early life markers to predict social development in Cerebral Palsy and risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Cerebral Palsy Alliance1 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A
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    Neurodevelopment Research
    Akin Australia Pty Ltd1 Jun 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A
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    Does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation rTMS, compared to sham rTMS, improve socialcommunication in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder ASD
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2020 - 31 Oct 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Fitzgerald P,
    • Barlow K,
    • Enticott P,
    • Boulton K,
    • Guastella A
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    Frontotemporal dementia or autism spectrum disorder Refining the diagnosis ofemerging social impairmentsin older adults
    Dementia & Alzheimer's Australia Ltd1 Jan 2020
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    Sydneys Child Neurodevelopmental Research Hub
    Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A
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    4-FCOOAFP - Improving accessibility and training to deliver job opportunities for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder - ILC - 4-FCHI7QT
    National Disability Insurance Agency1 Sep 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A
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    A brief, integrated parent mediated intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Australian Rotary Health1 Jan 2019
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    Increasing dog-walking in the community: what is the potential of wearable dog trackers The PAWalks trial
    Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)1 Jan 2019
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    Bridging Support Fellowship- Adam Guastella
    DVC Research6 Mar 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A
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    Investigating the social and neurobiological comodulators of learning and wellbeing
    DVC Education1 Jan 2018
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    Neuroimmunology and neuroInflammation: from Biomarker and Pathogenesis to patient diagnosis and improvement of clinical outcome
    DVC Research1 Jan 2018
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    A randomized controlled trial of oxytocin nasal spray for alcohol dependence
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2019
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    Oxytocin enhancement of social learning in the treatment of toddlers with autism
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Eapen V,
    • Dissanayake C,
    • Feldman R,
    • Dawson G,
    • Silove N
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    Understanding biological pathways underlying social behaviour in humans
    Australian Research Council (ARC)17 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2025
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    Does the use of intranasal oxytocin improve emotional functioning and reduce carer burden in Alzheimer’s Disease
    The Judith Jane Mason and Harold Stannett Williams Memorial Foundation1 Sep 2015
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    Serotonin transporter methylation and brain development: studies in autism and interaction with oxytocin
    DVC Research2 May 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Guastella A,
    • Booij L